A student's program of study is
individually tailored to fit prior background as
well as present goals. The Management Science
Committee must approve individual student curricula.
Students may enter the Ph.D. program either with or
without a master's degree, and must accumulate 49
semester hours of coursework (not including master's
thesis hours or Ph.D. dissertation hours) taken for
graduate credit, of which at least 24 hours must be
completed at the University of Tennessee. The
courses listed below form a typical program for a
Ph.D. candidate without prior graduate work.
Course Requirements:
|
Courses |
Hr |
|
Mathematical Real Analysis (Math 445-46) |
6 |
|
Numerical Analysis (Math 571-72) |
6 |
|
Probability and Statistical Inference (Stat
563-564) |
6 |
|
Management Science Methods (MS 531-32) |
6 |
|
Computational Mathematical Programming (MS
533) |
3 |
|
Application of Management Science Methods
(MS 534) |
3 |
|
Management Science Seminar (MS 691 or 692) |
1 |
|
Concentration |
|
|
Four 600-level Management Science Courses
and two additional 600-level courses (or
equivalent graduate courses) subject to
advisor's approval. |
18 |
|
Total Minimum Hours |
49 |
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Qualifying Examination - All
Ph.D. students must take a qualifying examination
(on the course material from Management Science 531
and Management Science 532) at the beginning of the
second year. However, Ph.D. students who have earned
a Masters degree at the University of Tennessee
Management Science Program are exempt from this
requirement.
Comprehensive Examination - A
Management Science Comprehensive Examination is
normally after 2 years of study. The subject matter
will be dealing with 600-level coursework. Ph.D.
comprehensive examinations will be based on four
600-level courses, two of which must be from the
Management Science 600-level courses. The student is
also expected to be able to integrate such material
beyond artificial course content boundaries and to
extend knowledge beyond his/her prior exposure.
Upon completion of the comprehensive examination
requirement, he or she will be admitted to the
candidacy, and thus he or she will be referred to as
Ph.D. candidate.
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Ph.D. Dissertations:
Once the student has determined an area for
dissertation research, he or she forms a
dissertation committee, which must include at least
two members of the Management Science faculty. The
committee will conduct a preliminary examination to
provide a critical review of the student's proposed
research and to assess the student's ability to
complete the research. The student prepares for the
preliminary examination by providing the committee
with a written proposal which outlines the topic and
proposed direction of the research. The student is
required to present an oral defense of the proposed
research to the dissertation committee.
The student must also complete 24 semester hours of
Management Science 600: Doctoral Research and
Dissertation, through which he or she is expected to
make a significant contribution to the field. A
final oral examination is conducted over the
dissertation and such other segments of the program
that the dissertation committee deems appropriate.
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