You may already completed your bachelor's and master's degrees, but if you think your future lies in the academic world in the area of Business Management, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Actuarial or Human Resources, the Complutense University of Madrid offers you a unique opportunity to obtain your PhD. in Management.
To apply to our PhD Program in Business Administration, you should submit your own research proposal. The Complutense University prioritizes research proposals that are aligned with the research activity of the faculty members of our Program (see Faculty and Research Section). For this reason, it is highly recommended to contact one of our Faculty Members to match with their  research priorities and interests. The Ph.D.  normally lasts 3 to 5 years, during which time you carry out your research under the supervision of a faculty member of the Program. At the end of this period you should have completed a doctoral thesis and have published part of the results of the thesis in an academic journal of international prestige.
This Program started in 2013 and is assigned to the Faculty of Economics and Business Science, Complutense University of Madrid. The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code associated with the PhD Program is Business Administration (Administración y Gestión de Empresas, in Spanish)(041). The branch of knowledge to which the program is attached is Social Sciences.

It is important to note that the program is face-to-face: it cannot be done remotely.
Likewise, the program is taught in Spanish, although it is necessary to be fluent in English to be able to understand the articles. Therefore, a command of the Spanish language is required, and a command of the English language will be necessary to be able to carry out bibliographic searches. Theses may be written in a language other than Spanish with the prior authorization of the Academic Committee of the Program.
Through the PhD Program in Business Administration, the student will develop the following  personal competencies:
GENERAL COMPETENCIES
CB11 - Systematic understanding of a field of study and mastery of the skills and research methods related to that field.
CB12 - Ability to conceive, design or create, implement and adopt a substantial process of research or creation.
CB13 - Ability to contribute to the expansion of the frontiers of knowledge through original research.
CB14 - Ability to perform critical analysis and evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas.
CB15 - Ability to communicate with the academic and scientific community and with society in general about their fields of knowledge in the modes and languages commonly used in their international scientific community.
CB16 - Ability to promote, in academic and professional contexts, scientific, technical and technological progress.

PERSONAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES
CA01 - To cope in contexts where there is little specific information.
CA02 - Find the key questions to be answered to solve a complex problem.
CA03 - Design, create, develop and undertake novel and innovative projects in their field of knowledge.
CA04 - Work both in teams and autonomously in an international or multidisciplinary context.
CA05 - Integrate knowledge, deal with complexity and formulate judgments with limited information.
CA06 - Critique and intellectual defense of solutions.

ACADEMIC COMMITTEE

The Academic Committee is responsible for the definition, updating, quality and coordination of the PhD Program in Business Administration at the Complutense University of Madrid. It is also responsible for the admission procedure and the progress of research, training and authorization of the presentation of theses of each doctoral student in the Program. The Academic Committee will assign each doctoral student a tutor, at the time of admission, and a thesis supervisor, within a maximum period of three months from enrollment. The Academic Committee is composed of:

Prof. Dr. Josefina Fernández Guadaño. Department of Financial Administration and Accounting

Prof. Dr. José Ignacio López Sánchez. Department of Management

Prof. Dr. Gregorio Martín de Castro (Coordinator), Department of Management

Prof. Dra. Maria Puelles Gallo (Secretary). Department of Marketing

Prof. Dra. Maria Jesús Segovia Vargas. Department of Financial Economy, Actuarial and Statistics

Prof. Dra. María Elena Urquía Grande. Department de Financial Administration and Accounting