Postgraduate Research Education

Postgraduate research education provides successful candidates career opportunities within the University. Other possibilities include consultancy work and research positions in the public sector as well as in trade and industry.

Postgraduate Research Program

The Department offers a four-year postgraduate research program where successful candidates are awarded titles Doctor of Law or Philosophy. Candidates have an option of taking a Licentiate of Law or Philosophy exam two years into the program.

The four-year program comprises one year of course work and three years of research resulting in a doctoral dissertation. The Licentiate exam requires half year of course work and one and a half year of research, after which candidates are to present a Licentiate dissertation.

Within this period, candidates are expected to hold a number of obligatory seminars as required by the Department.

Areas of Research

Business Law covers several legal areas of study. In common, they are connected to economic questions with respect to the company, industry and the society. Research conducted may be based on traditional legal as well as social science methods, primarily focusing on the analysis of law, its effects and the underlying society’s phenomenon. The purpose is to contribute to the theoretical framework and understanding of legal issues within the fields of law, business administration and other social science disciplines.

Current Research Projects

Current projects in Corporate Law include research in the areas of Corporate Governance, Accounting and Auditing Law and Capital Market Regulations. In the area of Tax Law, the Department’s researchers have on going projects with researchers from other institutions. Current research projects undertaken in tax law take an international focus. Projects are also undertaken in Commercial Law in relation to international trade and its impact on transnational corporations.

Admissions and Financing

The Research Committee of the Department who decides on successful candidates in each intake reviews all applications.

Applicants are required to enclose the following documents: • CV and certified copies of transcripts • A project plan (approximately 15 pages) describing the purpose, theoretical framework and how the project may be related to previous research performed • Summary of the proposed project (maximum 200 words) • Proposed time scheduled • Previous academic publications, dissertations and individual assignments In the selection process, consideration will be given to the expected competence of applicants to utilize the research education provided. Due to limited vacancies and strong competition, applicants should be prepared to seek external financing e.g., scholarships, needed to fund their research project.

Closing Date

The closing dates for application are as follows: Spring semester: March 15 Autumn semester: October, Vacancies will be announced at least six weeks prior to the above application deadlines.

General Inquiries on Postgraduate Research Education

Please direct any inquiries to:

Professor Krister Moberg
Dean, Department of Business Law
Tel: 46 (046) 222 78 97
Email:krister.moberg@busilaw.lu.se

 

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