Program Overview
Accounting and Finance PhD Programme
The Accounting and Finance PhD programme is a research area within the Business Studies PhD programme, offered by Cardiff Business School.
Overview
The Accounting and Finance Section at Cardiff Business School has an established and expanding worldwide reputation for conducting high-quality theoretical and empirical research in accounting and finance and related fields.
Research Areas
The programme offers a full range of expertise, with particular strengths in:
- Interdisciplinary perspectives on accounting
- Management accounting and control
- Historical development of accounting
- Financial reporting and business communication
- Professions and Professionalisation
- Accounting, auditing and finance in emerging economies, especially China
- Public sector accounting
- Asset pricing
- Corporate finance
- Empirical finance
- Financial econometrics
- International finance
- Corporate governance
Skills Developed
The programme enables students to:
- Gain advanced knowledge of theoretical and empirical research methods in accounting and finance
- Acquire in-depth training to conduct accounting and finance research at the highest international quality
- Develop critical and analytical skills, useful for further academic work and attractive to consultancy firms and financial institutions
- Synthesise and critically evaluate published research work in their chosen pathways
- Apply advanced research methods to specified research settings
- Use information technology and relevant software packages to collect, manage, and analyse quantitative and qualitative data
- Interact positively with academic colleagues, acknowledging challenges and limitations to their work
- Demonstrate awareness of the importance of oral and written communication skills
- Develop the ability to work independently and organise research collaborations
- Plan research tasks effectively, within groups or individually
Distinctive Features
The programme has an established and growing reputation for conducting high-quality theoretical and empirical research in accounting and finance, with a high number of internationally recognised scholars and an environment that encourages students to achieve their full potential as researchers.
Research Specialisms
Research specialisms include:
- Capital structure
- Dividend policy
- Derivatives and cash markets
- Cross-listing
- M&A
- IPOs
- Corporate governance
- Managerial compensation
- Asset pricing
- Market efficiency
- Behavioural Finance
- Financial intermediation
- Socially responsible investments
- Financial risk measurement and management
- Taxation
- Public sector accounting
- Management accounting
- Auditing
- Accounting change in China
Supervisors
A list of academic staff that can provide supervision can be found on the Cardiff Business School website.
Resources and Facilities
The programme offers:
- PhD supervision by internationally renowned scholars with publications in top-tier accounting and finance journals
- Access to a wide range of databases, including WRDS (CRISP, COMPUSTAT), DataStream, Thomson One Banker, Thomson Reuters EIKON, and Bloomberg
- A strong research culture, including conferences and regular research seminars where PhD students are encouraged to present and participate in academic debates
Career Prospects
The PhD programme prepares students for a career as a leading academic scholar or to excel in business practitioning or senior public policy decision-making.
Funding
Information on funding can be found on the university's website.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees vary depending on the student's location:
- Students from the UK: get the latest information on postgraduate fees
- Students from the EU, EEA, and Switzerland: get the latest information on postgraduate fees
- Students from the rest of the world (international): get the latest information on postgraduate fees
Programme Information
For programme structure, entry requirements, and how to apply, visit the Business Studies programme website.
Related Courses
Related courses include:
- Taught Business courses
- Research Business programmes
Related Subjects
Related subjects include:
- Accounting
- Business
- Statistics
- Economics
- Mathematics