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Accounting and Finance – (Ph.D.)
University of Birmingham
Birmingham Business School| Application Deadline: | None, but early application advised | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 3,930 - ≈ € 12,248 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Birmingham / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Birmingham
Studying for a PhD is the ultimate in higher qualifications and the pinnacle of academic achievement. It requires a major commitment from the student, and in return offers a fantastic opportunity for producing an expert piece of research, worthy of publication.
The PhD degree requires a minimum period of study of 3 years full-time or 6 years part-time and is by thesis only, supported by appropriate research training.
Taught aspects of the course
As a PhD student, you will begin working on your research project right at the start of the first year. With the support of their Research Supervisor, you will also go through a training analysis to identify any needs that you may have.
Most PhD students will be expected to take the core research methods training courses of the MA Social Research. Students will then be able to take more advanced training as appropriate on the basis of a training needs analysis conducted with their supervisor at the beginning of each year. Details of the courses taken by PhD students in the department of Economics or by students who do their research in the area of Finance can be obtained from the Research Office.
One popular module is Postgraduate Teaching Assistant training, which students often take in year 2 or 3, enabling you to be able to teach within the school, and ultimately making you all the more employable after your study.
For part-time students modules are flexible and can be studied in blocks, part time or weekends to fit your commitments.
Contents
The Thesis
The thesis is an examined work of about 80,000 words, and an oral examination to defend the thesis is required. This thesis will be a work of original scholarship and be worthy of potential publication in a journal. Students are required to undergo research training, except where appropriate research training has already been undertaken.
PhD students are also encouraged to take part in a colloquium between the University of Birmingham, Aston University and Warwick University, where students present their work and receive comments and advice on subject matter and findings.
Research interests
Accounting
* Information systems and accounting The communication, use and regulation of digital reporting; including the development of industry standards; control and electronic interchange of data; XBRL; use of internet technologies in business; ERP; and the role of technology in taxation.
* Management accounting Accountability, control systems and change in management accounting; strategic management accounting; institutional theories and corporate governance. Accounting in emerging countries.
* Public sector accounting Accounting in local and central government; charity accounts; national accounting; and comparative international studies; specifically addressing management controls and accountability, including budgeting, financial accounting and reporting, and auditing, with significant emphasis on public sector accounting reform.
* Financial accounting and reporting History of accounting and audit; political and economic consequences of accounting standards; impact of professions; measurement issues; corporate governance; audit and agency theory; globalisation and internationalisation issues.
* Taxation Impact of taxation on individuals
Finance
* Corporate Finance Corporate financial management (including private equity), financial markets (including IPO markets), financial institutions (especially conventional as well as Islamic banks), financial instruments (including derivatives), flow of funds, overreaction phenomena and control of volatility in emerging markets, corporate finance aspects of privatisation and economic development, and economic consequences of corporate disclosure.
* Global finance Financial sector development; flow of funds; bank regulation and governance; bank behaviour and competitiveness; financial crisis and volatility in developing and developed markets.
* Centre for Corporate Governance Research Relationship between boards of directors and institutional investors; trends in voting; directors' remuneration; compliance with corporate governance codes by both large and small companies; the role of corporate governance in debt recovery from distressed public and private companies; corporate governance and sustainability; corporate governance developments in Central and Eastern Europe and in the Middle and Far East.
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Register Now!Requirements
For entry on to our research degrees we require:
* A Masters degree in a relevant subject from a UK university, or an equivalent qualification from a recognised university overseas. In some situations we will accept a good honours degree (first or upper second class honours) or equivalent. This will depend on the quality and/or originality of your research proposal.
* An outline proposal for the research you wish to undertake. The outline proposal should be about 3 sides of A4 in length, preferably typed, describing the nature of the proposed study. The School attached great importance to the quality of this outline research proposal. In some cases you may be asked to rewrite the outline proposal so as to be eligible for the programme.
International students
If your first language is not English, you will need to have either:
* IELTS 6.5 (with no less than 6 in each band); or
* TOEFL - 580 plus 4.0 in the Test of Written English (TWE) in the old TOEFL test, 237 plus 4.0 TWE in the new computer-based test, or 93 plus no mark less than 20 in the internet based test.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Master's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 580 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 237 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 93 |
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