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Ph.D. Degree Requirements
Candidates for the Ph.D. in Business Administration will be required to complete at least 60 hours of graduate credit beyond the bachelor’s degree or at least 30 hours beyond the master’s degree. A student’s program must be approved by an advisory committee, and must include a major field and two approved minor fields. A student must satisfy research tool requirements that are specific to the major area. Written oral comprehensive examinations, a dissertation, and an oral dissertation defense are required of all candidates. In addition to the major and minor fields, each candidate must satisfy such additional requirements as deemed appropriate by the advisory committee.
Curricula
Each student will be required to complete at least 60 hours of approved graduate credit beyond the bachelor's degree or at least 30 hours of approved courses numbered above 600 beyond the master's degree. Moreover, each student must complete at least 12 hours in a major field beyond the bachelor's degree and at least 9 hours (preferably 12) in each of two minor fields beyond the bachelor's degree. A doctoral student must also demonstrate proficiency in research methodology and satisfy the tool requirement of the major field department. See the link below for descriptions of all Business Administration graduate classes.
Written Preliminary Examination
Students majoring in finance must successfully complete a written preliminary examination at the end of their first year in the program. The examination consists of a quantitative part that satisfies the School of Business tool requirement and a theory part that covers material taught in background finance courses.
Written Comprehensive Examination
Upon satisfactory completion of all course work in each area and the tool area, the student must pass a written examination provided by the appropriate academic department. The purpose of these examinations is to determine competence in the areas of study.
Oral Comprehensive Examination
Students majoring in finance will take an oral comprehensive examination after successfully completing all of the written comprehensive examinations. The purpose of the oral examination is to evaluate the student's ability to integrate the content of the major and minor areas of concentration.
Dissertation and Oral Defense
The dissertation, which is supervised and evaluated by the faculty, demonstrates the student's ability to conduct research and to make a distinct and significant contribution to the common body of knowledge within one's discipline. The initial step of the process is directed toward the formulation of a written proposal that must be approved by a dissertation committee. After writing the dissertation, the candidate must successfully defend it before the dissertation committee.
For more information
To request additional information, please send your name, mailing address, email address, and area of interest (Finance, Management, Marketing, or MIS) to:
Ms. Susie Potts
Graduate Records Coordinator
320 North Hall
The University of Mississippi
University MS 38677-1848 Phone: (662) 915-5838
Fax: (662) 915-5821
Email: spotts@bus.olemiss.edu
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