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PhD in 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:

ACCT 5401

Financial and Mangerial Accounting

FIN 5320

Financial Management I

ECO 5300

The Economic Environment

MKT 5350

Marketing Foundations

MGT 5371

Managing Org. Behavior & Org. Design

BLAW 5290

Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Environment of Business

ISQS 5237

Computer Skills for Business Management

ISQS 5345

Statistical Concepts for Business Management

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

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:

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  

POM Specialization Courses

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

ISQS 5343

Production & Operations Management

BA 7000

Special Topics in Production & Operations Management

IE 5312

Queueing Theory 

IE 5328

Activity Scheduling 

IE 5351  

Advanced Manufacturing Processes

IE 5353

Quality Assurance  

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