工商管理博士学位课程中会计学课程的目标是为学生在主要研究型大学中的学术职业做好准备。迪克森学校的教职员工通过课程作业和动手研究项目相结合来指导学生学习，以期为该领域提供新见解。学生们将自己沉浸在会计学的经典和前沿研究，从心理学，经济学和/或社会学中汲取的理论以及用于发现和评估该领域新思想的方法。该计划的成功取决于学生对知识发展必不可少的问题和方法的理解。
The objective of the Accounting track in the Business Administration PhD program is to prepare students for academic careers at major research universities. Dixon School faculty guide student learning through a combination of coursework and hands-on research projects with the objective of contributing new insights to the field. Students immerse themselves in classic and cutting-edge research in accounting, theories drawn from psychology, economics and/or sociology as well as the methods used to discover and evaluate new ideas in the field. Success in the program is judged by the student's understanding of the issues and methodologies essential to the advancement of knowledge.<br>The program requires a full-time commitment on the part of the students supported by stipends, tuition waivers, health insurance options etc. as described in the Graduate Student Handbook and on the College of Graduate Studies website.<br><br>The Accounting track of the Business Administration PhD program requires 72 credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree. Students must complete 18 credit hours of accounting core courses, 12 credit hours of research methods/tools courses, 27 credit hours of electives, and 15 credit hours of dissertation.