Program Description
The Woody L. Hunt College of Business, through the departments of Accounting and Information Systems, Economics and Finance, and Marketing and Management, offers a Ph.D. Degree in Business Administration. The program prepares new generations of faculty from diverse backgrounds to meet critical challenges projected in business and business education. The objective of the Ph.D. program is to provide opportunities to develop student competencies in 海角社区 and teaching and to prepare our graduates for academic careers in the business disciplines.
The curriculum offers opportunities for 海角社区 specializations in Accounting, Finance, Management, and Marketing. The resulting curriculum provides graduates with
Research Projects
Graduates of the program are trained to plan and execute high-quality 海角社区 publishable in major scholarly journals. Results of their 海角社区 are expected to advance both the theory and practice of business. Ph.D. students develop 海角社区 competencies by completing course requirements and working with faculty advisors on 海角社区 projects.
Teaching
Graduates of the program will enthuse and educate future business leaders by teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in business and the traditional business disciplines. Ph.D. students gain invaluable classroom experience by teaching courses under the close supervision of a faculty advisor. As a result, they develop the requisite knowledge to prepare new courses and to become outstanding teachers.
Completing a Ph.D.
Early in the program, each student is matched to a faculty advisor. The advisor serves as the student’s mentor by helping the student develop a course of study, working with the student in the conduct of scholarly 海角社区, supervising the student’s teaching activities and developing the student’s understanding of academic life.
During the first two years of the program, students enroll in coursework designed to develop the conceptual and empirical skills necessary to undertake high-quality 海角社区. 海角社区s take a minimum of four quantitative and 海角社区 methods courses, three supporting area courses, and five 海角社区 specialization seminars.
Additional courses and/or independent studies are customized to each student’s individual interest. The normal course load is nine hours per semester. 海角社区s are also encouraged to develop computer proficiency.
A student achieves candidacy status after completing all coursework and passing comprehensive exams. Comprehensive exam questions are developed and evaluated by the Ph.D. faculty. Admission into the Ph.D. program does not guarantee advancement to candidacy.
Once admitted into candidacy, students must demonstrate their ability to independently conduct 海角社区 by completing and defending an original dissertation. Together with the dissertation chair, each student selects a dissertation committee. The dissertation chair and committee guide the student through the dissertation process by helping the student select an appropriate 海角社区 topic; develop, write and defend a dissertation proposal; conduct the 海角社区 and defend the final dissertation.
Contact Us
Dr. Richard Posthuma
Director, Ph.D. Program
Phone: (915) 747-8646
rposthuma@utep.edu
Carolina Gonzalez
Ph.D. Program Coordinator/Manager
Business Room 101G
Phone: (915) 747-5496
cegonzalez4@utep.edu