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Over the first two years of the Ph.D. program, students in the typical program timeline will take a variety of courses that will introduce them to research and provide the tools necessary to be successful academic researchers. The courses are a mix of required core courses and electives from a broad set of choices across accounting, finance, economics, management, marketing, and other fields, providing the flexibility for students to customize their program and pursue their unique research interests.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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  • Beginning the first year and throughout the program, students are paired with faculty to work as research assistants. Students are, in a sense, apprentices working closely alongside faculty mentors while learning the research and publication process.<\/li>\n
  • During the summers after their first and second years, students write original research papers under the supervision of a faculty advisor and committee, who help lead the student through the research process. Students present these research papers to faculty during the fall semesters of their second and third years.<\/li>\n
  • At the end of the second year, students take a qualifying exam. The exam consists of written and oral portions that cover material from courses taken during the first two years of the Ph.D. program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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    • After finishing coursework and passing the qualifying exam, students advance to candidacy and begin work on their dissertations under the supervision of a faculty advisor and dissertation committee. The dissertation becomes the basis for a job market paper, which is a central part of their eventual job applications.<\/li>\n
    • Sometime after advancing to candidacy, students teach one undergraduate course. Prior to teaching, students will complete a teaching effectiveness course.<\/li>\n
    • Upon completion of the program, students are awarded a Ph.D. in Business Administration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-710","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eccles.utah.edu\/programs\/phd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eccles.utah.edu\/programs\/phd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eccles.utah.edu\/programs\/phd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eccles.utah.edu\/programs\/phd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eccles.utah.edu\/programs\/phd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=710"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/eccles.utah.edu\/programs\/phd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29459,"href":"https:\/\/eccles.utah.edu\/programs\/phd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/710\/revisions\/29459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eccles.utah.edu\/programs\/phd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}