  PHDANDMASTER’SSTUDIESINECONOMIC,ACCOUNTINGAND BUSINESSHISTORY.  Economic,AccountingandBusinessHistoryNetwork(BEAN)  VictoriaUniversityofWellington,NewZealandisaleadingresearchandlearningcentreintheAsia‐ Pacificregionforthestudyofeconomic,accountingandbusinesshistory.  Atotalof10academicsstaffworkingintheseareasaretobefoundintheSchoolofEconomicsand Finance(SEF);theSchoolofAccountingandCommercialLaw(SACL);andtheSchoolofHistory, Philosophy,PoliticalScienceandInternationalRelations(History).  TheuniversityoffersMaster’sandPhDdegreesineconomics,history,accountingandhistory.Students canchoosetopicsineconomicsaccountingandbusinesshistoryforthosedegr ees,oropttotakean interdisciplinaryapproach.Thenetworkmembersarekeentoattractpostgraduatestudentsfrom aroundtheworld.  Ourteachingandresearchhasgeneratedanimpressiverecordofresearcharticlesinleadingacademic andprofessionaljournals,books,reportsandtheses.  Asthecapitalcity, Wellingtonhasexcell entlibraryandarchivefacilities.Apartfromtheuniversity library,scholarshaveaccesstotheNationalLibrary(whichhassignificantholdings ofbusinessarchives), nationalArchives(withlargeamountsofmaterialrelatingtoBritishimperialhistory,aswellasNew ZealandandMaorihistory),andtheParliamentaryLibrary(whichincludesofficialdocumentsfrom overseasgovernments).Wealsohavecloselinkstoanumberofgovernmentinstitutions,suchasthe ReserveBank,Treasuryandotheragencies.  PHDINECONOMIC,ACCOUNTINGORBUSINESSHISTORY  TheaimofaPhDcourseofstudyistodevelopastudent’sresearchskillsandprovideanenhanced understandingofhistoricaltrends,withaviewtocareerenhancement.APhDcanbeundertakeneither asafulltimecourseofstudy(overthreeorfouryears)orparttime(overfive tosixyears0.ThePhD involvesindependentresearchwhichisundertakenundertheguidanceofoneormoresupervisors. NewZealandPhDsfollowtheBritishmodelofbeingawardedonthethesisalong;thethesiswillbe 100,000wordsandmustmakeasignificantandoriginalcontributiontothediscipline.  OURACADEMICSTAFFHAVESPECIALISTKNOWLEDGEINANUMBEROFAREASINCLUDING:  • InternationaleconomicandbusinesshistoryincludingtheAsia‐Pacificregion • Stapleandexportledgrowth • Neweconomichistory • Accountinghistoryincludinginternationalfinancialre porting;regulationandgovernanceand publicsectoraccounting • Developmentsinmanagementaccounting andtheimpactofsuchphenomenaasinformation technology • Maritimehistory,thetransatlanticslavetrade,theBritishEmpire,settlersocieties,Atlantic history,Caribbeanhistory,thehistoryofimmigration • Thehistoryofeconomicthought   ECONOMIC,ACCOUNTINGORBUSINESSHISTORYFORAMASTER’SDEGREE  Theaimofthemaster’sprogrammeistoprovidestudentswithanopportunitytodeveloptheir researchskillsineconomic,accountingorbusinesshistory,withaviewtocareerenhancementoras preparationfordoctoralstudy,eitheratVictoriaUniversityofWellingtonorelsewhere.  StudentscanworktowardsaMaster’sprogrammeinEconomic,AccountingorBusinessHistoryinone ortwoways:  1.BYCOURSEWORKANDTHESIS(OptionavailableinEconomics)  Thisoptionissuitableforstudentswhohavecompletedanundergraduatedegreeineconomics.Most overseasstudentswilltakethisroutetoamaster’sdegree.Studentswillonlybeadmittedonceayear inFebruary/March,andwillnormallyfinishinJunethefollowingyear.  2.BYTHESISONLY  Thisoptionisonlysuitable forstudentswhohavealreadycompletedanAustralianorNewZealand‐style “honours”year(400‐Level).Studentsmaybeadmittedatanytimeoftheyear.  Furtherinformationonthemaster’sprogrammesrunbySEF,SACLandHistorycanbeobtainedby contactingthenetworkcoordinator:DrLarryLepper. Email:larry.lepper@vuw.ac.nz  Phone:+64021460585  THENETWORK’SACADEMICSTAFF  THENETWORKISASSISTEDBYEXTERNALADVICEFROMANADVISORYBOARD  AssociateProfessorJayneBisman,CharlesSturtUniversity,Bathurst, Australia  Email:jbisman@csu.edu.au   ProfessorMichaelBordo,RutgersUniversity,NewBrunswick,NJ,UnitedStatesofAmerica. Email:bordo@economics.rutgers.edu   ProfessorKrisInwood,UniversityofGuelph,Guelph,Ontario,Canada Email:kinwood@uoguelph.ca   DrMalcolmMcKinnon,MinistryofCultureandHeritage,NewZealand Email:mckinnonmalcolm@gmail.com   DrJohnSingleton,SheffieldHallamUniversity,Sheffield,UK Email:j.singleton@shu.edu.uk   ProfessorSimonVille,UniversityofWollongong,NSW,Australia  Email:sville@uow.edu.au    STAFFWITHINTHENETWORK  • SchoolofEconomicsandFinance(SEF)  ProfessorMorrisAltman–Developmenteconomics,behaviouraleconomics(withsomeemphasison experimentaleconomics),economichistory(stapletheoryandexport‐ledgrowth,andcliometrics) and thehistoryofeconomicthought. Email:morris.altman@vuw.ac.nz   • SchoolofAccountingandCommercialLaw(SACL)  ProfessorRachelBaskerville–Accountinghistory Email:rachel.baskeville@vuw.ac.nz   DrCarolynCordery–notforprofitaccountingandaccountability,incorporatinginternationalfinancial reporting,regulationandgovernance. Email:carolyn.cordery@vuw.ac.nz   DrCarolynFowler–Accountingandprofessionaleducation,accountinghistoryespecially19 th Century NewZealand,anddevelopmentsinmanagementaccountingandtheimpactofinformationtechnology inaccounting. Email:carolyn.fowler@vuw.ac.nz   DrPhilipColquhoun–Accountinghistory,especiallyarchivalresearch,andthehistoryofpublicsector accounting,focusingparticularlyonNewZealandandtheimportanceofpublicsector/constitutional conventionsandthesettingofgovernmentaccounting policies. Email:philip.colquhoun@vuw.ac.nz   • SchoolofHistory,Philosophy,PoliticalScienceandInternationalRelations(History)  DrSteveBehrendt–Transatlanticslavetrade,maritimehistory,Atlantichistory,pre‐colonialAfrican history,Caribbeanhistory,medicalhistory,BritishEmpire,businesshistory,quantitativemethods. Email:steve.behrendt@vuw.ac.nz   AssociateProfessorJimMcAloon–Business,farming,andimmigrationhistory,regionaldevelopment, andhistoryofeconomicpolicyprincipallybutnotexclusivelywithNewZealandfocus. Email:jim.mcaloon@vuw.ac.nz   ENTRYREQUIREMENTS  FORPhDSTUDY  TogainadmissionasaPhDcandidatewillnormallyrequireafirstorsecondclasspassinanHonoursor Master’sdegree(orequivalent).  Youmayalsobeadmittedifyouarecurrentlyenrolledinamaster’sdegreebythesisorifyoucan  demonstratesufficientknowledgeandability.  Thereismoreaboutconvertingfromamaster’son http://www.victoria.ac.nz/fgr/prospective‐phds/convert‐from‐masters.aspx   InternationalstudentswillbeexpectedtohaveequivalentqualificationstothoserequiredofNew Zealandstudents.Therearestrictandnon‐negotiableEnglishlan guage requirementstobeacceptedas aPhDcandidate.Requirementscanbefoundat http://www.victoria.ac.nz/fgr/prospective‐phds/qualifications‐required.aspx   InadditiontoformalqualificationsandcompetenceinEnglish,variousqualitieswillhelpensuresuccess:  • Astronginterestinasubstantialresearchproject • Self‐discipline • Persistenceinthefaceofsetbacks • Willingnesstorespondeffectivelytoadviseandcriticism • Abilitytoworkindependently • Willingnesstoworkwithinthescholarlytradition • Stablefinancialandpersonalcircumstances • Goodwritingability   WORKLOAD  Full‐timestudentscanexpecttheworkloadtobeequivalentto40hoursperweek.  FORMASTER’SBYCOURSEWORKORTHESIS  Agoodundergraduatedegreeineconomics,finance,accountingorhistory(atleastaBaverageinthe finalyearofstudy)isrequired,aswellassatisfactionoftheUniversity’sEnglishlanguagerequirements forInternationalstudents.  FORMCAORMABYTHESIS  Anhonoursdegree(orequivalent)inEconomicHistory,Economics,Finance,AccountingorHistory,with 2 nd classdivision1honoursorbetter(2/1).  Assessmentconsistsofa120pointthesis(usually30,000to40,000words)  WORKLOAD  Full‐timestudentscanexpecttheworkloadtobeequivalentof40hoursperweek.  StudentsshouldchecktheirSchool’sprospectusorwebsiteformoredetailsofspecificprogrammes.  MA.EconomicHistoryorEconomics(withinSEF) http://www/Victoria.ac.nz/sef/   MCA,Accounting(withi nSACL) http://www/Victoria.ac.nz/sacl/   MA.History(withinHistory) http://www/victoria.ac.nz/history   Forfurtherinformationsee  http://www.victoria.ac.nz/fgr/prospective‐phds and http://www.victoria.ac.nz/fgr/masters   TheEconomic,AccountingandBusinesshistoryNetworkalsorunsaseminarseries,producesworking papersandhaslinkstoanumberofresearchinstitutionsaroundtheworld.Formoreinformation pleasevisitourwebsite  http://www.victoria.ac.nz/sef/research   NETWORKCOORDINATOR  DrLarryLepper SchoolofEconomicsandFinance Email:larry.lepper@vuw.ac.nz  Phone:+64021460585  STUDENTANDACADEMICSERVICES  Phone:+6444635376 Fax:+6444635360 Email:fca‐sa0@vuw.ac.nz   Level1,RailwayWestWing Pipiteacampus Wellington6011 NewZealand  VictoriaUniversityofWellington POBox600 Wellington6140 NewZealand  INTERNATIONALSTUDENTCONTACT  VictoriaInternational Phone:+6444635350 Fax:+6444635056 Email: Victoria‐international@vuw.ac.nz  Website:http://www.victoria‐international.ac.nz   