Course Sequence
Doctoral students in organization studies at the Carroll School of Management typically progress through the PhD program in the following sequence.
| YEAR 1, FALL |
| Micro-Organizational Theory |
| Statistics I |
| Qualitative Research Methods |
| Special Topics Course |
| Research in the Community |
| YEAR 1, SPRING |
| Statistics II |
| Special Topics Course |
| Elective |
| YEAR 1, SUMMER |
| Independent Research |
| YEAR 2, FALL |
| Macro-Organizational Theory |
| Quantitative Research |
| Special Topics Course |
| Elective |
| YEAR 2, SPRING |
| Research Seminar |
| Teaching Seminar |
| Special Topics Course |
| Elective |
| YEAR 2, SUMMER |
| Independent Research |
| YEAR 3, FALL |
| Independent Research |
| YEAR 3, SPRING |
| Research Seminar |
| YEAR 3, SUMMER |
| Dissertation Research |
| YEARS 4 & 5 |
| Dissertation Research |
Electives may be taken from other departments and universities, subject to approval. Prior graduate-level coursework in research methods may be submitted for consideration toward fulfillment of some requirements.
