Degree Pathway

  • Total number of credits required for the degree, 36 Credits 
  • Dissertation, 22 Credits 
  • Total credit hours required for degree total, 58 Credits 

Five Required Foundational Courses

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total12
MGMT.7300Research Design Methods3
ECON.7310Statistics3
ECON.7330Econometrics I*3
ECON.7300Microeconomic Theory3
XXXX.7970Managerial Research Seminar (concentration specific)0

*or Qualitative Research Methods as approved by coordinator within the Leadership and Organization Studies Concentration

Doctoral Dissertation (minimum 22 credits)

The minimum number of dissertation credits is 22. During each semester of the dissertation stage, students will register for 1, 3, 6, or 9 credits of direct supervision with their dissertation advisor. Students must successfully pass oral defenses of both the dissertation proposal and of the completed dissertation and submit a complete, approved dissertation to the library for publishing.

Accounting

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total58
Two Required Advanced Research Design/Methods Courses
ECON.7340Econometrics II3
MIST.7370Multivariate Statistical Methods3
Six Concentration Courses
ACCT.7510Accounting Research Methodology3
ACCT.7610Empirical Financial Accounting Research I3
ACCT.7620Empirical Financial Accounting Research II3
ACCT.7720  Auditing and Corporate governance Research3
Two approved Doctoral level electives
6
And complete all dissertation credits and requirements.
22

Decision Sciences

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total58
Two Required Advanced Research Design/Methods Courses
MGMT.7370Multivariate Statistical Methods3
ECON.7340Econometrics II3
Six Concentration Courses
POMS.7100Predictive Modeling and Causal Analytics3
POMS.7200Non-parametric Modeling3
POMS.7300Prescriptive Analytics: Optimization & Simulation 3
Three approved Doctoral level electives
6
And complete all dissertation credits and requirements.
22

Entrepreneurship

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total58
Two Required Advanced Research Design/Methods Courses
MGMT.7330Research Design Methods II3
ECON.7340 OR 
MIST.7370		Econometrics II OR
Multivariate Statistical Models		3
Six Concentration Courses
ENTR.7430Seminar in Innovation and New Product Development3
ENTR.7410Seminar in Entrepreneurship Research3
ENTR.7420Seminar in Corporate Entrepreneurship 3
ENTR.7440Current topics in Entrepreneurship 3
Two approved Doctoral level electives
6

Finance

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total58
Two Required Advanced Research Design/Methods Courses
ECON.7340  Econometrics II3
MIST.7370  Multivariate Statistical methods3
Six Concentration Courses
FINA.7200Financial Economics and Research3
FINA.7400Corporate Finance Theory3
FINA.7430Seminar in Corporate Finance3
FINA.7440Seminar in Investment Analysis3
FINA.7410Investment Theory3
One approved Doctoral Elective
3
And complete all dissertation credits and requirements.

22

International Business (no longer accepting applications)

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total58
Two Required Advanced Research Design/Methods Courses 
MGMT.7330Research Design Methods II3
ECON.7340  OR
MIST.7370		Econometrics II OR
Multivariate Statistical Models		3
Six Concentration Courses
MGMT.7600International Business Research3
MKTG.7400International Marketing Research3
FINA.7830Research in International Finance3
MGMT.7610International Management Research3
MGMT.7620International Business Research Methods6
xxxx.xxxxOne approved doctoral elective3
And complete all dissertation credits and requirements22

Leadership and Organizational Studies

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total58
Two Required Advanced Research Design/Methods Courses
MGMT.7330Research Design Method II3
ECON.7340 OR
MIST.7370		Econometrics OR Qualitative Research Methods
OR Multivariate Statistical Methods 		3
Six Concentration Courses
MGMT.7450Seminar in Organization Theory3
MGMT.7460Seminar in Organizational Behavior3
MGMT.7470Leadership Theory and Concepts3
Doctoral level method elective
3
Two approved Doctoral level electives
6
And complete all dissertation credits and requirements
22

Management Information Systems

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total58
Two Required Advanced Research Design/Methods Courses
MIST.7370Multivariate Statistical Methods3
ECON.7340
OR MGMT.7330		Econometrics II OR
Research Design Methods II		3
Six Concentration Courses
MIST.7060Data Analytics3
MIST.7070Electronic Commerce3
MIST.7080Enterprise Systems3
MIST.7500Seminar in Information Systems Research3
MIST.7880Current Topics in MIS6
One approved Doctoral level elective
3
All dissertation credits and requirements22

Marketing

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total58
Two Required Advanced Research Design/Methods Courses
MGMT.7330Research Design Methods II3
ECON.7340  
OR MIST.7370		Econometrics II
Multivariate Statistical Methods		3
Six Concentration Courses
ENTR.7430Seminar in Innovation and New Product Development3
MKTG.7100MKTG Seminar in Marketing Strategy3
MKTG.7200MKTG Seminar in Consumer Behavior3
MKTG.7300MKTG Seminar in Business-to-Business Marketing3
MKTG.XXXXTwo Approved Doctoral level electives6
All dissertation credits and requirements

22

Updated 12/6/24