Accounting Graduate Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
Graduate option for the PhD in Business Administration.
The primary objective of the accounting option is to train doctoral students for careers as professors at high-quality research-oriented universities. This training includes providing them with a program of course work that will prepare them to conduct quality accounting research, involving them in faculty-sponsored research projects as co-investigators and co-authors, and assimilating them into all aspects of the academic accounting profession (e.g., teaching, research, and service).
Option Code: 2058
- Produce and defend an original significant contribution to knowledge.
- Demonstrate mastery of subject material.
- Conduct scholarly activities in an ethical manner.
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Basic Program | ||
BA 611 | TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS | 1,1 |
BA 612 | FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS RESEARCH | 3 |
BA 613 | SEMINAR IN BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS | 3 |
Other sample courses include (but are not limited to): | ||
AEC 512 | MICROECONOMIC THEORY I | 4 |
AEC 513 | MICROECONOMIC THEORY II | 4 |
AEC 525 | APPLIED ECONOMETRICS | 4 |
AEC 625 | ADVANCED ECONOMETRICS I | 4 |
AEC 627 | COMPUTATIONAL ECONOMICS | 4 |
ST 511 | METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS | 4 |
Advanced Program | ||
ACTG 620 | 3 | |
ACTG 621 | 3 | |
ACTG 622 | 3 | |
ACTG 623 | 3 | |
BA 602 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | 3 |
FIN 640 | 3 | |
FIN 641 | 3 | |
FIN 642 | 3 | |
Additional Courses to Fulfill PhD Requirements | ||
Sample courses include (but are not limited to): | ||
AEC 611 | ADVANCED MICROECONOMIC THEORY I | 4 |
ECON 520 | GAME THEORY | 4 |
ECON 560 | INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION THEORY AND POLICY | 4 |
ST 512 | METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS | 4 |
ST 513 | METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS | 4 |
ST 551 | STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
ST 552 | STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
Dissertation/Research | ||
BA 603 | THESIS/DISSERTATION | 36 |
Total Credits | 119 |
Option Code: 2058