Students must also select a minor area of study, which may be chosen from a range of disciplines, including Economics, Accounting and Statistics. In the spring semester of the second year students must prepare a substantial research paper under the guidance of a faculty member. A further paper representing original research must be submitted by the beginning of the spring semester of the third year. A presentation to faculty and graduate students on the proposed thesis topic is required by the end of the spring semester of the third year. The final component of the Ph.D. program, the dissertation, is completed during the three years following the qualifying examinations.
Supervision is provided by an adviser chosen by the student.
Normal progress on the Ph.D. dissertation involves presentation of a thesis proposal defense during the fall semester of the fourth year and submission of the completed dissertation and a final oral defense by the end of the candidate's fifth year. The department guarantees that it will provide opportunities for all students to serve both as research and teaching assistants during the course of their graduate work at Iowa. In these roles, students are valuable members of the Department of Finance. This page was last modified on Saturday, September 23, 2000.