Doctor of Philosophy in Business with a Specialization in Accounting

University of Alberta

The PhD specialization in accounting prepares students for careers as future faculty at research universities. Broadly speaking, research questions in accounting address the economic and psychological effects of accounting information on financial markets, managerial settings and contracting. Students complete their coursework in the first two years of the program. The coursework requirements include accounting specialization courses, research methods courses and courses from a cognate discipline. The accounting specialization courses cover analytical, behavioral, empirical and experimental research in accounting and related fields. The research methods courses consist of additional PhD-level courses in areas important to the student's research interests, such as economics, finance, mathematics, and psychology. The cognate discipline assures that students develop scholarly breadth. It typically consists of three PhD-level courses from a single field outside of accounting.

Alberta School of Business