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Terry College of Business

Georgia’s flagship business school, founded in 1912

Typical Course Sequence

Course work for the PhD in accounting

Prior to arriving on campus:

  • Calculus I and II
  • Linear Algebra
  • Introduction to Statistics

First Year

Pre-Fall Semester: Fall Semester Spring Semester:
Econ 8000 Mathematical Analysis for Economists Econ 8010 Microeconomics I Acct 9110 Positive Theory Research
Econ 8070 Statistics for Economics Acct 9120 Capital Markets Research I
Elective Econ 8080 Introduction to Econometrics
Elective
  • ECON 8000 is a three-week, intensive course beginning on July 27, 2009. Please see the Mathematical Analysis for Economics page for details.
  • Graduate students must take GRSC 7770 (graduate teaching seminar) and attend the TA Orientation (August 13, 2009, 8:45 am-1:00 pm, Miller Learning Center) prior to instructional contact with undergraduates. International graduate students must also meet one of the following criteria before instructional contact with undergraduates:
    • a 26 on the speaking section of the TOEFL iBT, or
    • a 24 on the speaking section of the TOEFL iBT and completion of ELAN 7769 with a recommendation from the instructor

Second Year

Financial/Tax Emphasis
Fall Semester: Spring Semester:
Econ 8110/8120/8130 Econometrics Econ 8110/8120/8130 Econometrics
Fina 9200 Corporate Finance Theory Acct 9100 Behavioral Research
Stat 6280 Applied Time Series Analysis Stat 6290 Nonparametric Methods
Acct 9140 Capital Markets Research II or Elective Elective
Behavioral Emphasis
Fall Semester: Spring Semester:
Acct 9140 Capital markets research II Acct 9100 Behavioral research
Elective Elective
Elective Elective
Elective Elective

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Summer
Year 1 Year 2
Acct 9000 Directed Study Acct 9000 Directed Study
Fina 9130 Research Methods Written Comprehensive Examinations
Elective
Remaining Years

Acct 9300 Doctoral Dissertation

Suggested Electives

Financial/Tax Emphasis Behavioral Emphasis
Econ 8020 Microeconomics II ERSH 8310 Analysis of variance
Econ 8030 Microeconomics III ERSH 8320 Regression methods
Fina 9110 Investments and Capital Mkts MARK 9650 Applied multivariate methods.
Fina 9120 Corporate Finance MARK/MIST 8990 Statistics for behavioral disciplines in business
Stat 6210 Statistical methods I Stat 6210 Statistical analysis I
Stat 6220 Statistical methods II Stat 6220 Statistical analysis II
Stat 6230 Applied regression analysis Stat 6230 Applied regression analysis
Stat 6280 Time series analysis
Stat 6290 Nonparametric methods
Mgmt 9010 Management Research Methods
Psych 6100 Cognitive psychology
Psych 6200 Social psychology
Psych 8240 Judgment and decision making
Psych 8290 Knowledge representation
Psych 8790 Social psychology
Psych 6320 Organizational psychology
Psych 6440 Experimental design

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Contact Information

J.M. Tull School of Accounting
Terry College of Business
University of Georgia
255 Brooks Hall
Athens, GA 30602-6254
706-542-1616

PhD Coordinator

Jennifer Gaver
233 Brooks Hall
706-542-3699
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