PhD Production & Operations Management - Curriculum

Course Work

Students in this program are required to show competency in linear algebra and calculus by passing competency examinations or taking MATH 5304 and MATH 5305.

The course work in the program must total at least 60 semester credit hours past the bachelor's degree, exclusive of any leveling work required or enrollment in BA 8000, the doctoral dissertation course. A Ph.D. student is required to enroll in 24 hours each calendar year with a minimum of 9 hours and a maximum of 12 hours each long semester.

There is no requirement for a foreign language. The student who is successful continuously at each step in progress should complete degree requirements in two to three years of full-time study beyond the master's degree.

The doctoral student degree program consists of:

Leveling Courses

Doctoral students who do not have proper business background will need to take leveling courses, including:

Tool Courses

Early in the program each student must satisfy tool requirements -- through course work with a minimum grade of B -- in advanced statistics and advanced microeconomics and macroeconomics. Tools courses include:

Research Methods

At least three research method courses are required for each doctoral student's Ph.D. program -- either as a supporting field or elsewhere -- chosen from the following courses:

POM Specialization Courses

The following courses are generally included in the specialization in POM:

Supporting Areas

Two supporting areas are required for each Ph.D. student's program. These are the available areas:

• Accounting and Taxation
• Finance
• Management
• Marketing
• Management Information Systems
• Operations Management
• Business Statistics