Applications for Fall 2023 are being accepted now through March 1, 2023.

Application Requirements

Concentration Overview

The Finance concentration will develop scholars with a deep understanding of financial markets, investment theories, financial innovations and strategies and the current challenges facing financial specialists. This program will be grounded with course content, research methodologies and projects developed collaboratively by faculty and financial industry partners to meet the research challenges facing the financial community.

Course Work

Five Required Foundation Courses (Common to all Ph.D. concentrations)

  • Research Design Methods I
  • Statistics
  • Econometrics I
  • Microeconomic Theory
  • Managerial Research Seminar (non-credit)

Two Required Advanced Research Design/Methods Courses

  • Econometrics II
  • Multivariate Statistical methods

Six Concentration Courses

  • Financial Economics and Research
  • Corporate Finance Theory
  • Seminar in Corporate Finance
  • Investment Theory
  • Seminar in Investment
  • One Doctoral level elective

For more information on the Ph.D. program, please visit the Ph.D. in Business Administration page.

Learn About the Application Process

Concentration Coordinator

Hieu Phan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Email: Hieu_Phan@uml.edu
Phone: 978-934-2663

Doctoral Students