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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

The Ph.D. program in International Business Administration is a bi-pillar program, where coursework and research in International Business Administration will be combined with coursework and research in one of the following areas: Finance, Management, or Management Information Systems. It is designed to produce scholars who will make significant contributions - through research, teaching and service - to the growing area of International Business and associated fields.

REQUIRED GRADUATE BUSINESS FOUNDATION			21 SCH
ACC	5310	Financial Statement Analysis
BA	5310	Business Research Methods
BA	5390	Strategic Management
ECO	5310	Managerial Economics
FIN	5310	Financial Management
MGT	5310	Seminar in Management Concepts
MKT	5310	Seminar in Marketing Management

QUANTITATIVE AND RESEARCH METHODS
Required courses:			15 SCH
BA	6310	Advanced Business Research Methods
BA	6320	Research Issues in International Business Administration
DS	6320	Multivariate Statistics
Select two courses based on concentration from:
Finance:
BA	6398	Special Issues in Research: Econometrics
BA	6398	Special Issues in Research: Advanced Econometrics
Management:
BA	6340	Covariance-Based Structural Equation Modeling
BA	6330	Advanced Regression Models
Management Information Systems:
BA	6335	Advanced Qualitative Methods
BA	6345	Variance-Based Structural Equation Modeling

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION			18 SCH
ACC	6310	Doctoral Seminar in International Accounting
ECO	6310	Doctoral Seminar in International Economics
FIN	6310	Doctoral Seminar in International Finance
MGT	6310	Doctoral Seminar in International Management
MIS	6310	Doctoral Seminar in Global Systems Management
MKT	6310	Doctoral Seminar in International Marketing

FUNCTIONAL AREA CONCENTRATION
Select five courses with the consent of the doctoral advisor and approval of the Ph.D. Program Director			15 SCH
Finance
FIN	6315	Seminar in Corporate Finance
FIN	6320	Seminar in Financial Markets & Institutions
FIN	6330	Seminar in Investments
Select two coures from:
ECO	5315	Macroeconomics
ECO	5399	Special Issues in Economics
FIN	5320	International Financial Markets & Institutions
FIN	5330	International Investments
FIN	5331	International Risk Management & Insurance
FIN	5340	International Working Capital Markets
FIN	5370	Global Bank Management
FIN	5380	International Finance
FIN	5390	Seminar in International Banking

Management
MGT	6312	Organizational Behavior
MGT	6315	Organizational Theory & Change
MGT	6325	Leadership and Comparative Management
MGT	6330	Seminar in Strategic Management
Select one course from:
MGT	6320	Human Resource Management
MGT	6335	Seminar in Industry & Competitive Analysis

Management Information Systems
MIS	6320	Seminar in Social& Organization Issues in Information Systems
MIS	6330	Seminar in Human Computer Interaction
MIS	6340	Seminar in Emerging Technologies
Select two courses from:
MIS	5330	Advanced Programming
MIS	5340	Networks and Distributed Systems
MIS	5350	Information Systems Analyis
MIS	5360	Management of Information Systems
MIS	5370	Database Management and Design
MIS	5380	Information Systems Design and Implementation
MIS	5390	Project Design and Management
MIS	5399	Special Issues in Information Systems
MKT	5320	International Marketing
MKT	5330	International Promotion

DISSERTATION RESEARCH*			6 SCH
BA	6399	Dissertation Research


TOTAL			75 SCH

*Students must remain enrolled by taking a minimum of 3 hours until dissertation is complete.

WAIVER POLICY FOR GRADUATE BUSINESS FOUNDATION COURSES Students may be waived from the Graduate Business Foundation courses by either: successfully graduating with a master of business degree from a university in which the business program is accredited by the Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB International), or providing evidence of successful completion of equivalent course work at an institution recognized or accredited by its country of origin. Applications for course waivers must be completed prior to enrollment in the doctoral program. Students requesting a waiver must get approval from the Director of the doctoral program. The Director of the program has the responsibility for ensuring that the student has the appropriate prior course work and knowledge as set forth in this policy before approving the waiver.

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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION