PhD/MPhil Accounting and finance at University of Dundee

Programme overview

The PhD and research degrees in accounting and finance are supervised by academics in the School of Business. Research interests include accounting education, artificial intelligence and machine learning in finance, behavioural finance, corporate finance and financial markets, critical and social analysis of accounting, financial reporting, management accounting, and social and environmental accounting.

Faculty: School of Business | Department: Accounting and Finance | Intake: September 2026, January 2027, May 2027 | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students propose their own PhD topic after discussing it with a staff member in the School of Business, within the main research areas listed.

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Application information

Entry requirements

An honours degree at 2:1 or above, and/or a Masters degree in a relevant discipline. English language: IELTS overall 6.5 with 6.0 in writing and speaking and 5.5 in reading and listening; other English qualifications accepted, and nationals of certain countries need not prove English.

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,238 a year. Scottish/rest of UK fee status, per year of study, 2026/27 (estimated from UKRI-based rate; 2025/26 was GBP 5,006); part-time charged pro rata Source

International applicants: GBP 22,660 a year. Per year of study, 2026/27 (2025/26 was GBP 21,940); subject to 5% annual increase Source

Intake: September 2026, January 2027, May 2027

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