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Pre-Core Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Prerequisite(s)	Credit Hours
MGT482-PC*	Introduction to Management		0
ECO482-PC*	Introduction to Economics		0
BUS482-PC*	Quantitative Methods in Business		0
Phase I: Coursework including Research Proposal		Phase Credit Hours	39
Course Code	Course Title	Prerequisite(s)	Credit Hours
COMM1	Communication and Leadership	-	3
METH1	Introduction to Business Research	-	3
METH2A	Qualitative Methods for Research I – Design	METH1	3
METH2B	Qualitative Methods for Research II – Analysis	METH2A	3
METH3A	Quantitative Methods for Research I – Design	METH1	3
METH3B	Quantitative Methods for Research II – Analysis	METH3A	3
MGMT1	Management of Change and Innovation	COMM1	3
MGMT2	Seminar in Strategic Management	COMM1	3
MGMT3	Leadership	COMM1	3
MGMT4	Seminar in Organization Theory & Behavior	COMM1	3
MGMT5	Managerial Decision Making	COMM1	3
MGMT6	Global Issues in Business	COMM1	3
RSCH1	Research Proposal	METH2B + METH3B	3
Phase II: Dissertation		Phase Credit Hours	27
COMM2	Dissertation Writing	Admission Phase II	3
RSCH2+	Dissertation	Admission Phase II	24
RSCH 2 (A)	Dissertation Registration-I		3
RSCH 2 (B)	Dissertation Registration-II		3
RSCH 2 (C)	Dissertation Registration-III		3
RSCH 2 (D)	Dissertation Registration-IV		3
RSCH 2 (E)	Dissertation Registration-V		3
RSCH 2 (F)	Dissertation Registration-VI		3
RSCH 2 (G)	Dissertation Registration-VII		6
RSCH 2 (Exi)	Dissertation Extension	Admission Phase II	2.

              

* Only required if course work not taken at the undergraduate level

+After the successful defence and approval of the research Proposal (RSCH 1), students move to Phase II and start registering the Dissertation course (RSCH 2) in the spring and fall semesters for two years. Normally, RSCH 2 is completed within two academic years.

^. The students who cannot complete theri dissertation successfully within the two-year period can continue working on their dissertations within the allowable period of the program. However, in that case, the students must maintain their active status in the DBA program by registering in Extended Dissertation credit hours RSCH 2(Exi) successively every Fall and Spring semesters until the successful completion of the dissertation during the allowable period of the DBA program. In RSCH 2(Exi), The extra registered hours in RSCH 2(Exi) are NOT counted towards the normal DBA credit hours, and the i can go from 1 to 6.