Finance PhD programme structure

The first year of the Ph.D. programme corresponds to the Master in Quantitative Economics and Finance. It is an intense coursework that goes from the basics to the knowledge frontier in finance, economics, and data science. In the second year of the Ph.D. programme, students become doctoral candidates and join the doctoral programme in finance, per se. The second and third years offer specialized courses. All courses are in English and taught by local faculty and visiting scholars from renowned universities/business schools, such as the University of Chicago and the London Business School. Most students typically find their Ph.D. advisor in the second year of the Ph.D. programme.

• Year 1

  Year 1

  Master in Quantitative Economics & Finance

• Year 2

  Year 2

  Mandatory core courses
  Elective courses
  Thesis work

• Year 3

  Year 3

  Thesis work

• Year 4

  Year 4

  Thesis work

• Year 5

  Year 5

  Thesis work
  Academic Job market
  Thesis defense

Doctoral courses at the DSEFM

Some elective courses are offered by the Doctoral School in Economics, Finance and Management (DSEFM). Each year the DSEFM offers about 25 disciplinary and inter-disciplinary courses to familiarize PhD students with recent developments in their research domains and upgrade their knowledge and skills using advanced quantitative methods from Economics, Finance and Management.

In collaboration with the Office of Doctoral Studies, the DSEFM also offers courses to develop cross-disciplinary and academic competences such as scientific writing, presentation, and communication skills (about 30 transferable skills courses).

Doctoral students can also choose courses from other departments, such as the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Humanities. Another possibility for doctoral students is to attend doctoral courses at other universities, such as summer schools.