Organization and Human Resources

2019-2020

  • Studies in Organization and Human Resources (OHR) focus on the behavior of individuals and groups in organizations, the relations between individuals and organizations, organizations themselves, and the behavioral/social science foundations of these subjects.

    For the most part, specific class information is not explicitly listed on this page because of uncertainty as to when classes will be offered. Be sure to speak with your faculty advisor when deciding which classes you need to take to plan your curriculum according to class prerequisites and progression in the program.

Major Requirements

First Year Second Year Third and Fourth Years

Fall Semester

  • One topical seminar in OHR
  • Two statistics courses or one statistics and one topical seminar in another department. Suggested statistics courses:
    • Psychometric theory
    • Multivariate statistics
    • Structural equation modeling
    • Hierarchical linear modeling

Spring Semester

  • One topical seminar in OHR
  • Two statistics courses or one statistics and one topical seminar in another department Suggested statistics courses:
    • Psychometric theory
    • Multivariate statistics
    • Structural equation modeling
    • Hierarchical linear modeling

Second-Year Paper

The second-year paper in the OHR PhD program requires students to exercise their hypothesis building and analytic skills. Preferably, students’ second-year papers will be an extension of their first-year papers. In this extension, they will formulate hypotheses, collect and analyze data, and present their final paper in the spring during their second-year in the program. The second year paper would ideally then be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal.

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Minors Outside of the School of Management

Students in OHR have generally earned minors in statistics. However, students are also welcome to seek minors in other departments. Students who would like to seek minors should discuss this with their advisor, the OHR PhD coordinator, and the OHR department chair (all of whom must approve the minor). In the past, students have typically sought minors in the following departments:

  • Statistics
  • Social psychology
  • Sociology
  • Economics
  • Strategy