École de Management Appliqué (EMA)
Ph.D en Droit des Affaires
Paris, France
PhD
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
French
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 7,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for international students and EU students
Key Summary
The PhD en Droit des affaires is designed to enable students to conduct research in a specific area of business law, forming the basis of their specialisation. The target audience for this specialised doctoral program includes experienced business law professionals, jurists, and lawyers. The program aims to empower them to empirically analyse the challenges they encounter in the global, contested, and uncertain context of their operations. The PhD en Droit des affaires is designed to enable students to carry out research in a specific area of business law that will constitute their specialism. Experienced business law professionals, jurists, and lawyers are the target audience of this specialised doctoral program, which aims to enable them to empirically analyse the problems they face in the global, contested, and uncertain context in which they operate.
Candidates are trained to produce independent contributions that can be applied in the world of business and law. Research conducted under the supervision of the thesis supervisor focuses students on topics relevant to today's business world. The main objective is to develop a mastery of legal research methodologies, the systematisation of open and critical approaches (open-mindedness, collaborative work, adaptability, etc.), and the development of professional qualities (writing skills, expertise about the research object, etc.) that will enable the doctoral project to be completed.
Diploma prepared
The Ph.D. program in Business Law is awarded under the title:
PhD en Droit des affaires
The diploma will be awarded by the École de Management Appliqué (EMA).
- 1st year: Research plan
- 2nd year: Submission of a Pre-Thesis
- 3rd year: Final thesis and defense
Evaluation methods
Production of research work, pre-thesis, and thesis defense with the agreement of the thesis supervisor.
The doctoral student will have acquired the following organisational and professional skills, which are likely to provide added value in terms of knowledge and solutions, integrated into national and international contexts:
- Ensure methodological monitoring (on tools, concepts, or methods).
- Synthesise the domain of knowledge in the chosen research field.
- Improve and undertake the necessary training to successfully conduct research.
- Present valid research results from traceable protocols.
- Effectively manage time and resources.
- Communicate orally and in writing with the research field to contribute to scientific dialogue, identifying relevant computer tools.
- Familiarise oneself with the commercial exploitation process of research results.
- Master all aspects of project management, including the management of raw data and protocols for collection, storage, analysis, and dissemination.
- Adhere to the ethical constraints generated by the research project.
Additionally, the doctoral student will have acquired the following general skills:
- Demonstrate daily curiosity.
- Coordinate research participants and lead the project.
- Work independently while integrating others into the research project.
- Be capable of adapting to the context and requirements of the project.
- Master at least one foreign language.
- Develop one's career management.
- Cultivate personal qualities in the service of professional commitment.