Below is a sample of a graduate course sequence for students in finance concentration. It’s important to remember that students will have differing elective courses with the approval of their supervisor.
| PhD PROGRAM IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION_PROGRAM STRUCTURE | ||||||
| YEAR 1 | YEAR 2 | YEAR 3 | YEAR 4 | YEAR 5 | YEAR 6 | |
| Compulsory/elective courses | Thesis work | Defense | ||||
| Elective Courses | ||||||
First Year
First Semester
| ECON 503 | Microeconomic Theory I |
| GE 500 | Research Methods and Academic Publication Ethics |
| GE 690 | Academic Practices |
| MAN 525 | Financial Economics |
| MAN 610 | Data Analytics and Statistics |
| MAN 690 | Pre-thesis Seminar |
| MAN 699 | PhD Dissertation |
Second Semester
| ECON 510 | Probability and Statistics II |
| GE 511 | Philosophy of Social Inquiry |
| GE 512 | Quantitative Data Analysis |
| MAN 593 | Research Paper I |
| MAN 627 | Seminar in Corporate Finance |
| MAN 690 | Pre-thesis Seminar |
| MAN 699 | PhD Dissertation |
Second Year
First Semester
| GE 690 | Academic Practices |
| MAN 593 | Research Paper I |
| MAN 628 | Advanced Empirical Finance |
| MAN 690 | Pre-thesis Seminar |
| MAN 699 | PhD Dissertation |
Second Semester
| Qualifying Exam | |
| GE 690 | Academic Practices |
| MAN 593 | Research Paper I |
| MAN 690 | Pre-thesis Seminar |
| MAN 699 | PhD Dissertation |
Third Year
First Semester
| Thesis Proposal | |
| GE 690 | Academic Practices |
| MAN 593 | Research Paper I |
| MAN 690 | Pre-thesis Seminar |
| MAN 699 | PhD Dissertation |
| MAN 610 | Data Analytics and Statistics (Graduate Elective) |
| MAN 627 | Seminar in Corporate Finance (Graduate Elective) |
| ECON 509 | Probability and Statistics I (Restricted Graduate Elective) |
| ECON 510 | Probability and Statistics II (Restricted Graduate Elective) |
| Graduate Elective (1) |
Second Semestar
| GE 690 | Academic Practices |
| MAN 593 | Research Paper I |
| MAN 690 | Pre-thesis Seminar |
| MAN 699 | PhD Dissertation |
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth Years
First Semester
| GE 690 | Academic Practices |
| MAN 593 / 594 | Research Paper I / II |
| MAN 690 | Pre-Thesis Seminar |
| MAN 699 | PhD Dissertation |
Second Semester
| GE 690 | Academic Practices |
| MAN 593 / 594 | Research Paper I / II |
| MAN 690 | Pre-Thesis Seminar |
| MAN 699 | PhD Dissertation |
