Department of Personal Financial Planning

Coursework

The Personal Financial Planning doctoral program is housed within the College of Health and Human Sciences. The program is designed to provide talented and ambitious students with knowledge, skills and tools necessary to achieve success as college and university faculty, practitioners of financial planning, and productive citizens of the State of Kansas and the United States. A dedicated commitment to enhancing students’ personal development will prepare students to excel academically and professionally, leading ultimately to more rewarding and creative lives.

If students have not taken a graduate level statistics course in the recent past, they may be required to take STAT 703 or another introductory research and statistics course prior to their first session on campus.

Required Research and Professional Courses (60 credit hours) – Grades of B or better are required for PFP 805, 806, 889, 890 and 888/HHS 888.

  • STAT 705 - Regression and Analysis of Variance Credits: 3
  • PFP 805 - Statistical Software Applications in Personal Financial Planning Credits: 3
  • PFP 806 - Statistical Methods in Personal Financial Planning I Credits: 3
  • PFP 808 - Research Application in Personal Financial Planning Credits: 3-6
  • PFP 888 - Research Methods in Personal Financial Planning I or HHS 888 - Foundations in Research Methodology Credits: 3
  • PFP 889 - Theories and Models in Personal Financial Planning Credits: 3
  • PFP 890 - Research Methods in Personal Financial Planning II Credits: 3
  • PFP 990 - Dissertation Proposal Seminar Credits: 1
  • PFP 999 - Dissertation Research Credits: 1-21
  • PFP 825 - Survey of Personal Financial Planning Research and Theory Credits: 3
  • PFP 894 - Professional Issues in Personal Financial Planning Credits: 1-3
  • PFP 900 - Research Seminar Credits: 1-2
  • PFP 956 - Clinical Research and Applications in Financial Counseling and Planning Credits: 3
  • PFP 771 - Financial Therapy Theory & Research Credits: 3

Supporting Courses (18 credit hours)

  • PFP 760 Retirement Planning Credits: 3
  • PFP 762 Investing for the Family's Future Credits: 3
  • PFP 764 Estate Planning for Families Credits: 3
  • PFP 766 Insurance Planning for Families Credits: 3
  • PFP 772 Personal Income Taxation Credits: 3
  • PFP 836 Financial Planning Case Studies Credits: 3

Elective Courses (12 credit hours)

  • PFP 768 - Introduction to Financial Therapy Credits: 3
  • PFP 769 - Money and Relationships Credits: 3
  • PFP 770 - Applied Behavioral Finance Credits: 3
  • PFP 835 - Professional Practice Management in Personal Financial Planning Credits: 3
  • PFP 860 - Advanced Retirement Planning Issues Credits: 3
  • PFP 864 - Advanced Estate Planning Issues Credits: 3
  • PFP 863 - Advanced Personal Income Tax Planning Credits: 3
  • PFP 909 - Topics in Personal Financial Planning Credits: 0-3
  • Other elective as agreed upon by the student’s committee

 

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