English 
Overview
Admissions/Requirements
The Ph.D. in Business Administration focuses on essential aspects of business administration, management, and leadership, blending theoretical concepts with practical applications. Students will develop the skills necessary to critically evaluate key distinctions within business administration and leadership, fostering the creation of new knowledge in the field and addressing real-world challenges.
At William Woods, you’ll be participating in a graduate program built on more than 150 years of academic excellence. The program offers students the opportunity to enter the program at any point during a new 5-week term. It is designed to fit the schedules of working professionals, which makes it possible for anyone to achieve their higher education goals. Courses are designed and taught by professionals that not only hold degrees in the areas they instruct but have proven their expertise in the business world.
“Our online Ph.D. in Business Administration prepares students to address real-world challenges through research. With no residency requirement, students can customize a nine-credit specialization and align it with their dissertation focus. This flexible, rigorous program empowers graduates to solve complex business problems with innovative, research-based approaches.”
– Dr. Miriam O’Callaghan, Executive Dean, School of Business and Technology
Credit Requirements
This 54-credit-hour degree consists of 15 courses (3 credit hours each), with three dissertation courses (totaling 9 credit hours)
Major Requirements
Core – 54 Credits
| BUS 715 | Decision Making and Analytics | 3 |
| BUS 735 | Advanced Financial Management | 3 |
| BUS 745 | Applied Economics | 3 |
| BUS 750 | Marketing and Social Media Strategy | 3 |
| BUS 751 | Strategy and Execution | 3 |
| LDR 720 | Ethical Leading | 3 |
| LDR 745 | Management Concepts for Leaders | 3 |
| LDR 760 | Interpersonal Dynamics | 3 |
| LDR 780 | Special Topics | 3 |
| LDR 785 | Organizational Environment | 3 |
| RSH 715 | Research Methods | 3 |
| RSH 720 | Quantitative Analysis | 3 |
| RSH 740 | Exploration of Qualitative Research | 3 |
| DIS 780 | Dissertation I | 3 |
| DIS 781 | Dissertation II | 3 |
| DIS 790 | Dissertation III | 3 |
| DIS 791 | Dissertation Continuation | 3 |