Doctoral Program in Management Science, Finance Concentration

Prerequisites for beginning full doctoral study:

Calculus (2 semesters), Matrix Algebra, Computer Programming, Probability, and Statistics. Deficiencies may be remedied by taking courses recommended by the Ph.D. advisor.
Students entering the program without an MBA or equivalent will be required to complete a minimum of four courses of the type normally required of MBA students to provide them with background knowledge required of professional managers. In certain instances, a higher level course approved by the Finance Ph.D. advisor may be substituted for an MBA level course.

Doctoral program course requirements:

Any two mathematics, statistics, or econometrics courses approved by the Ph.D. advisor.

Finance theory core (FIN 7330 Asset Pricing Theory, and FIN 7340 Theory of Corporate Finance).
Finance empirical core (FIN 7310 Seminar in Contemporary Finance – topic: empirical asset pricing and topic: empirical corporate finance).

Electives from Accounting, Computer Science, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or other fields; specific courses to be approved by the Finance Ph.D. advisor.

Research Papers

Students are expected to write a research paper under the supervision of or in collaboration with School of Management faculty during their first and second summer of work at UTD.

Qualifying Examinations

After completion of the core courses and the Finance theory core, the student sits for a written qualifying examination on finance. Passage of this examination is required for admission to candidacy for the doctorate. The candidate must also orally defend a dissertation proposal before starting the dissertation.

Dissertation

The dissertation is written under the direction of the dissertation committee in accordance with the requirements for the Ph.D. in Management Science (listed above)