The overall objective of the Charles H. Lundquist Doctoral Program in Accounting
is to prepare students for careers as accounting faculty at a college or university
that values scholarly research. We believe that this objective can best be attained
by having faculty work closely with students and monitoring their progress through
the program.
The accounting program also encourages joint research among faculty
and students and maintains a learning environment that is supportive
of the student. Our primary focus is to train students to use economic
reasoning to produce research of sufficient quality to warrant
publication in a top academic journal.
Expectations and Qualifications
The program requirements consist of coursework, summer research
paper, qualifying examination in accounting and dissertation. In
general, the program will be designed to provide the student with a
background in economic theory and econometrics, a familiarity with
research in accounting and finance, and skills in research methods.
The students are expected to have acquired quantitative skills
supportive of these disciplines, inclusive of linear algebra,
calculus, mathematical statistics, and modeling and simulation. In
addition, the student will receive sufficient training to become an
effective teacher. Additional details for each of these areas is
provided below.
Coursework
A specific coursework program will be prepared for each
student. Minimum course requirements include 9 graduate courses in
accounting and finance, 5 courses in mathematics, statistics and
econometrics, and 4 courses in economics. A sample program.
Placement
Our goal is to place graduates in tenure-track faculty positions at a
business school of a research university. In order to obtain offers
for such positions, students are expected to perform well in all
aspects of the program. The student's dissertation paper should be of
sufficient quality to warrant publication in a top-tier research
journal. In addition, each student should be involved with at least
one joint project with a faculty member.
