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Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration Requirements

 

Degree Semester Hour Requirement

The degree requirement Includes 56 semester hours of required coursework, and the maximum allowable time of 12 sessions to complete the dissertation. Following the completion of the coursework, students will continue to work on the dissertation and register for subsequent sessions in dissertation continuation courses designated as 700, 701, 702….711. The 700 series courses will appear in a separate section on the student's transcript dedicated to the dissertation.

Course Requirements

Program Core Courses (44 Semester Hours)

The courses appear in recommended academic sequence.

ORG 601Organizational Studies I

4
RES 600Introductory Data Analysis

4
ORG 602Organizational Studies II

4
RES 601Research Design and Fieldwork

4
RES 603Advanced Data Management and Analysis

4
RES 610Advanced Multivariate Data Analysis

4
RDS 699BProspectus

4
DIS 700Dissertation I

4
DIS 701Dissertation II

4
DIS 702Dissertation III

4
DIS 703Dissertation IV

4

Program Elective Courses (12 Semester Hours)

Two free elective doctoral level courses in the area of business administration must be taken to bring the total degree credits to 56 Semester Hours.

Business Administration Elective 1

4
Business Administration Elective 2

4
RES 602Research Model Development

4

Concentration Option (12 Semester Hours)

PhD BA students may choose to complete the program with no concentration or choose a program concentration option. With a concentration, the student will complete 12 semester hours of specialized coursework in an area of the student’s choice in place of the program elective courses listed above. Students should complete concentration courses after completion of RES 600. The PhD BA offers the below concentrations:

Accounting/Finance Concentration

Concentration Core Courses (12 Semester Hours)

ACC 601Financial/Managerial/Behavioral Accounting

4
FIN 601Studies in Corporate Finance

4
RES 602Research Model Development

4

Information Systems/Information Technology Management Concentration

Concentration Core Courses (12 Semester Hours)

ITM 603Foundations of Information Systems Research

4
ITM 604Seminar in Information Systems

4
RES 602Research Model Development

4

Leadership Concentration

Concentration Core Courses (12 Semester Hours)

LEAD 600Introduction to Research in Leadership

4
LEAD 601Leadership Theory and Research

4
RES 602Research Model Development

4

Management and Organizations Concentration

Concentration Core Courses (12 Semester Hours)

ORG 605Organizational Change

4
MGT 699Special Topics in Management

4
RES 602Research Model Development

4

Marketing Concentration

Concentration Core Courses (12 Semester Hours)

MKT 601Marketing Management Strategy

4
MKT 604Buyer Decision Making and Behavior

4
RES 602Research Model Development

4