PhD program in Accounting

PhD courses in financial accounting.
The core courses in financial accounting is REG503 Financial Accounting Research I and REG505 Financial Accounting research II. REG510 Management Accounting: incentive mechanisms and REG512 Issues in management accounting research are also useful in the area of financial accounting, as well as REG506 Audit Research.
The department can in addition offer participation in courses in financial accounting in other European institutions, as well as American institutions.

PhD courses in auditing
Financial accounting and auditing are relatively close-related research areas, also methodologically. REG503/ REG505 are therefore important courses for candidates working with a PhD in auditing. REG510, REG511 and REG512 can also be of use. The department aims to offer a course in auditing research every second year (REG506 Audit Research). The purpose of the course is to provide an introduction and discuss extant research in auditing. The perspective is primarily empirical; i.e., archival as well as behavioral auditing research.
The department can in addition offer participation in courses in auditing in  other European institutions, as well as American institutions.

PhD courses in management accounting
As part of the Nordic PhD program in Management Accounting, the Department of Accounting, Auditing and Law offers 3 different courses. REG512 Issues in Management Accounting Research which is a basis course and REG510 and REG511 which are more extensive courses based upon REG512.

Read more about the Nordic PhD program in Management Accounting here.

 

You can meet the departments current and former PhD students here
For more general information regarding the PhD program at NHH, go here.