SKEMA Business School

This programme is taught in English at the Lille campus.

The PhD in Corporate Finance is a four-year programme as part of the activities of the Lille 2 – SKEMA Management Research Center.

PhD programme : 

- Methodology

- Quantitative techniques

- Theories of corporate finance

- All courses are in English

- Research seminars and workshops

First Year :

In their first year (two semesters) students will attend 5 lectures (150 hours) :

- Econometric Programming and access to financial and accounting databases

- Advanced methods in econometric analysis

- Auction Theory

- Theoretical Modeling in Corporate Finance

- Research Seminar

Students will also be required to write a research proposal, which will be the starting point of their PhD thesis.

Second Year :

In the second year students must:

- Attend the Finance Lecture Seminars and Finance Research Seminars

- Attend PhD workshops

- Follow a reading programme

Admission To the second year

To enter the second year, students must have obtained:

1. At least a B in each course

2. A successful defense of the research proposal before the scientific committee

In case the requirements for the admission to the PhD are not satisfied, an MSc in Research is awarded if at least a C has been obtained in all courses.

Third year :

The third and fourth year are dedicated to the writing of the dissertation and of at least

one paper. Students may be offered the opportunity to spend several months in a partner

university. They are expected to present a paper in at least one (peer-reviewed) academic

conference.

Contact :

Campus de Lille

Avenue Willy Brandt

59777 EURALILLE – France