Organization & Management (Ph.D.) - Entrepreneurship
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2024 through summer 2025. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Organization & Management Core | ||
| BMAL 703 | Managing the Contemporary Organization | 3 |
| BMAL 704 | Leading Organizational Change | 3 |
| BMAL 710 | Understanding the Organization | 3 |
| BMAL 714 | Risk Management Process and Practice | 3 |
| BUSI 702 | PhD Program Orientation 1 | 3 |
| BUSI 750 | Managing Human Resources | 3 |
| BUSI 770 | Strategy Formulation and Strategic Thinking | 3 |
| Total Hours | 21 | |
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BUSI 702 is a required first entry course for all students in this degree
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Research Courses | ||
| BUSI 711 | Foundations of Fundamental and Theoretical Research Methods | 3 |
| BUSI 815 | Qualitative Research Methods | 3 |
| BUSI 816 | Advanced Qualitative Research Methods | 3 |
| or BUSI 821 | Advanced Quantitative Research Methods | |
| BUSI 820 | Quantitative Research Methods | 3 |
| BUSI 886 | PhD Research Concept | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurship Cognate | ||
| BUSI 707 | Entrepreneurship: From Startup to Exit Strategy | 3 |
| BUSI 708 | Small Business Management | 3 |
| BUSI 709 | Raising Capital for Business Startups | 3 |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Dissertation Courses | ||
| BUSI 987 | Dissertation I | 5 |
| BUSI 988 | Dissertation II | 5 |
| BUSI 989 | Dissertation III | 5 |
| BUSI 990 | Dissertation IV | 0 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- Complete 60 hours
- A maximum of 50% of a post-graduate and doctoral degree may be transferred if approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level
- 3.0 GPA
- No grades lower than a B- may be applied to the degree
- Degree must be completed within 7 years
- Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student’s anticipated graduation date
Program Offered in Online Format
| First Semester | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| BMAL 703 | Managing the Contemporary Organization | 3 |
| BMAL 710 | Understanding the Organization | 3 |
| BUSI 702 | PhD Program Orientation 1 | 3 |
| BUSI 710 | Foundations of Applied Research Methods | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| BMAL 704 | Leading Organizational Change | 3 |
| BUSI 707 | Entrepreneurship: From Startup to Exit Strategy | 3 |
| BUSI 708 | Small Business Management | 3 |
| BUSI 750 | Managing Human Resources | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| BMAL 714 | Risk Management Process and Practice | 3 |
| BUSI 770 | Strategy Formulation and Strategic Thinking | 3 |
| BUSI 815 | Qualitative Research Methods | 3 |
| BUSI 820 | Quantitative Research Methods | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| BUSI 709 | Raising Capital for Business Startups | 3 |
| BUSI 816 or BUSI 821 |
Advanced Qualitative Research Methods or Advanced Quantitative Research Methods |
3 |
| BUSI 886 | PhD Research Concept | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| BUSI 987 | Dissertation I | 5 |
| Hours | 5 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| BUSI 988 | Dissertation II | 5 |
| Hours | 5 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| BUSI 989 | Dissertation III | 5 |
| Hours | 5 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| BUSI 990 | Dissertation IV | 0 |
| Hours | 0 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
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BUSI 702 is a required first entry course for all students in this degree.