MRes/PhD Finance & Economics
Year two modules* ■ Asset Pricing 1 ■ Asset Pricing 2 ■ Corporate Finance 1 ■ Corporate Finance 2 ■ Financial Markets ■ Dissertation.
■ A GMAT or GRE score is required and should be provided as part of your application. However, we have no defined threshold and the score provided will be indicative to merely supplement and strengthen your application ■ You should have strong academic references and excellent potential for research. Fees and funding Our MRes/PhD Finance & Economics programme is fully-funded. All students accepted onto the programme will have their full fees paid and will receive an annual stipend of approximately £23,000 per annum throughout their course, subject to satisfactory progress. You don’t need to apply separately for this funding. It will be included as part of the offer onto the programme. Making an application Applications are made through the University of Warwick’s online form, which can be accessed through our website. Please ensure you meet the entry requirements before submitting an application. Full details can be found on our website: W wbs.ac.uk/go/FEapply
The MRes/PhD Finance & Economics is jointly run with the University of Warwick’s Department of Economics. The 2+4 year programme will give you a thorough understanding of state of the art research techniques, and an in-depth appreciation of principal areas of interest for researchers in finance and economics. Experience independent thinking in a world-class interdisciplinary environment. Gain a thorough understanding of state of the art research techniques, and an in-depth appreciation of principal areas of interest for researchers in finance and economics. Your MRes If you choose our Finance & Economics programme, you will initially be registered for an MRes. This is a compulsory part of the programme, and you will be required to pass compulsory taught modules in your first and second years. The main requirement for the award of your MRes at the end of your second year is the successful completion of all taught modules, plus the submission of a dissertation, and passing an Admissions Panel in order to be upgraded to the degree of PhD.
Your PhD Following the successful completion of your dissertation and PhD Admissions Panel, you’ll then move onto the traditional PhD element of the programme. Here you’ll become embedded into our culture of curiosity and restlessness, digging further into your chosen area of interest, and working within our world- class research groups. The main requirement for the award of your PhD is the successful completion of a thesis which makes a significant original contribution to knowledge. Our entry requirements Competition to join our PhD programme is very strong; you’ll need to demonstrate you have the intellectual capabilities, stamina, drive and commitment to complete a ground-breaking piece of work through independent study. In all cases, applicants will be interviewed, either in person or online. ■ A Bachelors degree from a UK university or an equivalent from an overseas university; plus a Masters degree in Economics or Finance (with a significant quantitative finance component). Accounting or Financial Mathematics may be considered with a significant finance component. A 1st class degree and a distinction at Masters level is recommended, but serves as a guideline only
I have always been fascinated with coming up with interesting questions and finding unique ways to answer them. With its excellent faculty expertise, WBS provided me with the opportunity to explore my research interests further and work with people of a similar mindset.
Modules Through your MRes modules you’ll be equipped with professional training in
modern finance and economics, as well as the knowledge, including tools and techniques of analysis, to apply this in your future research. You will study four compulsory modules in your first year, and five modules plus a dissertation in your second year.
Year one compulsory modules ■ Advanced Microeconomic Theory ■ Advanced Macroeconomic Analysis ■ Advanced Econometric Theory ■ Practice of Financial Research.
Yazhou He Presidential Fellow, Alliance Manchester Business School PhD Finance (2013–2017)
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