Programme graduates will be able to undertake complex quantitative and theoretical research aimed at solving relevant internal issues at corporations and their relationships with the wider business setting and competitors. Doctorands are expected to be able to write, defend and publish research work in the most important journals in the fields of management, finance and economics, thus competing at the highest professional level.

The most common career opportunities include working in academe as lecturers and researchers, as well as at research centres, business strategy and analysis departments, consulting firms, and national and international organisations in the fields of economics and finance.

Please see 'Useful information > Grants, awards and general aid' for information on available grants, and 'Management of doctoral students > Procedures > Mobility and exchange' for information on how to apply for a stay.

The programme takes an international approach to research, with support from supervisors and joint authors, and offers doctorands the chance to undertake research stays during their training.

Stays undertaken on the PhD programme by doctoral students

Legislation requires that official Spanish degree programmes receive a positive assessment from the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA, by its Spanish acronym). This process is known as verification, and it serves to ensure that education programmes are properly designed to provide the competencies and reach the learning goals around which the programmes are built.

The European Higher Education Area requires that there be a system in place to ensure the quality of degree programmes.

The doctorate programme is subject to constant assessment and improvement processes that guarantee that it maintains a certain level of prestige and renown in Europe. You can see the results of the assessment processes in the results section.