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The Bentley Business PhD

Curriculum

Program Requirements

Course Title Credits
Required Courses - Year 1 and 2
PHD 1640Quant Workshop0
PBU 1604SBC: Business Workshop3
PHD 1750Independent Research Project3
PHD 1650Teaching Practicum0
PHD 1502Quantitative Analysis I3
PHD 1503Qualitative Methods3
PHD 1504Quantitative Analysis II3
PHD 1506Quantitative Research Meth I3
Six PhD-level Elective Courses not Listed Above18
Choose Two Elective Method Courses6
Econometrics
Behavioral and Experimental Economics
SBC: Microeconomic Theory
Qualitative Research Method II
Total Credits42

Dissertation

Course Title Credits
Required Dissertation Course - Year 3 and beyond
PHD 1850Dissertation 19
Total Credits18 to 90
1

Students register for this 9-credit dissertation course each fall and spring term until graduation.