• 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.