Accounting Graduate Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
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).
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | FOUNDATIONS OF ACCOUNTING RESEARCH | 3 |
| ACTG 621 | FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING RESEARCH | 3 |
| ACTG 622 | ACCOUNTING, JUDGMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY | 3 |
| ACTG 623 | TAX RESEARCH | 3 |
| BA 602 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | 3 |
| FIN 640 | FOUNDATIONS OF FINANCIAL RESEARCH | 3 |
| FIN 641 | CORPORATE FINANCE SEMINAR | 3 |
| FIN 642 | CAPITAL MARKETS | 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 Hours | 119 | |
Option Code: 2058