Take your career to the next level with a Ph.D. in Management.
Sullivan offers the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Management to meet the growing need for practitioners and scholars who can apply their knowledge and experience in diverse employment settings.
The program features a flexible learning delivery system that allows you to complete your studies without having to give up your career.
The Ph.D. program at Sullivan University has five major objectives:
- To prepare you to conduct scholarly research relevant to the management of organizations in the public and private sectors
- To prepare you to serve as faculty in the online and campus environments
- To prepare you for responsible positions in private and public sectors
- To prepare management practitioners to develop research and application skills that will enable them to serve as leaders and scholars in their organizations;
- To help public and private sector organizations solve critical problems, make better decisions, and foster environments built on performance excellence.
Concentrations:
- Conflict Management
- Information Technology Management
- Strategic Management
- Human Resource Leadership
Degrees Offered:
- Doctor of Philosophy
REQUIREMENTS FOR Ph.D. IN MANAGEMENT
Time length for program completion will vary depending upon the number of courses taken per term, developmental courses when required, transfer credit accepted, lack of continuous enrollment, etc.
| Course | Titles | Credit Hours |
| MGT 711 | Organizations and External Environments | 4 |
| MGT 712 | Seminar in Strategic Management | 4 |
| MGT 713 | Individual and Group Behavior in Organizations | 4 |
| MGT 714 | Seminar in Human Capital Management | 4 |
| MGT 715 | Managing Innovation and Change in Organizations | 4 |
| GRAD 710 | Research Design and Analysis | 4 |
| GRAD 712 | Quantitative Research and Analysis | 4 |
| GRAD 716 | Qualitative Research and Analysis | 4 |
| GRAD 718 | Advanced Quantitative Research and Analysis | 4 |
| GRAD 719 | Mixed Methods Research and Design | 4 |
| CMM/CSC/MGT 795 | ||
| Doctoral Seminar: Proposal Development | 4 | |
| CMM/CSC/MGT 797 | ||
| Ph.D. Program Residency | 0 | |
| CMM/CSC/MGT 798 | ||
| Doctoral Comprehensive Exam | 2 | |
| CMM/CSC/MGT 799 | ||
| Dissertation Research | 12 | |
| CONCENTRATIONS TO CHOOSE FROM | ||
| Conflict Management: (16 Credit Hours) | ||
| CMM 721 | Philosophical and Social Issues in | 4 |
| Conflict Management | ||
| CMM 724 | Organizational Conflict Management | 4 |
| Analysis and Intervention | ||
| CMM 728 | Contemporary Issues in Conflict Management | 4 |
| CMM 729 | Directed Readings in Conflict Management | 4 |
| Information Technology Management: (16 Credit Hours) | ||
| CSC 722 | Data Mining and Business Intelligence | 4 |
| CSC 724 | Knowledge Management | 4 |
| CSC 728 | Contemporary Issues in Information Technology Management Strategy | 4 |
| CSC 729 | Directed Readings in Information Technology Management | 4 |
| Strategic Management: (16 Credit Hours) | ||
| MGT 721 | Industry Structure and Competitive Strategy | 4 |
| MGT 726 | Seminar in Strategy and Public Policy | 4 |
| MGT 728 | Contemporary Issues in Strategic Management | 4 |
| MGT 729 | Directed Readings in Strategic Management | 4 |
| Human Resource Leadership: (16 Credit Hours) | ||
| HRL 721 | High-Performance Human Resource Leadership | 4 |
| HRL 724 | Workforce Analytics and Technology | 4 |
| HRL 728 | Contemporary Issues in Human Resource | 4 |
| Leadership | ||
| HRL 729 | Directed Readings in Human Resource Leadership | 4 |
| Core, Exam and Dissertation | 58 | |
| Concentration Area | 16 | |
| Cornerstone Courses | 16 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 90 |
*Courses subject to change.





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