BREADTH REQUIREMENTS
Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration

A.  Quantitative and Research Methods. A minimum of 18 semester hours must be completed in the area of quantitative and research methods, as follows:

1. Intermediate Statistics: DSc 8080 or DSc 8080 - 8090
2. Research Design: DSc 8820  *or designated alternative: DSc 8880 or Econ 8760
3. Regression: DSc 8840 or Ec 8750
4. Multivariate Data Analysis: DSc 8860
5. *Elective: a quantitative and/or research methods course to complement the major field; it may be from the student's major field and department
6. *Elective: a basic theory or quantitative and/or research methods course to complement the major field; it must be outside the student's major field and department.

[Note: Elective courses (5) and (6) above must be at the doctoral level and complement the student's research interest. The course in basic theory must emphasize the use of theoretical approaches that are useful in defining or analyzing the relevant issues in the student's field of study.]

 * Students may not enroll for courses which satisfy these requirements until the program of study is approved.  All courses that satisfy these requirements must be completed with a grade of "B" or higher.

B.  Economics. All students are required to complete Ec 810, Applied Microeconomic Analysis, with a grade of "B" or higher.

C.  Related Area. A minimum of nine semester hours will be designated by the major academic unit as a related area of study for each student. The designation is to provide breadth to the student's program and will be determined on an individual basis. Courses that satisfy this requirement must be outside of, but pertinent to, the student's major field of study. These courses must be clearly related to each other in terms of subject matter, although they may be chosen from more than one field of study, including economics.
 
 

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