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Doctoral Program Coursework
The student's faculty advisor will help develop a program that will typically involves two types of activities:
- Advanced level seminars and course work through the Department of Management and Organizations and other UA departments
- Independent study and supervised research with individual faculty members
Courses for the First Two Years
The following courses are required for all Management & Organizations students:
- Two courses in statistics: Univariate and Multivariate Analyses (MAP582a and b)
- Two courses in research methodology: MAP600 is focused on experiments and MAP554 is focused on surveys and field studies
- Two courses covering Organizational Behavior (MAP580A) and Organizational Theory (MAP580b)
- Seminar in Judgment and Decision Making (MAP696D)
- Seminar in Human Resource Management (MAP696F)
- Three courses in any of the following seminars (but more may be taken on an elective basis):
- Management & Organizations 545: Interactive Behavior In Small Groups
- Management & Organizations 558: Conflict and Cooperation in the Dyad
- Management & Organizations 696: Ph.D. Seminars offered at least once every 3 years in specific areas of organizational behavior such as Gender Issues, Organizational Justice, Negotiation and Conflict Management, Social Network Analysis, Teams
- Minor courses in outside departments
Courses for the Third Year
The following courses are required for all Management & Organizations students:
- Additional Course in Methodology outside Management & Organizations
- Additional Seminar (MAP696)
- The remaining courses outside of Management & Organizations required to complete the minor
Note: Courses must be chosen in consultation with and be approved by the Graduate Advisor. With approval, Ph.D. students may substitute previously taken courses.
Example Recommended Schedule
1st Semester
- Management & Organizations 580A Theory of Management and Organization (required)
- Management & Organizations 582A Multivariate Analysis in Management: Linear Statistical Models (or appropriate alternative, required)
- Management & Organizations 600 Behavioral Science Theory and Method (required)
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2nd Semester
- Management & Organizations 696D Judgment and Decision Making (required)
- Management & Organizations 582B Multivariate Analysis in Management: Applied Multivariate Statistical Analyses (or appropriate alternative, required)
- Management & Organizations 696 Management & Organizations Department Seminar (required)
- Select faculty research advisor for summer project, plan project, and gather initial data set
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Summer
- Finish majority of summer project (data collection, analyses, and first draft of paper)
- Work on research projects
- Possibly teach 1-2 summer courses for experience and additional pay (the decision about who teaches summer courses depends on student interest and course availability)
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1st Semester
- Management & Organizations 580B Theory of Management and Organization (required)
- Management & Organizations 554 Research Methodology (required)
- Outside Minor Course (required for minor)
- Turn in approved final draft of summer research project and present project in Management & Organizations department colloquium
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2nd Semester
- Management & Organizations 696F Human Resource Management (required)
- Management & Organizations 696 Management & Organizations Department Ph.D. Seminar (required)
- Outside Minor Course (required for minor)
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Summer
- Continue working on research projects
- Possibly teach 1-2 summer courses
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1st Semester
- Management & Organizations 696 Management & Organizations Department Ph.D. Seminar (required)
- Additional Methods Course outside Management & Organizations* (required, or take in Spring)
- Outside Minor Course (required for minor)
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2nd Semester
- Management & Organizations 696 Management & Organizations Department Ph.D. Seminar (elective)
- Outside Minor Course (required for minor)
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Summer
- Pass major written exams; oral exams to be taken within 6 months following written exams
- Continue working on research projects with a focus on dissertation-related research; plan dissertation proposal defense
- Possibly teach 1-2 summer courses
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Note: Some students elect to reduce their program to a total of 4 year. In this case, they would progress directly to the "5th Year" plan shown below.
Fall and Spring Semesters
- Continue working on research projects, focusing on the dissertation
- Possibly take a Management & Organizations Department Ph.D. Seminar
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Summer
- Continue working on research projects, focusing on the dissertation
- Possibly teach 1-2 summer courses
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1st Semester
- 9 units Dissertation credit
- Should have made significant progress on dissertation in terms of theory, data collection, and analyses
- Job application process begins
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2nd Semester
- 9 units Dissertation credit
- Working on final draft of dissertation to be completed by the end of the semester or early summer at the latest
- Job interviewing and selection
- Defend thesis
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* Note: The additional methods course would be chosen in consultation with the Ph.D. program advisor. The methods course requirements are flexible. Students may substitute previously taken methods courses.
For further information, please contact us.
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