Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration
(Effective School Year 2005-2006)
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
The following are the requirements to be complied by the applicant before admission into the program:He or she must be a Masters degree holder in a business related field. The program completed must be a thesis program. If the program completed is non-thesis, the applicant admitted must take up courses in research or show evidence that he or she has had research experience.
The applicant must submit a brief description of the research that he or she will undertake as his/her dissertation. This description should include the following:
a.) Proposed Title of the Research,
b.) Statement of the Problem,
c.) Reason for choosing this topic of research, and
d.) Significance of the research to the field of study.
| Basic Courses | Units |
PhD BA 301 Management as Field of Study |
3 |
PhD BA 302 Development Economics |
3 |
PhD BA 303 Organizational Behavior and Dynamics |
3 |
PhD BA 304 The Research Process/Dissertation |
3 |
Total units |
12 |
PhD BA 305 Dissertation I: Dissertation Proposal Writing |
3 |
Major Courses |
|
PhD BA 306 Research Issues in Strategic Marketing |
3 |
PhD BA 307 Research Issues in Operations Management |
3 |
PhD BA 308 Research Issues in Human Resources Management |
3 |
PhD BA 309 Research Issues in Financial Management |
3 |
PhD BA 310 Research Issues in Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility |
3 |
Total units |
15 |
PhD BA 311 Dissertation II: Developing the Theoretical Framework |
3 |
| Cognate Courses | |
PhD BA 312 Studies in Knowledge Management |
3 |
| PhD BA 313 Studies in International Business | 3 |
PhD BA 314 Studies in Managerial Accounting |
3 |
PhD BA 315 Studies in Financial Accounting |
3 |
PhD BA 316 Studies in Corporate Finance |
3 |
| PhD BA 317 Studies in Global Marketing Management |
3 |
PhD BA 318 Studies in E-Commerce Management |
3 |
PhD BA 319 Studies in Quality Management |
3 |
| PhD BA 320 Studies in Business and Enterprise Development |
3 |
PhD BA 321 Studies in Wage and Salary Administration |
3 |
PhD BA 322 Effective University Teaching |
3 |
PhD BA 323 Corporate Planning |
3 |
PhD BA 324 Labor and Social Legislation |
3 |
PhD BA 325 Dissertation III: Dissertation Writing |
6 |
The Ph.D. student may choose four cognate courses that are in line with the topic of his dissertation. Dissertation III is required over and above the four cognate courses. |
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Required Philosophy Courses |
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| Philo 300A Advanced Philosophy of Man | 3 |
| Philo 354 Philosophy of Culture | 3 |
6 |
|
| Elective Philosophy Courses | |
Philo 337 Business Ethics |
3 |
Philo 355 Philosophy of Ecology (Environmental Philosophy) | 3 |
Philo 357 Philosophy of Technology |
3 |
Philo 332 Philosophy of Science |
3 |
Philo 338 Filipino Philosophy |
3 |
Philo 358 Political Philosophy |
3 |
Philo 347 Post-Modern Philosophy |
3 |
Philo 359 Social Philosophy |
3 |
| Total units |
19 |
The Ph.D. student is required to enroll in three elective courses or an equivalent of nine units. The student may choose from the elective Philosophy courses and the cognate courses not yet taken. Aside from the dissertation requirement, the candidates for graduation must have published at least three research articles in the Journal of Business Studies of the College of Commerce before he or she will be considered for graduation. |