Requirements for PhD Programs

In addition to University regulations, the requirements for the PhD programs are:

(a) Introductory Quantitative Requirements

     Unless they have clearly demonstrated sufficient knowledge, entering PhD students are required to take the following two mathematics-oriented courses in the first semester of study.

     ECON 510 Mathematics for Business and Economics; and
     ISMT 581 Introduction to Probability

The credits earned from ECON 510 and ISMT 581 are not counted toward the graduation requirements.

(b) General Management Requirements

      Except for students on the PhD program in Economics, students who do not have an MBA or equivalent are required to take at least three of the following MBA-level courses. Students with a BBA degree could seek course exemptions from the PhD Director if they have demonstrated successful attainment on similar courses.

     ACCT  510 Financial Accounting Foundations

     FINA   512 Corporate Finance
 or FINA   521 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management

     ISMT   561 Operations Management
     MARK 512 Marketing Strategy and Policy
     MGTO 523 Management of Organizations

(c) Common Core Requirements

     Each student must take five common core courses regardless of his/her major field, including:

     i)   ECON 513 Microeconomic Analysis; or
          ECON 521 Microeconomic Theory I

     ii)  ISMT 582 Statistical Methods for Business and Economics I

     iii) LANG 501 Group Communication Skills Development

     iv) And two of the following:

           • ECON 522 Microeconomic Theory II

           • ECON 530 Econometrics; or
             ISMT 583 Statistical Methods for Business and Economics II

           • ISMT 553 Multivariate Data Analysis

           • MGTO 714 Doctoral Seminar in Behavioral Research
             Methods

(d) Major Field Requirements

     Each student is required to take at least nine credits of PhD level courses in the major field.

     

(e) Minimum Course Requirements

     Each student is required to take at least 36 credits overall, with a minimum of 15 credits of PhD level courses excluding the common core requirements.

      In addition, students on the PhD program in Economics are required to take the following two courses:

      ECON 525      Macroeconomic Theory I                  [4-0:0:4]
      ECON 526      Macroeconomic Theroy II                 [4-0:0:4]

(f) Major Field Examinations

    Full-time students must make the first attempt by the end of the second year, and part-time students must make the first attempt by the end of the third year, unless a later date is approved by the department.

(g) Research Paper Requirement

     Full-time (part-time) students have to submit research proposals to the PhD coordinator by the end of the second (third) year, and no later than their first attempt of major field examination, and prepare and present the paper by the end of the third year (fourth year). The paper must be approved by two faculty members of the student's major department.

(h) Thesis Requirement

     The student should form a thesis committee to direct his/her thesis research. A thesis proposal presentation will be scheduled only after the thesis committee concludes that a suitable topic has been chosen and a sufficient amount of preliminary work has been completed. Once the thesis proposal is approved, the student is then admitted to candidacy and can proceed to complete the thesis in accordance with the agreement. The student has to give a final oral defense of thesis before a committee of five members set up according to University regulation.

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