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PhD Curriculum For Quantitative Decision Methods Program

PhD in Quantitative Decision Methods Program without a Prior Master’s Degree in a Related Area (Integrated Program)

First Year
 
Fall Semester
Course
Code
Course Name METU   
Credit
  Contact  
(h/w)
Lab   
(h/w)
ECTS   
BA5505        Research Methods and Ethics in Business                                                 3 3 0 8.0
BA5503 Management Science 3 3 0 8.0
  Elective (Restricted)* 3 3 0 8.0
  Elective (Restricted)* 3 3 0 8.0
 
Spring Semester
BA5506 Quantitative Methods in Business 3 3 0 8.0
  Elective (Restricted)* 3 3 0 8.0
  Elective (Restricted)* 3 3 0 8.0
 
* Requires approval of the advisor

 


PhD in Quantitative Decision Methods Program with a Prior Master’s Degree in a Related Area

(Second and Third Years for the PhD in Quantitative Decision Methods Program without a Prior Master’s Degree in a Related Area)

First Year
Fall Semester
Course
Code
Course Name    METU   
Credit
  Contact  
(h/w)
   Lab   
(h/w)
   ECTS   
BA6203       Theories in Decision Sciences 3 3 0 10.0
BA6505 Applied Regression Analysis 3 3 0 10.0
  Elective (Restricted)* 3 3 0 10.0
 
Spring Semester
BA6506 Applied Multivariate Analysis 3 3 0 10.0
  Elective (Restricted)* 3 3 0 8.0
  Elective (Restricted)*        
 

 

Second Year

Fall Semester
BA5505 Research Methods and Ethics in Business or Elective (Restricted)**     3 3 0 8.0
BA6507 Applied Time Series and Panel Data Analysis 3 3 0 10.0
  Elective (Restricted)* 3 3 0 8.0
 
Spring Semester
BA6021 Research Paper NC NC NC NC
  Elective (Restricted)* 3 3 0 8.0

 

Third and Fourth Years
 

Fall Semester
BA6099 Ph.D. Dissertation NC NC NC 130.0
BA90XX Special Topics NC NC NC 10.0
 
Spring Semester
BA6099 Ph.D. Dissertation NC NC NC 130.0
BA90XX Special Topics NC NC NC 10.0
 
* Requires approval of the advisor
** Elective (Restricted) for the Integrated PhD Program students
h/w = hours per week
NC = Non-Credit