Business Administration (Management) - Doctor of Philosophy

Phone: (575) 646-1201

http://business.nmsu.edu/academics/graduate-programs/mgt-phd/

The College of Business offers a program leading to a Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration with a concentration in Management. Our program meets the requirements of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International by providing students with advanced management-related theoretical, research, and applied knowledge and skills. We are committed to educating researchers, teachers, and scholars who will lead and shape business and organizational life in the decades to come. We prepare you to understand the complexities of business and its social and international contexts while you develop a specialized area of expertise. Our program is flexible in order to align programs of study with job opportunities and students’ interest areas. Research skills are developed through coursework and mentoring relationships, as you will work with faculty to pursue joint research according to your interests and faculty members' expertise. Our faculty prepare students for academic research and teaching careers in managerial and organizational sciences; consulting careers with industrial, governmental, health, or educational institutions; or leadership careers in organizational management and administration.

Program Requirements

  • Complete coursework in a major field of concentration chosen from the department of management in the College of Business;
  • Demonstrate competency in statistics and research methods;
  • Complete coursework in a minor field of concentration or interest area that supports the student’s research, teaching, and career goals;
  • Pass the first-year qualifying exam, annual progress reviews, and the comprehensive exam; and
  • Complete and successfully defend a doctoral dissertation.
Prefix Title Credits
Management Courses
MGMT 645Seminar in Human Resources Management3
MGMT 650Seminar in Organizational Behavior3
MGMT 660Research Design and Methodology3
MGMT 670Seminar in Operations Management3
MGMT 675Seminar in Strategic Management3
Marketing Courses
MKTG 640Measurement and Structural Equation Modeling3
Choose one class from the following options:
MKTG 601
Marketing Management3
MKTG 620
Contemporary Marketing Readings3
MKTG 625
Consumer Behavior3
MKTG 670
Marketing Theory3
Research Methods Courses
A ST 505Statistical Inference I4
or PSYC 5110 Quantitative Methods in Psychology I
A ST 506Statistical Inference II3
or PSYC 5120 Quantitative Methods in Psychology II
A ST 507Advanced Regression3
A ST 555Applied Multivariate Analysis3
Choose one of the following (May be replaced by a 500+ level course in research methods upon program director approval):
PSYC 5230
Methods in Social Psychology3
ELAD 6220
Qualitative Research I3
SOCI 5155
Seminar in Text Analysis for the Social Sciences3
Dissertation Work
MGMT 600Doctoral Research These credit hours could be replaced with other seminar or research methods courses approved by faculty advisor6
Doctoral Dissertation18
MGMT 700
Doctoral Dissertation1-15
Total Credits55
Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
MGMT 650 Seminar in Organizational Behavior 3
MGMT 660 Research Design and Methodology 3
A ST 505 Statistical Inference I 4
 Credits10
Spring
MGMT 645 Seminar in Human Resources Management 3
A ST 506 Statistical Inference II 3
MGMT 600 Doctoral Research Other coursework with approval 3
 Credits9
Second Year
Fall
MGMT 675 Seminar in Strategic Management 3
A ST 507 Advanced Regression 3
MGMT 600 Doctoral Research Other coursework with approval 3
 Credits9
Spring
MGMT 670 Seminar in Operations Management 3
A ST 555 Applied Multivariate Analysis 3
MGMT 600 Doctoral Research Other research methods course with approval 3
 Credits9
Third Year
Fall
MGMT 700 Doctoral Dissertation (In Year 3 and 4 students must complete at total of 18 MGMT 700 credit hours. Other coursework upon approval.) Other coursework with approval 18
 Credits18
 Total Credits55