Doctoral Program in Management Science, Marketing Concentration
Prerequisites for beginning full doctoral study:
- Calculus, Matrix Algebra, Computer Programming, and Statistics (Deficiencies may be remedied by taking appropriate courses).
- Students entering the program without an MBA or equivalent will be required to complete a minimum of four courses in at least three areas of the type normally required of MBA students to provide them with background knowledge required of professional managers. In certain instances, a higher level course approved by the advisor may be used to substitute for an MBA level course.
Doctoral program course requirements:
- Required core courses (listed above) (link)
- Required secondary core courses:
- OPRE 6311 Game Theory
- MECO 7320 Advanced Econometrics
- Marketing Seminars:
- At least four doctoral seminars in marketing
- Electives:
- Electives from Accounting, Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics, Psychology, Statistics, or other fields; specific courses to be approved by the advisor.
- Students are expected to write a research paper under the supervision of or in collaboration with School of Management faculty during their first and second summer of work at UTD.
- After completion of the core courses and at least four doctoral seminars in marketing, the student sits for a written qualifying examination. Passage of this examination is required for admission to candidacy for the doctorate. The candidate must also orally defend a dissertation proposal before starting the dissertation.
- The dissertation is written under the direction of the dissertation committee in accordance with the requirements for the Ph.D. in Management Science (listed above)
Research Papers
Qualifying Examinations
Dissertation
