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 REQUIREMENTS OF THE OBHR DOCTORAL PROGRAM

                                                                                                                                        Below is an overview of the OBHR PhD program requirements.  If you wish to view a detailed description of program requirements and procedures, please download the pdf file provided below.

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All OBHR PhD students are required to:

  • Complete a minimum of 48 credits of appropriate graduate coursework.
  • Complete and present to the OBHR area a 606 research project by the Fall of the 2nd year of the program.
  • Pass the content and methods prelim examination.
  • Develop effective teaching skills and to teach as needed by the OBHR area.
  • Competently contribute to research projects that lead to papers being submitted for presentation at national conferences and for publication.
  • Seek a dissertation fellowship by submitting a dissertation funding proposal.
  • Submit and defend a dissertation proposal.
  • Complete and depend a dissertation.

Coursework Requirements

1. Managerial Skills (take any 3 below; waived for MBA graduates)  (8-9 credits)

  • MGMT 600 Accounting for Managers (3 credits)
  • MGMT 610 Financial Management (3 credits)
  • MGMT 620 Marketing Management (3 credits)
  • MGMT 650 Business Strategy (3 credits)
  • MGMT 660 Operations Management (3 credits)
  • OBHR 681 Behavior in Organizations or OBHR 631 Human Resource Systems (2 credits)

2. Research Methods (18 credits)

  • PSYC 681a Research Methods I (3 credits)
  • OBHR 605 Research Methods II (3 credits)
  • Students choose with the help of their advisor 12 credits of graduate statistics from a slate of courses such as Introduction to Statistics, ANOVA and Experimental Design, Regression Analysis, Multivariate Statistics, Multi-Level Analyses, Structural Equation Modeling, and Psychometric Theory.

3. OBHR Major Coursework (16 credits)

  • OBHR 683 OB Survey (3 credits)
  • OBHR 684 HR survey (3 credits)
  • OBHR 690A Leadership (2 credits)
  • OBHR 690C Teams (2 credits)
  • OBHR 690D Strategic HR (2 credits)
  • OBHR 690B OT (2 credits)
  • OBHR 606 Research Practicum (2 credits)

4.  Minor Coursework (6 credits)

Minors are designed by students with help from their advisor.  A minor in I/O Psychology is recommended.  Example courses are shown below:

  • PSYC 682 Motivation (3 credits)
  • PSYC 683 Work Attitudes (3 credits)

TOTAL (not counting dissertation credits)  48-49 credits

 

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