Auburn Bulletin 2024-2025

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 
CodeTitleHours
ISMN 8010IS Management Research Sem. I3
MNGT 8030Research Methods in Management I3
SCMN 8900Directed Studies3
Year 1 - Semester 2
CodeTitleHours
MNGT 8400Advanced Quantitative Methods for Management I4
SCMN 7900Directed Studies3
MNGT 7970Special Topics in Management3
Year 1 - Summer - Research Project (data collection and analysis) - 3 hours. Outcome Paper 1 - Extended abstract conference submission or Category 1 journal 
CodeTitleHours
Summer Research Project3
Year 2 - Semester 3  
CodeTitleHours
ERMA 7200Basic Methods in Education Research3
SCMN 8900Directed Studies3
Research Methods - select 1 class3
Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences
Experimental Design in Psychology
Multilevel Modeling
Mixed Methods Research
Year 2 - Semester 4
CodeTitleHours
MNGT 8310Seminar in Advanced Organizational Behavior3
SCMN 7900Directed Studies3
Research Methods - select 1 class3
Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences
Experimental Design in Psychology
Multilevel Modeling
Mixed Methods Research
Year 2 - Summer - Research Project (data collection and analysis) - 3 hours.  Outcome Paper 2 - Elite journal; prepare for comprehensive exam. 
CodeTitleHours
Summer Research Project3
Year 3 - Semester 5 and 6: Research and Dissertation Hours
CodeTitleHours
SCMN 8990Research and Dissertation9
Year 4 - Semester 7 and 8: Research and Dissertation Hours 
CodeTitleHours
SCMN 8990Research and Dissertation9
Total Minimum Hours - 60 hours