Management Concentration - Organizational Sciences Track

Ph.D. students with a concentration in organizational sciences prepare a program of study subject to the approval of their doctoral program committees.  The program includes a business core of at least 15 hours, at least 15 hours of doctoral seminars in organizational sciences, one 12-hour or two 9-hour support areas, and a minimum of 12 hours in research methods and statistics (18 hours with one 12-hour support area).  Students typically work as research or teaching assistants and receive direct support which includes a full tuition waiver.  The Ph.D. program in organizational sciences is designed to provide students with a sound foundation for a productive career as an academic in management.

Business Background (minimum 15 hours)

All doctoral students in the School of Business must take (or be able to waive) the following courses:

ACCT     7310:  Accounting for Managers
FIN        7440:  Managerial Finance
MKT      7460:  Managerial Marketing
ECON    7332:  Microeconomics for Managers

One of the following:
MGMT  8310:  Strategic Human Resource Management
MGMT  7380:  Organizational Behavior and Management
MGMT  8340:  Organizational Theory and Design

Organizational Sciences Concentration (minimum 15 hours)

Ph.D. students in the organizational sciences track are required to take at least five of the following courses:

Seminar in Human Resource Management
Seminar in Organizational Behavior I
Seminar in Organizational Behavior II
Seminar in Strategic Management I
Seminar in Strategic Management II
Seminar in Entrepreneurship
Seminar in Organizational Theory

Support Areas

Support areas are tailored to the research and teaching goals of the Ph.D. candidate.  Programs are highly individualized to reflect student interests and desired focus.  Listed below are examples of support areas that could be selected.  Students have two general options for choosing their support areas.  Students can choose (1) one support area of 12 hours and an 18-hour research methods and analysis area, or (2) two support areas of  9 hours each and a 12-hour research methods and analysis area.  The combination of courses in any support area and in the organizational sciences core is flexible, with numerous combinations possible, in addition to those shown below.  Program design considers the student goals and academic background and is subject to the approval of the student's doctoral program committee.  Typical support areas for management doctoral students include psychology, finance/economics, research methods and statistics, career development, sociology, marketing, and communication.

EXAMPLE AREA I:  Social Psychology
PSYCH  7340:  Attitude Change
PSYCH  8310:  Survey of Social Psychology
PSYCH  8610:  Motivation
PSYCH  8620:   Personality Psychology
PSYCH  9350:  Studies in Social Psychology

EXAMPLE AREA II: Finance/Economics
FIN        8440:  Financing Multinational Business
FIN        9100:  Seminar in Corporate Finance
ECON    7355:  Industrial Organization
ECON    8451:  Advanced Microeconomic Theory I
LAW      5785:  Mergers and Acquisitions

EXAMPLE AREA III:  Research Methods and Statistics
MKT      9030:  Multivariate Research Methods in Marketing
PSYCH  9330:  Applied Research Methodology
PSYCH  9725:  The Literature Review
SOC      8120:  Research Methodology        
SOC      9287:  Seminar in Qualitative Methods in Sociology
STAT     7310:  Sampling Techniques
STAT     7830:  Categorical Data Analysis   
STAT     7870:  Time Series Analysis

EXAMPLE AREA IV: Communication
COM      8410:  Organizational Communication Theory
COM      8420:  Seminar in Group Communication
COM      9830:  Topics in Organizational Communication - Socialization
COM      9830:  Topics in Organizational Communication - Power

  EXAMPLE AREA V:  Career Development
ECP     7250:  Foundations of Career Psychology
ECP     7990:  Career Development Theory for Women
ECP     7995:  Analysis of Research in Career Psychology

Research Methods and Statistics

Ph.D. students are required to take a minimum of 12 hours (or 18 hours with one support area) of courses in research methods and statistics.  These courses will provide students with the tools and techniques necessary for conducting empirical research.  Sample courses include:

PSYCH  8710:  General Linear Models in Psychology I
PSYCH  8720:  General Linear Models in Psychology II
PSYCH  9320:  Social Psychology Methodology
PSYCH  9520:  Psychometrics
PSYCH  9710:  Multivariate Stat Psych
PSYCH 9720:  Latent Variable Models in Statistical Analysis
STAT     7210:  Applied Nonparametric Methods
STAT     7510:  Regression and Correlation Analysis
STAT     7530:  Analysis of Variance

Research Seminar Experience (MGMT 9101) (Minimum 4 hours)

This seminar (1 hour each semester of residency until comprehensive examination is completed) is intended to provide an open forum for the discussion of current topics in management.

PH.D. Thesis Credit (MGMT 9090) (minimum 12 hours)

Sample Program of Study

The following is one example of a possible program of study for a doctoral student in organizational sciences.  This example shows a program that has one support area of 12 hours and 18 hours of research methods and statistics.