Ph.D in Accounting and Finance

Programme Information

Required Credits/Units: 360

The Unicaf University PhD in Accounting and Finance is an integrated doctoral level degree awarded on the basis of a research dissertation (240 credits) and also incorporates a preparatory taught element (120 credits) that provides students with the necessary tools to undertake their research, appreciate current research issues in the field of Accounting and Finance, and assume future leadership roles in their respective institutions. It is the field of focus of the dissertation (67% of total credits), rather than that of the taught modules (33% of total credits) which imparts the specialization name “Accounting and Finance” to the qualification.

Programme Outline

Foundation Courses

Code Course Title Credits
UU-D-IND100 Induction Module 0.00

Core Units

Code Course Title Credits
UU-PhD-801 Research Methods 30.00
UU-PhD-802 Current Issues in Management Research 30.00
UU-PhD-803 Leadership 30.00
UU-PhD-850 Financial Management for Decision Makers 30.00
UU-PhD-FIN-895 Ph.D Accounting and Finance Comprehensive Examination 0.00
UU-PhD-FIN-900-1 Ph.D Accounting and Finance Dissertation (Part 1) 60.00
UU-PhD-FIN-900-2 Ph.D Accounting and Finance Dissertation (Part 2) 60.00
UU-PhD-FIN-900-3 Ph.D Accounting and Finance Dissertation (Part 3) 60.00
UU-PhD-FIN-900-4 Ph.D Accounting and Finance Dissertation (Part 4) 60.00
UU-PhD-FIN-995 Ph.D Accounting and Finance Doctoral Dissertation Examination 0.00

 

Ph.D in Accounting and Finance
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