Finance (Research)

Course summary

As a PhD student in Finance, you will work with and learn from our inspirational and diverse faculty of leading researchers. You can find out about potential topics for PhD research that our faculty are offering on the Business School webpages. You can also find out more about the department’s faculty through the course page on our website. Our research focuses around the following themes:

Asset Pricing

Corporate Finance

Applied Financial Econometrics

Market-Based Account Research

To learn more about modules, assessment methods, facilities and our staff research expertise please visit our course page.

Modules

For a full list of compulsory and optional modules please visit our course page.

Assessment method

Please visit our course page for current assessment methods.

How to apply

International applicants

Our International Student Support can help you with what you need to do before you arrive and when you get here as a new international student. They offer ongoing support throughout your studies whether that be setting up a bank account or arranging healthcare. Our Global Chums Buddy Scheme and our Intercultural Cafe provide opportunities to meet staff and connect with students. INTO University of Exeter provide pre-sessional English courses for international students as well as free insessional support. For more information about entry requirements, bursaries and scholarships and how to apply please visit our course page.

Entry requirements

A first-class honours degree in finance or closely related subject, or a Merit in a MA/MSc in finance or closely related subject, with evidence of excellent mathematical ability. Students who apply for University of Exeter Business School funding are required to submit GRE/GMAT scores. We do consider all applications where there is evidence of exceptional performance in modules relevant to the programme of study. For full details, including English language requirements and international equivalencies, please visit our course page.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Additional fee information

In addition to tuition fees and living costs, your programme of study may have other costs associated with it, such as laboratory equipment or field trips. For more information about fees and additional costs please visit our course page.

Sponsorship information

We invest heavily in scholarships for talented prospective Masters students. This is in addition to the UK Government’s Postgraduate Loan Scheme. For information on how you can fund your postgraduate degree at the University of Exeter, please visit our course page.