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This is an archived copy of the 2014-15 catalog. To access the most recent version of the catalog, please visit http://catalog.utexas.edu/.

Finance

Master of Science in Finance
Doctor of Philosophy

For More Information

Campus address: College of Business Administration Building (CBA) 6.222, phone (512) 471-5668, fax (512) 471-5073; campus mail code: B6600

Mailing address: The University of Texas at Austin, Graduate Program, Department of Finance,
1 University Station B6600, Austin TX 78712

PhD program e-mail: finphd@mccombs.utexas.edu

PhD program URL: http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/dept/finance/phd/

MSF program e-mail: msfinance@mccombs.utexas.edu

MSF program URL: http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/msf.aspx

Facilities for Graduate Work

Faculty members and graduate students in finance are involved in the work of several research centers: the AIM Investment Center; the Center for Energy Finance Education and Research (CEFER); the Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Center for Private Equity Finance; and the Real Estate Finance and Investment Center. Additional research centers that support graduate work in the McCombs School, as well as the school’s physical facilities and computing systems, are described in the Business Administration section under Facilities for Graduate Work .

Areas of Study

The graduate program in finance gives students opportunities for specialized study in behavioral finance, corporate finance, investments, financial intermediaries, international finance, energy, and finance and real estate.

Graduate Studies Committee

The following faculty members served on the Graduate Studies Committee in the spring semester 2013.

Andres Almazan
Aydogan Alti
Fernando Antonio Nunes Dionisio Anjos
Keith C Brown
Jonathan B Cohn
Andres Francisco Donangelo
Alejandro Herman Drexler
Cesare Fracassi
George W Gau
Thomas W Gilligan
John M Griffin
Beverly L Hadaway
Jay C Hartzell
Travis Lake Johnson
Shimon Kogan
James Richard Lowery Jr
Stephen P Magee
Robert Parrino
Ramesh K Rao
Ehud I Ronn
Jan Schneider
Clemens Sialm
Lewis J Spellman
Laura T Starks
Sheridan Titman

Admission Requirements

Admission to the program is extremely competitive. The admission decision is based on the applicant’s academic record, test scores, personal statement, résumé, and letters of recommendation.

Students must enter the PhD program in the fall semester. Students must enter the Master of Science in Finance program in the summer semester.


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