Ph.D. Programs in Management Science
The School of Management grants a Ph.D. in Management Science. Management Science uses economics, behavioral science, mathematics and statistics to conduct rigorous scientific research and encompasses both theory and empirical analysis. This field embraces areas such as accounting, finance, information systems, marketing and operations management but has no clear boundaries among the various areas. It places emphasis on science and is not constrained by the culture of individual disciplines. It is this underlying orientation of science and integration that distinguishes management science from other philosophies and approaches to the study of management.
This Ph.D. program is characterized by a high ratio of research faculty to students, with core and elective courses providing students a thorough understanding of management principles. Course work incorporates a broad outlook into the study of business theory and practice. A sequence of Ph.D. seminars exposes students to traditional and emerging research issues and students are encouraged early in their graduate work to be involved in research projects with experienced faculty. Students quickly identify and develop research ideas and create their own research agenda. They also develop their teaching skills under faculty mentorship.
Faculty interests range from quantitative modeling to empirical studies using tools for operations research, mathematical programming, optimal control theory, stochastic processes, simulation, statistics and econometrics.
Students typically have an undergraduate or graduate degree in business, economics, engineering, computer science or mathematics. UT Dallas students come from all over the world.
Students typically devote the first two years to course work and research. They take a comprehensive qualifying exam, based on the course work, at the end of their second year. During their second summer in the program, students also write an original research paper on a topic of interest to them. At the end of the second year, each student begins to develop his/her dissertation research area, which is usually completed over the next two years.