- Doctoral-level courses cover theoretical models and their empirical application to problems related to corporate financing and investment decisions, security analysis, portfolio management, and financial institutions and capital markets.
- A required sequence of four courses is specifically designed for and limited to doctoral students.
- The unifying theme of this course work is an understanding of the process of asset valuation in a competitive securities market.
- Knowledge of calculus is assumed. In addition, students customarily employ the computer in their courses in security analysis and portfolio management.
- Research emphasizes application of theoretical models so that students enhance their understanding of the models as well as their knowledge of the fields to which models can be meaningfully applied.