Department of Economics

Ph.D in Economics/MBA Degree Program

Rethinking the management of the social sciences

This exciting dual degree program combines Ph.D. level research and coursework with a slightly abbreviated MBA curriculum, providing a comprehensive examination of the global economy from both business and political economy perspectives. Students qualify for competitive careers in various fields, including the non-profit sector, the corporate arena, governmental organizations, and consulting companies. Students in this program want to cultivate themselves as individuals as well as professionals skilled in the various facets of today’s complex modern economy.

Practical Training:

Advanced analytical thinking and research skills while experiencing a full range of business disciplines

• Strategic pro-active decision making and problem-solving approaches
• Applied practical knowledge in addition to the theories behind the practice
• The resources necessary for positions dealing with partnership between knowledge producers, corporations, governmental agencies, and non-profit institutions.

Program Design

Graduates earn both a Ph.D. in Economics with the MBA. The program requires a total of 96 units of course work, including approximately half from the School of Politics and Economics and half from the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management. Taken as a dual degree, students save approximately 32 units of coursework, equivalent to an extra year and a half of full-time study.

Students in these dual degree programs come from extremely diverse academic and professional backgrounds. Small classes in both schools insure active participation and dialogue in collegial settings. Mid-career professionals are welcome. The program is offered on a full-time and part-time basis, and merit-based fellowship aid is available.

Transdisciplinary course requirement (T-course)
All doctoral students are required to complete the transdisciplinary course requirement during their first two years of coursework. The course will count as four (4) of the regular 72 or 80 units toward your degree— it will not add any additional units to your degree requirements, nor count against the total number of transfer units from previous graduate course work.

Applying to the Program

Students interested in the Ph.D./MBA dual degree program must apply jointly to both Schools. Students who are currently in a Ph.D. program in the School of Politics and Economics, or the MBA program in the Drucker-Ito School may apply to join the dual degree program if lfewer than 16 units have been completed at the time of application.  Applicants should demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and excellent scores on either the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), as well as prior professional work experience.

The Curriculum

PH.D ECONOMICS/MBA

ECONOMICS		MANAGEMENT
Econ 300 Political Economy and Social Inquiry	4	Mgt 306 Quantitative Methods	4
Econ 302 Microeconomics I	4	Mgt 321 Marketing Management	4
Econ 303 Macroeconomics II	4	Mgt 326 Financial & Managerial Accounting	4
Econ 308 math for Economists	4	Mgt 335 Corporate Finance	4
Econ 313 Microeconomics I	4	Mgt 340 The Strategy Course	4
Econ 316 Math Microeconomics I	4	Mgt 360 Applied Operational Methods	4
Econ 317 Math Microeconomics II	4	Mgt 343 Drucker on Management	4
Econ 382 Econometrics I	4	OR  Mgt 315 Morality and Leadership
Econ 383 Econometrics II  OR	4	Mgt 345 Organizational Behavior	4
Econ 384 Econometrics III		ELECTIVES	16
Three (3) Courses from a selected field	12*
Total Units in Economics	48	Total Units in Management	48
		Total units required for dual degree	96
		Total units required for separate degrees	132