Typical Study Program for First Two Years

Year 1:
Fall: Financial Management I, Price Theory I, Econometrics I
Spring: Investments, Continuous Time Finance, Elective
Summer: Qualifying Exam

Year 2:
Fall: Financial Management II, Empirical Methods I, Elective
Spring: Risk Management, Empirical Paper Seminar, Options and Future
Summer: Comprehensive Exam

Core and Field Courses in Finance
The 21 semester hours of Finance included in the Ph.D. program must include the following three core courses:

Other courses included in Ph.D. Finance fields are:

Neither foundation finance courses nor any 6000 level finance courses may be applied to the core requirement of 21 semester hours of finance. The grades earned in the Ph.D. finance core and field courses must satisfy the college's grade point average requirements.

Research Requirements
The 12 credit hours of research requirements (4 research courses) must be selected from the courses listed below or other research courses in consultation with the student’s Advisory Committee and the Ph.D. Program Coordinator:

Any course in which a grade of B - or below has been earned will not count as hours toward satisfying this research requirement.

Supporting Field Coursework
Selection of a supporting field and the specific courses used to satisfy the supporting field requirements shall be made by the student subject to approval by his or her Advisory Committee. The supporting field can be chosen within the College (e.g., accountancy and taxation, international business, management, marketing, operations management, and statistics and operations research) or outside the BCB (e.g., economics, mathematics, statistics, computer science and industrial engineering).

Selection of specific graduate-level courses must meet any requirements that may exist in the selected department. Supporting fields may be selected outside the BCB when such areas are compatible with the student's program of study. No 6000 level courses may be taken without the permission of the Ph.D. Coordinator. The student must achieve a grade of B or better in each of the three courses and an overall grade average of 3.25 in the supporting field.