Research Opportunities in Accounting and Finance
Introduction
The Department of Accounting and Finance provides research training in both Accounting and Finance to prepare graduates to pursue demanding careers as academics, professional researchers in the financial services sector or managers of business, government and professional organisations.
Strathclyde Business School (SBS) offers extensive structures of academic support, research training and careers advice that complement resources available to the students at Departmental level. All research supervisors are required to attend the School's supervisor training course. Full details on the Business School are available on its website (http://www.strath.ac.uk/business/).
Registration of Students
The Department assesses each application on its merit. For the PhD in Accounting, students should normally hold the equivalent of a good Master's degree in accounting, but qualified accountants and part-qualified accountants with a first degree in social sciences or humanities are also encouraged to apply. For the PhD in Finance, students with the equivalent of a good Master's degree, particularly in finance, economics, accounting or mathematics, are encouraged to apply. We will also consider applicants with exceptional undergraduate degrees (the equivalent of first-class Honours) in the above disciplines.
Admission to either programme will also require a research proposal that attracts support by a member of staff trained in PhD supervision, and an academic or professional record that shows the ability to produce high-quality research.
The PhD is normally pursued on a full-time basis for three years. However, in specific circumstances and subject to certain conditions, part-time study can be arranged.
Accounting
Pursuit of a PhD in Accounting is seen by the Department as an opportunity for individuals to develop the theoretical competencies required to understand the role of accounting in organisations and society.
Students are encouraged to pursue an interdisciplinary approach to the technical and institutional practices that constitute accounting as a specific social practice.
The Department offers particular expertise in exploring the sociological, institutional and political approaches to the identification of a thesis topic, and the methods used to produce new knowledge.
Finance
The PhD programme in Finance is designed to develop the theoretical and empirical skills necessary to make a contribution to the latest research in the student's chosen area. In their first year, students work with their supervisor to identify areas of interest and to develop an agenda for their PhD thesis. Students are encouraged to consider both theoretical and empirical issues as part of their agenda.
The general aim of the programme is to prepare students to design and carry out research plans based on a well-rounded understanding of the theoretical and methodological issues. In particular, students are expected to develop the philosophical, technical and ethical awareness required to produce high-quality research.
Research Group Leaders
Professor Christine Cooper
+44 (0)141 548 3231
e: c.cooper@strath.ac.uk
Research interests include:
- Economic and Social Implications of Accounting Practice.
Professor Jonathan Fletcher
t: +44 (0) 141 548 3892
e: j.fletcher@strath.ac.uk
Research interests include:
- Portfolio Theory
- Asset Pricing Models
- Fund Performance.
Professor Andrew Marshall
(Head of Department)
t: +44 (0)141 548 3894
e: a.marshall@strath.ac.uk
Research interests include:
- Derivatives Corporate Finance
- Financial Risk Management.
Dr Julia A Smith
+44(0)141 548 4958
e. julia.smith@strath.ac.uk
Research interests include :
- Management accounting
- Finance and accounting in the small firm
- Venture capital investment
How to Apply
By Post - Application forms are available from :
Registry - Business
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow G1 1XQ
t:+44 (0)141 553 4170
f:+44 (0)141 552 5860
Online
Online applications may be made via the University website at Postgraduate Applications
Further Information
For further details, please contact either
Barbara Baillie
+44 (0)141 548 3709
e. barbara.baillie@strath.ac.uk
Pauline McGinley
+44 (0)141 548 3709
e. pauline.mcginley@strath.ac.uk
Department of Accounting & Finance
University of Strathclyde
100 Cathedral St
Glasgow G4 0LN