<h2 id="section---FrequentlyAskedQuestions">Frequently Asked Questions</h2> <h3 id="section---WhatKindOfProgramIsIt">What Kind of Program Is It?</h3> <p>As a student of National University's Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration with a specialization in International Business program, you will have the opportunity to study various business practices and concepts utilized in global business environments. In specialization courses, you will study international business environments, global economics, international marketing strategies, and international business laws and regulations. General practices in accounting, finance, marketing, information systems, and economics are addressed in foundation courses. You will also take several courses in research design and methods to help you through the required dissertation process. The resulting dissertation must be presented orally and in written form. </p> <h3 id="section---WhatAreThePrerequisites">What Are the Prerequisites?</h3> <p>You should already possess a master's degree and have some experience in a global corporate environment before entering National University's Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration with a specialization in International Business program. You might also have strong organizational, problem solving and decision making skills. </p> <h3 id="section---WhatAreTheCourseRequirements">What Are the Course Requirements?</h3> <p>You will be required to complete 60 credits to earn the Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration with a specialization in International Business from National University. This includes 33 foundation credits, 15 specialization credits, and 12 dissertation credits. National University will allow up to 15 additional credit hours for dissertation research. </p> <p /> <table border="1"><tr><th>Course Number</th><th>Course Title</th></tr> <tr><td><b>Required Courses</b></td><td /></tr> <tr><td>BTM 7101</td><td> Doctoral Studies in Business</td></tr> <tr><td>BTM 7300</td><td> Scholarly Literature Review</td></tr> <tr><td>BUS 7110</td><td> The Business Environment</td></tr> <tr><td>BUS 7120</td><td> Business Financial Systems</td></tr> <tr><td>BUS 7130</td><td> Business Leadership &amp; Strategy</td></tr> <tr><td>BUS 7200</td><td>Business Statistics</td></tr> <tr><td>BUS 7310</td><td>Introduction to Business Research Design &amp; Methodology</td></tr> <tr><td>BUS 7320 &amp; BUS 7321 <br /> <b>or</b> <br /> BUS 7330 &amp; BUS 7331 </td><td>Quantitative Business Research Design and Methodology &amp; Directed Qualitative Research <br /> <br /> Quantitative Business Research Design and Methodology &amp; Directed Qualitative Research</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td>Doctoral Level Elective Course 1</td></tr> <tr><td>CMP 9700B</td><td> PhD-BA Portfolio</td></tr> <tr><td><b>Specialization Courses</b></td><td /></tr> <tr><td>IB 7002</td><td> International Business Environments</td></tr> <tr><td>IB 7012 </td><td> Global Economic Environment</td></tr> <tr><td>IB 7013 </td><td>Global Marketing Environment</td></tr> <tr><td>IB 7016 </td><td>International Business Strategic Management</td></tr> <tr><td>IB 7017 </td><td>International Business Law &amp; Environment</td></tr> <tr><td><b>Dissertation Courses</b></td><td /></tr> <tr><td>DIS 9901A </td><td> Components of the Dissertation</td></tr> <tr><td>DIS 9902A </td><td> The Dissertation Proposal</td></tr> <tr><td>DIS 9903A </td><td> Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Data Collection</td></tr> <tr><td>DIS 9904A </td><td> The Dissertation Manuscript and Defense</td></tr> </table><h3 id="section---WhatCouldIDoAfterIGraduate">What Could I Do After I Graduate?</h3> <h4 id="section---CareerOpportunities">Career Opportunities</h4> <p>Graduating from National University's Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration with a specialization in International Business program could prepare you to pursue executive-level positions in companies with a global presence. You might direct areas of international trade, marketing, finance, advertising, operations, production or communications. You might also seek an academic career at a college or university. Positions you could pursue include: </p> <ul><li>Director of International Trade </li><li>Global Marketing Director </li><li>Global Advertising Executive </li><li>International Chief Executive Officer </li><li>International Chief Operations Officer</li></ul>