The Ph.D. Program in Business is designed to educate researchers and teachers who will make significant contributions to the business disciplines. Methodologies from the areas of quantitative decision-making, computer technology, and the social and behavioral sciences serve as the foundations for study within the program. Graduates are employed as college or university researchers and teachers and as corporate and institutional consultants and managers. Doctoral work in business is offered at Bernard M. Baruch College. The program is composed of six specialization areas: accounting, finance, information systems, management & entrepreneurship, marketing and operations & decision analytics.
As of Fall 2014, the Ph.D. in Business is awarded jointly through The Graduate Center and Bernard M. Baruch College.
Fellowships and Research Assistantships The Graduate Center and Baruch College offer fellowships and research assistantships to students in the Ph.D. Program in Business. Most full-time doctoral students in Business receive financial aid.
Resources for Training and Research The Ph.D. Program in Business is located in Newman Vertical Campus building at Baruch College. The building is complete with up-to-date teaching- and research-related technology. The Baruch College library has approximately 300,000 volumes, 2,000 current periodical titles, and an extensive collection of online resources. The library received the 2003 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award from the Association of College and Research Libraries.
En-route M.B.A. Upon completing 45 credits with an average grade of B, passing the First Examination, and writing an acceptable major paper in a doctoral seminar, the student may apply for an M.B.A. degree. The degree is awarded formally by Bernard M. Baruch College.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION Students are accepted for fall admission only. The deadline for receiving applications and supporting documents is January 15. Students must submit scores from either the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) or the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) along with their applications for admission. In addition, evidence of good scholastic ability must be demonstrated. This usually involves a graduate grade point average of 3.5 or better and/or an undergraduate grade point average of 3.2 or better.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY In addition to the general University requirements stated in the GC CUNY bulletin, the student must complete the following requirements.
Course of Study
A minimum of 60 credit hours are required for all Ph.D. specializations. Students in all specializations are required to take Philosophy of Science BUS 80000 plus 9 credits of statistics. In this program, a grade of B is usually considered the minimum acceptable grade in coursework counting toward the degree.
Specialization Requirements
In addition to the 12 credits of foundation requirements, each specialization requires its own set of courses. Further information on the specialization requirements may be obtained from the Executive Officer of the program. Students, including those who have completed coursework, are required to maintain registration in a doctoral research seminar in their areas of specialization.
First Examination
The First Examination consists of (1) a research paper and (2) an oral examination conducted by three members of the faculty.
Second Examination
The Second Examination (comprehensive exam), conducted in the student’s area of specialization, is in two parts: (1) a written examination and (2) an oral examination, conducted by at least three faculty members from the student’s area of specialization.
Dissertation
After taking the Second Examination, the candidate should submit a dissertation proposal to the Executive Officer. Following approval of the dissertation by a committee of at least three faculty members, one of whom must be outside of the student’s specialization area, the student will be required to defend the dissertation at an oral examination.