PhD

Finance Program

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Local:$ 10 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 10 k / Year(s)  
StudyQA ranking:5144 Duration:3 years

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Finance as an area of expertise has extended its scope with help of developments in recent years. Besides, risk management, derivative markets, banking, insurance, behavioral finance, investment analysis and management, financial modeling, international financial markets have become academic specialization fields as sub-disciplines of finance. The aim of the PhD program in Finance is to develop academicians and professionals who are capable of conducting high quality scientific research and are eligible to meet the increasing demand for qualified manager in the field. Graduates of the program are leading researchers in the field of finance who are qualified in quantitative research methods in finance and financial econometrics, can follow theoretical literature in micro and macroeconomics, contribute to current issues in national and international financial system and create scholarly solutions to increase the financial efficiency of real sector firms. 

To see the course details (such as objectives, learning outcomes, content, assessment and ECTS workload), click the relevant Course Code given in the table below.

1. Year Fall Semester
Code Pre. Course Name Theory Application/Laboratory Local Credits ECTS
ECON 601   Microeconomic Theory I 3 0 3 10
FIN 601   Corporate Finance Theory 3 0 3 10
FIN 603   Financial Econometrics 3 0 3 10
Total : 30
1. Year Spring Semester
Code Pre. Course Name Theory Application/Laboratory Local Credits ECTS
ECON 603   Macroeconomic Theory I 3 0 3 10
FIN 602   Empirical Research in Finance 3 0 3 10
FIN 604   Quantitative Methods in Finance 3 0 3 10
Total : 30
2. Year Fall Semester
Code Pre. Course Name Theory Application/Laboratory Local Credits ECTS
ELEC 000   Elective Course 3 0 3 10
FIN 605   Financial Modelling 3 0 3 10
ITF 603   Research Seminar in Finance 3 0 3 10
Total : 30
2. Year Spring Semester
Code Pre. Course Name Theory Application/Laboratory Local Credits ECTS
ELEC 001   Elective Course I 3 0 3 10
ELEC 002   Elective Course II 3 0 3 10
ITF 693   Applied Scientific Research 3 0 3 10
Total : 30
3. Year Fall Semester
Code Pre. Course Name Theory Application/Laboratory Local Credits ECTS
FIN 695   Comprehensive Exam 0 0 0 30
Total : 30
3. Year Spring Semester
Code Pre. Course Name Theory Application/Laboratory Local Credits ECTS
FIN 699   Thesis 0 0 0 30
Total : 30
Elective Courses
Code Pre. Course Name Theory Application/Laboratory Local Credits ECTS
ECON 604   Macroeconomic Theory II 3 0 3 10
ECON 605   Statistics 3 0 3 10
ECON 606   Econometrics 3 0 3 10
FIN 610   International Financial Management 3 0 3 10
FIN 611   Derivatives and Risk Management 3 0 3 10
FIN 612   Behavioral Finance 3 0 3 10
FIN 613   Financial Institutions and Markets 3 0 3 10
FIN 614   Bank Management 3 0 3 10
FIN 615   Stochastic Processes in Finance 3 0 3 10
FIN 616   Time Series Analysis 3 0 3 10
FIN 617   Market Microstructure and Asset Pricing 3 0 3 10
ITF 602   Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management 3 0 3 10
ITF 605   Financial Economics 3 0 3 10

The students studying in this Ph.D program are required:

Take at least 7 courses with 21 local credits (Master degree holders),

Take at least 14 courses with 42 local credits (Undergraduate degree holders),

Take 240 ECTS and obtain a GPA of 3.00 over 4.00 (Master degree holders),

Take 300 ECTS and obtain a GPA of 3.00 over 4.00 (Undergraduate degree holders),

Pass the proficiency exam,

Succeed in thesis proposal and thesis exam,

Prepare and defend a doctoral thesis,

Score at least CC/S in all the master program courses required by the program, and at least CB/S in all the doctoral program courses.

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