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 operations and sourcing management faculty 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 Operations and Sourcing Management Doctoral Student Handbook on this website. The general curriculum requirements are as follows:
- (Competence in the Major Area) 12 credits of Operations and Sourcing Management courses (each 3 credits) as follows:
- SCM 920 - Manufacturing Strategy
- SCM 921 - Inventory Management
- SCM 923 - Operations Management
- SCM 918 - Purchasing Seminar or other approved course by students Program Guidance Committee (PGC)
- (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 Analytical Research Modeling
- SCM 990B Statistical Research Methods
- (Competence in a Minor Area) 9 Credits of minor courses as prescribed by the student's PGC
- (Competence in Economics and Business Concepts) 6 Credits of economics, econometrics, strategy, or other areas as identified in consultation with the PGC.
- EC 801, 818, 820B, 823, etc.
- Other selected courses as approved by the student's guidance committee.