Management & Human Resources

The PhD program in Management and Human Resources is intended to develop competence in management studies, research methods, and an external minor. Entering students may have already satisfied some of these requirements. Following completion of required coursework, students must pass a preliminary examination. Finally, they must write and successfully defend a dissertation.

A. Background Requirements

    1. The following are school-wide requirements:
      Students must have an undergraduate or graduate degree in business or take four graduate-level courses, with the approval of their major advisor, in at least two areas outside the major area from among accounting, finance, marketing, management, operations and information management, or economics.
    2. One calculus course and one course in linear and matrix algebra or demonstrated mastery of these topics through approved proficiency testing.
    3. One intermediate-level microeconomics course (may be satisfied in (A.1) above).

B. Management Studies

    1. Primary Concentration
      Students select a Primary Concentration in either Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, or Organizational Theory/Strategy.
    2. Secondary Concentration
      Students select a Secondary Concentration in either Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, or Organizational Theory/Strategy.
    3. Course Work in Management Studies:
      1. Foundation Courses include one course in each of Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, and Organizational Theory/Strategy.
      2. Concentration Courses include four courses in two areas of concentration; two must be doctoral seminars.

C. Doctoral Seminars

Two semesters of seminars in MHR 975 and MHR 976

D. Advanced Research Methods and Statistics

A minimum of 18 credits in research methods and statistics consisting of two courses in statistics, two in research methodology and two depth courses. Courses are selected in consultation with the student’s advisor.

E. Minor

The minor program is required of all doctoral students and consists of either 10 credits of coursework from one department outside the School of Business (departmental minor – Option A), or 12 credits of coursework from two or more departments outside the School of Business (distributed minor – Option B).

The PhD program in Management and Human Resources is intended to develop competence in management studies, research methods, and an external minor. Entering students may have already satisfied some of these requirements. Following completion of required coursework, students must pass a preliminary examination. Finally, they must write and successfully defend a dissertation.