Doctoral Program in Accounting
March
Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) places available
March
AUD $56,992 (2026 indicative first year fee)
Student experience
Overview
At MBS, we offer a comprehensive program to support your learning, develop your skills and enrich your degree. We encourage you to be involved both on and off campus, and to make the most of your time outside the classroom.
Internships
As a part of the PhD, students can undertake a Research Internship. These paid opportunities will allow you to strengthen transferable skills and expand your professional networks, while engaging in research and development (R&D) activities with an external organisation.
Top-Tier Research & High-Quality Teaching
Professor Vic Naiker
Accounting Graduate Research Director
Professor Vic Naiker is a Professor of Auditing and Director of the Doctoral Program in the Department of Accounting. Prior to joining the University of Melbourne in July 2017, Vic was a Professor and Coordinator of the Higher Degree Research and Honours programs in Accounting at Monash University. He also served as an associate professor and Director of BCom (Hons), PGDipCom and MCom programs at The University of Auckland Business School and as an Assistant Professor at The University of Waterloo. Vic’s research interests include audit committees, corporate governance, auditor industry specialisation, auditor remuneration, and accounting information and capital markets.
Dr Like Jiang
Accounting Graduate Research Director
Associate Professor Like Jiang is the Co-Director of the Doctoral Program in Accounting. She teaches both auditing and advanced financial accounting subjects across both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. A/Prof Like Jiang is specialised in research areas of individual auditor expertise and independence, audit quality, audit pricing, horizon issue faced by top managers and individual investors, and corporate social responsibility and ethics.
Student experience
Shizhe (Jade) Chen
Doctoral Program in Accounting student
“Pursuing my PhD has provided me with the opportunity to work closely with an outstanding faculty, whose support allows me to expand my research skills and form invaluable friendships. I enjoy engaging with a diverse range of researchers from around the world, as they inspire novel ideas that shape my research interests through both coursework and projects.”