The PhD in Management Sciences has the following structure:

Taught Period: Year 1
-Coursework: Master of Research in Management Sciences (MRes)

Research Period: Year 2
- Optional courses in the Master of Research in Management Sciences programme.
- Preparation of a thesis and final formulation of a research proposal.
- Tutoring, assessment, and monitoring of the results.
- Research Seminar and Cross-cutting Courses.

Research Period: Year 3
- Thesis preparation
- Tutoring, assessment, and monitoring of results.
- Research Seminar and Cross-cutting Courses.

Research Period: Year 4
- Thesis preparation
- Official authorisation to present the doctoral thesis.
- Defence of the doctoral thesis.
- Research Seminar and Cross-cutting Courses.

Research Seminars:
- A set of research seminars oriented towards advanced research in specific fields.
- Monitoring and interaction sessions in which students are assigned to research groups, research chairs, or research institutes.

Cross-cutting Courses:
- Seminar on writing up and publishing results in scholarly journals.
- Seminar on communication techniques for teaching and research.
- Possibility of taking Spanish for Foreigners courses in the Executive Language Centre.