Curriculum – 54 Credit Hours
Core Courses: 27 credit hours
Electives and Prescribed Electives: 12 credit hours
Dissertation: 15 credit hours
The program requires completion of a dissertation. As part of admission to candidacy, students must pass a comprehensive exam, which serves as the final written deliverable for BA 7360: Dissertation Design and Proposal.
Each doctoral student must prepare a written dissertation proposal and successfully defend it in an oral presentation.