PhD in business administration with a concentration in Finance

Taught Curriculum:

Note: At least two elective courses from the list of electives must be taken for this concentration.

Program Structure:

YEAR 1:

Taught Curriculum → Comprehensive Exams → Ph.D. Candidate’s Status.

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Year 2:

·         Research for thesis.

·         Preparation and presentation of papers in Conferences.

·         Preparation and publication of papers in peer-reviewed journals.

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Year 3:

·         Research and writing-up of thesis.

·         Presentation of papers in Conferences.

·         Publication of papers in peer-reviewed journals.

 Graduation Requirements:

Besides certification in English min. at a C1 level.

• Accumulation of 60 ECTS (30 American credits) spread in line with approved curricular core and concentration requirements with a grade and grade average of ≥ B (83%).
• Pass in Comprehensive Exams.
• Participation as first author of papers in three (3) subject-specific conferences (min. two in international conferences held in the western world) with a scientific committee that selects papers with scientific rigor aiming at publishing the conference’s proceedings in an indexed volume with an ISBN number.
• Publication or acceptance for publication as first author of three papers in subject-specific peer-reviewed journals (min. two in known international journals of the western world) with an editorial board.
• Submission, successful presentation and defence (viva) of doctoral thesis before the Council of Professors, the internal and external examiners.