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Smith PhD
Program Overview
What is Our Mission?
The primary mission of the PhD Program
of the Robert H. Smith School of
Business at the University of Maryland
is to produce individuals who will
contribute to the discovery and
dissemination of scientific knowledge
through continued careers in research,
publishing, and teaching at high quality
research-oriented universities and
research-oriented non-academic
institutions throughout the world. In
carrying out this mission, it is
recognized that we operate in a
knowledge-based economy that is being
transformed by information technology.
As a derivative to the primary mission,
the PhD Program is intended to support
the research and teaching functions of
the school (and university) and promote
the school's (and university's)
visibility through placement of
graduates in quality research-oriented
institutions.
What Research Areas Are Offered?
The Smith PhD Program offers the PhD
degree in nine areas of concentration:
► Accounting
and Information Assurance
► Finance
► Information
Systems
►
Operations Managements / Management Science
►
Marketing
► Organizational
Behavior
►
Strategic
Management
► Human
Resource Management
► Logistics
and Transportation
The curriculum is designed to ensure
student exposure to, and training in,
high quality current research, research
methods and requisite related knowledge.
This is a full-time PhD Program.
Students typically take three courses
for credit per semester until all course
requirements are complete. The PhD
degree is earned by competence, as
demonstrated in courses, examinations
and research.
The Program Plan
Each student develops a detailed program
plan in consultation with the director
and appropriate faculty. A complete
program plan, approved by the student's
advisor and the director, is submitted
to the PhD Program Office by the end of
the first semester. The Program Plan may
be subsequently modified upon the
approval of the student's advisor and
the director. Although formal transfer
credit is not granted, course work
successfully completed at other
institutions may be accepted as
fulfilling some part of the Program Plan
(with the approval of the area PhD
committee and the director ).
►General
Requirements
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