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
ISMN 8010	IS Management Research Sem. I	3
MNGT 8030	Research Methods in Management I	3
SCMN 8900	Directed Studies	3

Year 1 - Semester 2

Code	Title	Hours
MNGT 8400	Advanced Quantitative Methods for Management 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
ERMA 7200	Basic Methods in Education Research	3
SCMN 8900	Directed Studies	3
Research Methods - select 1 class		3
HDFS 8090	Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences
PSYC 7270	Experimental Design in Psychology
HDFS 8060	Multilevel Modeling
ERMA 7400	Mixed Methods Research

Year 2 - Semester 4

Code	Title	Hours
MNGT 8310	Seminar in Advanced Organizational Behavior	3
SCMN 7900	Directed Studies	3
Research Methods - select 1 class		3
HDFS 8090	Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences
PSYC 7270	Experimental Design in Psychology
HDFS 8060	Multilevel Modeling
ERMA 7400	Mixed Methods Research

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