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Ph.D. in Business Administration program
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Overview
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The Ph.D. in Business Administration
degree with a primary field in accounting is designed for students
pursuing careers as college or university professors, or careers in
business or government which require an understanding of accounting and
related research matters. The program is balanced in its focus on
knowledge of technical accounting matters, research tools, and
methodologies.
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Program Structure and Course Requirements
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Each student must complete course
work in three fields in the Ph.D. in Business Administration program: a
major field (in which a dissertation in accounting is written), a minor
field, and a research field.
Major Field: The accounting major field
course requirements are as follows: (1) 24 graduate accounting hours
beyond the bachelor's degree (accounting course work equivalent to
either that required by UTA's Master of Science in Accounting degree or
Master of Science in Taxation degree as described in the current UTA
Graduate Catalog); and (2) three doctoral seminars - Accounting 6309,
Seminar in Accounting Research I; Accounting 6310, Seminar in Accounting
Research II; and Accounting 6311, Seminar in Accounting Research III.
Minor Field: For the minor field,
students are expected to complete course requirements set by the
appropriate department (normally at least 12 semester hours beyond the
MBA foundation level courses).
Research Field: Each student must
complete a research field, which consists of 15 semester hours of
quantitative method courses beyond the MBA foundation level courses. The
research field consists of a research core of 6 semester hours, which
must cover regression/linear models and multivariate statistics (MASI
6302 and MASI 6309) and 9 semester hours of other approved research
courses. Of the additional 9 semester hours, one course must be MGT 6329
(research design). Additionally, BUSA 5325 (an MBA advanced statistics
course) should be taken if the student has not had an advanced business
statistics course.
In addition to the course work requirements for the major, minor, and
research fields, each student must complete courses equivalent to Econ
5316, Mathematical Economics (which may count toward a field
requirement), and Phil 3318, Philosophy of Science (which may not count
as a portion of any field requirement). Calculus I and II may be
substituted for Econ 5316, and Management 6329 (Experimental Design) may
be substituted for Phil 3318. All students are also required to complete
a graduate Accounting Theory course (ACCT 5327) if they have not
completed such a course in their previous studies.
The student's supervisory committee must approve course work for the
minor and research fields. Also, the supervisory committee prescribes
the course work that will allow the student to sit for comprehensive
examinations in the major, minor, and research fields. Competence in
these fields must be demonstrated by successful completion of
comprehensive examinations. A student must maintain a cumulative 3.25
GPA in UTA course work to be considered in good standing. If a student's
GPA falls below 3.25, then the student is put on academic probation.
Dissertation: A student must
register for a minimum of 18 dissertation hours and must show reasonable
progress during any semester the student is registered for dissertation
hours. The candidate must complete the dissertation defense and all
other requirements within four calendar years after the semester in
which the comprehensive oral examination is completed.
Summary:
At a minimum, students will complete approximately 78 graduate semester
hours beyond the bachelor's degree and necessary Business Foundation
courses in attaining the Ph.D. degree as follows:
24 hours: Accounting master's level course work (can be
taken elsewhere)
09 hours: Accounting doctoral seminars
12 hours: Minor field
15 hours: Research field
18 hours: Dissertation
78 hours: Total (minimum)
For more information contact the accounting field coordinator:
mtaylor@uta.edu
To apply for admission contact:
Graduate Admissions Center
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