经济学哲学博士

伯明翰大学经济系以其最高质量的研究而享誉国际。经济学博士学位课程旨在训练博士研究人员进行具有较高学术成就的研究，并为该学科做出重要的和原创性的贡献。预计博士研究人员将在该部门的生命中尽最大可能参与。除其他外，这意味着参加该系举办的研讨会，从而帮助博士研究人员了解来自其专业领域之外的新想法。它还需要积极参加由伯明翰大学以外的研究小组和机构组织的博士讲习班和会议。通常为全日制4年（对于已在本系修完硕士学位的学生，通常减少为3年）
The Economics PhD is designed to train you to conduct research of high academic merit and to make important and original contributions to the subject. The Department of Economics enjoys an international reputation for research of the highest quality. Birmingham Business School continues to climb the rankings for E<br><br>Doctoral researchers are expected to participate to the fullest possible extent in the life of the Department. Amongst other things this means attending seminars organised by the Department thereby helping expose doctoral researchers to new ideas emanating from outside their own area of specialisation. It also requires actively participating in PhD workshops and conferences organised by Research Groups and institutions outside the University of Birmingham.<br><br>Ultimately all doctoral researchers will have the ability to identify and pursue cutting edge research questions, characterise and solve economic problems using advanced mathematical tools, and test hypotheses using highly sophisticated statistical techniques. They should be able to derive policy implications from their research and communicate these to policy makers in a manner which is comprehensible. They will also be able to peer review others research and offer constructive criticism, and to extend the frontiers of the discipline through their own innovative research.