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Doctoral Program
Courses
Required courses for Finance Department doctoral students are offered through the Finance, Economics and Accounting departments during Fall and Spring semesters. Select elective courses are offered during Fall and Spring.
Typical Course Sequence
Pre-Fall Session
(First three weeks of August) |
Economics 519,
Math for Economists
CRSP/Compustat workshop
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First Year
(24 units) |
Economics 501A,
Microeconomic Theory I
Economics 501B,
Microeconomic Theory II
Economics 520,
Theory of Quantitative Methods in Economics
Finance, Economics, Math or Accounting elective |
Finance 600,
Theory of Finance
Economics 501C,
Microeconomic Theory III
Economics 522A,
Econometrics I
Finance 900, Research |
| May of 1st year |
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Literature Review and Hypotheses in preparation for second year paper |
| June of 1st year |
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Economics Qualifying Examination |
Second Year
(18 units) |
Economics 522B,
Econometrics II
Finance 602,
Dynamic Asset Pricing
Finance 900, Research |
Finance 695A, Investments
Finance 696E,
Corporate Finance
Finance, Economics, Math or Accounting elective
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December of
2nd year |
Second-year paper |
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| June of 2nd year |
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Comprehensive Finance Exam |
Third Year*
(12 units) |
Finance, Economics, Math or Accounting elective
Dissertation
(3 units) |
Finance, Economics, Math or Accounting elective
Dissertation
(3 units) |
August of
3rd year |
Dissertation proposal and Oral examination |
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Fourth Year*
(12 units) |
Dissertation
(6 units) |
Dissertation
(6 units) |
* Students receiving financial aid or not receiving a graduate assistantship may be required to take nine hours per semester
to be considered full-time.
Schedule of Classes
Please visit The University of Arizona Office of Curriculum and Registration Schedule of Classes for the most current list of class offerings.
Contact Kay Ross, Program Coordinator, for questions on specific classes and scheduling requirements.
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