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Program Details

Program Requirements

  • Complete 46 credit hours of appropriate graduate coursework
  • Serve as a teaching assistant or course instructor
  • Complete and present a research project 
  • Pass preliminary exam
  • Write & defend dissertation

Funding

Funding is available for up to five years, provided the student maintains satisfactory progress in the program. Funding beyond five years is up to the discretion of the department.

For more information, review our funding package.

Curriculum

The OBHR doctoral curriculum consists of 46 total credit hours completed over four-five years. The curriculum is broken down into the following focus areas: major specialization, research methods, managerial courses, and elective courses.

Students choose elective courses in consultation with their advisor and/or PhD Coordinator. Courses in I/O Psychology or the same academic discipline are recommended.   

For detailed descriptions of the courses, please visit Purdue’s online Course Catalog.

Credits

Course Title

2

OB survey

2

HR survey

2

Advanced topics in OBHR courses

Variable

Independent study

2

Research practicum

Credits

Course Title

3

Research Methods

12

Choose from the following:

 

Research Methods I in Psychology

 

Introduction to Statistics

 

ANOVA and Experimental Design

 

Regression Analysis

 

Multivariate Statistics

 

Multi-Level Analyses

 

Structural Equation Modeling

 

Psychometric Theory

Take any two of the below

Credits

Course Title

3

Accounting for Managers

3

Financial Management  

3

Marketing Management

3

Strategic Management I

3

Introduction To Operations Management

2

Managing Behavior in Organizations or Human Resource Systems

  • Students choose elective courses in consultation with their advisor and/or PhD Coordinator. Courses in I/O Psychology or the same academic discipline are recommended.  

Graduate Assistantship Appointments

Funded OBHR PhD students will participate as a graduate research assistant (RA) or graduate teaching assistant (TA) each semester for four years.

Graduate Research Assistant (RA)

RA roles involve a PhD student in a faculty research project.

Graduate Teaching Assistant (TA)

TA roles often begin with teaching assistance for a course and progress to course delivery responsibilities.

Placements

Graduates of Purdue's OBHR PhD program over the years have secured placements are top research universities in the U.S. and abroad, including: 

  • Bradley University
  • East Carolina University
  • Elon University
  • Illinois State University
  • Indiana University
  • Nanjing University
  • Portland State University
  • The Air Force Institute of Technology
  • University of Central Oklahoma
  • University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
  • University of Maryland
  • University of Missouri
  • University of Virginia
  • University of Toronto
  • Utah State University

About the Department

Contact us for more information.

businessphd@purdue.edu

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