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The three-year program is offered in the format of three residencies each semester for the first two years, and for the third year to be devoted to dissertation research. This format is tailored to the needs of working executives with full-time positions and responsibilities.
The program currently leads to the Doctorate of Professional Studies (DPS) Degree.
The executive doctorate in business program requires 60 graduate-level credits, the passing of Examinations 1 and 2, and a publicly-defended dissertation. The typical student will be allowed to transfer 18 credits from an accredited Master’s program or by taking graduate-level courses at a recognized, accredited university. An assessment of all transfer credits will be conducted and approved by the executive director and the admissions committee.
As shown below, the remaining courses (42 credits) in the EDB program are carefully structured to guide students through the program.
The Executive Doctorate in Business Doctorate Curriculum | |||||||||||||||
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| No. of Credits | |||||||||||||
Prerequisite Courses | Credits required from prior graduate studies completed in a recognized college or university and reflect academic coverage in the candidates designated area of research interest. The courses are subject to evaluation by the program’s executive director and admissions committee. | 18 (Max) | |||||||||||||
Summer | Orientation | -- | |||||||||||||
Year 1, Fall Semester |
| Research Design and Methodology | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Econometric Methods for Business Research I | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Foundations of Leadership Theory and Competency | 3 | |||||||||||||
Year 1, Spring Semester |
| Qualitative Methods in Business Research | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Econometric Methods for Business Research II | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Technology-driven Organizational Change | 3 | |||||||||||||
End of Year 1 | Qualifying Examination (Examination 1) | ||||||||||||||
Year 1, Summer |
| Position Paper Research | 1 | ||||||||||||
Year 2, Fall and Spring Semesters
Selection of six seminars from among these
Each semester will have 3 courses, 9 credits, for a total of 18 credits |
| Understanding the Consumer Journey | (18 credits overall) | ||||||||||||
| International Corporate Finance and Governance | ||||||||||||||
| Ideation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship | ||||||||||||||
| Management of Innovation | ||||||||||||||
| Human Capital and the Triple Bottom Line | ||||||||||||||
| Understanding the Employee and the Customer as Users of Technology | ||||||||||||||
| Information-based Strategies | ||||||||||||||
| Competition Analysis and Regulation | ||||||||||||||
| Marketing Communications Strategy | ||||||||||||||
Year 2, Summer |
| Position Paper Defense (Examination 2) | 1 | ||||||||||||
Total Credits | 38 | ||||||||||||||
Year 3, Fall Semester |
| Dissertation Research -- Proposal Defense | 2 | ||||||||||||
Year 3, Spring Semester |
| Dissertation Research -- Final Dissertation Defense | 2 | ||||||||||||
Total Credits, Including Dissertation | 42 | ||||||||||||||
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