Doctor of Management (DMgt)
The mission of the Doctor of Management program is to develop post-master's competencies and capabilities in organizational development, leadership and applied research for a broad range of professionals.
The Walker School of Business & Technology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) for BS, BA, MBA, MA, MS, and doctoral programs in the Business and Management departments.
The doctor of management (DMgt) degree is designed for professional individuals who are seeking management knowledge and skills from the general manager's viewpoint. Coursework, research, and the doctoral project help students to harness the organizational development process for creating innovative solutions to 21st Century challenges.
- Students will be able to explain the important terminology, facts, concepts, principles, theories, and models used in the areas of organizational development and leadership.
- Students will be able to effectively apply key concepts, analytic techniques, theories, and models used in the areas of organizational development and leadership when analyzing complex situations.
- Students will be able to effectively integrate key facts, concepts, principles, theories, and models in the areas of organizational development and leadership when developing solutions to organizational problems in complex situations.
- Students will be able to design, conduct, and successfully defend a doctoral research project in the areas of organizational development and leadership, using appropriate quantitative and/or qualitative research methods.
The DMgt degree requires satisfactory completion of the following: 36 credit hours of coursework (including an Integrative Seminar), and a 9-credit-hour doctoral project that emphasizes a solutions approach to a management problem.
The following are required courses in the DMgt program:
- DMGT 7140 Statistical Analysis (3 hours)
- DMGT 7160 Quantitative Research Methods (3 hours)
- DMGT 7180 Qualitative Research Methods (3 hours)
- DMGT 7300 Management Systems Redesign (3 hours)
- DMGT 7330 Managing in the Global Marketplace (3 hours)
- DMGT 7350 Topics in Technology (3 hours)
- DMGT 7370 Topics in Leadership (3 hours)
- DMGT 7450 Strategic Management (3 hours)
- DMGT 7500 Leadership (3 hours)
- DMGT 7520 Organizational Development and Change (3 hours)
- DMGT 7750 Advanced Organizational Behavior (3 hours)
- DMGT 7900 Integrative Seminar (3 hours)
- DMGT 8000 Doctoral Project(9 hours)
- Applicants who pass initial screening will be invited on campus for a personal interview. An interview is not a guarantee of admission to the program.
- The number of persons admitted for a given cohort (year group) will vary according to total number of students current-ly in the program.
- Applicants will be notified of final decision by late June.
- Admitted students will begin their degree program in the Fall 2 term.
- Admitted students are required to submit a deposit to secure their position in the class.
Applicants who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents please complete all of the above documentation and submit the following:
- TOEFL, IELTS or Pearson score-official only
- St. Louis Home Campus
At the time of admission, the admission committee will determine coursework acceptable for transfer into the DMgt program.
A maximum of 6 credit hours may be transferred into the doctoral program. This coursework must be equivalent to required courses in the DMgt program.
Coursework that has been applied toward the completion of a degree and reading courses or courses completed by independent or directed study cannot be transferred into a DMgt program.
Students accepted into this program are expected to perform academically at a doctoral level. To remain in this program, students are expected to achieve the following academic milestones based on a grade-point average:
- At end of six Core Courses: Have a GPA of 3.0
- At the conclusion of their final classroom course: Have a GPA of 3.0
Failure to achieve either GPA milestone will result in the student being dismissed from the program. For the GPA system, see Academic Policies and Procedures.
Students whose GPA falls below 3.0 or who receives a grade below a B in a course will meet with the program director to discuss their academic performance.
Other doctoral academic quality policies include:
- A student who receives an F grade in a course must retake the course with a satisfactory grade before enrolling in the Integrative Seminar.
- A student must complete Integrative Seminar with a grade of B or better before advancing to the methodology courses.
- A student who receives an F grade in a methodology course must retake the course with a satisfactory grade before forming a Doctoral Project committee.
Doctoral policies on retaking courses:
- A student who receives a C grade has the option of retaking the course.
- A student may retake one core course and a total of two courses overall.
- No course may be retaken more than once.
The student is advanced to candidacy following the successful completion of the 12 classroom courses, including the Integrative Seminar, and after the faculty has approved the Doctoral Project proposal. Information on the format and requirements for the Doctoral Project is available in the doctoral student handbook, which can be obtained from the program director.
Upon completion of a successful defense of the doctoral project, as reviewed by the student’s project committee, the committee will recommend to the dean of the George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology that the student be awarded the DMgt degree.
As of June 1, 1992, students who enter the program must complete all degree requirements within five years after completion of their initial DMgt course. A student may apply to the DMgt program director for a maximum of two (2) one-year extensions of the five-year time limit for completion of the DMgt.
A student may apply to the DMgt program director for a leave of absence of two years or less. If the absence is approved, the five-year time limit will be suspended for that period and will resume at the end of the leave of absence, whether or not the student enrolls in DMgt courses.