PhD Program Requirements

The program requirements for the PhD in Management for students consist of 5.0 credits.
Note: A complete listing of Business (BUSI) Courses can be found in the Graduate Calendar.

1.5 credits in research and analysis methods (BUSI 6902 and BUSI 6905 are mandatory)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit
BUSI 6902	Research Methodology in Business	0.5
BUSI 6903	Qualitative Research Design	0.5
BUSI 6904	Quantitative Research Design	0.5
BUSI 6905	Advanced Statistical Methods for Business Research	0.5

1.5 credits in seminars including one two-course sequence, from the following doctoral seminar courses

Course Code	Course Title	Credit
BUSI 6000	Seminar in Accounting I	0.5
BUSI 6001	Seminar in Accounting II	0.5
BUSI 6100	Seminar in Management I: Modern Organization Theory	0.5
BUSI 6101	Seminar in Management II: Current Topics in Organizational Behaviour	0.5
BUSI 6103	Seminar in Strategic Management	0.5
BUSI 6200	Seminar in Marketing I: Management and Strategy	0.5
BUSI 6201	Seminar in Marketing II: Consumer Behaviour	0.5
BUSI 6300	Seminar in Management of Production/Operations I: Strategic Management of Production Systems	0.5
BUSI 6301	Seminar in Management of Production/Operations II: Production/Technology/Strategy Interface	0.5
BUSI 6400	Seminar in Information Systems I: Research Issues	0.5
BUSI 6401	Seminar in Information Systems II: Current Trends	0.5
BUSI 6500	Seminar in Finance I: Topical Issues in Investments	0.5
BUSI 6501	Seminar in Finance II: Theories and Empirical Methods in Corporate Finance	0.5
BUSI 6600	Entrepreneurship	0.5
BUSI 6700	Seminar in International Business I: International Markets and Strategy	0.5
BUSI 6705	Seminar in International Business II: Managing in a Global Environment	0.5

The remaining 1.5 credits will be electives that are chosen with the approval of the thesis supervisor to assist in the thesis research process. Courses may be chosen from the list below, from the lists above or from outside the School in a supporting discipline with permission.

Course Code	Course Title	Credit
BUSI 6009	Special Topics in Accounting	0.5
BUSI 6104	Managing the Change Process	0.5
BUSI 6105	Women in Management	0.5
BUSI 6109	Special Topics in Management	0.5
BUSI 6209	Special Topics in Marketing	0.5
BUSI 6303	Systems Optimization: Methods and Models	0.5
BUSI 6304	Management of Innovation and Technology	0.5
BUSI 6306	Advanced Methods and Models of Management Science	0.5
BUSI 6309	Special Topics in Operations Management	0.5
BUSI 6409	Special Topics in Information Systems	0.5
BUSI 6509	Special Topics in Finance	0.5
BUSI 6709	Special Topics in International Business	0.5
BUSI 6900	Directed Readings	0.5
BUSI 6901	Special Topics	0.5
BUSI 6910	Foundations of Management Theory and Research	0.5

Comprehensives (no credit value)

Successful completion of one written and one oral examination.

Course Code	Course Title	Credit
BUSI 6908	PhD Comprehensives	No credit value

Thesis Proposal (0.5 credits)

Successful completion of a thesis proposal which must be defended at an oral exam.

Course Code	Course Title	Credit
BUSI 6907	PhD Thesis Tutorial	0.5 credits

Thesis (no credit value)

Successful completion of a thesis which must be defended at an oral exam.

Course Code	Course Title	Credit
BUSI 6909	PhD Thesis	No credit value

Additional Requirements

Research Seminar Participation: All students must attend at least 15 seminars on current business issues in the Sprott School of Business’ research seminar series.

Teaching Education and Experience:

In either their second or third year of the program, students must participate in one of two teaching certificate programs:

Preparing to Teach: a 10-week, blended certificate course with weekly 2-3 hour face-to-face meetings, online modules, readings, and assignments (pass/fail). Recommended for students who intend to pursue a career in academia.
Sprott Certificate Program: a 1-term, blended program with 2 full-day face-to-face sessions, 4 online modules, and assignments (pass/fail). Recommended for students who do not intend to pursue a career in academia.

Students must also demonstrate classroom experience by teaching a course or leading a class lecture. Students intending to pursue the former option should enroll in Preparing to Teach; students intending to pursue the latter option should enroll in the Sprott Certificate Program.