Accounting (PhD)
The Lundquist College of Business Doctoral Program in Accounting prepares students for careers as accounting faculty at a college or university that values scholarly research.
We believe this objective can best be attained by having faculty work closely with students and monitoring their progress throughout the program. The accounting program also encourages joint research projects among faculty and students and maintains a learning environment that is supportive of the student. Our primary focus is to train students to use economic reasoning to produce research of sufficient quality to warrant publication in a top academic journal.
Faculty expertise in the Accounting PhD program focuses on federal income taxation, disclosure of financial information, and use of accounting information in corporate governance.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Acquire advanced knowledge relevant to their areas of specialization.
- Develop advanced research skills for their areas of specialization.
- Assume teaching responsibilities at high-quality colleges and universities.
- Successfully graduate and place at high-quality, research-focused colleges and universities.
PhD in Accounting
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Area of Concentration | ||
| Students are required to take at least 3 out of 9 courses in the major areas. Examples include: | ||
| Seminar: [Topic] (Capital Market Research in Accounting) | ||
| Seminar: [Topic] (Disclosure Research in Accounting) | ||
| Seminar: [Topic] (Tax Research in Accounting) | ||
| Seminar: [Topic] (Accounting Theory) | ||
| Seminar: [Topic] (Contemporary Topics in Accounting) | ||
| Seminar: [Topic] (Asset Pricing Theory) | ||
| Seminar: [Topic] (Empirical Asset Pricing) | ||
| Seminar: [Topic] (Corporate Finance Theory) | ||
| Seminar: [Topic] (Empirical Corporate Finance) | ||
| Statistics and Research Methods | ||
| Students are required to take at least 5 courses in the Statistics/Research Methods area. Examples include: | ||
| Econometrics | ||
| Seminar: [Topic] (Applied Econometrics) | ||
| Behavioral Science/Economics/Mathematics | ||
| Students are required to take at least 3 courses in the Behavioral/Economics/Math area. Examples include: | ||
| Dissertation | ||
| Dissertation | ||
| Total Credits 1 | 69 | |
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Students entering with no prior graduate work must take additional credits to reach the University's 81 credit minimum.
Please visit the Accounting PhD Program website page for more information.