Accounting

Offered at multiple locations, but you can enroll in only one. Apply to your chosen location.

Overview

As an Accounting student at Hanken School of Economics you have access to a broad range of courses, conferences and workshops both in Finland and abroad. You also have full access to an extensive set of national and international financial databases.

The major is affiliated with KATAJA, the Graduate School of Accounting and the Nordic Accounting Research Network. You are also encouraged and financially supported to participate and present your work in international conferences. Visit the programme website for more information.

The coursework (60 ECTS) typically consists of courses in Accounting, Statistics and Econometrics, and takes approximately one year to complete. Normally, students graduate the Accounting programme of Hanken School of Economics within 4-5 years of full time studies.

Career prospects and opportunities

While the focus of the studies is on research, the course also gives you the opportunity to engage in teaching activities, where you can challenge, inspire and motivate the brightest BSc and MSc students.

Programme Structure

Research areas:

• Financial Accounting
• Sustainable Investing and ESG
• Corporate Governance
• Auditing

Check out the full curriculum.

Admission Requirements

Academic Requirements

• GPA: B
• GRE: 158 (quantitative)
• GMAT: 600

The specific minimum GPA requirement is:

• 70-79 (the scale used by Hanken 50-100)
• 3 (Finnish scale of 1-5)
• Grade B (American scale)

English Requirements

• TOEFL iBT: 92
• PTE Academic: 62
• IELTS: 6.5

Other Requirements

• A research-based Master's degree with good grades from a recognised university constitutes the basis for admission to doctoral studies. The Master's degree has to include a comprehensive research based thesis.
• If the thesis is to comprise of a series of published research articles - which is the format the department recommends - a description of the statement objective, literature, method and data for the first project (article) should be presented in the research plan. In addition, there should be some preliminary ideas, not necessarily including literature reviews, of how at least two other articles could be written within the same problem area.
• In order to be admitted as a PhD student the student must have sufficient and relevant previous studies in the field or major to which they apply to.

Fees and Funding

Tuition Fees

• International (Non-residents): Free
• EU/EEA Nationals: Free

Living costs (Vaasa, Finland)

1,108-1,613 AUD / month

Funding

Hanken offers funding for doctoral students who study full time. Hanken also offers help in applying for funding.

• External grant funding from one of the foundations supporting research in the areas relevant to Hanken PhD students, for example the Foundation for Economic Education.
• Employment in an externally funded project; this alternative is particularly relevant for late-stage doctoral students;
• Scholarships from the Funds at Hanken can be applied for if/when these are announced. The scholarships are subject to availability.