PhD Finance at University of Alabama

Programme overview

The Ph.D. program in Finance is designed to provide students with the advanced training and substantive knowledge necessary to pursue positions in finance at research and teaching institutions of higher learning. In rare circumstances, Finance PhD students are allowed to transfer a credit for a course already taken and to substitute a required course by taking another graduate course. Approval must be granted prior to starting the class that is serving as a substitute.

Faculty: Manderson Graduate School of Business | Department: Economics Finance Legal Studies | Duration: 66 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 66 credit hours. Courses in the listed curriculum include FI 601 Finance Theory I, FI 602 Finance Theory II, FI 610 Seminar In Finan Mgt, FI 614 Seminar In Investments, FI 624 Financial Markets, EC 600 Advanced Mathematical Economic.

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Application information

Entry requirements

In addition to the minimum Graduate School admission requirements, to be considered for regular admission an application must include: Application Fee Resume 3 Letters of Recommendation GRE score of at least 320 (verbal + quantitative), GMAT score of at least 600 (old version), or GMAT (new version) score of at least 565 If required for an international applicant, an English language proficiency test score (TOEFL, IELTS, DET, or PTE score) that meets the Graduate School minimum Students who do not meet these requirements, but who excel in other areas, may be considered for Admission with Permission to Continue. See the Admission Criteria section of this catalog for more information. After passing the written comprehensive exam at the end of the second year and completing the second year’s course work, a student begins working on the dissertation. A student must ask a faculty member to serve as Chairperson of his/her Dissertation Committee. The Chairperson must be identified prior to t

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (the admissions page lists Spring, and Summer/Fall priority deadlines).

Apply through the official page: https://graduate.ua.edu/

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