Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Accounting and Finance
Online, Malawi
PhD
DURATION
6 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Accounting and Finance trains researchers to produce original, publishable work through independent supervised study, an online taught component, a dissertation and a viva voce (oral) examination. Research areas include accounting and finance, marketing management, information and technology, education and business administration. Unicaf offers scholarships to eligible candidates to study with partner universities.
Career Outcomes: PhD graduates can move into academia or industry; typical roles include academic researcher, university lecturer, research fellow, financial analyst, chief financial officer, policy advisor, management consultant, data analyst, or research consultant in universities, corporations, government and think tanks globally.
The PhD programme aims to prepare the next generation of leading researchers.
The PhD is a programme of independent, self-directed academic research degree, supported by a team of supervisors that makes an original contribution to knowledge written up in a publishable dissertation. The PhD programme also supports developing research and generic skills to equip you to operate successfully as a professional researcher in any setting. The essential requirement of a PhD is the creation of new knowledge. Being a researcher means developing new ideas and improving understanding by creating new knowledge. Your research will inevitably build to some degree on the work and ideas of others, but as a research student, you are expected to make an original contribution to knowledge in your discipline.
Each PhD student must take a number of online modules and also complete a dissertation. Students must defend their dissertation in a “viva voce” (oral) examination. The viva voce examination is an intense and challenging experience, but we offer workshops and mock examinations to help our research students prepare and almost all research students who reach this stage go on to complete their degree.
Students can engage in research in one of the following fields of study:
- Marketing Management
- Information and Technology
- Education
- Business Administration
- Accounting and Finance
Foundation Courses
- Induction Module
Core Units
- Research Methods
- Current Issues in Management Research
- Leadership
- Financial Management for Decision Makers
- PhD Accounting and Finance Comprehensive Examination
- PhD Accounting and Finance Dissertation (Part 1)
- PhD Accounting and Finance Dissertation (Part 2)
- PhD Accounting and Finance Dissertation (Part 3)
- PhD Accounting and Finance Dissertation (Part 4)
- PhD Accounting and Finance Doctoral Dissertation Examination