Marketing, International Business and Tourism
Discover your research degree study options, including areas of expertise for our academic supervisors.
Why you should join us
Our research degrees will help you advance or change your career, deepen your expertise, and expand your research and practical skills.
Our research areas
Discover our areas of expertise and browse our experts. We encourage you to discuss your research ideas with us – even if your topic is not listed.
- Business-to-business marketing
- Business-to-business relationships and decision making
- Consumer behaviour
- Consumer-brand relationships
- Emerging market multinationals
- Family consumption
- Foreign direct investment
- Human resource management in multinational companies
- Multinational enterprises and sustainability
- Place management and leadership
- Place marketing
- Sports consumption, marketing, and sponsorship
- Tourist experiences
Qualifications you can study
You can do a research degree on campus or remotely through distance learning. Choose from one of these programmes:
- PhD Marketing — three years full-time, six years part-time
- MPhil Marketing — two years full-time, four years part-time
Find out about the research degrees we offer.
Start dates
Most of our students enrol in October. You can also join us in January.
Application information
Entry requirements
To apply, you’ll need a first or 2.1 honours degree, or an equivalent qualification.
International students must have strong English language skills.
We welcome applicants from non-standard backgrounds. We’ll take subject knowledge, professional experience, publications, or other relevant achievements into consideration.
Find out more about our standard entry requirements.
Scholarships, fees and funding
Contacts
Contact us
About this subject
For an initial discussion, contact Dr Rebecca Abushena , the doctoral college departmental lead for marketing, international business and tourism, at r.abushena@mmu.ac.uk.
General admissions
For further information on the application process, contact the admissions team at pgradmissions@mmu.ac.uk