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PhD Degree Requirements

The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in the Student Services section of this Web site.

Coursework Requirements

Courses
Units
Major Field
 
FINC 485 Introduction to Finance 1
FINC 486 Seminar in Corporate Finance 1
FINC 487 Dynamic Asset Pricing Theory 1
FINC 488 The Econometrics of Financial Markets 2
FINC 520 Seminar in Finance (2 registrations) 1
ECON 410-1,2,3 Microeconomics 3
ECON 480-1,2,3 Introduction to Econometrics 3
Total required units:
12

Other MS Degree Requirements

  • Examinations: preliminary written exam on microeconomics and econometrics in summer before start of second year; preliminary written exam on finance in summer before start of third year; oral qualifying examination, at which time formal dissertation proposal presented
  • Research/Projects: presentation of current research during PhD student seminars; research paper completed during summer following second year
  • PhD Dissertation: original and significant research; topic should be selected in second year or beginning of third year, in collaboration with the advisor or advisors; presentation of preliminary results at department seminar during third year
  • Final Evaluations: final examination on dissertation