Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration - Organizational Behavior and Human Resources

Choosing to pursue a Ph.D. in Business Administration doctoral degree at Florida State University's College of Business means choosing to rigorously explore and generate new knowledge in your field. You will be challenged and transformed in a collegial atmosphere rich in opportunity. At Florida State, designated as a Carnegie Research Institution (very high research), doctoral students work alongside a distinguished faculty at one of the nation's largest business schools to produce and apply original business thought. Our internationally acclaimed faculty consistently receives rankings and recognition for research productivity and relevance. As early as year one, doctoral students begin forming research relationships with faculty members that provide a strong foundation for their academic careers. Small-class seminars foster discussions and idea exchanges with professors. Ph.D. students learn to emulate our faculty's disciplined balance of scholarship and instruction, and graduates are prepared to secure career placements at leading educational institutions, as well as select research positions in industry and government.
Organizational Behavior and Human Resources is one of seven majors offered through FSU's College of Business Ph.D. in Business Administration. The major admits two or three candidates each fall, and the program takes four to five years to complete. Offers faculty with research expertise in both organizational behavior (e.g., leadership, stress management, social influence, and organizational politics) and human resources management (e.g., employee recruitment/selection, job performance, diversity, and labor relations). Includes courses that cover a wide range of topics in organizational behavior, human resources management, and research methods and data analysis. Includes two years of coursework culminating in a comprehensive exam, followed by two to three years of research and teaching, culminating with a dissertation.

A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution, or a comparable degree from an international institution, with a minimum 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average (GPA) in all coursework attempted while registered as an upper-division undergraduate student working towards a bachelor's degree; or

Admission is competitive and focused on students with grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher and GMAT scores of at least 600 or GRE scores of at least 155 on each section of the revised GRE.

The College of Business requires a minimum TOEFL score of 600 on the paper-based test and 100 on the internet-based test, or a minimum of 7.0 on the IELTS exam, taken within the past two (2) years.

A minimum score of 25 for each section of the TOEFL is strongly recommended. In addition, international graduate applicants seeking teaching assistantships are required to pass a test of spoken English.