The Accounting Curriculum
The Accounting curriculum demands interdisciplinary training that prepares individuals to interpret a wide variety of data, design and execute quality research in a specific area, and teach within the accounting discipline. Although broad-based in scope, the Accounting major field area is by nature quantitative. Experience has shown that students with a strong quantitative background enjoy the most success in this area.
From the PHD Liaison

“Welcome to the UCLA Anderson accounting area. Our Ph.D. program offers rigorous training in empirical and theoretical methods to prepare our students for success as faculty at top research-oriented business schools worldwide. We enroll a small number of students, which allows faculty to work closely with each student. Faculty-student collaboration on research is particularly important, and has resulted in several co-authored publications in peer-reviewed journals. Our placement record is strong, with recent graduates moving on to the tenure track at prestigious research universities, including UC Berkeley, Northwestern and Yale.”
Henry Friedman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Accounting
Seminars
Seminars provide a collegial forum for accessing the intellectual capital you need to succeed. These seminars further prepare our Ph.D. students for research, presentation and job market sucess.