Hello Everyone....I was just wondering if any of you out there could possibly shed some light on a question that has been bothering me for some time. Really simple and straightforward. Is their any other PHD that can be pursued other than the Phd or DBA in business Administration if one has a MBA. Excluding the undergrad, if I wanted to exclusively use my MBA as a "sprinboard" for a possible study of a Phd, is there anything else to pursue other than the Phd in business? Your thoughts are greatly appreciated!
If by "other PHD" you mean other doctorate, I think the closest you are going to get is the DM (Doctor of Management), the EdD (Doctor of Education) in Organizational Leadership, the DSL (Doctor of Strategic Leadership) or a PhD in Applied Management and Decision Sciences. Here is the link to the programs that I am referring to: http://www.dantescatalogs.com/DEDC/InstitutionsBySubjectType.asp?RecID=5
Yes, I am doing one myself in Economic Geography. There are a lot of options out there if you are on campus. You might have to take a few extra courses to fill in the gaps that an MBA doesn't cover, but there is no reason you need to be pigeonholed in business administration. You can do this in any of the social sciences. The hard sciences and engineering would be more difficult, but that depends on what your undergrad was in. I know MBA holders who were engineering undergrads that were accepted to engineering PhD programs. Also keep in mind that PhD study tends to be more interdicipinary than MBA study. Even though are accepted into a certain major or department, you can take courses anywhere in the university according to what your research needs are. For example, my department is Ag and Biological Engineering, but my coursework is almost all economics and geography. I think my diploma will even say engineering on it. Odd how that works out.
Industriasl Engineering I am in a PhD in Industrial Engineering program at Colorado State, and mt MBA counted.
Industriasl Engineering I am in a PhD in Industrial Engineering program at Colorado State, and mt MBA counted.
Re: Industriasl Engineering Mike, I looked into that program. Was your undergraduate degree in engineering? I applied to Old Dominion University's PhD in Engineering (concentration in modeling and simulations) program, just got accepted, but decided to continue with NCU. Since I have a BS in math and an MS in operations research, I decided to go the business route for the PhD. I'm in my second course with NCU and I am enjoying it. How far are you into your PhD program? Is learning via VCD challenging or is it just like being in the classroom?
Thanks everyone for your responses.... I know this is extremely far fetched...but I am almost done my MBA and feel that maybe I should have pursued another route. I always wanted some form of education with regards to political science and have aspirations to pursue some form of international relations or political science education. Their is no way that an MBA would be a sufficient Masters for entry into a Phd in poli sci would it? I highly doubt it, but just wanna make sure before I apply for a masters in that subject in the near future..
Indiana State University has a DL/primarily online PhD in Technology Management that would likely be a natural springboard from the MBA.
I forgot to mention....With regards to my last inquiry...I understand that given DL...the options are even less....If there would be other viable options for a Phd other than business with the MBA as the springboard, I would be willing to pursue this full-time...any thoughts?
Don't limit yourself to only considering business related doctorate programs. If you want a PhD in Education, then look at all of your local and distance-learning PhD in Education options. Some universities don’t require you to have a background in an area of study that interests you. The university may, however, require you to take some prerequisite courses in order to complete the degree, but in the grand scheme of a doctorate, no big deal. 1) List all of your options 2) Rule out those that won't work for you (due to residencies, cost, admissions, etc.) 3) Determine what factors are most important to you (accreditation, reputation, cost, etc.) 4) Weight each factor 5) For each factor, rank order each university left on your list 6) And determine which university comes up as your number one choice Develop a simple Excel spreadsheet to help you with the calculations. You may also want to do a sensitivity analysis to determine how much each factor affects the outcome of the analysis.
I agree with this completely. Depending on your undergraduate major you might be seen as eligible for a number of different doctoral programs. The MBA will serve as evidence that you're capable of grad level work. Don't limit yourself unnecessarily. Jack
Re: Re: Industriasl Engineering Yes, but others in the program have come from statistics and physics. Have completed the course work and now stsrting the research phase, just submitted my proposal last month. IMO harder, much less feedback, more isolation. In DL you have got to WANT to study!
