Commission on Higher Education Approves Additional Concentration for Ph.D. in Business Administration Program
Posted on August 5, 2020 by Emmy Rieske
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The Alabama Commission on Higher Education has approved a request submitted by the
University of South Alabama Mitchell College of Business (MCOB) to add a concentration in Business Analytics to the existing Ph.D. in Business Administration Program. South will be the only public institution in the state of Alabama offering a Business
Analytics Concentration at the doctoral level and the change has no budgetary impact
to the program.
“Business analytics will continue to gain importance in all areas of the global economy.
The need to approach the data-driven decision-making process utilizing the optimal
analytical model is of paramount importance,” said Dr. Bob Wood, dean of the Mitchell College of Business. “This program will not only give our students
a thorough grounding in these methods but, more importantly, the ability to share
these tools with others.”
The program’s core degree requirements remain the same, but four additional courses
have been added. These courses will be taught by faculty with supplemental instruction
offered by MCOB global scholars. Since its inception in 2013, USA’s Ph.D. in business
administration program has provided a high-quality research-focused terminal business
degree to students who were unable to complete a business doctorate in a traditional
program.
According to Dr. Joe Hair, program director, “This additional Ph.D. concentration is unique in the southeast
region and one of fewer than 20 similar Ph.D. programs in the U.S. Business analytics
as an academic or industry career is one of the fastest growing opportunities for
individuals seeking a career transition into a rapidly emerging field. Some have asked
us why we would be adding a new concentration when the Mitchell College of Business
already has a highly successful Business Ph.D. program? I tell them the best time
to innovate is when you are on top, not when you are trying to catch up.”
For details and more information about the Ph.D. in Business Administration at the
University of South Alabama, visit www.southalabama/edu/colleges/mcob.
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