Finance, Ph.D. / Ph.D. Distance Learning
Swansea UniversityBay Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
Start dates: 1st October, 1st January, 1st April, 1st July. If you want to make your mark on the financial world through impactful research, then the Finance PhD is for you. You will have the opportunity to research the key financial factors that affect businesses on a global or micro level.
You will get to challenge the status quo and explore ways in improving industry and financial practices. World-class academics from the School of Management will help you shape and develop your research; ensuring you produce the best and most relevant piece of work within your capabilities. You will have the freedom to research the financial topic of your choice.
You may decide to explore housing market dynamics within the UK or decide to research the modelling of financial market volatility using high-frequency international data; whatever your subject matter, we will support you. Completion of the Finance PhD will set you apart from others as you begin your career in industry or academia. Associated Research Centres within the School of Management: The Hawkes Centre for Empirical Finance, which undertakes pioneering research to advance the understanding, development and application of tools and techniques relevant to the analysis of financial and macroeconomic data and phenomena.
Key highlights
- Freedom to research the financial topic of your choice
- Example topics include UK housing market dynamics and market volatility
- Supervision from School of Management academics shaping your research
- Linked to the Hawkes Centre for Empirical Finance
- Distance learning route available alongside on-campus study
- Four start dates a year: October, January, April and July
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:1 — or above
- Degree: 1st — considered case by case
Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships
International Postgraduate Alumni Bursaries
First Class - £5,000 per year; Second Class, First division - £3,000 per year; Second Class, Second division - £1,000 per year; Taught Masters to Research Degree - £3,000 per year subject to satisfactory progress.
Swansea University International Postgraduate Research Excellence Scholarship (SUIPRES)
The SUIPRES Scholarship covers the difference between the International and the Home tuition fee rate for the duration of the PhD/Professional Doctorate programme.
Careers this course leads to
- University Lecturer in Finance
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Quantitative Analyst
- Financial Economist
- Risk Analyst
- Investment Research Analyst
Cost of study
UK/Home: £5,006 per year | International: £19,050 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Swansea University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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