PhD Business Administration in Accounting

The objective of the Accounting PhD program is to produce high-quality academics that are prepared for successful careers in research, teaching, and professional engagement in a university setting. To achieve this, the program allows students to specialize in the areas of financial accounting, capital markets, auditing, and tax-related research topics, overlaid with an appreciation of global and international issues. The program also provides students with the knowledge and tools needed in the application of archival, behavioral, and analytical research methods. As accounting research has become increasingly interdisciplinary, students are also exposed to research and quantitative methods from the fields of economics, statistics, finance, management information systems, and the behavioral sciences.