Overview

Each doctoral student in finance must complete the following seminars.

FIN 701: Advanced Seminar in Finance I
FIN 702: Advanced Seminar in Finance II
FIN 703: Advanced Seminar in Finance III
FIN 705: Research Seminar in Finance

Students of the Finance PhD at University of Alberta must also complete at least two graduate level courses in finance, management science, or economics. The courses chosen must be approved by the student's supervisory committee and Associate Dean, PhD Program and may not count toward the cognate discipline. Students may be asked by their PhD committees to do additional coursework relating to thesis topics.

A comprehensive examination is required in the finance specialization. The candidacy exam must be passed within three years of starting the program.

Suggested Cognate Discipline Courses

Finance students must complete courses in two additional cognate areas. There are generally three options available: statistics/econometrics, economics, and accounting, though other supporting courses are possible with the permission of the student's supervisor.

a) Statistics/Econometrics

b) Economics

c) Accounting

d) Other Supporting Courses

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Econometrics

Applied Econometrics

Time Series Analysis

Stochastic Processes

Multivariate Data Analysis

Applied Business Analysis of Time Series and Panel Data

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

More details

Deadlines vary depending on your program of interest; some are as early as 12 months before the program begins.

Language

English

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61

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IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Edmonton, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

3

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Required

GMAT

Required

English requirements

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140

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90

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61

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6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Admissions to the Business PhD program are based on the following criteria

Previous academic record: Applicants must have an undergraduate degree from a recognized university and sufficiently high grades. They should also have a grade point average (GPA) for the last two years of full-time study of at least 3.0 out of 4.0 on the University of Alberta grade scale and from Canadian or American schools with a comparable scale.
GMAT or GRE score
Three letters of reference
Statement of purpose
Availability of a suitable supervisor
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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

10518 CAD / year

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Citizens or residents

4923 CAD / year

≈ 4923 CAD / year

Living costs

Edmonton

Canada

1201 - 1992 CAD / month

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Suggested Cognate Discipline Courses

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Living costs

Edmonton

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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