KAM-Based Specializations
General Program, Accounting, Engineering Management, Finance, Leadership and Organizational Change, Operations Research, and Self-Designed Specializations

• 134 quarter credits minimum
• Foundation course: SBSF 8005 (6 cr.)
• Professional Development Plan and Program of Study
• 6 Knowledge Area Modules (84 cr.)*
• Satisfactory progress in all SBSF 7100 registrations
• Foundation Research Sequence (14 cr.)
• Proposal, dissertation, and oral presentation (30 cr.)
• 20 days of academic residency (two 4-day and two 6-day residencies)

KAM/Course-Based Specializations
Information Systems Management Specialization

• 132 quarter credits
• Foundation course: AMDS 8000 (4 cr.)
• Professional Development Plan and Program of Study
• Core coursework (42 cr.)
• Any 3 Knowledge Area Modules (42 cr.)*
• Foundation Research Sequence (14 cr.)
• Proposal, dissertation, and oral presentation (30 cr.)
• 20 days of academic residency (two 4-day and two 6-day residencies)

Knowledge Management and Learning Management Specializations

• 134 quarter credits
• Foundation course: SBSF 8005 (6 cr.)
• Professional Development Plan and Program of Study
• Core and specialization coursework (42 cr.)
• Any 3 Knowledge Area Modules (42 cr.)*
• Foundation Research Sequence (14 cr.)
• Proposal, dissertation, and oral presentation (30 cr.)
• 20 days of academic residency (two 4-day and two 6-day residencies)

*Option for KAM VII
Based on background and specific dissertation objectives, students often have very different research needs. Therefore, for all doctoral programs within the School of Management, the KAM VII requirement has been designed to provide students with three options to meet these different needs. With the approval of the student’s faculty mentor and the appropriate program administrator, the student may select one of the following options:

• Complete three appropriate graduate-level courses.
• Complete an independent paper on a critical topic and two complementary graduate-level courses.
• Complete a traditional KAM, focused on the research design selected by the student.