The Business Administration PhD curriculum varies depending on the concentration you choose to pursue. Each concentration requires 54 credits and is comprised of seminars; theory and research courses; electives; practicums; and non-didactic requirements. These non-didactic elements include examinations, research papers, a dissertation and/or presentations.
Listed below are samples of required courses for each program.
Accounting
Required courses for this concentration include the following.
- Business Econometrics I
- Business Statistics
- Capital Markets Research
- Information Economics
See a full list of the requirements for the Accounting concentration.
Finance
Required courses for this concentration include the following.
- Economic Theory of Choice
- Empirical Research in Corporate Finance
- Financial Economics
- Game Theory
- Statistical Methods for Business Research
See a full list of the requirements for the Finance concentration.
Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior
Required courses for this concentration include the following.
- Dynamics of Organizational Interaction
- Managing Human Resources
- Managing Work Behavior and Attitude
International Business
Required courses for this concentration include the following.
- Business Econometrics
- Economic Theory of Choice
- Seminar in International Finance
- Theory of International Business and Multinational Firms
See a full list of the requirements for the International Business concentration.
Management Information Systems
Required courses for this concentration include the following.
- Foundations of Electronic Commerce Research
- Information Systems Foundation and Theory
- Scientific Inquiry-Management Research
See a full list of the requirements for the Management Information Systems concentration.
Marketing
Required courses for this concentration include the following.
- Behavior Research in Marketing
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Marketing Theory Development
See a full list of the requirements for the Marketing concentration.
Operations and Supply Chain Management
Required courses for this concentration include the following.
- Combinatorial and Discrete Optimization
- Continuous and Nonlinear Optimization Methods
- Linear Optimization Methods
- Stochastic Modeling and Optimization
See a full list of the requirements for the Operations and Supply Chain Management concentration.
Risk Management and Insurance
Required courses for this concentration include the following.
- Insurance and Employee Benefits
- Probability and Statistics Theory
- Property and Liability Insurance Markets
- Managing Risk
See a full list of the requirements for the Risk Management and Insurance concentration.
Strategic Management
Required course for this concentration include the following.
- Entrepreneurial Thinking and Innovation
- Managing People and Organizations
- Industrial Organization for Business Strategy
- Strategic Performance Management
See a full list of the requirements for the Strategic Management concentration.
Tourism and Sport
Required courses for this concentration include the following.
- Business Statistics
- Special Topics in Tourism and Sport
- Tourism and Sport Concepts
See a full list of the requirements for the Tourism and Sport concentration.