Overview

Each doctoral student in finance must complete the following seminars.

FIN 701: Advanced Seminar in Finance I
FIN 702: Advanced Seminar in Finance II
FIN 703: Advanced Seminar in Finance III
FIN 705: Research Seminar in Finance

Students of the Finance PhD at University of Alberta must also complete at least two graduate level courses in finance, management science, or economics. The courses chosen must be approved by the student's supervisory committee and Associate Dean, PhD Program and may not count toward the cognate discipline. Students may be asked by their PhD committees to do additional coursework relating to thesis topics.

A comprehensive examination is required in the finance specialization. The candidacy exam must be passed within three years of starting the program.

Suggested Cognate Discipline Courses

Finance students must complete courses in two additional cognate areas. There are generally three options available: statistics/econometrics, economics, and accounting, though other supporting courses are possible with the permission of the student's supervisor.

a) Statistics/Econometrics

b) Economics

c) Accounting

d) Other Supporting Courses

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Econometrics

Applied Econometrics

Time Series Analysis

Stochastic Processes

Multivariate Data Analysis

Applied Business Analysis of Time Series and Panel Data

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-01-15 00:00:00

More details

Deadlines vary depending on your program of interest; some are as early as 12 months before the program begins.

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

3

GRE^®

Required

GMAT

Required

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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90

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Other requirements

General requirements

Admissions to the Business PhD program are based on the following criteria

Previous academic record: Applicants must have an undergraduate degree from a recognized university and sufficiently high grades. They should also have a grade point average (GPA) for the last two years of full-time study of at least 3.0 out of 4.0 on the University of Alberta grade scale and from Canadian or American schools with a comparable scale.
GMAT or GRE score
Three letters of reference
Statement of purpose
Availability of a suitable supervisor
Summary

Tuition Fee

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International

8874 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 8874 CAD per year during 72 months.
National

4732 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 4732 CAD per year during 72 months.

Living costs for Edmonton

1201 - 1992 CAD /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

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