University Catalogues

The Bentley Accounting PhD

Program Requirements

Course Title Credits
Required Courses - Year 1 and 2
PHD 1640Quant Workshop0
PACC 1604SBC: Accounting Workshop3
PHD 1750Independent Research Project3
PHD 1650Teaching Practicum0
PHD 1502Quantitative Analysis I3
PHD 1504Quantitative Analysis II3
PHD 1506Quantitative Research Meth I3
PHD 1503Qualitative Methods3
PACC 1602SBC: Auditing & Assurance3
PACC 1605SBC: Judgment and Decision-Making3
PACC 1603SBC: Managerial Control Systs3
PACC 1601SBC: Financial Accounting3
Two additional PhD-level Courses not listed above6
Two Method Courses: 6
Introduction to Accounting Research
Econometrics
Behavioral and Experimental Economics
SBC: Microeconomic Theory
Qualitative Research Method II
Total Credits42


Dissertation 

Course Title Credits
Required Dissertation Course - Year 3 and Beyond
PHD 1850Dissertation 19
Total Credits18 to 90
1

Students register for this 9-credit dissertation course each fall and spring term until graduation.