Haas Ph.D. Program
Curriculum
Accounting Curriculum
There are specific requirements for the doctoral program in each field of study. The faculty group can specify how certain departmental requirements are to be met and can add requirements or increase minimum standards. Optional courses may be taken in addition to the required courses, not instead of them. Students must consult with their field advisor to ensure that their choices make a sensible program.
Course Requirements
Summer Session:
- Econ 204 (Mathematical Tools for Economics. Pre-requiste for Econ 201 A.)
I. First Stage of Coursework
Common core
Required:
- Econ 201A, Econ 201B (Economic Theory)
- Stat 200A (Introduction to Probability & Statistics at an Advanced Level)
- PHDBA 300 (Teaching Business)
Options:
- Math 110 (Linear Algebra)
- Additional Math courses
Basic Discipline
Options:
- Econ 241A, Econ 241B (Econometrics) [empirical track] -or
- Econ 209A, Econ 209B (Game Theory, Agency Theory) [theoretical track]
- Additional Econ courses
Research Strategy and Methodology
Required:
- Econ 240A (Introductory Econometrics)
- Econ 240B (Introductory Econometrics)
- PHDBA 297A (Research & Theory in Business: Economics & Management Science)
Options:
- Additional Stat courses
Field of Study Courses: Accounting
Required:
- PHDBA 229A, PHDBA 229B, PHDBA 229C, PHDBA 229D (Doctoral Seminars in Accounting)
Options:
- PHDBA 239B, PHDBA239C (Finance sequence)
Additional Requirements:
- All students are required to complete a second-year research paper.
II. Written examination
Given at the end of the second year. Preparation primarily involves taking the accounting doctoral seminars, but familiarity with other areas of accounting is expected. This knowledge is acquired through courses and independent reading.
III. Second stage of coursework
Required:
- PHDBA 229S (Research Seminar in Accounting in each semester after the written exam.)
Options:
- PHDBA 602 (Independent Study)
- PHDBA 299 (Independent Research)
- Additional Econ and Finance courses
Oral examination
Students submit and defend their dissertation proposals in the oral qualifying examination. The objective is to determine whether students have the intellectual capacity and academic preparation to complete the program. Successful completion of prior phases of the program and a well-defined research proposal are required.
Dissertation
A dissertation is the formulation and completion of a major research project and its written presentation. It is the last step in the program. The university has specific guidelines for completing the dissertation. A faculty committee reviews the dissertation as an ongoing process. The committee is chosen by the student and must consist of three or more faculty members, one of whom must be from an outside discipline. When all members are satisfied, they sign off on the dissertation to signify their approval. Then, the student files the work with the University.
