Paris Ph.D. Programme

The main goal of the Ph.D. programme is to help its students acquire the fundamental skills of a teacher-researcher. Through these teachings, students work towards their thesis, a research project of great importance and of the utmost quality. Apart from the dissertation work, the doctorate programme provides a general and thorough research training, a chosen field of specialization  and a teaching and educational training, which all adds up to 300 hours of courses.
The programme is offered through courses as well as through exchanges during continuous workshops and thanks to other resources, whether it be internal resources (ESCP Europe programmes) or external (external teachings and seminars, both nationally and internationally).

The programme works at promoting :

• An active participation of the doctorates
• Flexibility and adaptation to each individual’s needs
• The entry of doctorates into national and international networks
• A unified collaboration with the ESCP Europe Berlin Ph.D. program

Three general requirement courses of 60 hours of class (or an equivalent) each:

1. General Epistemology and Methodology

2. Theoretical and Methodological Specialization

3. Educational Teachings

 

Each student must complete 60 hours of classes in each of these general requirement courses.

1. General Epistemology and Methodology

This course consists of three equal parts:

• General Epistemology
• Quantitative Methodologies
• Qualitative Methodologies

2. Theoretical and Methodological Specialization

This course varies according to the department and field and may be adapted to the student’s project. Its components can be part of the following aspects:

• Courses or seminars offered internally by the Ph.D. programme
• Courses followed in other ESCP Europe programmes
• Personalized monitoring
• National and International External Programmes (ex: seminar EDEN/EIASM)

Thanks to this specialization, each student can define with their thesis and programme director a personalized programme.
Students can also resort to personalized assistance, individually or in small groups, to a limit of 10 hours per student (in accordance with the thesis and programme directors’ opinion).

3. Educational Teachings

This course consists of the following:

• How to teach management (course)
• Learning through practical exercise (simulations)
• Learning through practical exercise (observations)

Each of the three major courses must be validated with at least three assessment marks for each course. These marks can concern exams or class work.

The triple curriculum should preferably be completed in the first year and in any case must be completed in the two first years. It must therefore be validated at the end of the second year.