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Conduct academic research in your chosen area of specialization and prepare for an academic career.
If you're motivated and have a high degree of intellectual curiosity, the PhD in Accounting program will prepare you for a challenging and rewarding academic career. You'll receive the training necessary to develop expertise in a specialty area of accounting research.
Choose a specialty area by selecting a core discipline like economics or psychology, a subject area like financial accounting or management accounting, and then a methods specialty like archival or experimental. With the School of Accounting and Finance's large faculty, their diverse expertise and research interests will give you many potential supervisors and specialty areas to choose from.Ìý
You'll develop expertise in your specialty area through coursework, a research paper, and six research internships, along with a breadth of knowledge of accounting research to prepare you for a successful academic career.
Research fields
- Empirical/Archival Research in Accounting
- Judgement and Decision-Making
Program overview
Department/School: School of Accounting and Finance
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Admit term(s): Fall (September - December)
Delivery mode: On-campus
Program type: Doctoral, Research
Length of program: 48 months (full-time)
Registration option(s): Full-time
Study option(s): Thesis
Application deadlines
- December 1(for admission in September of the following year)
Key contacts
Admission limitations
Due to funding restrictions, the Faculty of Arts is currently limiting the number of international students we can admit. Please contact the department's Associate Chair, Graduate Studies prior to applying to discuss your interest in thisÌýprogram.
Supervisors
- Review the finding a supervisor resources.
- Note that supervisors are assigned after the successful completion of the comprehensive examination.
Admission requirements
- Successful completion of a master's degree or honour's bachelor's degree with at least an 80% average.
- Students from various backgrounds, including economics, psychology and other academic disciplines are encouraged to apply. Admissions will not be confined to those with a background in accounting, finance, or other business-related disciplines.
Degree requirements
- Review theÌýdegree requirementsÌýin the Graduate Studies Academic Calendar, including the courses that you can anticipate taking as part of completing the degree.
- Check outÌýÌýto see recent submissions from the School of Accounting and Finance graduate students.
Application materials
- Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
- Resume
- Supplementary information form (SIF)
- The SIF contains questions specific to your program, typically about why you want to enrol and your experience in that field. Review theÌýapplication documents web page for more information about this requirement.
- If a statement or letter is required by your program, review theÌýwriting your personal statement resourcesÌýfor helpful tips and tricks on completion.
- Transcripts
- References
- Three academic references are required.
- Proof of English language proficiency, if applicable
- TOEFL 100 (writing 26, speaking 26), IELTS 7.5 (writing 7.0, speaking 7.0)
Tuition and fees
- Visit theÌýgraduate program tuition pageÌýon the Finance website to determine the tuition and incidental fees per term for your program.
- Review living costs and housing.
- Learn about the PhD housing guarantee pilot program for newly admitted students in fall 2025 and winter 2026.
- Review the funding graduate school resources for graduate students.