Business Administration (PhD) - Organizations and Social Change Track

Program Requirements

Complete a minimum of 54 credits from at least 15 courses including two core courses, six track courses, six electives, and twelve credits of dissertation research.

Doctoral candidacy: Pass a qualifying exam by the end of the second year.
Dissertation: Compose and defend a dissertation based on original research.
Project: Complete a summer project after the first year.

Statute of limitations: Eight years.

Course Requirements

Core Courses (6 Credits)

BUSADM 700 - Business in Context: Markets, Technologies, Societies 3 Credit(s)
BUSADM 775 - Professional Development Workshop - Doctoral Teaching 3 Credit(s)

Track Courses (18 Credits)

BUSADM 750 - Foundations of Organization Theory 3 Credit(s)
BUSADM 751 - Contemporary Organization Theory 3 Credit(s)
BUSADM 754 - Introduction to Organizations & Social Change 3 Credit(s)
BUSADM 770 - Introduction to Research Methods for the Social Sciences 3 Credit(s)
BUSADM 771 - Contemporary Research Practice on Management, Organizations, and Social Change 3 Credit(s)
BUSADM 891 - Dissertation Proposal Course 3-6 Credit(s)

Electives (18 Credits)

Complete six additional courses chosen with approval of the faculty advisor.

Dissertation Research (12 Credits)

BUSADM 899 - Dissertation Research 1-12 Credit(s)