PhD in Accounting and Finance

at Alliance Manchester Business School

Year 1

• Develop your research proposal

• Complete the Research Training Programme

• Study a series of units designed to enhance understanding in your chosen field.
   

Years 2 and 3

• Focus on thesis research, analysis and writing under the guidance of supervisors

• Participate in research seminar series and research centres

• Presentation and job market skills training

• Present your work at conferences
   

Year 4

• Support for submission of your work to high-quality publications

• Networking and presentation of your work to international conferences

• Transition to work support, including training in job market skills and profile raising

• Developing the impact of your research

• Submit your thesis for examination

You must hold both a Bachelors degree (or equivalent) and a Masters degree.
 

We look for a First Class or Upper Second Class (2:1) Honours degree from a UK university, or the overseas equivalent. Professional qualifications and relevant experience may be taken into account if you don’t have a Bachelors degree.
 

For the Master's degree, we look for an overall grade of 65% or above; B or above; GPA of 3 or above, ideally with a Distinction in the Dissertation.
 

If you don’t have a Masters or are from a non-standard background, you may apply for the MRes + PhD route. To find out more contact the Doctoral Programmes Team.
 

Qualifications from non-UK institutions must be equivalent to UK qualifications. Grading schemes of some institutions may vary - please provide an official grading scheme with your transcripts.
 

If you do not meet the above criteria, you need to demonstrate your English proficiency by taking one of the following tests:

• IELTS (Academic/UKVI-IELTS): 7.0 minimum overall score (with a minimum of 6.5 in each component)
• TOEFL: 100 minimum overall score on the internet-based test (with a minimum of 22 in each component) or 623 overall minimum score on the paper-based test
• Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE): 76 minimum overall score (with a minimum of 70 in each component)
   

In exceptional cases, an IELTS score of 6.5 (or TOEFL 594 paper-based/ 90 internet-based or PTE 70) will be considered if you can demonstrate exceptional academic achievement. However, you must have achieved the minimum component scores in your particular test.

Fees  PhD in Accounting and Finance   £13,000