Kent State University Catalog 2012 - 2013

Business Administration - Ph.D. Program Requirements Download to print

I. CORE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (40 credits)
Course		Title	Credits
BAD	71094	College Teaching	1
	84023	Linear Statistical Models and Applications	3
	80199	Dissertation I	15
	80299	Dissertation II	15
Department Electives*			0-9
Choose from the following:			6
BAD	72050	Microeconomic Theory I (3)
	72051	Macroeconomic Theory II (3)
	72055	Econometrics II (3)
	72056	Time Series Analysis (3)
	74017	Multivariate Statistics (3)
	84007	Information Technology (3)
	84011	Systems Simulation (3)
	84015	Stochastic Models (3)
	84112	Research Methodology (3)
	85057	Marketing Research (3)
	85063	Analytical Methods in Marketing Research (3)
	85097	Seminar in Marketing (3)
II. MINOR REQUIRMENTS (12 credits)
All courses selected by the department in the minor			12
III. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (15 credits)
Accounting concentration (15)
Finance (15)
Human Resource Management (15)
Information Systems (15)
International Economics (admissions suspended until 2013)
Marketing (15)
Operations Management (15)
Public Sector Economics (admissions suspended until 2013)
Strategic Management (15)
TOTAL			67

*Need determined by department

ACCOUNTING CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (15 credits)
Course		Title	Credits
ACCT	73098	Research in Accounting	3
	83031	Auditing Issues	3
	83033	Managerial Accounting Issues	3
	83037	Financial Accounting Issues	3
	83038	Basic Accounting Research Methodology	3
TOTAL			15

FINANCE CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (15 credits)
Course		Title	Credits
FIN	86061	Theories of Financial Decision -Making	3
	86062	Theory of Corporate Finance	3
	86064	International Financial Markets, Institutions and Managment	3
	86066	Investment Theory	3
	86098	Research in Finance	3
TOTAL			15

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (15 credits)
Course		Title	Credits
MIS	84108	Advanced Topics in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior	3
	84263	Employee Selection and Appraisal	3
	84266	Readings in Management Systems	3
	84277	Organizational Behavior and Theory	3
Choose from the following:			3
EVAL	85516	Qualitative Research Designs and Applications in Educational Services (3)
PSYC	71654	Quantitative Statistical Analysis II (3)
SOC	72220	Survey Research Methods (3)
TOTAL			15

INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (15 credits)
Course		Title	Credits
MIS	84077	Information Technology	3
	84080	Emerging Hardware and Software Technologies	3
	84266	Readings in Management Systems	3
Choose 2 from the following:			6
MIS	84045	System Development Methodologies (3)
	84081	Data Communications and Networking in Business (3)
	84082	Database Management Systems(3)
	84291	Seminar in Management Systems (3)
TOTAL			15

MARKETING CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (15 credits)
Course		Title	Credits
MKTG	85057	Marketing Research	3
	85063	Analytical Methods in Marketing Research	3
	85064	Buyer Behavior	3
	85066	Marketing Theory	3
Choose from the following:			3
MKTG	75054	International Marketing (3)
	75060	Marketing Strategy and Planning (3)
	85097	Seminar in Marketing (3)
TOTAL			15

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (15 credits)
Course		Title	Credits
MIS	74019	Research Seminar in Supply Chain Management	3
	84047	Manufacturing Technology and Strategy	3
	84266	Readings in Management Systems	3
Choose two from the following:			6
MIS	74018	Mathematical Programming (3)
	84012	Scheduling and Planning (3)
	84015	Stochastic Models (3)
TOTAL			15

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (15 credits)
Course		Title	Credits
MIS	84262	Competitive Strategic Analysis	3
	84266	Readings in Management Systems	3
	84275	Corporate and Global Strategy	3
	84285	Technology Management and Entrepreneurship	3
Choose from the following:			3
MIS	72055	Econometrics II (3)
	84047	Manufacturing Technology and Strategy (3)
TOTAL			15