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As a PhD student in accounting at Booth, you’ll have the freedom to explore and cultivate your research interests from day one—wherever they lead.
You’ll join a collaborative research community and work with prominent scholars whose groundbreaking research is recognized for its impact on the academic literature, accounting practice and policymaking, securities regulation, and elsewhere. In addition to your stipend, you may apply for research and conference travel funding from our research centers and the Stevens Doctoral Program. In research workshops and conferences, you’ll present your work and hear about the work of fellow researchers.
As measured by research productivity and impact, Chicago Booth has one of the best accounting faculty groups in the world. The group includes Philip G. Berger, Hans B. Christensen, Merle Erickson, Christian Leuz, Michael Minnis, Valeri Nikolaev, Haresh Sapra, Douglas J. Skinner, and Abbie J. Smith, as well as an outstanding group of research-active junior faculty. The school is committed to maintaining the quality of this group.
These distinguished scholars are also teachers and mentors who will advise you, coauthor papers with you, supervise your thesis, help you find an outstanding job, and serve as colleagues throughout your career.
Wallman Family Professor of Accounting
Chookaszian Family Professor of Accounting and David G. Booth Faculty Fellow
Jeffrey Breakenridge Keller Professor of Accounting
Professor of Accounting
Associate Professor of Accounting and Jane and Basil Vasiliou Faculty Scholar
Charles F. Pohl Distinguished Service Professor of Accounting and Finance
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Associate Professor of Accounting
Deputy Dean for Faculty and Fuji Bank and Heller Professor of Accounting
James H. Lorie Professor of Accounting and FMC Faculty Scholar
Dean and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting
Assistant Professor of Accounting and Kathryn and Grant Swick Faculty Scholar
Associate Professor of Accounting and James S. Kemper Faculty Scholar
Charles T. Horngren Professor of Accounting
Sidney Davidson Distinguished Service Professor of Accounting
Boris and Irene Stern Distinguished Service Professor of Accounting
Assistant Professor of Accounting and Fama Faculty Fellow
Associate Professor of Accounting and Kathryn and Grant Swick Faculty Scholar
Alumni success.
The American Accounting Association periodically awards a prize for seminal contributions to the accounting literature. Graduates of the PhD Accounting Program are regular winners of this prestigious prize.
Our PhD graduates in accounting go on to faculty positions at some of the world's most prestigious institutions.
Assistant Professor of Business, Accounting Division Columbia Business School, Columbia University His research examines the impact of information processing frictions and investor decision making on asset prices and firm investment. His dissertation area is in accounting.
Assistant Professor of Accounting Stern School of Business, New York University Sinja's research primarily examines misconduct reporting, regulation and enforcement, and the use of ESG information by stakeholders such as regulators, employees, and consumers. Her dissertation area is in accounting.
Assistant Professor of Business Administration Harvard Business School, Harvard University Shirley Lu studies Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) disclosure, with a focus on climate change and gender diversity. Her dissertation area is in accounting.
Chicago Booth Review frequently highlights the work of accounting PhD students, faculty, and alumni.
A Q&A with Chicago Booth’s Anna Costello about how the pandemic affected which suppliers got paid on time.
“Corporate risk exposures are often subtly implied in conference call discussions rather than explicitly stated,” write Chicago Booth PhD student Alex G. Kim and Booth’s Maximilian Muhn and Valeri Nikolaev.
A Q&A with Chicago Booth’s Ray Ball on accounting’s past and future.
Historical data can shape future outcomes, helping to determine whether a prospective borrower has access to a home, car, or other opportunities, write University of Utah’s Mark Jansen, Chicago Booth PhD student Fabian Nagel, and Booth’s Constantine Yannelis and Anthony Lee Zhang.
Doctoral students at Booth have access to the resources of several research centers that offer funding for student work, host workshops and conferences, and foster a strong research community.
The Chookaszian Accounting Research Center The Chookaszian Accounting Research Center coordinates accounting research at Chicago Booth and hosts research brown bags and workshops. It also publishes the Journal of Accounting Research , one of the top accounting research journals in the world.
George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State Dedicated to examining issues at the intersection of politics and the economy, the Stigler Center supports research in the political, economic, and cultural obstacles to better working markets.
Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation Chicago Booth’s destination for people committed to tackling social and environmental problems, the Rustandy Center supports the work of PhD students and others who are focused on transforming the social sector.
For Andrew Sutherland, PhD ’13, coauthoring research with Booth faculty was a highlight of the Stevens Program.
Video Transcript
Andrew Sutherland, ’13: 00:09 In accounting, there's tons and tons of research on these big public firms that have an army of investor relations people and they constant disclosing things. That's where most of the research was happening, but there's this whole other half of the economy, these private firms, that we didn't really know a lot about. We didn't know a lot about how they got credit. What was interesting to me is that a lot of time, firms are able to get credit without even providing any financial statements or any information whatsoever to the bank. The reason they're able to get credit is that they have a credit score. So in other words, the information is coming, not from the form itself, but from another bank who had dealt with them in the past. What really struck me was there wasn't really a lot of research out there on this information channel. That's when I decided I wanted to learn a little bit more about what this reporting channel does to contract and help firms get credit and how it changes banks' incentives to lend.
Andrew Sutherland, ’13: 01:01 Basically, the firms that have a good credit record or a long track record of borrowing successfully were the ones that were able to shop around. We would think that's a good thing, that giving firms more choice about who to borrow from kind of increases social welfare, you get better matching between lenders and firms. Kind of the dark side is that the firms that have had payment trouble that have defaulted or missed some payments on loans sort of get shut out of the credit part. You have a harder time starting any new relationships with outside lenders. That's kind of a cost.
Andrew Sutherland, ’13: 01:34 The second cost is that information sharing changes the game for lenders. So, if participating in this credit bureau basically allows outside lenders to pick off the firms that are doing better, then that destroys the incentive for lenders to kind of invest in relationships to begin with. That's sort of the second dark side of information sharing, if you will.
Andrew Sutherland, ’13: 01:54 So, I coauthor on a number of projects with the junior faculty member here named Mike Minnis. I probably talked to Mike more than I talk to my wife. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. But, I mean, as a PhD student, there's only so much you can learn in class, and having a faculty member to work with that's kind of gone through the ropes and understands the review process, that's done something on their own, it gives you a really good opportunity to learn. That's something, I think that was absolutely instrumental in my success
PhD students in accounting come to Chicago Booth with a wide range of interests and goals. Recent dissertations have focused on everything from machine learning to the impact of fiscal monitoring, and graduates have gone on to positions at some of the world’s preeminent institutions, including Columbia Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Current Students
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The Stevens Doctoral Program at Chicago Booth is a full-time program. Students generally complete the majority of coursework and examination requirements within the first two years of studies and begin work on their dissertation during the third year. For details, see General Examination Requirements by Area in the Stevens Program Guidebook below.
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Phd accounting program.
The Accounting Ph.D. program includes research focused on several accounting disciplines, including Financial, Managerial, and Auditing and Corporate Governance Accounting.
- Accounting standard setting - Financial regulation - International accounting - Company valuation and financial statement analysis - Earnings management - Stock markets and market efficiency - Earnings forecasting and financial analyst behavior
- Performance evaluation and compensation - Budgeting and other control issues in organizations - Balanced scorecard - Strategic management accounting
- Auditor independence - Auditor behavior and decision making - Corporate governance issues
- Tax planning - Tax clientele - Tax policy and its effects on businesses
Sample Course Schedule
Research Development Beginning in the first semester, students will apprentice with a faculty mentor to learn research fundamentals. Typically students are assigned to a new mentor each semester in the first year. During the summer of their first year, students write a first-year paper. The summer paper will be similar to that of a research proposal.
- Fall: ACCT 611, ACCT 621 + Electives
- Spring: ACCT 611 + Electives
- Summer: BUCO 637
Research Development
Students continue apprentice a faculty mentor to learn research fundamentals and participate in research projects. Typically students are assigned to a new mentor each semester in the first and second year. During the summer of their second year, students complete a directed readings course with their potential advisor.
Screening Examination
In the second year, students complete a screening examination which may take the form of a written or oral exam, written assignments, and/or summer research project. The results of the examination help the faculty determine students’ developmental needs and fitness to continue in the program.
Qualifying Examination
Following the screening exam, with the recommendation of their faculty mentor, students take a comprehensive examination on the core knowledge of their discipline. The examination includes both written and oral components. Upon passing the examination, an individual becomes a Ph.D. candidate and begins work on the Ph.D. dissertation.
Research Development At this stage in the program, the relationships Ph.D. candidates have developed through the research apprenticeships often lead to collaborative research projects. Ph.D. candidates continue to apprentice faculty with increasing responsibility. They also begin work on their dissertations.
Teaching Development Ph.D. candidates begin developing teaching skills by serving as a teaching assistant for one or two classes and engaging in teaching skills workshops.
Research Development Research is the primary activity in the fourth year and beyond. Faculty view Ph.D. candidates as “junior colleagues” and partner to write and present papers.
Teaching Development Ph.D. candidates co-teach one course with a faculty member.
Dissertation Defense & Submission The dissertation is the culminating work of a student’s independent research. In the fourth or fifth year of the program, students complete, defend and submit the dissertation. This is the last step to earn the Ph.D.
Accounting faculty members have published extensively in leading accounting journals such as:
The University of Texas-Dallas Top 100 Business School Research Rankings for research productivity over the past decade ranks the Accounting faculty as fifth worldwide.
The Accounting faculty have served as editors, associate editors and editorial review board members of premier journals in accounting, including:
In addition to required coursework and independent research, students are actively encouraged to participate in research projects with faculty—preferably as a co-author; attend and participate in the ARFs (accounting research workshops); present papers at, serve as discussants and otherwise attend national conferences; and take additional coursework either for credit or audit to further enhance their knowledge base.
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Jonathan a. craske.
I am a fourth year Accounting PhD Candidate at the University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business. My research interests include information dynamics; governance, monitoring, and oversight mechanisms; regulation; information intermediaries; contracting dynamics; and fraud and financial misconduct.
The Marshall School of Business contributes to the broad field of academic research as our students go on to be thought-leaders in business schools around the world. These Ph.D. candidates are taking the next step in their academic careers. Learn more about each candidate by clicking on their name.
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Katherine simeon bruere.
Katherine Simeon Bruere is a Ph.D. candidate in the Leventhal School of Accounting. She is interested in voluntary disclosure,standard setting, audit quality, audit opinions, goodwill accounting, mergerand acquisitions, corporate governance, financial reporting, and capital marketsresearch. Prior to starting the Ph.D. program, Katherine worked at Ernst & Young as an auditor in Dallas’ Financial Services division, as well as an accountant at Merit Energy. Katherine earned a BA and an MA in Accounting at Baylor University (2014) and is a licensed CPA in the state of Texas.
AJ Chen is a PhD candidate in Accounting at the USC Marshall School of Business. Prior to joining the Ph.D. Program, he worked as an associate in the investment banking industry, as well as analyst in commodities trading. He also had experience as tax associate at PwC Boston. He is intrigued by how technological innovation affect the real economy, particularly their impact on firms, workers, and consumers.
Accounting students have won numerous prestigious awards over the past several years. These honors include:
Learn more about all Marshall PhD Students in the Marshall Directory. For a list of Accounting students in the program please follow thislink.
Dates + deadlines.
December 15, 2023: Application Deadline - Accounting, Data Sciences & Operations, and Management & Organization*
January 15, 2024: Application Deadline - Finance & Business Economics and Marketing
The link to the PhD Program application is available on the Admissions page and the next opportunity to apply is for Fall 2024 admission. Late applications may or may not be considered at the discretion of the admissions committee.
Admissions decisions are made from mid-February to mid-April. You will be notified by email when a decision has been made.
Ph.D. Program USC Marshall School of Business 3670 Trousdale Parkway, BRI 306 Los Angeles, California 90089-0809 EMAIL
The nation’s top accounting program.
Texas McCombs boasts the most prestigious accounting doctoral program in the country and has graduated more than 300 PhD students since its inception in 1934. Are you ready for the best?
Your Future In Accounting
Mentorship and practice, application deadline.
The application deadline for the Accounting Doctoral Program is December 15.
If you are a practicing accountant, these topical areas will be familiar to you. However, we welcome students with backgrounds in Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Psychology, or other disciplines to apply. We can remedy any lack of accounting knowledge through additional coursework. Most students enter our accounting doctoral program with some knowledge in these areas:
Financial accounting researchers are interested in the use of accounting information by investors, creditors, analysts, and other decision-makers. We are also interested in the preparation of accounting information by managers who may respond to economic incentives and use discretion to manage earnings. Finally, we are also interested in the regulation of accounting information by standard setters and other regulators who are evaluating the relevance and reliability of current and potential accounting information.
Auditing researchers are interested in questions of independence, governance, compliance, auditing processes, and biases. This research helps global standard-setters and regulators adopt standards and policies that protect the integrity of our accounting information.
Managerial accounting research topics include optimal employee compensation and governance, using information for efficiency management, motivating creativity, etc.
Taxation research covers economic incentives, transfer pricing, compliance with tax enforcement, multistate taxation, and numerous topics about accounting for income taxation, where tax rules overlap with financial reporting standards.
Academic leadership, research methodologies.
When you earn a doctorate, most of your time is spent developing deep expertise in research methods. Accounting researchers use three main approaches. In all cases, your doctoral studies will involve a firm grounding in statistics and typically a choice of either economics or psychology as an additional foundation.
Archival research involves the statistical analysis of historical data to examine relevant research questions based on economic theory for its predictions. Thus, archival research requires a strong background in statistics and economics, which we provide through rigorous coursework in the business school and the economics department.
Experimental or survey methods are commonly used to obtain data to conduct what is broadly known as behavioral research. Behavioral research relies on psychology for its theories. Because this research is interested in what people do and why they do it, it is often necessary to conduct controlled experiments or survey participants. Using experiment or survey methods, researchers in accounting and finance have provided compelling alternative explanations where economic theories fall short.
Analytical research uses quantitative mathematical models to explain and predict behavior. This research is grounded in game theory from economics. Students wanting to conduct analytical research should have even stronger mathematical backgrounds than other applicants. We will design a program of study that builds on those initial strengths with additional coursework in mathematics and economics.
Preparation and qualifications, career placement, the world needs you, career destinations.
The primary goal of the Texas McCombs PhD program is to prepare students for exceptional academic careers. Over the last five years, McCombs Accounting PhD alumni have excelled at top institutions globally.
Rui Silva | 2024 | University of Washington
Mandy Ellison | 2024 | Texas State University
Minjae Kim | 2024 | Analysis Group (Industry)
Laura Kettell | 2023 | University of Colorado at Boulder
Abhi Ramchandni | 2023 | University of Hawaii
Anthony Welsch | 2023 | University of Chicago
Jesse Chan | 2022 | Boston University
Cassie Mongold | 2022 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Ryan Hess | 2021 | Stanford University (postdoc); Oklahoma State University
Ryan Ballestero | 2021 | Kent State University
Dan Rimkus | 2021 | University of Florida (October 2021 graduation)
Shannon Garavaglia | 2020 | University of Pittsburgh
Jakob Infuehr | 2019 | University of Southern Denmark
Antonis Kartapanis | 2019 | Texas A&M University
Kristen Valentine | 2019 | University of Georgia
Colin Koutney | 2018 | George Mason University
Zheng Leitter | 2018 | Nanyang Technological University
Brian Monsen | 2018 | The Ohio State University
Xinyu Zhang | 2018 | Cornell University
Mary adenle, yiying chen*, dorothy dickmann*, kenzie feinberg, michael gonari, read hadfield, nathan herrmann, sean kemsley, kaitlyn kroeger*, jingpei shi, cindi teasley, albert wang, frequently asked questions, how long does the program take.
This is a full-time, in-residence (i.e., in-person) program of coursework and research which usually takes four to five years to complete.
Our deadline is December 15 th for admission starting the following fall. The admissions committee will begin reviewing applications shortly after this deadline, so it is in your best interest to make sure all required materials have been submitted by that date. We typically start virtual interviews in January, with campus flyouts for a small group of applicants starting in late January or February.
We usually receive about 80 applications each year and are likely to admit two or three students to begin in the following fall term.
Students come from a variety of backgrounds, with some entering the program immediately after their undergraduate degree, others with their degree and work/research experience, and some with work/research experience and a master’s degree. Because our students come from various backgrounds and the competition in the applicant pool changes from year to year, it is difficult to determine the likelihood of acceptance without viewing the strength of your application as a whole compared to the pool of fellow applicants.
The admissions committee takes a holistic approach to admissions. We consider factors such as: intellectual curiosity, reasoning ability, writing ability, quantitative skills, institutional knowledge, work experience, research experience, familiarity with the academic accounting literature, knowledge of what a PhD entails, and insights from recommendation letters.
Many successful applicants will have already begun taking some math refresher courses, such as engineering calculus I and II and linear/matrix algebra. The longer it has been since these quantitative tools have been used, the harder the doctoral coursework will be. The initial doctoral classes typically also include students in finance and economics, and they typically enter their doctoral programs straight from rigorous quantitative master's degrees.
For applicants who have completed their undergraduate degree in a country where English is not the primary language, a TOEFL score will be a necessary part of the application. This is a university-wide requirement and is necessary even if a graduate degree has been completed from an accredited university in the United States. TOEFL scores over two years old will not be accepted. A list of TOEFL-exempt countries can be found on the UT Austin Graduate School website.
For all applicants, the Department requires a GMAT or GRE test score. This requirement cannot be waived. Scores over five years old will not be accepted.
The application fee is charged by the Graduate School, which does offer fee waivers for financial hardships for domestic applicants. There are no waivers for international students. Please see the Graduate School website for more details.
Financial assistance is offered to all students admitted to the doctoral program and includes fellowship payments as well as a 20-hour teaching assistant/research assistant appointment. This appointment covers the cost of tuition and also provides health insurance coverage.
The financial support we provide is competitive with other top PhD programs in the U.S.
The Texas McCombs Doctoral Program is seeking individuals who are interested in transforming the global marketplace. Are you one of these future thought leaders?
The PhD specialization in Accounting prepares students to become accounting scholars engaged in research and teaching at the highest levels in the general areas of financial information and contracting within and across organizations.
Yale SOM’s specialization in accounting is designed to develop strong theoretical and empirical skills. There is a heavy emphasis on original research to form a base for sustained scholarship. Co-authored research, with both faculty and fellow PhD students, is encouraged and supported.
Yale’s accounting program is small (matriculating one to two students each year), and involves informal and spontaneous frequent interactions with faculty. The program maintains a 1:1 faculty-to-student ratio. Students interact with emerging research in a host of ways, from conferences held on campus to weekly seminars where faculty and fellow PhD students present and discuss their work.
Candidates tend to pursue a broad range of research interests, helped by courses in accounting as well as in various areas of management, Department of Economics, Yale Law School, and other parts of the University. They develop fruitful relationships with other Ph.d. students, especially from the Finance PhD program.
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Year of entry: 2025
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Please ensure you include all required supporting documents at the time of submission, as incomplete applications may not be considered.
Application Deadlines
The current deadline for consideration in internal funding competitions is 1 December 2024.
If you are applying for or have secured external funding (for example, from an employer or government) or are self-funding, you must submit your application before the below deadline to be considered. You will not be able to apply after this date has passed.
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Fees for entry in 2025 have not yet been set. For reference, the fees for the academic year beginning September 2024 were as follows:
Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.
There are a range of scholarships, studentships and awards available to support both UK and overseas postgraduate researchers, details of which can be found via the links below.
To apply for University of Manchester funding, you must indicate in your application the competitions for which you wish to be considered. The current deadline for most internal competitions, including Alliance Manchester Business School studentships is 1 December 2024.
All external funding competitions have a specified deadline for submitting your funding application and a separate (earlier) deadline for submitting the online programme application form, both of which will be stated in the funding competition details below.
You will need to be nominated by your proposed supervisor for a number of our scholarships. Therefore, we highly recommend you discuss these funding opportunities with your supervisor first, so they can advise on your suitability and ensure you meet nomination deadlines.
For more funding information, visit our funding page or use our funding databas e to search for scholarhips, studentships and awards you may be eligible for.
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Our Accounting and Finance PhD aims to develop world-class researchers, specialised in building theory and producing valuable insight into current issues in accounting and finance.
of our School's research classified as 'world leading' (4*) or 'internationally excellent' (3*) in the latest Research Excellence Framework (2021)
international experts shape world-class academic thought
of our research environment classified 'world leading' (4*) or 'internationally excellent' (3*) in the latest Research Excellence Framework (2021)
The University of Liverpool Management School’s (ULMS) Accounting and Finance PhD programme covers a wide range of areas for investigation, with special emphasis on the role accounting and finance play on organisational success, risk management and dealing with uncertainties.
The training offered is tailored, with specific modules aimed at facilitating the development of your individual research project:
To ensure you receive the most relevant support during the thesis development stage, you will work with a primary supervisor, who is a leading expert in their field.
Additionally, you will be supported by a secondary supervisor, who is typically promising early career researcher, specialising in your specific area of study.
The University of Liverpool Management School is a UK triple accredited ( AACSB , AMBA , and EQUIS ) leading and internationally recognised research institution, with outstanding REF 2021 results against 108 ranked Business and Management Schools across the country:
The School’s Accounting and Finance group is one of largest in the UK, with members regularly publishing in a range of top scholarly journals, including the Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Management Science, etc.
The School also has five research centres and one cluster , specialised in contemporary issues in business and society, and aimed at bringing together expertise across the School and University.
As a PhD student you are welcome to join any of these centres, as they present excellent opportunities to access internal and external research networks around cutting-edge themes.
We welcome research proposals including, but not limited to:
Please, make sure your application adheres to the following structure (maximum 3,000 words):
As a PhD student at the Management School you will enjoy access to a ‘Hot Desk’ working environment.
In addition to printing/photocopying/scanning facilities, the Management School has two dedicated computer suites located on the ground floor:
You will gain access to globally recognised databases for business research, including:
Research by subject groups
We have six groups which form homes for both research and teaching, providing the management and infrastructure to ensure vitality and sustainability of our research environment.
Research centres and clusters
Research centres develop the School's contribution to established themes with a strong focus on applying ideas through funding and impact-related work.
Research clusters are grass-roots driven and interdisciplinary, focussing on the development of new theoretical and empirical work, typically at the early stages of the knowledge production/impact cycle.
The fees below reflect one year of study during the 2024/25 academic year
PhD | Duration | UK students | International Students |
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Full time | 2-4 years | £4,786 | |
Part time | 4-6 years | £2,393 |
The fees stated in the table above exclude potential research support fees also known as ‘bench fees’. You will be notified of any fee which may apply in your offer letter.
* Please note that if you are undertaking a PhD within the Faculty of Science and Engineering the fee you pay, Band A or Band B, will reflect the nature of your research project. Some research projects incur a higher fee than others e.g. if you are required to undertake laboratory work. You will be informed of the fee for your programme in your offer letter.
^ Self-funded, full-time international students studying a PhD programme classified as Band A will receive a £2,000 reduction in their fees for the first year only.
Applications are welcomed and will be considered in our highly competitive programme from well qualified graduates who would typically hold a UK first degree or equivalent in the first or 2:1 class, in a relevant subject.
IELTS Academic requirement - SELT and non-SELT | Overall 7.0 no band below 6.5 |
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TOEFL iBT requirement | Minimum 100 overall with L 21 R 21 W 21 and S 23 |
C1 Advanced CAE requirement | Overall 185 with no less than 176 in any paper |
PTE Academic requirement | 69 with minimum scores of 61 in each component |
Trinity College London, Integrated Skills in English (ISE II) | ISE II with an overall pass with merit in components |
Cambridge IGCSE as a First Language | Grade C |
Cambridge IGCSE as a Second Language | Grade B |
Cambridge English Level 3 Certificate in ESOL International (Proficiency) | Overall 185 with 176 in components |
Cambridge English Level 3 Certificate in ESOL International (Advanced) | Overall 185 with 176 in components |
Cambridge English Level 2 Certificate in ESOL International (Advanced) | Overall 185 with 176 in components |
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Wharton’s Ph.D. program in Accounting trains students to be successful academic researchers. To this end, the program is designed to provide students with opportunities to learn to develop their own research ideas and to learn to implement appropriate research methods. Students learn these skills through rigorous coursework, as well as mentoring relationships and often research projects with faculty members that provide “on-the-job” training. When a student completes the program, he or she will have a dissertation and other publishable research in progress that can credibly communicate to the academic community the student’s skills and potential for future success as a researcher.
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PhD Accounting Program Coordinator Luzi Hail Stephen J. Heyman Professor, Professor of Accounting 1319 Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall Philadelphia, PA 19104-6365 Phone: (215) 898-8205 E-mail: [email protected]
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Accounting and UNC Kenan-Flagler’s international reputation makes us one of world’s top academic centers of innovative accounting thought and research. We are widely recognized as a leading center of research on financial reporting, tax, international accounting, accounting standard setting, managerial accounting, and the role of accounting information in decision making.
We pride ourselves on frequent and successful student-faculty collaboration and encourage our students to work with, and seek advice, from every one of our faculty. We believe this frequent interaction with our faculty, who themselves work in many diverse areas, creates well-rounded graduates who can think creatively and deeply about important problems.
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A minimum of 13 semester courses at doctoral level are required. Each semester students will consult with the Accounting & Management faculty coordinators to receive approval of their course selections.
Microeconomics Theory : A comprehensive two semester sequence on economic theory:
All Accounting and Management students are required to have completed one undergraduate or graduate course in introduction to Econometrics. If this requirement has not been fulfilled prior to matriculation, then an equivalent course will be required in the first term of the student's doctoral program.
Courses meeting this requirement include:
Students must take four research methods courses, including one course in research design.
Courses that fulfill this requirement include, but are not limited to:
Research methods courses that meet the research design course requirement include, but are not limited to:
Accounting and Management students are required to take seven additional doctoral courses.
All students without an MBA degree are required to complete two case-based HBS MBA courses.
Students are strongly encouraged to attend and participate in seminars throughout their program. In the third year, students are required to attend Accounting & Management Unit Seminars .
Teaching requirement.
Students must teach or assist with teaching in a formally offered course for one full academic term. This engagement should include, at least, 8 hours of front-of-class teaching and 16 hours of teaching preparation time. The requirement may be fulfilled by completing a teaching fellow or instructor assignment at a Harvard University
Students are required to pass the Special Field Exam at the end of the second year or beginning of the third year. This exam has two parts: a written exam and an oral exam based on the course syllabi from any relevant doctoral research seminars in financial or managerial accounting undertaken by students in the course of their studies.
By the end of their third year, all students are required to obtain approval of their dissertation proposal by their Dissertation Chair.
Students are required to write a dissertation, which typically takes the form of three publishable papers, to the satisfaction of their Dissertation Committee. The dissertation defense is oral and open to the public.
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The Department of Accounting and Finance at Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) invites applications for PhD program in Accounting and Finance . You will be working alongside world-leading academics in a busy, exciting and innovative department.
We are looking for highly motivated candidates who have an excellent first degree and outstanding Master's level degree performance. Qualifications should be in a related discipline to your intended PhD studies. You should also be committed to pursuing an academic career. We are offering full-time studentships to commence in October 2024. All studentships pay a generous living allowance (the 2023 ESRC award was £18,622 per annum) and offer a fee waiver for four years.
The department offers an excellent research environment, with a high level of collegiality, subscriptions to state-of-the-art databases, a strong seminar series, and a senior visitors program. The Department of Accounting and Finance is one of the largest departments within LUMS – a world-ranked international business school that is highly regarded by the Financial Times, QS, The Economist and more. In the 2014 and 2021 Research Excellence Framework , LUMS was ranked first in the UK in research power and is one of few business schools whose programs are accredited by the three major international business school accreditation bodies: AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB.
The Department offers a PhD Program in Accounting and Finance. PhD students are required to complete a portfolio of PhD level courses and seminars covering finance theory, econometric and statistical methods, and research methodology. Upon successfully completing the coursework, you will then research and write a thesis on a topic which you are passionate about. Two subject experts will offer detailed supervision to ensure it will contribute new knowledge to the academic community. You will also have the opportunity to gain international experience by visiting a leading US/European school with expertise in a relevant research area. We offer an excellent environment for PhD studies, including dedicated office space, generous funding of conference and research visits, access to many specialised databases, as well as scientific computing facilities and IT support.
The Department has been consistently building the strength of a doctoral program for many years. It has developed comprehensive PhD training to enable our PhD graduates to succeed in the job market. Apart from training delivered by our own excellent faculty, our department regularly invites distinguished visiting professors from the best universities in the world to deliver doctoral tutorials on specialised research topics. Our PhD students have the privilege of being trained by world-leading scholars every summer and have extensive opportunities to consult external experts.
In recent years, our PhD graduates have successfully joined many excellent universities, research centres and institutions, including Australian National University, Bocconi University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Durham University, LSE, Liverpool, Manchester, Monash, and Warwick Universities.
Lancaster University Management School: 100% of research environment rated 'world-leading' and rated number 1 business school in the UK for 'research power' in REF 2021 .
Jackie talks about why she chose Lancaster University Management School for her PhD in Accounting and Finance
During your first year, you will be required to complete modules including accounting and finance theory, econometric and statistical methods and research methodology. Explore our module listings in the tabs below.
Below is an overview of the modules you will study in your first year:
Modules | Credits |
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Advanced Financial Accounting (Theory) | 15 |
Advanced Accounting (Theory) | 15 |
Quantitative Methods | 15 |
Corporate Finance I (Empirical Corporate Finance) | 15 |
Pre-seminar meetings with PhD students | 15 |
Plagiarism seminar | |
Ethics and Research seminar | |
Advanced Accounting (Empirics) | 15 |
Data and Programming for Accounting Research | 15 |
Corporate Finance II | 15 |
Econometric Topics in Accounting and Finance | 15 |
1 Elective (An Accounting or Finance module agreed with PhD Supervisors and PhD director) | 15 |
Pilot paper and presentation for upgrading to PhD (draft 1st paper) | 40 |
Below is an overview of the modules you will study in your first year.
Module | Credits |
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Quantitative Methods | 15 |
Corporate Finance I (Theory) | 15 |
Asset Pricing I (Theory) | 15 |
2 Electives | 30 |
Teaching Skills | Attendance |
Corporate Finance II (Empirics) | 15 |
Asset Pricing II (Empirics) | 15 |
2 Electives | 30 |
Teaching Skills | Attendance |
Pilot study (draft 1st paper) | 40 |
There are two compulsory seminars in the first term which include an online test
The Department of Accounting and Finance provides you with access to a number of leading financial databases. This valuable resource enables you to acquire crucial skills that are highly desirable to employers, making you stand out in the competitive job market.
For more information, please contact Justin Chircop
In Department | |||
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Audit Analytics | Compustat | Fama French | OptionMetrics |
Bank Regulatory | CRSP | FDIC | PHLX |
Bankscope | Datastream | Federal Reserve Bank Reports | Refinitiv Eikon |
Bloomberg Professional | DealScan | Filings Expert | TAQ |
BoardEx | Eventus | I/B/E/S | TRACE |
Capital IQ Pro | Execucomp | ISS (formerly RiskMetrics) | WRDS |
Academic requirements.
A relevant Master's degree (UK or equivalent) with Distinction level performance, both overall and in the dissertation. In exceptional circumstances, applicants with an upper second class honours degree and relevant research experience may be considered.
If you have studied outside of the UK, we would advise you to check our list of international qualifications before submitting your application.
As part of your application you will also need to provide a viable research proposal of up to 5000 words which has potential to make a significant contribution to prior literature. Guidance can be found on our writing a research proposal webpage.
We may ask you to provide a recognised English language qualification, dependent upon your nationality and where you have studied previously.
We normally require an IELTS (Academic) Test with an overall score of at least 7.5 and a minimum of 6.0 in each element of the test. We also consider other English language qualifications .
If your score is below our requirements, you may be eligible for one of our pre-sessional English language programmes .
Contact: Admissions Team +44 (0) 1524 592032 or email [email protected]
You will study a range of modules as part of your course, some examples of which are listed below.
Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, but changes may be necessary, for example as a result of student feedback, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes, and new research. Not all optional modules are available every year.
Our research seminars with external speakers attract leading academics that present their current research. Attending such seminars exposes participants to current research trends and allows them to expand their network. We encourage active student participation in seminars and their contact with seminar speakers. To facilitate better understanding of seminar papers, we will conduct regular pre-seminar meetings that are going to discuss in detail presented papers. The objective of pre-seminar meetings are:
The course covers key theoretical areas of financial accounting research. It provides a crucial link to the literature for students seeking to strengthen the theoretical foundations of their empirical research. The underlying perspective is an economic one and implicitly assumes a stock market setting defines the corporate financial information environment.
By the end of the course, you will be able to understand four fundamental theoretical areas that underpin research in financial accounting, namely mandatory financial disclosure, voluntary financial disclosure, the politics of accounting regulation, and agency and contracting theory.
The course covers four topics as follows:
This module is designed to introduce you to some of the core issues associated with empirical accounting research through the review of recent trends in accounting research. The module will discuss the importance of incremental contribution, basic research design issues, issues with analysing data and tabulating results, and extending extant research. The module will comprise a mixture of faculty-led lectures, interactive student-led presentations and discussions.
This is a module in accounting research for first-year doctoral students. The module comprises nine weekly sessions, each based on a published academic paper (or suite of papers). Each session involves a student-led discussion of the paper(s), with faculty providing a facilitating role for the discussion. The aim is to understand key research contributions, methods, and opportunities for further research.
The course covers various aspects of equilibrium asset prices in dynamic economies. The aims of this course are to introduce students to the main asset pricing theories that are fundamental to research development in finance and to provide an understanding of how asset pricing models are formally constructed.
On completion of this unit successful students will be able to have
Topics covered
This course takes place in the second term and builds upon the Manchester taught module AcF853, which is an advanced dominantly theoretical asset pricing course. Spillover effects from AcF851 Advanced Quantitative Methods are also anticipated.
In the first part of the module recent advances in cross-sectional asset pricing will be covered. This will include an empirical treatment of the classical asset pricing model and its extensions and related testing and model specification approaches. This part will cover the critical assessment of existing models in the light of risk-based and behaviour explanations as well as multi-factor models related to profitability and investment patterns across firms.
In the second part of the module will focus and the consumption-based model both from a theoretical and empirical perspective.
In the third part of the module asset pricing with option implied information will be covered. This includes the theoretical coverage, and understanding of the options data structure as well as the empirical implementation in advanced software packages.
The last part of the module will focus on mutual and hedge funds. This includes their performance evaluation and performance attribution from a mainly empirical perspective. Unique characteristics of hedge funds and various hedge fund strategies will be covered.
The topics covered in this module will be fine-tuned to the specific decomposition of each year's PhD student cohort.
This course is designed to help you understand how to operationalise empirical research on topics that are central to corporate finance. The overarching goal is to expose you to “state-of-the-art” empirical research methods and prepare them to conduct their own work using new tools. All students with an interest in finance, economics, accounting, human resources, and related disciplines are welcome to take the course.
The course will include:
This module introduces the knowledge and skills in empirical research on corporate finance. Topics include capital structure, corporate liquidity management, payout policies, and executive compensation. Selected papers in relevant literature will be discussed, with a focus on research ideas, data sources, and empirical methodologies. This course aims to help you identify and formulate research questions that may lead to dissertation topics.
After successfully completing the course, you should have:
This course will cover econometric techniques on an advanced level that form the basis for quantitative and empirical research in Finance and Accounting. It will also cover the related necessary programming skills in advanced econometrics and statistical software packages such as MatLab and GAUSS. The course will start with covering two key areas:
Depending on the composition of the cohort, additional advanced methods that will be covered in the course may include Simulated Maximum Likelihood, Efficient Important Sampling, Indirect Inference, Bayesian Methods, High-Frequency Financial Econometrics, Point Processes, Count Data Models, Limited Dependent Variable models.
The success of developing and publishing accounting research critically depends on the knowledge of the data and programming skills to manage large datasets. The course will introduce the key databases in accounting research, train you on how to use these data, and develop your programming skills and applied econometrics. This module is designed to introduce you to the primary research design choices and methods in empirical accounting research. The module covers data collection and main financial databases, handling large datasets using STATA, analysing data and tabulating results. It provides a broad overview of major data operations and statistical techniques used in accounting research and shows how to effectively program using STATA and other software packages. Furthermore, the module introduces the Python and R programming languages.
This module covers the econometric theory and application of selected econometric methods. The first part (Weeks 1-5) covers Time Series Econometrics, Panel Data Econometrics and Financial Econometrics. The second part (Weeks 6-10) covers Panel Data extensions, Discrete choice models and Tobit models.
The pilot study/research proposal for the PhD scheme continues on from the research undertaken in the literature review and is the final preparation before your initial paper. It is intended to help you expand your knowledge of the appropriate theoretical and empirical literature and attempt to plan a project that would make an incremental contribution to the research area. This may consist of collecting an appropriate data set that will be analysed at a later date or constructing a theoretical framework that can be built on at a later date.
The aim of this module is to equip you with the tools necessary to enable you to make the core investment management decisions that managers face daily, as well as the knowledge as to where you can find the information necessary to apply those tools.
This course covers fundamental concepts and key issues in factor investing;
This module is designed to introduce students who have no or little programming experience to Python programming in the context of academic research and real-life problem-solving in accounting and finance.
This module aims to develop your interest and confidence in financial programming and analysing big financial data and to equip you with programming skills and data-driven problem-solving abilities.
This module will enable you to understand the key concepts and methods in data science, econometrics, and quantitative finance to carry out independent empirical work required for the job market, more advanced modules in accounting and finance and the MSc dissertation streams.
Location | Full Time (per year) | Part Time (per year) |
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Home | £4,786 | n/a |
International | £20,790 | n/a |
General fees and funding information
There may be extra costs related to your course for items such as books, stationery, printing, photocopying, binding and general subsistence on trips and visits. Following graduation, you may need to pay a subscription to a professional body for some chosen careers.
Specific additional costs for studying at Lancaster are listed below.
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For students starting in 2024, the fee is £40 for undergraduates and research students and £15 for students on one-year courses. Fees for students starting in 2025 have not yet been set.
To support your studies, you will also require access to a computer, along with reliable internet access. You will be able to access a range of software and services from a Windows, Mac, Chromebook or Linux device. For certain degree programmes, you may need a specific device, or we may provide you with a laptop and appropriate software - details of which will be available on relevant programme pages. A dedicated IT support helpdesk is available in the event of any problems.
The University provides limited financial support to assist students who do not have the required IT equipment or broadband support in place.
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For some of our courses you will need to pay a deposit to accept your offer and secure your place. We will let you know in your offer letter if a deposit is required and you will be given a deadline date when this is due to be paid.
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If you are studying on a programme of more than one year’s duration, tuition fees are reviewed annually and are not fixed for the duration of your studies. Read more about fees in subsequent years .
You may be eligible for the following funding opportunities, depending on your fee status and course. You will be automatically considered for our main scholarships and bursaries when you apply, so there's nothing extra that you need to do.
Unfortunately no scholarships and bursaries match your selection, but there are more listed on scholarships and bursaries page.
If you're considering postgraduate research you should look at our funded PhD opportunities .
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We also have other, more specialised scholarships and bursaries - such as those for students from specific countries.
Browse Lancaster University's scholarships and bursaries .
Discover the research interests of our academics to find a synergy with your desired area of research.
Find out more about our range of options to help you fund your postgraduate studies.
Our Accounting and Finance job market candidates are listed below. Please visit PhD Job Market Candidates for a full list of LUMS candidates.
For further details, please contact the Doctoral Office .
Visiting phd scholars programme, eligibility.
Visiting PhD Scholars are charged a registration levy of £500 for visits of up to 3 months.
For visits lasting more than three months, visiting PhD Scholars are charged a tuition fee at the standard rate (e.g., £20,790 per year at the 2024/25 rate) or on a pro-rata basis. The department is a member of the EAA ARC International PhD Visit Scheme, which provides funding for visiting PhD Scholars.
In order to apply for this PhD Visiting Scholar Program, students must first find a LUMS faculty supervisor. A directory of Accounting and Finance faculty, along with a description of their research interests and contact information, can be found on the Faculty pages .
To be considered, applicants must submit the following documents to PhD Director in Accounting, Dr Justin Chircorp or PhD Director in Finance, Dr Chelsea Yao .
Interested students should apply at least three months prior to the start of their intended visit.
Lancaster is ranked 13th in the UK and joint 75th in the world for Accounting and Finance according to the QS World Rankings by Subject 2024, one of 11 subjects at Lancaster to be featured in the top 100 in these prestigious listings.
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Postgraduate research
Our thriving body of PhD students are currently researching: finance, market reactions to accounting, management accounting and control, judgment and decision-making in accounting and audit, corporate reporting and governance.
The Adam Smith Business School places a strong emphasis on the development of valuable transferable and personal development skills, such as finance-oriented computer programming, presentation and professional writing skills.
As a PhD student in Accounting & Finance, you will have opportunities to:
You may also have the opportunity to become a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA), delivering tutorials to first and second year undergraduate students and helping with assessment of undergraduate assignments and examinations. Teaching is payable at a University-wide hourly rate and it is anticipated that an active GTA, subject to suitability and availability, should be able to earn up to £1,500 per annum. GTAs undergo compulsory training. PhD researchers may have the opportunity to become GTAs from their second year. Vacant posts are advertised towards the end of semester 2.
Adam Smith Business School is triple accredited
Our PhD programmes are designed to satisfy a growing demand for rigorous and well-trained researchers in all aspects of accounting and finance. We offer:
Our programmes are an exciting blend of formal research training, high levels of interaction between faculty and students, and a rigorously developed and closely supervised thesis based on original and relevant research. Our PhD normally takes 3 years (full-time) to complete, although the maximum is 4 years.
In the first year, they will normally study a number of chosen courses in Accounting and Finance, which will develop their quantitative and qualitative research skills as well as their knowledge of accounting and finance research literature and methodologies. An appropriate programme of study is devised for each student in consultation with the director of the programme and the candidate’s supervisor. Students will also work with their supervisors to develop their PhD research proposal into a fully operational research plan. At the end of this period, the candidate presents a fully developed thesis proposal to the Thesis Committee. This committee is responsible for approving the student’s research proposal, over-seeing and guiding the student’s research progress.
Supervisors and students are required to complete a Progress Report in April/May of each academic year. All Progress Reports are reviewed by the PhD Convenor and by the Associate Dean of the College's Graduate School. A satisfactory progress report is a prerequisite for student registration in the following academic session.
Final assessment involves the submission of a thesis of between 70,000 and 100,000 words and an oral examination (viva voce).
Our research degree applicants will usually possess a good Master’s degree (or overseas equivalent), with a significant component in Accounting and Finance.
Your proposed research topic should be in an area in which supervision can be offered. You may therefore find it helpful to consider the current research interests of our staff before submitting an application.
Applicants should submit:
For applicants whose first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level.
All stated English tests are acceptable for admission to this programme:
Integrated Skills in English II & III & IV: ISEII Pass with Pass in all sub-tests.
Tests are accepted for 2 years following date of successful completion.
For international students, the Home Office has confirmed that the University can choose to use these tests to make its own assessment of English language ability for visa applications to degree level programmes. The University is also able to accept UKVI approved Secure English Language Tests (SELT) but we do not require a specific UKVI SELT for degree level programmes. We therefore still accept any of the English tests listed for admission to this programme.
Prices are based on the annual fee for full-time study. Fees for part-time study are half the full-time fee.
Irish nationals who are living in the Common Travel Area of the UK, EU nationals with settled or pre-settled status, and Internationals with Indefinite Leave to remain status can also qualify for home fee status.
We offer a 20% discount to our alumni on all Postgraduate Research and full Postgraduate Taught Masters programmes. This includes University of Glasgow graduates and those who have completed Junior Year Abroad, Exchange programme or International Summer School with us. The discount is applied at registration for students who are not in receipt of another discount or scholarship funded by the University. No additional application is required.
Depending on the nature of the research project, some students will be expected to pay a bench fee (also known as research support costs) to cover additional costs. The exact amount will be provided in the offer letter.
The Adam Smith Business School provides financial support for PhD students to attend international academic conferences to present their co-authored research.
eSharp is an international online journal for postgraduate research in the arts, humanities, social sciences and education. It is run entirely by graduate students and aims to provide a critical but supportive entry into the realm of academic publishing for emerging academics.
The School hosts seminars, workshops and conferences open to staff and research students.
The College of Social Sciences Graduate School draws together internationally recognised scholars and respected practitioners to offer a range of research programmes.
Our programmes are based on thorough training in research methods and we encourage you to take part in numerous exciting seminars, conferences and events. We offer modern library, IT services and a wide-range of support services. You will be living in one of Europe’s most exciting cities which has a vibrant cultural and social life .
Our Graduate School Researcher Development Programme will support you to plan your professional development over the course of your PhD and ensure your employability.
Identify potential supervisors.
All Postgraduate Research Students are allocated a supervisor who will act as the main source of academic support and research mentoring. You may want to identify a potential supervisor and contact them to discuss your research proposal before you apply. Please note, even if you have spoken to an academic staff member about your proposal you still need to submit an online application form.
You can find relevant academic staff members with our staff research interests search .
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All students are required to have, or to obtain during their first year, mathematical skills at the level of one year of calculus and one course each in linear algebra and matrix theory, theory of probability, and statistical inference.
Students are expected to have familiarity with programming and data analysis using tools and software such as MATLAB, Stata, R, Python, or Julia, or to correct any deficiencies before enrolling at Stanford.
The PhD program in finance involves a great deal of very hard work, and there is keen competition for admission. For both these reasons, the faculty is selective in offering admission. Prospective applicants must have an aptitude for quantitative work and be at ease in handling formal models. A strong background in economics and college-level mathematics is desirable.
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1 year, starting in September 2025
Develop in-depth knowledge of accounting and finance theory and learn to apply it in practice. Graduate prepared for a career in either field.
Receive a theoretical foundation in accounting and finance. You’ll learn to analyse accounting information and financial decisions, and how to apply this knowledge in the real world. Our emphasis on technical and practical skills means you will graduate prepared for a finance or accounting career.
You'll work with and learn from industry experts. This makes sure you'll explore the most topical issues in finance practice. You'll also develop technical skills employers look for like:
You’ll have the flexibility to choose one of two options for the summer term:
Internships are not guaranteed. Places are competitive and we advertise opportunities to students.
We’re ranked 2nd in the UK for Accounting and Finance in our undergraduate courses in the Complete University Guide 2025 and top 5 by The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2024.
We combine the latest research with many opportunities to apply it. This will help you stand out from the crowd. You'll develop key professional skills and work with our partner organisations on optional projects from day one. Find out more about optional activities .
Some of our industry partners include:
Studying a Finance-related course gives you access to a range of financial databases and terminals like Bloomberg, Refinitiv Workspace (for Datastream/Eikon and Thomson One), Morningstar Direct, Wharton Research Data Services, Mergent and FAME.
Our graduates have a great employment record. Most go on to careers in a range of areas, start their own business or begin a PhD. Find out more about how we prepare you for career success .
Watch this video to find out more about how we get you ready for the job market .
76% of our 2022 and 2023 graduates had accepted a job offer within three months of completing their degree. View more graduate career data .
Our School of Management building opened in June 2022 . The latest technology gives you a flexible and modern learning environment. The design focuses on working together, with an open layout to enable effective teamwork.
Our building encourages engagement with other students and academics. A dedicated Employment Hub provides a space for you to meet and network with our industry partners.
You’ll learn from staff with backgrounds and expertise in relevant areas of accounting and finance. This course has been designed to ensure the available units complement each other to meet its overall aims.
Before you apply for a course, please check the website for the most recently published course detail. If you apply to the University of Bath, you will be advised of any significant changes to the advertised programme, in accordance with our Terms and Conditions.
We understand that you will want to know more about the shape of the academic year. We work hard and plan for different scenarios, to be able to welcome you to the University of Bath at the start of each semester.
Occasionally we make changes to our programmes in response to, for example, feedback from students, developments in research and the field of studies, and the requirements of accrediting bodies. You will be advised of any significant changes to the advertised programme, in accordance with our Terms and Conditions.
You’ll choose 5 credits of optional units.
Econometrics and data analysis for accounting and finance, financial and management accounting, fundamentals of finance, optional units, introduction to quantitative finance, programming for finance, technology and financial services, audit and assurance, uk tax, tax planning and principles of taxation, contemporary issues in finance practice, financial statement analysis and equity valuation, investment and portfolio management, sustainability accounting.
You’ll have the flexibility to choose one of two options.
Summer internship.
These lists are to give you an idea of some, but not all, of the learning and assessment methods used on this course. They are not exhaustive lists and methods are subject to change.
Overall workload .
Your overall workload consists of class contact hours, independent learning and assessment activities. The balance of these elements within your overall workload may vary depending on the units you choose.
Timetabled contact hours, which can be made up of lectures, seminars, tutorials and laboratory classes, vary throughout your course and between courses but are typically between 10 and 16 hours a week during the taught semesters.
Additional briefing sessions will be provided to help you prepare for the dissertation period and as part of the co-curricular offering of live projects. (See below for the co-curricular offering.) You will receive direct guidance from an allocated member of academic staff for your dissertation activity.
As well as timetabled contact hours, you're expected to undertake independent learning and assessment. Typically, this might be around 25 - 30 hours per week, and include individual research, reading journal articles and books, working on individual and group projects, preparing coursework, presentations, or revising for exams.
You will experience a broad balance between different forms of assessment: individual and group assignments, as well as examinations. The work required may include written submissions, live presentations and recorded videos. Assessment on the course has been designed to support your professional development in important business skills.
The final degree grade is determined by a weighted average of the taught semesters (two thirds) and the dissertation/practice activity (one third).
We can make reasonable adjustments to assessment procedures for students with disabilities. Take a look at our Disability Service’s pages for information.
We are currently going through the accreditation process with ACCA and are waiting on the outcome.
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
As well as being recognised as a higher academic qualification, a number of our degrees are also accredited by professional bodies in the United Kingdom. An accredited degree may entitle you to work in a specific profession within the UK, and abroad (where there are reciprocating arrangements with professional bodies in other countries).
The requirements to practise a profession vary from country to country. If you wish to practise your profession outside the United Kingdom, you are advised to confirm that the UK professional qualification you seek is valid in the country in which you are intending to work.
‘At Bath they have a huge range of extracurricular activities, like consulting projects which you do with local companies.’
British qualifications, type of degree.
2:1 or above (or international equivalent) undergraduate degree. Your degree can be in any discipline but a quantitative background/aptitude required.
Such subjects include engineering, mathematics, economics and physics. We may consider other subjects if they have enough quantitative content.
If you are a UK student and completed your undergraduate degree abroad, your qualification must be equivalent to a 2:1 or above.
We may make an offer based on a lower grade if you can provide evidence of your suitability for the degree.
In exceptional cases, relevant work experience may be a substitute for the degree requirement. You should have no more than three years’ relevant work experience.
You will need an International English Language Test System (IELTS) score of at least 6.5 overall . Your scores for reading, writing, listening and speaking must be at least 6.0 .
These results must be no more than two years old from the start date of your MSc course.
Read more on the IELTS website .
We also accept other language tests, including PTE Academic, TOEFL. iBT, CPE and CAE.
Read more about alternative language tests .
If you have already taken a test but have not met the required standard, you can apply to take a pre-sessional course at the University. Find out more about pre-sessional courses .
If you completed all of your undergraduate studies in:
You may be exempt from our English language requirements.
If you have an overall IELTS score of 6.0 or 5.5 you may qualify for a combined offer.
An overall IELTS score of 6.0 may allow you to take a five-week English course before your MSc. Each of your listening, reading, writing and speaking scores must be at least 5.5.
An overall IELTS score of 5.5 may allow you to take a ten-week course before your MSc. Each of your listening, reading, writing and speaking scores must be at least 5.5.
Find out more about combined offers .
A Bachelor degree (Haksa) with a final overall result of at least 3.0 out of 4.3 or 3.5 out of 4.5.
A Bachelor Degree (Baccalauréat Universitaire) with a final overall result of at least 5 out of 6.
A Lisans Diplomasi (Bachelor degree) or Mühendis Diplomasi with a final overall score of at least GPA 2.8-3.0 on a 4-point scale, depending on the institution you have attended.
A Bachelor degree (Sarjana I) with a final overall result of at least 3.0 out of 4.0.
A Bachelor's degree or Professional Doctorate with a final overall result of at least 14 out of 20 when studied at a state university and 15 out of 20 when studied at a private university.
A Honours Bachelor degree with a final overall result of at least Second Class Honours (Grade I).
You should have a Bachelor degree from a university with a final overall result of at least 75% (Very Good) or 3.0 on a 4-point scale.
You should have a Bachelor Honours degree, Professional Bachelor degree or Baccalaureus Technologiae (Bachelor of Technology) with a final overall result of at least Second Class (Division One) or 70%.
A Título Universitario Oficial de Licenciado en (subject area) (Licenciatura), Título Universitario Oficial de Graduado en (subject area) (Grado), Título de Ingeniero or Título de Arquitecto with a final overall result of at least 7 out of 10 (Notable/Very Good).
A Bachelor degree with a final overall result of at least Second Class Honours (Upper Division).
A Licencjat or Inżynier (Bachelor degree) with a final overall result of at least 4.5 on a 5-point scale.
A Diplomă de Licență (Bachelor degree), Diplomă de Inginer or Diplomă de Urbanist Diplomat with a final overall result of at least 8 out of 10.
A Kandidatexamen (Bachelor Degree) or Yrkesexamen (Professional Bachelor degree) with a final overall result of at least Grade B. Please contact us if your institution uses a different grading scale.
A Bachelor degree (awarded after 2007) or Specialist Diploma with a final result of at least 80% or 3.5 on a 4-point scale. Please contact us if your institution uses a different grading scale.
A Honours Bachelor degree or Bachelor degree with a final overall result of at least CGPA 3.0 on a 4-point scale.
A Bachelor degree, Candidatus Philosophiae, Diplomingeniør (Engineer), Professionsbachelor (Professional Bachelor degree) or Korrespondenteksamen with a final overall result of at least 7 out of 10.
A four year Bachelor degree with a final overall score of at least 70-80% depending on the institution attended.
A Bachelor degree, Esrte Staatsprüfung (Primarstufe / Sekundarstufe I), Fachhochschuldiplom / Diplom (FH) or Magister Artium with a final overall result of at least 2.5 (Gut).
A Bachelor degree (Bằng Tốt Nghiệp Đại Học/Bằng Cử Nhân) of at least four years or a Masters (Thạc sĩ) from a recognised degree-awarding institution with a final overall result of at least 7.0 on a 10-point scale.
A Kandidaatti / Kandidat (University Bachelor Degree), (Professional Title) (AMK/YH) (Bachelor degree from a University of Applied Sciences), Arkkitehti / Arktitekt / Diplomi-insööri / Diplomingenör / Proviisori / Provisor with a final overall result of at least 3.5 on a 5-point scale.
A Bachelor degree with a final overall result of Upper Second Class (60% or 3.25 on a 4-point scale).
A University Bachelor degree (Ptychio) or Diploma with a final overall score of at least 6.5 out of 10.
Typically, we require a Bachelor degree with a final overall result of at least First Class. However, due to the number of different grading scales in use, we ask that you upload a copy of the grading scale used by your institution, along with your transcript, when you submit your application.
A Bakalavr (Bachelor degree) or Specialist Diploma with a final overall result of at least 4.5 on a 5-point scale or 3.2 on a 4-point scale.
A Baccalaureus or Candidatus/a with an overall final result of at least 7.25 on a 10-point scale.
A four year Bachelor degree from a recognised university with a final overall result of at least 65% or 3.25/4.0 or Masters degree following a three year or four year Bachelor degree.
A four-year Bachelor degree from a high ranked (HEC) university with a final overall result of at least a First Class (Division 1). CGPA of at least 3.0 and above depending on grading system.
A Laurea, Laurea in Ingegneria / Architettura, Diploma Accademico di Primo Livello, Diploma di Mediatore Linguistico or Licenza di Academia di Belle Arti with a final result of at least 102 out of 110.
A Bachelor degree with a final overall result of at least 75% depending on the institution attended.
A Bachelor degree with a final overall result of at least CGPA 3.0.
A Bachelor degree or Fachhochschuldiplom/Diplom (FH) with a final result of at least Gut.
Cypriot qualifications.
A Bachelor degree (Ptychio) with a final overall result of at least 6.5 out of 10.
A Bachelor degree with a final overall result of at least Second Class (Division 1).
A Título de Licenciado or Título (Profesional) de (subject area) with a final overall result of least 8 out of 10.
A Bachelor degree or Doctoraal with a final overall result of at least 7 out of 10.
A Licenciado with a final overall result of at least 15 out of 20.
A Bachelorgrad (Bachelor degree), Candidatus/a Magisterii, Sivilingeniør or Siviløkonom with a final overall result of at least B.
A Bachelor Honours degree with a final result of at least Second Class (Upper Division) or a Bachelor degree with a final result of Distinction or higher.
A Bachelier, Licencié or Licentiaat and other two cycle diplomas with a final overall score of at least 16 out of 20.
A Titulo de Bacharel, Titulo de (subject area) or Licenciado/a with a final overall result of at least 7.5 out of 10.
A Bachelor degree (Honours) or Bachelor degree with a final overall result of at least CGPA 3.0 on a 4-point scale (B or 70%). Please contact us if your institution uses a different grading scale.
A Bachelor degree with a final overall result of at least 3 out of 4, 80% or B.
A Grade de licence / Grade de licence professionnelle with a final overall result of at least 13 out of 20.
A Bachelor degree (Honours) with a final overall result of Second Class (Division 1) Honours or 3.0 out of 4.0.
A Bachelor degree (Gakushi) with a final overall result of at least 3.0 out of 4.0 (B).
We welcome applications from graduates from all countries. If you can’t see your country in the list, please contact our admissions team for advice about your specific entry requirements.
To apply for this course, you should have an undergraduate degree equivalent to a UK 2:1 or above. Your degree can be in any discipline but a quantitative background/aptitude required.
We may make an offer based on a lower grade if you can provide evidence of your suitability for the course.
A Bachelor degree with a final overall result of at least 3.5 on a 5-point scale or 3.0 on a 4-point scale.
A strong Bachelor (Honours) degree when studied at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore Institute of Technology or Singapore University of Social Sciences with a final overall result of at least Second Class (Upper) Honours, or a strong Bachelor degree when studied at Singapore Management University (SMU) or Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). Typically, we require a final overall result of at least Second Class (Upper) Honours, 60% or B, however we ask that you upload a copy of the grading scale used by your institution, along with your transcript, when you submit your application due to the range of grading scales used by different institutions.
Your tuition fees and how you pay them will depend on whether you are a Home or Overseas student.
See the most recent fees for postgraduate courses .
All School of Management MSc courses have a £60 application fee. Do not pay the fee until you have completed your application. You can pay the fee using the University’s online payment system .
If we offer you a place on a course, you will need to pay a £1,500 deposit to secure it.
If you are studying a postgraduate course, you may be able to take out a loan for your tuition fees and living costs.
Msc scholarships.
A range of scholarships are available with varying award amounts, with over 50 scholarships available.
You can pay your tuition fees by Direct Debit, debit card, credit card or bank transfer. You may also be eligible for a student loan to help you pay your fees.
As well as the cost of books, you will also need to cover the cost of scanning and photocopying. You should budget at least £100 for this.
Some courses involve engagement away from the University campus, and you may be required to pay some or all of the costs for these optional events.
We recommend you apply early as we may close applications before the deadline if a course is full.
We recommend you apply early as we may close applications before the deadline if a course is full. We may consider late applications but if you need a Student Visa to study in the UK, you will need time to apply for and receive your visa to be in the UK by the start of the course.
Apply for 2025 entry.
Develop a broad understanding of the theoretical framework as well as the practical principles of auditing and other assurance engagements. You'll learn about the current regulations, developments and techniques in audit practice. You'll also develop the skills to deal with real-world issues and complexities of the audit process.
This unit is:
Develop a broad understanding of the topical issues in the finance practice. You'll learn how theory is applied in practice and the challenges you may face as a finance practitioner. Topics covered will change to reflect contemporary finance, but some topics we would have explored in recent years include blockchain, artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency.
Research a topic in detail. You'll be able to focus on either an academic research question(s) or a practical challenge. Your analysis might be based on primary data, secondary data or a synthesis of existing literature. You’ll produce recommendations for theory and/or practice.
Develop a fundamental understanding of various research methods, econometrics techniques and data analysis tools for accounting and finance research. You'll also develop the skills and knowledge to obtain information through database research. You'll conduct a comprehensive investigation over a range of accounting and financial relationships and evaluate your findings.
Get a comprehensive overview of accounting theory and practice. You'll develop your understanding of:
Develop a broad understanding of both the theory and the practice of financial statement analysis. You'll learn about valuation techniques and how to use them in equity valuation.
Develop your understanding of the key theoretical principles of:
You'll develop the knowledge and skills to analyse corporate policy, identify and apply the appropriate techniques for investment appraisals and price financial assets.
Develop a broad understanding of the complete and incomplete markets and how to apply them to asset pricing. You'll also explore a range of financial derivatives and gain the skills to apply mathematical tools to price and hedge financial instruments.
Develop your understanding of the fundamental principles of portfolio theory and investment decisions. You'll gain the knowledge and skills to:
Develop your understanding of programming languages used in the finance industry, like Python, SQL, C++ and JavaScript. You'll learn to apply your coding skills to a variety of financial problems like:
Apply your academic knowledge in a real job with a summer internship at an organisation. You'll develop your skills, learn about an industry and gain experience of a practical work environment.
We can't guarantee internships, but our MSc Careers team will support you with your job search and at all stages of the application process.
Develop a broad understanding of the reporting standards and framework on sustainability. You'll explore standards issued by bodies like:
You'll also gain the knowledge and skills to measure and report on social and environmental performance.
Develop your understanding of how to apply recent technological innovations in the finance sector and their implications for financial services. You'll explore topics like:
Develop your understanding of the UK tax system and policies for the main types of taxation. You'll develop the knowledge and skills to prepare computations of UK tax liabilities and provide tax advice to individuals, partnerships and corporate entities . The unit’s emphasis on the principles of taxation will enable you to apply your knowledge to other tax environments.
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