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Executive Doctor of Philosophy in Business Management

The Executive Ph.D. Business Management from University of the Cumberlands will impart the skills you need to stay at the cutting edge of innovations in business, along with the tools you need to teach at postsecondary institutions. In this Ph.D. program you’ll learn the business philosophy, critical thinking skills, and evidence-based practices necessary to excel in any teaching, research, or business roles.

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About The Programme

This hybrid Ph.D. graduate degree in business builds on your undergraduate and graduate work and your practical, real-world business experience. Along with professional research courses, you’ll take core business courses in areas ranging from comparative economics and corporate finance to managerial ethics and social responsibility.

Curriculum for this Executive Ph.D. Business Management program — including all coursework and field and clinical experiences — will engage you in the theories, strategies, and tactics you need to:

Research and attain business discipline-specific knowledge and competencies
Develop business-related professional skills—from communication to collaboration
Assess your personal values, connecting them with ethical business and research behaviors

Course Details

Course Requirements

Core Courses (18 hours)

BACC 731 - Advanced Managerial Accounting
BADM 733 - Strategic Marketing: Research and Practice
BADM 734 - Corporate Finance: Fiscal Management in a Global Climate
BADM 735 - Comparative Economics
BADM 737 - Managerial Ethics and Social Responsibility
BADM 838 - Strategic Thinking, Decision-Making, and Innovation

Professional Research (24 hours)

DSRT 734 - Inferential Statistics in Decision-Making
DSRT 834 - Advanced Statistical Applications
DSRT 837 - Professional Writing and Proposal Development
DSRT 850 - Qualitative Research Methods
DSRT 736 - Dissertation Seminar
DSRT 839 - Advanced Research Methods
DSRT 930 - Dissertation
DSRT 931 - Dissertation

Specialty Area (24 hours)

A content specialty area of at least twenty-four (24) hours must be earned in one of these disciplines:

Accounting
Blockchain
Business Analytics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Healthcare Administration
Marketing
Project Management
Public Administration
Strategic Management
Supply Chain Management

For a full list of course offerings or more program-specific information, visit our Academic Catalog.

Personal Application
INTR 799/899 - Applied Learning Practicum

For executive format students, the applied learning component (internship/practicum) is established as an integral (essential) part of the established curriculum. Due to the applied learning component required for the degree program, executive format students must enroll in INTR every term of enrollment.

Executive Program Format

Our Executive Programs include hybrid course days designed for international graduate students studying in the U.S., or domestic students seeking a hybrid-format program. We strive to incorporate professional experience and real-world application of course curriculum into our programs to enhance the learning experience. Practical Training is an integral part of program coursework and available to all students. At the University of the Cumberlands our degree programs focus on quality education at an affordable price.

Executive Program students take three (3) courses per semester. The program semester is based on the existing UC semester calendar, with three (3) annual semesters: fall, spring, and summer. Two of the courses each semester focus on the specific program content. Additionally, students will be required to attend an intensive residency weekend as part of their course enrollment each term. The third class includes an Applied Learning Practicum, in which students apply what they are learning in their other two courses to the real world via work or internship experiences.

Programme Highlights

Type

Executive Doctoral

Cost Starting From

$49434

Location

Hybrid

Credits

$749

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