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Programme code | 9EFIM001R |
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Programme type | Postgraduate Research Degree |
Programme director(s) |
Nick Taylor
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Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
School/department | School of Accounting and Finance - Business School |
Teaching institution | University of Bristol |
Awarding institution | University of Bristol |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 1 years (full time) |
This PhD programme aims to develop researchers in Accounting and Finance.
The taught component of this programme aims to develop the students' interest in, and knowledge and understanding of, the range of skills needed by a researcher in Accounting and Finance.
The curriculum is designed to offer PhD students a degree of breadth of awareness of potentially highly diverse research questions and methods across the fields of accounting and finance, but also to allow for a degree of research focus in student relevant areas to be developed to equip them with a theoretical, methodological and practical foundation for their PhD studies.
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Lectures Tutorials Practicals (computer, statistical and econometric techniques, qualitative data analysis) Self-directed learning/library study |
Methods of Assessment | |
Formative: contribution to tutorials and lectures Summative: exams, presentations, and essays |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Lectures and tutorials Peer group work and discussions Self-directed learning/library study Discussions with unit instructors Practicals (computer, statistical and econometric techniques, qualitative data analysis) |
Methods of Assessment | |
Formative: contribution to tutorials and lectures and feedback from instructors Summative: exams, presentations, and essays |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Lectures and tutorials Peer group work and discussions Self-directed learning/library study Discussions with unit instructors Practicals (computer, statistical and econometric techniques, qualitative data analysis) |
Methods of Assessment | |
Formative: contribution to tutorials and lectures and feedback from instructors Summative: exams, presentations, and essays |
Statement of expectations from the students at each level of the programme as it/they develop year on year.
Level M/7 - Postgraduate Certificate |
This research training is part of a 3-4 year PhD programme and designed to provide core research skills. All PhD students take four 15 credit point units (60 credits in total), primarily drawn from across several MSc programmes – the MSc in Accounting and Finance, the MSc in Banking, Regulation and Financial Stability, the MSc in Finance and Investment, and the MSc in Economics – which develop: core skills in accounting and finance research, including the ability to manage their own research, perform effective information searches, retrieve and evaluate information for the purposes of research and organise on-line data and bibliographic search strategies; a foundational knowledge and understanding of general social science research methods, both quantitative (statistics, data analysis and computing) and qualitative (interviewing, ethnography, data collection by questionnaire); and a foundational knowledge and understanding of the philosophy of the social sciences and how this relates in particular to the evolution of research questions and methods in the field of accounting and finance. They are also expected to develop a wide range of practical, professional and transferable skills. The PG Certificate in Accounting and Finance is only available as an exit award, in the event that the student has completed 60 credits of research training but does not complete the PhD. |
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For information on the admissions requirements for this programme please see details in the postgraduate prospectus at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/prospectus/postgraduate/ or contact the relevant academic department.
Part-time students may take two years to complete the taught component of this programme.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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At least two from: | ||||
Contemporary Issues in Accounting | EFIMM0033 | 15 | Optional | TB-1 |
Quantitative Methods for Accounting and Finance | EFIMM0091 | 15 | Optional | TB-1 |
Research Design and Qualitative Research Methods in A&F | EFIMM0032 | 15 | Optional | TB-1 |
Empirical Accounting and Finance | EFIMM0093 | 15 | Optional | TB-2 |
For Accounting, remainder additional 30 credits from: | ||||
Accountability and Accounting for Sustainability | EFIMM0015 | 15 | Optional | TB-2 |
Accounting and Capital Markets | EFIMM0010 | 15 | Optional | TB-2 |
Advanced Corporate Finance | ECONM2032 | 15 | Optional | TB-2 |
Bank Management and Risk Management | EFIMM0052 | 15 | Optional | TB-2 |
Behavioural Finance | EFIMM0016 | 15 | Optional | TB-2 |
Credit Risk | EFIMM0067 | 15 | Optional | TB-2 |
Econometrics | ECONM1022 | 15 | Optional | TB-1 |
Empirical Finance | EFIMM0046 | 15 | Optional | TB-2 |
Investment Management | ECONM2030 | 15 | Optional | TB-2 |
Management Accounting | EFIMM0048 | 15 | Optional | TB-2 |
Microeconomics | ECONM1010 | 15 | Optional | TB-1 |
Programme Evaluation | ECONM0002 | 15 | Optional | TB-2 |
For Finance, at least two from: | ||||
Econometrics | ECONM1022 | 15 | Optional | TB-1 |
Quantitative Methods for Accounting and Finance | EFIMM0091 | 15 | Optional | TB-1 |
Empirical Finance | EFIMM0046 | 15 | Optional | TB-2 |
For Finance, remainder additional 30 credits from: | ||||
Accounting and Capital Markets | EFIMM0010 | 15 | Optional | TB-2 |
Advanced Corporate Finance | ECONM2032 | 15 | Optional | TB-2 |
Bank Management and Risk Management | EFIMM0052 | 15 | Optional | TB-2 |
Banking Regulation and Financial Stability | EFIMM0053 | 15 | Optional | TB-2 |
Behavioural Finance | EFIMM0016 | 15 | Optional | TB-2 |
Contemporary Issues in Accounting | EFIMM0033 | 15 | Optional | TB-1 |
Credit Risk | EFIMM0067 | 15 | Optional | TB-2 |
Derivatives | ECONM3017 | 15 | Optional | TB-2 |
Financial Technology | EFIMM0128 | 15 | Optional | TB-2 |
Investment Management | ECONM2030 | 15 | Optional | TB-2 |
Macroeconomics | ECONM1011 | 15 | Optional | TB-1 |
Microeconomics | ECONM1010 | 15 | Optional | TB-1 |
Principles of Financial Intermediation | EFIMM0054 | 15 | Optional | TB-2 |
Programme Evaluation | ECONM0002 | 15 | Optional | TB-2 |
Research Design and Qualitative Research Methods in A&F | EFIMM0032 | 15 | Optional | TB-1 |
Policy Experiments | EFIMM0037 | 15 | Optional | TB-2 |
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The assessment of the taught component of a doctoral degree is governed by the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and is assessed separately from the research project. Progression to the research project may be dependent on the successful completion of the taught component - please refer to the relevant handbook for the structure of the particular programme.
The pass mark set by the University for any level 7(M) unit is 50 out of 100.
It may be possible to exit the programme with a taught award. For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Research Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided.
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