Business Administration - Ph.D.

The Ph.D. in Business Administration comprises six concentrations:

• Accounting prepares highly qualified candidates for faculty positions in colleges and universities. In addition to completing doctoral-level coursework and a dissertation, students conduct scholarly research and become effective teachers. Completing a dissertation is the final step.
• Finance prepares students for finance faculty positions in colleges and universities. Students complete courses in business and finance, learn how to conduct high-quality, scholarly research and be effective teachers. Completing a dissertation is the final step.
• Information Systems creates a strong grounding in areas of behavioral, strategic and economic aspects of global IS decision-making. Students are trained to become renowned scholars and exceptional teachers. Completing a dissertation is the final step.
• Management concentration prepares students for academic positions in the field of management. The program is flexible and interdisciplinary. Students may specialize in general management, strategic management or human resource management. Students are trained to be outstanding researchers and teachers. Completing a dissertation is the final step.
• Marketing prepares highly qualified candidates for positions of professional responsibility in university teaching and research, or administrative and research careers in governmental and private organizations. The program offers a solid balance of teaching experience and preparation for conducting scientific research. Completing a dissertation is the final step.
• Supply Chain Management: Prepares students to address our technology-powered economy by information and driven by knowledge. The concentration educates students in the latest thinking, theory and empirical research in order to address the supply and value chain management challenges facing organizations today. Completing a dissertation is the final step.

Fully Offered At:

• Kent Campus

Accreditation

AACSB, International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

Admission to the Ph.D. in Business Administration is in the fall semester only.

• Official transcript(s)
• GMAT or GRE (for the Accounting concentration, only GMAT is acceptable)
• Goal statement
• Three letters of recommendation
• Resume

English Language Proficiency Requirements for International Students: All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning a minimum 600 TOEFL score (100 on the Internet-based version), minimum 85 MELAB score, minimum 7.0 IELTS score or minimum 68 PTE Academic score. For more information on international admission, visit the Office of Global Education’s admission website. Effective spring 2018.

For more information about graduate admission, please visit the Graduate Studies website.

1. Master the core knowledge and research tools in their area of specialization (knowledge).
2. Demonstrate the capacity to produce research that
   1. constitute a significant contribution to their field of study, and
   2. is publishable in high-quality, peer-reviewed academic journals (quality research).
3. Effectively teach undergraduate and graduate students in the curriculum of research-focused universities (teaching).
4. Be placed at schools with strong graduate programs in business (placement).