Business (Supply Chain Management Concentration) — PhD

Program Structure: Ph.D. students are required to complete a minimum of 60 hours of coursework, including 18 Research and Dissertation hours. This structure is highly consistent with the existing Ph.D. concentrations. The general structure is presented below.

Year 1 - Semester 1 

Code	Title	Hours
MNGT 8030	Research Methods In Mnt I	3
SCMN 8750	Experiments in SCM Research	3
SCMN 8900	Directed Studies	3

Year 1 - Semester 2

Code	Title	Hours
MNGT 8400	Adv Quant Methods For Mgt I	4
SCMN 7900	Directed Studies	3
MNGT 7970	Special Topics in Management	3

Year 1 - Summer - Research Project (data collection and analysis) - 3 hours. Outcome Paper 1 - Extended abstract conference submission or Category 1 journal 

Code	Title	Hours
Summer Research Project		3

Year 2 - Semester 3  

Code	Title	Hours
SCMN 8900	Directed Studies	3
SCMN 8350	Empirical Methods in SCM - 1	3
SCMN 8450	History of SCM & OM Research	3
MNGT 7970	Special Topics in Management	3
SCMN 8550	Seminar in Global Supply Chain	3

Year 2 - Semester 4

Code	Title	Hours
SCMN 7900	Directed Studies	3
SCMN 8150	Current topics in SCM Research	3
MNGT 8400	Adv Quant Methods For Mgt I	4
SCMN 8650	SCM Research Methods - 2	3
SCMN 8250	SCM Theory	3

Year 2 - Summer - Research Project (data collection and analysis) - 3 hours.  Outcome Paper 2 - Elite journal; prepare for comprehensive exam. 

Code	Title	Hours
Summer Research Project		3

Year 3 - Semester 5 and 6: Research and Dissertation Hours

Code	Title	Hours
SCMN 8990	Research and Dissertation	9

Year 4 - Semester 7 and 8: Research and Dissertation Hours 

Code	Title	Hours
SCMN 8990	Research and Dissertation	9
Total Minimum Hours - 60 hours