Finance

Through the Finance MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter you’ll be part of a vibrant research community, with more than 150 current doctoral students. 

The  Finance Finance MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter The University of Exeter will foster what makes each of you unique, with an individual training-needs assessment informing the training and support we provide throughout your studies. This will include access to research methods expertise, graduate skills training programmes, and wider support provided through professional associations and Research Councils.

Key facts

• You will work with the Xfi Centre for Finance and Investment. The Xfi centre provides a high quality teaching facility and offers students, financial professionals and global financial institutions a direct gateway to practical business solutions through the work of leading academics and practitioners. 
• The skills and expertise that you build now are fundamental to your continuing professional development (CPD), and will be part of your toolset throughout your working life.
• The Business School provides research students with many opportunities to develop skills in teaching, as well as other forms of employment (both academic and non-academic). We actively support students who wish to take on ad-hoc or part time work during their studies.
• The School has a Code of Practice for Employment, which complements the University’s central Code of Good Practice for the Employment of Postgraduate Students. If you wish to undertake employment during your studies, you must ensure that you read both the School Code and the University Code before commencing any duties.

Courses include:

• Cost of Capital

• Executive Compensation

• Corporate Governance

• Corporate Social Responsibility

• Venture Capital

• Private Equity and Entrepreneurship

• Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets