Integrated PhD
What you need to know:
The Essex Business School is offering the Integrated PhD in the areas of
Accounting, Finance or Management.
It is primarily designed for students wishing to undertake doctoral studies
but who have limited or no research training. Accounting and Management
students undertake a Masters by Research (MRes) during the first year of the
Integrated PhD. Finance students undertake a structured programme.
The programme aims to develop knowledge and understanding of:
- General research skills, including both quantitative and qualitative
approaches;
- different theoretical stances which underpin positive and interpretive
approaches to research;
- design of a research proposal including construction of research
questions and or hypotheses;
- management of a research programme including data management;
- rigorous training in mathematics, statistics and econometrics (wherever
these skills are needed most).
Applicants are expected to have already obtained a first degree in
accounting, finance, business or a related subject. You will have obtained a
Masters once you've successfully completed your first year.
...more info on the Rules of Assessment.
All students undertaking an Integrated PhD course would have to take the
following compulsory modules:
-
Accounting and Management:
-
Finance:
Integrated Finance PhD course structure
Integrated
Finance PhD students undertake a structured programme, which mirrors
the MSc Finance programme:
- Derivative Securities
- Asset Pricing
- Portfolio Management
- Research Methods in Finance: Empirical Methods in Finance
- Research Methods in Finance: Foundations in Finance
- One optional module
- Dissertation
The
only difference is the classification from MSc Finance programme ‘as core
modules'
Integrated Management PhD course structure (starting in 2011/12)
- Management in Organisations
or
- Critical Perspectives on Management Knowledge
- Research Methods and Methodologies in Accounting and
Management
- Philosophy of Management and Accounting
- Advanced Qualitative Research Methods
- Research Evaluation Projects
- One optional module
- Dissertation
Integrated Accounting PhD course structure (starting in 2011/12)
- Research Methods and Methodologies in Accounting and
Management
- Philosophy of Management and Accounting
- Issues in Financial Reporting
or
- Management Accounting
- Advanced Qualitative Research Methods
- Research Evaluation Projects
- One optional module
- Dissertation