Although every doctoral student must satisfy general requirements, each student designs and completes an individual program of study.
Each new doctoral student begins a program of study, which requires approval from the Area Coordinator and the Doctoral Office. Any unusual features or revisions of an approved program of study requires permission from both the department Area Coordinator and the Doctoral Office. Unless specifically approved in advance by the Area Coordinator and the Doctoral Office, MBA courses will not be eligible for tuition remission.
The general PhD degree requirement for students entering the program with a Master’s degree or equivalent is to successfully complete a minimum of 36 credits. The requirement for students entering the program with only a Bachelor’s degree is to successfully complete a minimum of 54 credits. If the Doctoral Office and the department Area Coordinator approve, a program of study may include previous graduate work at NYU or other universities. In all cases, students must complete at least 33 credits of coursework at NYU.
An approved program of study becomes part of the student’s permanent academic file and represents a formal commitment by both the student and the school. Any approved program can be modified as appropriate.
A complete program of study must include:
Program of study.
Successfully complete a program of study, including completion of prerequisite coursework, basic research skills methodology courses, and major field of study and elective courses.
Successfully pass the comprehensive examination(s) required in the student’s area of study.
Attend the Teaching Workshop and receive certification to teach an undergraduate course.
Successful completion of the teaching practica as described in the PhD Handbook.
Teach one undergraduate course or the equivalent during the 4th year of study.
Initiate a major piece of original research and present it for faculty approval.
Complete a satisfactory dissertation and defend it successfully at the defense presentation. The research is the extension and completion of the research presented at the dissertation proposal.
1st Semester/Term | Credits | |
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Microeconomics: Theory and Applications | 3 | |
Econometrics I | 3 | |
Empirical Research Accounting I | 3 | |
Research Practicum-Actg | 1 | |
Credits | 10 | |
2nd Semester/Term | ||
Panel Data Analysis (Econometrics II) | 3 | |
Theory & Research Managerial Accounting I | 3 | |
Empirical Research in Financial Accounting II | 3 | |
Research Practicum-Actg | 1 | |
Credits | 10 | |
3rd Semester/Term | ||
Research Practicum-Actg 2 | 1 | |
Foundations of Machine Learning and Deep Learning with Applications to Business | 3 | |
Financial Theory II | 3 | |
Financial Theory III | 3 | |
Credits | 10 | |
4th Semester/Term | ||
Theoretical Research in Financial Accounting | 3 | |
Empirical Research in Financial Accounting III | 3 | |
Seminar in Financial Intermediation | 3 | |
Research Practicum-Actg 3 | 1 | |
Credits | 10 | |
5th Semester/Term | ||
Research Practicum-Actg 4 | 1 | |
Teaching Practicum-Actg | 1 | |
Electives | 6 | |
Credits | 8 | |
6th Semester/Term | ||
Research Practicum-Actg 4 | 1 | |
Electives | 5 | |
Credits | 6 | |
Total Credits | 54 |
Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will:
Stern policies.
University-wide policies can be found on the New York University Policy pages .
Additional academic policies can be found on the Stern Graduate Academic Policies page .
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The Accounting PhD program trains students to do rigorous research in accounting, a specialized area of financial economics. The program is highly analytical and quantitative. We look for strong undergraduate preparation in microeconomics and mathematics, while some prior accounting or finance training at the undergraduate or graduate level is an advantage. Institutional understanding of how accounting information is used by capital market participants and/or within firms is useful and best obtained through relevant work experience, but is not required of applicants.
Close working relationships with faculty members provide an excellent learning experience while at Wharton and can continue throughout the student’s career. Our program provides students with opportunities to interact with faculty and get started on relevant research early in the program. Required research elements include the first-year research assistantship and the first and second year summer research papers.
For more information: https://doctoral.wharton.upenn.edu/programs-of-study/accounting/
View the University’s Academic Rules for PhD Programs .
The course of study for the Ph.D. in Accounting requires the completion of 16 graduate course units. 1
Code | Title | Course Units |
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Core Requirements | ||
Complete the following: | 10 | |
Accounting | ||
Empirical Design in Accounting Research | ||
Research in Accounting I | ||
Research in Accounting II | ||
Research in Accounting III | ||
Research in Accounting IV | ||
Economics | ||
Microeconomic Theory | ||
Game Theory and Applications | ||
Econometrics/Statistics | ||
Advanced Statistical Inference I | ||
Advanced Statistical Inference II | ||
Finance | ||
Financial Economics | ||
Additional Coursework | ||
Select 6 course units of electives: | 6 | |
Accounting Electives | ||
Workshop Colloquium I | ||
Workshop Colloquium II | ||
Common Finance Electives | ||
Corporate Finance and Financial Institutions | ||
Introduction to Empirical Methods in Finance | ||
Financial Economics Under Imperfect Information | ||
Empirical Methods in Corporate Finance | ||
Other Electives | ||
Empirical Public Policy | ||
Economics and Law | ||
Research Methods in Management | ||
Academic Writing and Research Design in the Arts and Sciences | ||
Introduction to Optimization | ||
Total Course Units | 16 |
Students must pass all required courses with a grade of B- or better.
Students may, with prior approval of the Accounting PhD coordinator, satisfy this requirement by taking ECON 7300/706. In extraordinary cases, with approval of the Accounting PhD coordinator, a student may satisfy the Econometrics/Statistics requirement with other course sequences.
The degree and major requirements displayed are intended as a guide for students entering in the Fall of 2024 and later. Students should consult with their academic program regarding final certifications and requirements for graduation.
Code | Title | Course Units |
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First Year | ||
Summer | ||
Fall | ||
Research in Accounting I | ||
Microeconomic Theory | ||
Financial Economics | ||
Advanced Statistical Inference I | ||
Spring | ||
Empirical Design in Accounting Research (when offered) | ||
Research in Accounting II | ||
Game Theory and Applications | ||
Advanced Statistical Inference II | ||
Research Assistantship | ||
First Year Summer paper - Proposal Due: June 15th | ||
First Draft Due: September 15th | ||
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
Research in Accounting III | ||
Spring | ||
Empirical Design in Accounting Research (when offered) | ||
Research in Accounting IV | ||
Field Exam - May of Second Year | ||
Theory and Empirical sections required for all students | ||
Second Year Summer paper - Proposal due June 15th | ||
First Draft Due: September 15th | ||
Third Year | ||
& | Workshop Colloquium I and Workshop Colloquium II | |
Fourth Year and Beyond | ||
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Curriculum & coursework.
Our programs are full-time degree programs which officially begin in August. Students are expected to complete their program in five years. Typically, the first two years are spent on coursework, at the end of which students take a field exam, and then another three years on dissertation research and writing.
Students in the Accounting and Management program must complete a minimum of 13 semester-long doctoral courses in the areas of business management theory, economic theory, quantitative research methods, academic field seminars, and two MBA elective curriculum courses. In addition to HBS courses, students may take courses at other Harvard Schools and MIT.
Students in accounting and management begin research in their first year typically by working with a faculty member. By their third and fourth years, most students are launched on a solid research and publication stream. In Accounting and Management, the dissertation may take the form of three publishable papers or one longer dissertation.
Recent questions students have explored include: the ways in which managers use retail-level marketing actions to influence the timing of consumer purchases in relation to their firms’ fiscal calendars and financial performance as well as those of their competitors; the role of accounting information in strategic human resource decisions; the evolution, consequences and institutional determinants of unregulated financial reporting practices; the effects of adopting rolling forecasts on forecast quality.
“ I’m constantly inspired to look into new research angles by the brilliant people I run into on campus every day. ”
Recent placement, yaxuan chen, 2024, hashim zaman, 2022, wei cai, 2020, matthew shaffer, 2019, botir kobilov, 2024, patrick ferguson, 2021, jihwon park, 2020, wilbur chen, 2022, alexandra scherf, 2021, jody grewal, 2019.
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