Business Administration - PhD
Haas School of Business
Program Office: 545 Student Services Building, (510) 642-1409 or (510) 642-3944
Program Director: Martin Lettau, PhD
Program Website: PhD in Business Administration
Overview
The Berkeley-Haas PhD Program offers seven fields of academic study, for a curriculum of unusual richness and breadth. Since the program enrolls only 14 to 16 new PhD students each year, you work very closely with the faculty members in their chosen specialties. This strong partnership, combined with the high intellectual caliber and diverse academic and cultural backgrounds of PhD students, creates an atmosphere of close cooperation and intellectual excitement.
Program of Instruction
The Berkeley-Haas PhD Program is strongly oriented toward discipline and research. Emphasis is placed on preparing you to evaluate the state of knowledge in your particular field and to advance it through the application of theory from the social sciences, mathematics, or statistics.
Upon applying to the program, you are required to choose a field of study, which will not only determine your coursework, but also focus your future employment opportunities. You may choose from the following seven fields:
- Accounting
- Business and Public Policy
- Finance
- Marketing
- Operations Management
- Management of Organizations
- Real Estate
Instruction in the program is separated into three general phases. The first encompasses formal coursework in basic and advanced subjects and generally requires two years. The second and third phases together usually require two to three years for completion. In addition to coursework, students are normally expected to serve as either teaching or research assistants for one or more semesters.
Curriculum
Instruction in the program is separated into three general phases. The first encompasses formal coursework in basic and advanced subjects. The time devoted to these studies depends on prior preparation, but generally requires two years. Students are usually required to complete two semester courses in each of the following areas:
Common Core Courses
The subjects in the common core of knowledge encompass economic theory and basic quantitative methodology. The economic theory requirement calls for a strong grounding in the principles of this field at the intermediate level. This may be achieved through the completion of graduate-level micro- and macro-economic theory courses in the Department of Economics. The quantitative methodology requirement calls for training in calculus, linear algebra, mathematical modeling, and intermediate statistics. Typically, graduate courses in the departments of Statistics and Mathematics are used to fulfill this requirement. Certain fields, such as accounting and finance, prescribe more advanced work in the quantitative area, much of which must be taken in the departments of Statistics and Mathematics. Core courses taken at Berkeley must be passed with a minimum grade of B+.
Fields of Study Courses
Fields of study provide PhD students with at least eight semester units in advanced courses. Additional work may include courses in the business school but often involves developing research skills in theory and methodology through other departments at UC Berkeley. In consultation with their advisers, students may choose from a wide range of courses in such disciplines as economics, statistics, engineering, and psychology. On completion of this coursework, usually at the end of their second year of study, doctoral students take a written preliminary examination, graded by faculty within the student's chosen field.
Basic Discipline Courses
In addition to the field of study, students choose a basic discipline from a department outside the business school, such as economics, psychology, sociology, or political science. The development of analytic skills in one of several disciplines gives students the depth they need to place their training within a fuller and more unified understanding of the world of business and research.
Research Strategy Courses
Unless similar work has been taken elsewhere, students must take either Research and Theory in Business: Economics and Management Science (PHDBA 297A) or Research and Theory in Business: Behavioral Science (PHDBA 297B). The first focuses on normative models of decision making, while the latter examines research methodology in behavioral sciences. For a formal description of these courses, please refer to the course listings. In addition, students are generally expected to take further work of their own choosing in research methodologies. This work may take the form of intermediate or advanced statistical courses in psychology, statistics, or economics. In the third year of their studies, doctoral students take another methods course through the business school.
The first phase ends with the preliminary exam.The second and third phases together usually require two to three years for completion. In addition to coursework, students are normally expected to serve as either teaching or research assistants for one or more semesters.
PHDBA 219S Research Seminar in Economic Analysis and Policy 1 - 3 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: 1.5 hours of Seminar per week for 8 weeks.
The research seminar presents new research on economics applied to business management issues.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
PHDBA 229A Doctoral Seminar in Accounting I 3 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Business Administration 202A or equivalent, and Economics 201A-201B.
A critical evaluation of accounting literature with emphasis on seminar contributions. Topics covered include research methodology in accounting, the private and social value of information.
Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Students will receive no credit for 229A after taking 239A. Formerly known as Business Administration 223A.
PHDBA 229B Doctoral Seminar in Accounting II 3 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Business Admimistration 202A or equivalent, and Economics 201A-201B.
A critical evaluation of recent accounting literature involving empirical research.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Formerly known as Business Administration 223B.
PHDBA 229C Doctoral Seminar in Accounting III 3 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Business Administration 202A or equivalent, and Economics 201A-201B.
A critical evaluation of recent accounting literature with emphasis on financial accounting.
Formerly known as Business Administration 223C.
PHDBA 229D Doctoral Seminar in Accounting IV 2 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 2 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Business Administration 202A or equivalent, and Economics 201A-201B.
Exploration of issues related to the internal accounting systems of large firms. The first part of the course focuses on the theory of mechanism design, while the second part applies this theory to a variety of managerial accounting questions.
Formerly known as Business Administration 223D.
PHDBA 229S Research Seminar in Accounting 2 - 4 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: to 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Advanced study in the field of Accounting. Topics will vary from year to year and will be announced at the beginning of each semester.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
PHDBA 239A Discrete Time Asset Pricing 3 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Asset pricing and portfolio choice in partial equilbrium and asset pricing in General Equilibrium. Specifically, static and intertemporal theories of choice under risk and uncertainity and portfolio choice. Includes two-fund separation, Capital Asset Pricing Model, and the Arbitrage Pricing Theory. In a General Equilibrium framework, it covers the notion of complete markets and welfare theorems. Also, some macro-asset pricing models are developed in addition to an analysis of incomplete markets.
PHDBA 239B Continuous Time Asset Pricing 3 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 239A.
This course covers topics in dynamic asset pricing, portfolio choice and general equilibrium theory in a continuous time setting. The first part of the course covers basic mathematical and statistical results. Finance results that have been developed in continuous times include the intertemporal CAPM, corporate securities and default risk, the term structure of interest rates. In addition, results are developed on non-time additive utility.
PHDBA 239C Empirical Asset Pricing 3 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Graduate level econometrics recommended.
Introduction and guide to issues in empirical asset pricing. Students learn key features of asset-price behavior and study how researchers test various theoretical models from finance and economics, focusing on advantages and disadvantages of research designs. Intuition behind practical econometric tools is developed and applied to asset pricing questions. By critically evaluating research, students determine which characteristics of an empirical paper influence the finance profession.
PHDBA 239D Doctoral Seminar in Finance 3 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Recent developments in financial economics, including the theory of intertemporal choice under certainty or uncertainty, portfolio optimization, asset market equilibrium, valuation of uncertainty, problems in information, financial econometrics, and empirical verification of financial models.
Formerly known as Business Administration 238D.
PHDBA 239DA Market Microstructure 1.5 Unit
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture per week for 8 weeks.
Prerequisites: Graduate course in contract or game theory recommended.
Introduction and guide to issues in empirical asset pricing. Students learn key features of asset-price behavior and study how researchers test various theoretical models from finance and economics, focusing on advantages and disadvantages of research designs. Intuition behind practical econometric tools is developed and applied to asset-pricing questions. By critically evaluating research, students determine which characteristics of an empirical paper influence the finance profession.
PHDBA 239DB Corporate Finance 1.5 Unit
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture per week for 8 weeks.
Prerequisites: Graduate course in contract or game theory recommended.
Study of the financial decisions made by firms and the effect of such decisions on observables. These can include debt/equity ratios, dividend policies, or the cross section of returns. In addition, corporate finance considers conflicts of interest between shareholders and managers and between different financial claimants.
PHDBA 239E Dynamic Game Theory and Applications 3 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
This course focuses on repeated games and optimal mechanism design, with an emphasis on dynamics. The course presents a mix of pure theory and applications from many economics-related fields, particularly finance, macroeconomics and bargaining.
Instructor: Fuchs
PHDBA 239S Research Seminar in Finance 2 - 4 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: to 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Advanced study in the field of Finance. Topics will vary from year to year and will be announced at the beginning of each semester.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
PHDBA 249A Doctoral Seminar in Operations Management I 2 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: 2 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Economics 201A; Industrical Engineering and Operations Research 262A; 263A; 250, 253 or 254.
Advanced study in the field of Operations Management with an emphasis on the interface between Operations Management and Marketing. Specific topics will vary from year to year.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
PHDBA 249B Doctoral Seminar in Operations Management II 2 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: 2 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Economics 201A; Industrical Engineering and Operations Research 262A; 263A; 250, 253 or 254.
Advanced study in the field of Operations Management with an emphasis on the interface between Operations Management and Marketing. Specific topics will vary from year to year.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
PHDBA 249C Doctoral Seminar in Management III 2 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 2 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Indrustial Engineering and Operations Research 262A, 263A, 250 or 253 or 254, and Economics 201A.
Advanced study in the field of operations management with an emphasis on the role of rational consumer behavior. Specific topics will vary year to year.
PHDBA 259A Research in Micro-Organizational Behavior 3 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Ph.D. student or consent of instructor.
Review of the research literature of micro-organizational behavior, including its social psychological and psychological foundations. Topics include: job design, work attitudes, organizational commitment, organizational culture, control and participation in organizations, creativity, personality, socialization leadership, industrial organization psychology.
Formerly known as Business Administration 254A.
PHDBA 259B Research in Macro-Organizational Behavior 3 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Ph.D. student or consent of instructor.
Review of the research literature of macro-organizational behavior, including its sociological, political and economic foundations. Topics include: bureaucracy, authority, power and politics, control, technology, institutional theory, organizational ecology, resource dependency and transaction costs.
Formerly known as Business Administration 254B.
PHDBA 259D Special Research Topics in OBIR 3 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Ph.D student or consent of instructor.
Review of special research topics in organizational behavior and industrial relations not ordinarily covered in 259 A, B, or C. Possible topics include: history of organizational research; human resource management research; comparative management; and business policy and strategy. Context varies from year to year.
Formerly known as Business Administration 254D.
PHDBA 259S Research Seminar in Organizational Behavior and Industrial Relations 2 - 4 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: to 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Advanced study in the field of Organizational Behavior and Industrial Relations. Topics will vary from year to year and will be announced at the beginning of each semester.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
PHDBA 269A Seminar in Marketing: Buyer Behavior 3 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Advanced topics seminar intended principally for Ph.D. students but open to advanced MBA students.
Formerly known as Business Administration 269A.
PHDBA 269B Seminar in Marketing: Choice Modeling 3 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Advanced topics seminar intended principally for Ph.D. students but open to advanced MBA students.
Formerly known as Business Administration 269B.
PHDBA 269C Seminar in Marketing: Marketing Strategy 3 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Advanced topics seminar intended principally for Ph.D. students but open to advanced MBA students. This section will focus on marketing theory and the development of marketing thought. (Course offered alternate years.)
Formerly known as Business Administration 269C.
PHDBA 269D Special Research Topics in Marketing 3 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Review of special research topics in marketing not ordinarily covered in BA 269A, 269B, 269C. Content varies from year to year. (Course offered alternate years.)
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Formerly known as Business Administration 269D.
PHDBA 269S Research Seminar in Marketing 2 - 4 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: to 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Advanced study in the field of Marketing. Topics will vary from year to year and will be announced at the beginning of each semester.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
PHDBA C270/ECON C225 Workshop in Institutional Analysis 2 Units
Department: Business Administration - PhD; Economics; Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: 2 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Economics 100 or 101; Business Administration 110 or equivalent; or consent of instructor.
This seminar features current research of faculty, from UC Berkeley and elsewhere, and of advanced doctoral students who are investigating the efficacy of economic and non-economic forms of organization. An interdisciplinary perspective--combining aspects of law, economics, and organization--is maintained. Markets, hierarchies, hybrids, bureaus, and the supporting institutions of law and politics all come under scrutiny. The aspiration is to progressively build toward a new science of organization.
PHDBA 279A Institutions, Interest Groups and Public Policy 3 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Ph.D. student or consent of instructor.
Surveys recent literature on public decision-making in government institutions, emphasizing a systematic framework for evaluating questions of public policy formation. Explores the new institutionalism in political science, applies the methods of rational choice theory to political problems, and links relevant theoretical and empirical literatures in economics and political science. Considers implications of public choice for corporate strategy and business-government relations.
Formerly known as Business Administration 279A.
PHDBA 279B The Political Economy of Capitalism 3 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Ph.D. student or consent of instructor.
Comprehensive introduction to historical development of contemporary capitalism. Class will (1) compare the "classics" in political economy and their alternative explanations of markets, politics, class, and culture in industrial development; (2) provide an overview of the history of the United States economic system and business institutions; and (3) examine competing theories of the corporation.
Formerly known as Business Administration 279B.
PHDBA 279C Corporate Strategy and Technology 3 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Ph.D. student standing or consent of instructor.
The course has two broad objectives: 1) providing an overview of important work (mainly empirical) in the economics of technological change and technology policy; and 2) analyzing the role of technological and organizational innovation in firm strategy and performance.
Formerly known as Business Administration 279C.
PHDBA C279I/ECON C222 Economics of Innovation 3 Units
Department: Business Administration - PhD; Economics; Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Study of innovation, technical change, and intellectual property, including the industrial organization and performance of high-technology industries and firms; the use of economic, patent, and other bibliometric data for the analysis of technical change; legal and economic issues of intellectual property rights; science and technology policy; and the contributions of innovation and diffusion to economic growth. Methods of analysis are both theoretical and empirical, econometric and case study.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
PHDBA 279S Research Seminar in Business and Public Policy 2 - 4 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: to 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Advanced study in the field of Business and Public Policy. Topics will vary from year to year and will be announced at the beginning of each semester.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
PHDBA 289A Doctoral Seminar in Real Estate 4 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Ph.D. equivalents of micro and macro economics, finance/or accounting, statistics and econometrics.
Doctoral real estate seminar, covering topics related to real estate investment, finance, and market analysis. The course is rigorous and technical, applying financial and economic analysis to the subject areas of real estate finance, urban real estate economics, and real estate evaluation.
Course may be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Formerly known as Business Administration 289A.
PHDBA 289S Research Seminar in Real Estate 2 - 4 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: to 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Advanced study in the field of Real Estate. Topics will vary from year to year and will be announced at the beginning of each semester.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
PHDBA 297B Research and Theory in Business: Behavioral Science 3 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Ph.D. student or consent of instructor; previous work in statistics and probability theory.
The focus is upon defining a research problem, designing and employing specialized techniques to solve the problem. Topics will include concepts of causality, analysis of variance; experimental design; survey research; observation and multivariate analytical techniques.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Formerly known as Business Administration 292B.
PHDBA 297T Doctoral Topics in Business Administration 0.5 - 3 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: to 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks. 1.5 to 7.5 hours of Lecture per week for 6 weeks.
Advanced study in the field of Business Administration. Topics will vary from year to year and will be announced at the beginning of each semester.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
PHDBA 299A Individual Research in Business Problems 1 - 12 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: Individual conferences.
Prerequisites: PhD student standing and consent of instructor.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Forty-five hours of work per unit per term. Formerly known as Business Administration 299A.
PHDBA 375 Teaching Business 2 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Professional course for teachers or prospective teachers
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: 6 hours of lecture and 24 hours of discussion per term.
This course will cover the broad range of knowledge and skills necessary to teach in top business schools. Teaching business effectively requires a myriad of pedagogical styles and techniques, as well as the confidence and preparation necessary to convey the course material. This course seeks to prepare doctoral students for careers as faculty in business schools, giving them the insight and experience that will make their first courses successful ones. Students will learn effective teaching strategies by observing faculty mentors, reading pedagogical texts, and openly discussing the challenges and rewards of business instruction with experienced faculty and graduate student instructors (GSIs). Students will also learn the administrative requirements of running courses so as to better facilitate learning in the future classes.
Formerly known as Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration 300.
PHDBA 602 Individual Study for Doctoral Students 1 - 8 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate examination preparation
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: 1 to 8 hour of Independent study per week for 15 weeks. 5.5 to hours of Independent study per week for 8 weeks.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
Individual study in consultation with the major field adviser, intended to provide an opportunity for qualified students to prepare themselves for the various examinations required of candidates for the Ph.D. degree.
Course may be repeated for a maximum of 16 units.Course may be repeated for a maximum of 16 units. Course does not satisfy unit or residence requirements for doctoral degree. Formerly known as Business Administration 602.
PHDBA 602C Curricular Practical Training Internship 0.0 Units
Department: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Course level: Graduate examination preparation
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
This is an independent study course for international students doing internships under the Curricular Practical Training program. Requires a paper exploring how the theoretical constructs learned in academic courses were applied during the internship.
Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
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