PhD Curriculum
The Financial Economics program is divided into three stages
- Core preparation
- Advanced specialization
- Dissertation
Core Courses
| Course |
Description |
Credit Hours |
| ECON 6203 |
Microeconomic Theory |
3 |
| ECON 6204 |
Macroeconomic Theory |
3 |
| QMBE 6280 |
Math in Financial Economics |
3 |
| QMBE 6281 |
Econometrics I |
3 |
| QMBE 6282 |
Econometrics II |
3 |
| FIN 6303 |
Financial Markets and Institutions |
|
| FIN 6311 |
Theory of Corporate Finance |
3 |
| FIN 6312 |
Investment Theory |
3 |
| FIN 6318 |
Derivative Securities |
3 |
| FIN 6319 |
International Finance |
3 |
Seminars
| Course |
Description |
Credit Hours |
| ECON 6207 |
Seminar in Microeconomics |
3 |
| QMBE 6283 |
Seminar in Math and Statistics |
3 |
| FIN 6313 |
Seminar in Financial Markets and Institutions |
3 |
| FIN 6314 |
Seminar in Corporate Finance |
3 |
| FIN 6315 |
Seminar in Investments |
3 |
Dissertation
| Course |
Description |
Credit Hours |
| FIN 7050 |
Dissertation Research |
~ 24 |
| FIN 7051 |
Dissertation Workshop |
~ 7 |
The PhD consists of core qualifying exams, including two specialized fields and a corresponding general exam. The capstone is a dissertation, including an oral defense.
Typically, students, before their second fall semester, will take a finance qualifying, which focuses on corporate finance and asset pricing. Following the complete of the second fall semester, students will complete an economic qualifying, including micro and macro economics.
A total of 60 credit hours are needed. To be considered a full time student, 9 credit hours are required for each semester.
Dissertation information
doctoral degree requirements
