Finance (PhD)
The Lundquist College of Business Doctoral Program in Finance develops scholars who become productive researchers and effective teachers at leading colleges and universities.
The program emphasizes analytical training in financial economics and quantitative methods and equips students to conduct original research on important problems that are of interest to both academics and practitioners in the field of finance.
Our faculty members are active researchers who publish regularly in top-tier scholarly finance journals and are widely recognized for their empirical research in the areas of corporate finance and investments.
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 Finance
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Area Of Concentration | ||
| Students are required to take at least 3 out of 7 courses in the major areas. Examples include: | ||
| Seminar: [Topic] (Curr Res Finance: Asset Pricing Theory (required)) | ||
| Seminar: [Topic] (Curr Res Finance: Asset Pricing Theory) (required)) | ||
| Seminar: [Topic] (Curr Res Finance: Corporate Finance Theory) (required)) | ||
| Seminar: [Topic] (Curr Res Finance: Empirical Corporate Finance) (required)) | ||
| Seminar: [Topic] (Directed Reading) | ||
| Seminar: [Topic] (Capital Market Research in Accounting) | ||
| Seminar: [Topic] (Disclosure Research in Accounting) | ||
| Statistics & Research Methods / Math / Econometrics | ||
| Students are required to take at least 5 courses in the Statistics/Research Methods/Math/Econometrics area. Examples include: | ||
| Seminar: [Topic] (Core Econometrics I (required)) | ||
| Seminar: [Topic] (Core Econometrics II (required)) | ||
| Seminar: [Topic] (Core Econometrics III (required)) | ||
| Seminar: [Topic] (Micro Econometrics) | ||
| Seminar: [Topic] (Macro Econometrics) | ||
| Econometrics | ||
| Behavioral Science / Economics | ||
| Students are required to take at least 3 courses in the Economics area. Examples include: | ||
| Seminar: [Topic] (Microeconomics I) | ||
| Seminar: [Topic] (Microeconomics II) | ||
| Seminar: [Topic] (Microeconomics III) | ||
| Dissertation | ||
| Dissertation | ||
| Total Credits 1 | 63 | |
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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 Finance PhD Program Coordinator website page for more information.