Overview

The Finance program at Australian National University will challenge PhD candidates to identify and solve important questions in the finance world, and will help them to develop a keen analytical mind essential for navigating the fast-changing financial marketplace and corporate sector.

Features

While the program is focused on developing candidates for an academic career, many of the skills it provides are readily transferable to various positions in government and industry.

Some examples are researchers or associates within the banking and financial sector, including investment banking, in roles such as investment or quantitative analysis, mergers and acquisitions analysis and business analysis; and researchers and policy advisers at institutions including central banks, bank regulators, international organisations such as the World Bank, IMF, OECD and ADB, and government departments such as Treasury and Finance.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Microeconomic Analysis

Advanced Macroeconomic Analysis

Advanced Investments

Advanced Corporate Finance

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-31 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Canberra, Australia

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

an Australian Bachelor degree (or equivalent) with First Class Honours or Second Class Honours Division A in finance, actuarial studies, economics, business, commerce, or a subject area with a substantial quantitative content, or

another qualification (e.g. a Master degree) with a substantial research thesis component that the RSFAS HDR (higher degree by research) committee is satisfied is equivalent or superior to a degree mentioned in (a), or

a combination of qualifications and professional experience that the RSFAS HDR committee is satisfied is equivalent or superior to a degree mentioned in (a).

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Tuition Fees

Living costs

Canberra

Australia

1425 - 2504 AUD / month

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

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Delivered

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General requirements

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