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Below is a sample of a graduate course sequence for students in operations management concentration. It’s important to remember that students will have differing elective courses with the approval of their supervisor.

PhD PROGRAM IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION_PROGRAM STRUCTURE
YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5 YEAR 6
Compulsory/elective courses Thesis work Defense
Elective Courses

First Year

 First Semester
ECON 503 Microeconomic Theory I
GE 500 Research Methods and Academic Publication Ethics
GE 690 Academic Practices
MAN 525 Financial Economics
MAN 610 Data Analytics and Statistics
MAN 690 Pre-thesis Seminar
MAN 699 PhD Dissertation
Second Semester
ECON 510 Probability and Statistics II
GE 511 Philosophy of Social Inquiry
GE 512 Quantitative Data Analysis
MAN 593 Research Paper I
MAN 627 Seminar in Corporate Finance
MAN 690 Pre-thesis Seminar
MAN 699 PhD Dissertation

Second Year

 First Semester
GE 690 Academic Practices
MAN 593 Research Paper I
MAN 628 Advanced Empirical Finance
MAN 690 Pre-thesis Seminar
MAN 699 PhD Dissertation
Second Semester
  Qualifying Exam
GE 690 Academic Practices
MAN 593 Research Paper I
MAN 690 Pre-thesis Seminar
MAN 699 PhD Dissertation

Third Year

 First Semester
  Thesis Proposal
GE 690 Academic Practices
MAN 593 Research Paper I
MAN 690 Pre-thesis Seminar
MAN 699 PhD Dissertation
MAN 610 Data Analytics and Statistics (Graduate Elective)
MAN 627 Seminar in Corporate Finance (Graduate Elective)
ECON 509 Probability and Statistics I (Restricted Graduate Elective)
ECON 510 Probability and Statistics II (Restricted Graduate Elective)
  Graduate Elective (1)
Second Semestar
GE 690 Academic Practices
MAN 593 Research Paper I
MAN 690 Pre-thesis Seminar
MAN 699 PhD Dissertation

Fourth, Fifth, Sixth Years

 First Semester
GE 690 Academic Practices
MAN 593 / 594 Research Paper I / II
MAN 690 Pre-Thesis Seminar
MAN 699 PhD Dissertation
Second Semester
GE 690 Academic Practices
MAN 593 / 594 Research Paper I / II
MAN 690 Pre-Thesis Seminar
MAN 699 PhD Dissertation