<p>Hi
I am gonna apply for PHD in computer engineering in NYU-Poly with fund. Afterwards I will change it to PHD in finance. Considering the restrictions obtained there, how much percent is it possible?
I am looking forward your answers
Regards</p>
<p>Why not just apply for PHD in finance directly?</p>
<p>Ph.D programs are not like undergrad – you are admitted only to a specific program, not the graduate school as a whole. If you drop CE, you are out of grad school. You could apply separately to finance. But you cannot just “change” programs, like someone changes a major in undergrad. </p>
<p>Yeah, you can’t do that. There’s no place where that either makes sense or is allowed.</p>
<p>I honestly don’t understand the logic behind this. Why would you want to do this?</p>
<p>Hi guys
I am so happy for your messages
It is because i graduated in computer engineering and hence i am not gonna face the hardship of lack of scholarship due to applying for M.Sc or bachelor of finance since i am not from USA!
Moreover, I have noticed that there are some rules at some universities like MIT providing the opportunities for students to change there field of education in case they pass some pertinent courses…<br>
Have fun</p>
<p>What</p>
<p>is it vague?</p>
<p>Starting in one program where you think you can get funding with the intention of switching is duplicitous. Switching graduate programs is not as easy as you seem to think. Most places will expect you to submit an entire new application and be evaluated as if you are not in another program on campus. This is because admission decisions are made by each department and not by a central office as is done for undergraduates. The only place where the switch is straightforward is within the same department.</p>
<p>On account of my M.Sc degree in computer, Is it possible for me to apply for another M.Sc of computer engineering and I will finish it while passing finance courses?</p>
<p>Your original plan has a microscopic chance of success, for reasons that have already been discussed. The most likely result is you losing your funding and possibly getting kicked out of the program. You may be able to complete a few finance courses before that happen, but not nearly enough to merit any degree.</p>
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Most schools will not award duplicate degrees. If you already have a masters in CS they will not give you another one.</p>
<p>If you want a grad degree in finance you are going to have to apply and get accepted to a finance program. There are no shortcuts. Even joint degree programs still require you to apply and get accepted by both. </p>
<p>Thank you so much for your helps
However, could you please explain me more about joint degree programs?
Is there any chance to get acceptance with scholarship in this way in comparison with a person applying to follow his previous program (like computer)?</p>
<p>Moreover, having a look on the website of some universities has revealed me that after 4 years of study they will give me PHD on computer and M.Sc or bachelor of finance!. However, I want to find the efficient way to get my PHD not after 8 years!
I am looking forward your helps
Best Regards </p>
<p>The time to complete any research-based degree is based substantially on the level of effort of the student, so if you are determined you may finish faster. But bear in mind that for the kind of program you are describing (PhD in CE plus MS/MA in Finance) from where you are starting (MS in CE) 4 years would be a top-effort minimum time, while 7 years might be more typical.</p>
<p>It might help people on here if you said what your end goal was. How do you intend to professionally combine CE and Finance?</p>
<p>I am 25 years old and living out of USA. Studying 6 years in computer and graduating in M.Sc of computer as well as having very good resume, I noticed that i like finance more and want to follow it professionally and hence i must apply to USA or Canada and get a PHD diploma in Finance. Afterwards, i will come back to my country and continue as a faculty member at university. I have read some books about finance and i have a mediocre knowledge on it. Moreover, It is important for me to get scholarship and finish the program as soon as possible and come back home since my parent has a bad disease and need my care… </p>
<p>What you want to do is very, very unrealistic.</p>
<p>Finance PhD programs - like PhD programs in any field - are serious, research-driven graduate programs. They want students who have studied finance or a related field in undergrad - and possibly at the graduate level (53% of NYU Stern’s PhD in finance students had a master’s degree before they started the PhD) - and have research experience in finance or a related field. It also appears that you need some undergraduate economics coursework, since the finance program requires graduate-level economics coursework.</p>
<p>If you want to study finance on a graduate level, you need to pay your dues. You need to take the relevant coursework (at least 3-4 classes in finance or a finance-related field, like economics, and definitely some coursework in statistics if you don’t already have it). You need to get some relevant research experience in finance or economics. Reading books and having mediocre knowledge will not be enough to compete. The Finance PhD program at NYU has a 3% acceptance rate.</p>
<p>Secondly, you can’t speed through a PhD program. First of all, generally speaking a PhD program will take 5-6 years. It’s not impossible to finish in 4, but it is very unlikely. Second of all, the whole point of pursuing a PhD is to learn - to learn content, but also to learn how to do research and to think like an academic financier, and to learn how to teach others your craft and content. You can’t just focus on completing the requirements of the program; there are all kinds of unspoken requirements (like assisting in research and presenting at conferences) that are necessary for competing for jobs.</p>
<p>If you have parents who need care, then you should probably focus on that first. Also, is there a reason that you can’t return to your home country and get a PhD in finance there, where you can be nearby family who need your care?</p>
<p>I am a hard worker student and want to publish a paper in Finance about 4 month later with a person graduating from MIT!
Preferring to take the essential courses and get a PHD in finance as soon as possible, I guessed the best way having high chance of getting PHD from NYU is to apply there and take some courses in Finance. Afterwards i can continue PHD in finance in case i create a good relationship with a professor having a good trust on my ability to continue with him… </p>
<p>But there is a possibility that the paper will be published after deadline since the professor is a bit lazy… 
Considering all in conjunction with lack of formal diploma in Finance i wanted to do so…</p>
<p>Okay, so you want a PhD in finance but your only preparatory work is working on a paper with an MIT student, and you are under a time crunch.</p>
<p>This is not going to happen.</p>
<p>I can empathize with your position, but your constraints are simply not realistic. A finance PhD requires coursework and research that you do not have and cannot acquire quickly. A CE PhD program will not support you long enough to make real headway on the those requirements, and your abuse of the program could get in the way of eventually getting into a finance program.</p>
<p>You need to either find a new goal or new resources. You cannot get where you want from where you currently are.</p>
<p>Dear Juillet
I mean i have some limitation compelling me to come back to my home country as soon as possible…
Moreover, there is not a good university there to get a degree in finance…</p>