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Plans of Study

Shortly after entrance into the PhD program and before 12 hours of graduate coursework have been completed, the student, the advisor, and the dissertation committee (if appointed) will draw up a plan of study (or prospectus). The plan of study must be approved by the advisor (and dissertation committee, if appointed) in conjunction with the PhD Program Coordinator. The plan of study becomes a formal agreement between student and program faculty regarding the conditions to be met to complete the degree. Any subsequent changes in the plan of study or prospectus can only be made through mutual agreement of the student, the advisor, and the dissertation committee (if appointed).

The following is a typical plan of study:

Total credits 48 plus 29 or more dissertation hours

Scholarly Research

The faculty in the Management & Industrial Relations Department is engaged in research covering a wide range of field in human resources, strategy, organizational behavior, job design, work life balance, leadership, international business and many others.  Through assignments as research assistants, graduate students are offered the opportunity to become involved with the research activities of the faculty.

The Department will sponsor a bi-weekly research workshop series in which graduate students are expected to participate.  The workshops include presentations from faculty based upon current research as well as periodic presentations from outside guests who are making major research contributions in their disciplines.

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