<h2 id="section---FrequentlyAskedQuestions">Frequently Asked Questions</h2> <h3 id="section---WhatKindOfProgramIsIt">What Kind of Program Is It?</h3> <p>National University's online Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration with a specialization in Management program offers you the opportunity to develop your management skills and an understanding of various management techniques, including strategic management, change management, crisis management, and marketing management. The program is also designed to examine organizational behavior and development, international business, entrepreneurship, managerial communications, and management consulting. Standard business coursework addresses business finance, leadership, and statistics. </p> <h3 id="section---WhatAreThePrerequisites">What Are the Prerequisites?</h3> <p>Before enrolling in the Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration with a specialization in Management program, you should have already earned a master's degree from an accredited college or university. You may also have professional business or management experience. </p> <h3 id="section---WhatAreTheCourseRequirements">What Are the Course Requirements?</h3> <p>The Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration with a specialization in Management program requires the completion of at least 60 credits. 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><u>Courses for a Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration with a specialization in Management</u> </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>Select five courses from the following:</td><td /></tr> <tr><td>MGT 7000</td><td> Business Organization and Management</td></tr> <tr><td>MGT 7002</td><td>Marketing Management</td></tr> <tr><td>MGT 7006</td><td>Advanced Topics in Organizational Behavior</td></tr> <tr><td>MGT 7013</td><td>Entrepreneurship</td></tr> <tr><td>MGT 7016</td><td>Managing Change</td></tr> <tr><td>MGT 7022</td><td>Advanced Topics in Organizational Development</td></tr> <tr><td>MGT 7027</td><td>Legal Implications in Management</td></tr> <tr><td>MGT 7029</td><td>Strategic Leadership</td></tr> <tr><td>MGT 7110</td><td>Leadership in Organizations</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>The skills you develop in the Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration with a specialization in Management program could help you seek leadership roles in higher education and business. You could be able to seek responsibilities in organizational management, instruction or applied research. </p> <p>As a graduate of the program, you could pursue positions such as: </p> <ul><li>Postsecondary Professor </li><li>Chief Executive Officer </li><li>Management Consultant</li></ul>