Accounting
The Stanford PhD Program in Accounting trains individuals to conduct research on accounting issues. Emphasis is placed on developing a conceptual framework and set of skills for addressing the general problem of evaluating accounting alternatives.
While issues of financial reporting, managerial accounting, and taxation are the ultimate concern,
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Faculty research represents a broad spectrum of interests and research methods.
Empirical and analytical research on the relation between accounting information and capital market behavior examines the characteristics of accounting amounts,
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The key features of all faculty research are the diversity of interests and methods and the interdisciplinary emphasis. The exact content, of course, is constantly changing.
Preparation and Qualifications
There are no formal education requirements other than possession of a bachelor's degree. Specifically, an M.B.A. is not required. Several students have entered without an M.B.A. and/or with little or no background in traditional accounting. Such background can be provided, if needed, by coursework available at the Graduate School of Business. The Program is small and permits tailoring to the background and interests of each student. Relative to other doctoral programs in accounting, the Stanford program is quantitatively oriented. Additional coursework can be provided to compensate for a lack of quantitative background in cases where the faculty believe an applicant's other qualifications are exceptional. Students with a very limited quantitative background typically take an extra year to complete additional coursework.
All students are required to have, or to obtain during their first year, mathematical skill at the level of one year of calculus; one course each in linear algebra,
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