LOGISTICS DOCTORAL PROGRAM

NEWS & INFORMATION

Lashbrooke appointed advisor to State Bar committee
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Media report: October 2009
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Message from the Dean regarding the EMBA program
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Broad's Weekend MBA program expanding to Troy

This fall, in response to student and alumni suggestions, the Weekend MBA program will expand beyond East Lansing, where it has been since 1995, to Troy, at the MSU Management Education Center.
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Degree Requirements

There are school-level and university-level requirements that have to be met in terms of formal credit hours. Our priority is to ensure compliance with credit hour requirements. This can include MBA-level courses to develop business concepts background, and competency in the areas of economics and statistics courses as advised. Typically, we also try to leverage independent study course work into meeting the formal requirements. While performance on structured, written tests is important, our belief is that the most critical skill that needs to be developed in future scholars is the ability to do independent research in the absence of structure. Matriculating students will meet with the senior logistics faculty (the Logistics Doctoral Program Committee) to discuss and develop a tailored program of coursework. Each student's program will be based on coursework that was completed prior to beginning the doctoral program and their individual needs. Specific details of the Program are available in our Logistics Doctoral Student Handbook (available upon request). The general curriculum requirements are as follows:

  1. (Competence in the Major Area) 12 credits of Logistics courses (each 3 credits) as follows:

  • SCM 930 - Theory of Logistics Systems
  • SCM 931 - Simulation Methods
  • SCM 932 - Logistics and Public Policy
  • SCM 918 - Purchasing Seminar or SCM 921- Inventory Seminar, or SCM 990 Independent Study

  1. (Competence in Research Methods) 12 Credits of Methods courses determined as follows:

  • MGT 914 Applied Regression Models
  • MKT 907 Causal Modeling in Marketing
  • SCM 990A Statistical Research Methods

    • Plus one of the following courses to meet the twelve credits:

    For Behavioral/Relationship research focus

  • MGT 906 Seminar in Organizational Research Methods OR

    • For Analytical/Modeling research focus

  • SCM 990B Analytical Research Modeling

  1. (Competence in a Minor Area) 9 Credits of minor courses as prescribed by the student's Program Guidance Committee.

  1. (Competence in Economics and Business Concepts) 6 Credits of economics, econometrics, strategy, or other areas as identified in consultation with the Program Guidance Committee.

  • EC 801, 818, 820B, 823, etc.

  • Other selected courses as approved by the student's guidance committee.