University of Illinois Chicago College of Business Administration 0 courses 96 total credits
Admission to the program is competitive, and applicants are evaluated individually. In addition to meeting the Graduate College’s minimum requirements, applicants must satisfy the following program-specific criteria: Degree requirements: • Minimum Semester Hours Required: 96 semester hours from the baccalaureate; 64 from the MBA. • Coursework The PhD program requires a total of 96 semester hours, with at least 32 dedicated to dissertation research. Of the remaining 64 credit hours, 48 must be completed through coursework. Study will include a two-course requirement in mathematics, statistics, or computing; a four-course breadth requirement (four MBA core courses, no two of which are from the same functional area and none of which is from the area of inquiry); and a six-course depth requirement (advanced courses, at least two of which are sufficiently rigorous to provide the basis for the qualifying exam). Following the qualifying exam, additional course requirements are determined by the student’s advisor or the director of the PhD program. • Examinations • Qualifying Examination: • HRM Area of Inquiry: Students will identify an empirical and/ or theoretical research study by the end of their first year. • IDS Area of Inquiry: PhD students must select a thesis advisor and topic by the end of the fifth semester and submit their thesis proposal by the end of the seventh semester. The thesis advisor must be a member of both IDS faculty and the UIC Graduate College. The graduate college typically requires at least one year between the thesis proposal and defense, although petitions may be made for an earlier defense. The IDS PhD program mandates a minimum of six months between proposal and defense. • Dissertation: A dissertation demonstrating the ability to conduct original, scholarly research is required. No more than 32 hours of doctoral thesis research may count toward the degree. • Other Requirements: Students must serve as teaching assistants or research assistants during their time in the program. • MS in Business Analytics (p. 98) • MS in Business Analytics/MBA (p. 99) • MS in Business Analytics/MS in Finance (p. 100) • MS in Business Analytics/MS in Management Information Systems
The University of Illinois Chicago catalog does not list a course sequence for this program.
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