Doctoral Program in Decision, Risk and Financial Sciences
July
Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) places available
July
Course structure
Overview
The Doctoral Program in Decision, Risk and Financial Sciences is a 5-year program of coursework and research. Students are initially enrolled in our two-year specialist coursework masters, the Master of Commerce (Decision, Risk and Financial Sciences) (CRICOS: 092761G). Students who meet all hurdle and progression requirements for this rigorous 200-point masters are then automatically admitted into the research phase of the program, the 3-year Doctor of Philosophy (Business and Economics).
Assessment
The Doctor of Philosophy degree is awarded on the basis of a thesis of approximately 80,000–100,000 words, in which candidates report on an independent, sustained and academically supervised research project investigating a specialised topic.
Award of the degree is based on examination of the thesis and an oral deliberation (viva).
Research Specialisations
Doctoral supervision is available within the four key areas of our research:
- Individual decision-making: Experimental investigation of the neurobiology of decision-making and learning (decision neuroscience), with a focus on decisions in the presence of risk (e.g., extreme events) and complexity (e.g., combinatorial problems); human-robot interaction in financial decision-making (e.g., robo-advisors).
- Group decision-making: Experimental investigation of decision-making and learning in small groups.
- Financial markets: Experimental investigation of decision-making in financial markets (experimental finance), e.g.: emerging intelligence through markets; dark markets; algorithmic trading; human-robot interaction in markets; combinatorial double-sided markets.
- Software development: online double-sided markets platforms; app development with interactive games/tools needed to overcome cognitive biases.
Our graduate researchers publish their research in leading peer-reviewed academic journals, and receive generous Faculty and University funding to support their research training, laboratory experiment costs, resources and professional development.
Intended learning outcomes
Intended learning outcomes can be found on the Career Outcomes page.