Master of Science in Business Studies
The Master of Science in Business Studies applies only to those DBA students who have successfully completed the DBA coursework in good standing yet fail to progress to the dissertation stage or complete their dissertation because they have failed to pass the qualifying activities or fail to complete the dissertation in a timely fashion.
Master of Science in Business Studies Requirements
The only students who may earn this degree must be DBA students in good standing and have successfully completed all of the following courses:
| ACCT 760 | Advanced Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| DBA 725 | Quantitative Methods for Executive Deci | 3 |
| DSIM 740 | Technical and Analytical Innovation | 3 |
| DBA 770 | Applied Econometrics and Statistics | 3 |
| FIN 750 | Corporate Mergers Acquisitions Valuatio | 3 |
| MKG 765 | Marketing with a Global Mindset | 3 |
| MGT 715 | Entrepreneurial Behavior in Organizations | 3 |
| DBA 711 | Methodology and Behavioral Models | 3 |
| DBA 720 | Archival Research Methods | 3 |
| DBA 725 | Quantitative Methods for Executive Deci | 3 |
| DBA 730 | DBA Colloquium I | 1-3 |
| DBA 755 | Advanced Research Methods | 3 |
| DBA 780 | DBA Colloquium II | 1-3 |
| DBA 781 | DBA Colloquium III | 1-3 |
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| ACCT 720 | Applied Archival Research Models in Bus | 3 |
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| FIN 720 | Applied Archival Research Models in Bus | 3 |
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| MGT 736 | Strategic Leadership | 3 |
DSIM 725: Quantitative Business Analytics I
DSIM 740: Quantitative Business Analytics II
Total Credit Hours: 45
*Candidates who receive the Master of Science in Business Studies will not receive or be eligible to receive a Doctor of Business Administration.