Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Organization and Management

School of Business and Technology

Management Education Specialization

Prepare yourself to educate our future business leaders, while meeting the growing demand for postsecondary business faculty. This Management Education PhD specialization provides opportunities for deep analysis and research in management theories and principles, along with skill development in advanced teaching techniques, including course design, learning theory, and classroom assessment. It is one of the few doctoral programs available that focuses specifically on preparing business and management experts to teach at the postsecondary level. As part of this specialization, you may apply for and receive a Post-Master’s Certificate in College Teaching from Capella, as well as your PhD. People who choose this specialization are often business professionals preparing to become postsecondary business educators or postsecondary business instructors seeking advancement.

The residential colloquia experience

As a doctoral learner, you will attend three one-week colloquia at specific stages in your program, in addition to your online courses. These energizing residencies provide you with insights and knowledge that will be valuable during your doctoral studies and beyond.

• Interactive guide to becoming doctoral at Capella colloquia
• A preview of the doctoral colloquium experience
• Colloquia schedules and other details

All credits listed below are quarter credits.

Core Courses

• OM8004 - Managing and Organizing People - 4 quarter credits
• OM7020 - Marketing Strategy and Practice - 4 quarter credits
• OM7040 - Accounting and Financial Management - 4 quarter credits
• OM7050 - Ethics and Social Responsibility - 4 quarter credits
• OM7080 - Statistical Research Techniques - 4 quarter credits
• OM8010 - Principles of Organization Theory and Practice - 4 quarter credits
• OM8012 - Strategy - 4 quarter credits
• OM8021 - Management Theory Creation* - 4 quarter credits
• OM8022 - Survey of Applied Research Methods* - 4 quarter credits
• OM8025 - Advanced Qualitative Research* - 4 quarter credits
• OR
• OM8026 - Applied Multivariate Modeling* - 4 quarter credits
• OR
• OM8027 - Survey Research Methodology* - 4 quarter credits
• OM8910 - Teaching Practice Seminar* - 4 quarter credits

Specialization Courses

• OM8028 - Survey of Research Literature in Management Education - 4 quarter credits
• ED5802 - Principles of Instructional Design - 4 quarter credits
• ED7700 - Learning Theory and the Educational Process - 4 quarter credits
• ED7712 - Classroom Assessment in Education - 4 quarter credits
• ED8444 - Higher Education Curriculum Development and Teaching Strategies - 4 quarter credits
• OR
• ED8600 - Effective Online Course Design, Delivery, Facilitation, and Assessment - 4 quarter credits
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• Upon completion of all required course work
• OM9919 - Doctoral Comprehensive Examination* - 4 quarter credits
• OM9920 - Dissertation Courseroom* - non-credit
• OM9921 - Dissertation Research 1* - 5 quarter credits
• OM9922 - Dissertation Research 2* - 5 quarter credits
• OM9923 - Dissertation Research 3* - 5 quarter credits
• OM9924 - Dissertation Research 4* - 5 quarter credits

Eight Elective Courses

• Choose any graduate courses

Note: Learners may not use more than two education transfer courses to fulfill their specialization requirements.

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