PhD MPhilFinance
The finance group is an energetic and enterprising research cluster that continuously strives for excellence in both its teaching and its scholarship. The group's research strengths cover finance and financial history, financial markets and institutions and not-for-profit financial institutions. Research students benefit from attending courses and tailor-made reading groups to complete their background preparation in finance. Queen's Business School prides itself on research-led teaching and offers its research students experience as teaching assistants in a variety of undergraduate courses. Students regularly attend the School's various seminar series, which attract leading academics from around the world. Students also present their work at these events, gaining invaluable advice and preparation for the academic job market.
- Entry requirements
- 2.1 Honours degree in a relevant subject (Accounting or Finance based) or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University.
- English language requirements
- An IELTS* score of 7 with a minimum of 6 in each test component. *Taken within the last 2 years.
- Tuition fees
- £20,500 / ¥184,500
Course Content
Research Themes
- Asset Pricing and Financial markets
Researchers consider volatility analysis, market efficiency and liquidity, asset pricing and systematic risk, and market structures. Research is carried out by applying advanced financial econometric modelling to specialised datasets. - Financial History
Research is focused on the long-run evolution and development of banking, banking crises, bubbles, and financial markets. This group are part of a wider interdisciplinary research centre who in partnership with Trinity College Dublin has secured €3.8m to establish a new All-Ireland Centre of Excellence in the field. - Computational finance
Research interests include regulation and risk analytics, open research analytics and financial machine learning. - Household finance, housing and pensions
Researchers consider housing markets, equity release, financial literacy and retirement planning. Research relies on sophisticated quantitative methods.
Related courses
- Accounting
- 1 year
Applications open
Why Queen's
Research Excellence
In its analysis of the 2014 Research Excellence Framework results, the Chartered Association of Business Schools positioned Queen’s Business School at 9th place out of 101 UK business and management schools in its ranking by research intensity.
World-class Facilities
PhD students are based in shared offices in Riddel Hall, a listed building which has recently been refurbished to house the School and which provides students with state-of-theart facilities in a truly remarkable setting.
How to apply
The School has a proven track-record of placing its PhD graduates in tenure-track research and teaching posts at top universities in the UK and elsewhere.
A research degree offers students an opportunity to foster their capacity for independent research and critical thought. It also allows students to explore an area of interest and so understand and solve theoretical and practical problems within the field. A PhD is almost always a formal requirement for an academic post.
My research examines how company financing has changed over time. I am also looking into the rise and decline of the UK’s provincial stock markets. My experience of studying for a PhD has been very rewarding. The resources available are outstanding and the research supervision from academic staff is incredibly helpful. I think that Queen’s Management School provides a stimulating environment that encourages its students to strive for the very best. Meeghan Rogers, PhD student
