The Ph.D. Program in Finance at the C. T. Bauer College of Business is designed to provide students with the necessary analytical skills to carry out high quality teaching and research in Finance. The program of study leading to the degree of Ph.D. in Finance is designed with these objectives in mind.<br><br>Ph.D. students come to the Department of Finance with widely different academic backgrounds. Of the approximately 16 doctoral students in our program, more than half already have a master's degree. Previous graduate study may include any field, currently represented are business, computer science, economics, engineering, international relations, mathematics, physics, and the natural sciences. Undergraduate majors include a wide array of disciplines. Because training in mathematics and statistics is necessary for all course work, students are required to take an intensive 2-week course in these areas starting in early August, before regular first-year classes begin.