Overview

The PhD Finance programme from University of Essex enables you to spend your first year completing a full-time Masters qualification, which will equip you with the business knowledge and research skills needed to begin PhD study the following year. Your PhD will then be studied full time, over the next three years.

Features

his PhD follows a 'three paper' thesis, where you produce three research articles, framed by an introduction and conclusion.

Your supervisors will support you to submit these papers to conferences and for publication in international journals, so you can begin to build your international research portfolio well before graduation. You benefit from strong industry links with organisations such as Invesco Perpetual and HSBC.

Programme Structure

Structure

EBS Integrated Programmes: Dissertation
Research Methods in Financial Econometrics
Derivative Securities
Asset Pricing
Portfolio Management

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-10-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-08-31 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2024-06-29 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

88

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Economics Business Administration Finance View 100 other PhDs in Business Administration in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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88

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Other requirements

General requirements

You will need a 2:2 degree or equivalent, in a related subject.
Our four year integrated PhD, allows you to spend your first year studying at Masters level in order to develop the necessary knowledge and skills and to start your independent research in year two.

Tuition Fee

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International

17900 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 17900 GBP per year during 60 months.
National

5900 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 5900 GBP per year during 60 months.

Living costs for Colchester

660 - 1140 GBP /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Finance.

Available Scholarships

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