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Course
Work |
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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: |
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Leveling
Courses |
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Doctoral
students who do not have proper business background will need to take
leveling courses, including: |
ACCT
5401 |
Financial
and Managerial Accounting |
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FIN
5320 |
Financial
Management I |
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ECO
5300 |
The
Economic |
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MKT
5350 |
Marketing
Foundations |
MGT
5371 |
Managing
Org. Behavior & Org. Design |
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BLAW
5290 |
Legal,
Regulatory, and Ethical Environment of Business |
ISQS 5237 |
Computer
Skills for Business Management |
ISQS 5345 |
Statistical
Concepts for Business Management |
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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: |
|
ISQS
5347 |
Advanced
Statistical Methods |
|
ECO
5311 |
Macroeconomic
Theory and Policy |
|
ECO
5312 |
Microeconomic
Analysis |
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Research
Methods
|
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At
least three research method courses are required for each doctoral
student's program -- either as a supporting field or elsewhere -- chosen
from the following courses: |
|
ISQS
5348 |
Applied
Distribution-Free Statistics in Business |
|
ISQS
5349 |
Regression
Analysis |
|
ISQS
6347 |
Advanced
Experimental Statistics |
|
ISQS
6348 |
Applied
Multivariate Analysis |
|
ISQS
6349 |
Advanced
Business Forecasting |
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Business
Statistics Specialization Courses |
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The
following courses are generally included in the specialization in
Business Statistics: |
|
ISQS
5338 |
Information Technology
for Managers |
|
ISQS
5348 |
Applied
Distribution-Free Statistics in Business |
|
ISQS
5349 |
Regression
Analysis |
|
ISQS
6347 |
Advanced
Experimental Statistics |
|
ISQS
6348 |
Applied
Multivariate Analysis |
|
ISQS
6349 |
Advanced
Business Forecasting |
|
STAT
5328 |
Intermediate
Mathematical Statistics I |
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STAT
5329 |
Intermediate
Mathematical Statistics II |
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Supporting
Areas |
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Two
supporting areas are required for each Ph.D. student's program.
These are the available areas:
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Accounting
and Taxation |
|
Finance |
|
Management |
|
Marketing |
|
Management
Information Systems |
|
Operations
Management |
|
Business
Statistics |
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