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At IEI, entrepreneurial research meets education and real-world problems. And now, with a new Ph.D. program, UMKC is one of very few universities in the country with a doctoral program in entrepreneurship. The Institute pairs individuals with world-renowned faculty in a rigorous program that prepares students for top-level positions in teaching and researching institutions.

Existing under the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program at UMKC, the Institute’s doctoral program in entrepreneurship and innovation is housed in UMKC’s School of Graduate Studies.

For doctoral students from other disciplines, the Institute will provide a co-discipline and a minor that will allow them to add an entrepreneurship focus to their science or engineering Ph.D.  APPLY NOW!

Check out Frequently Asked Questions about the PhD program.

Program Overview

Students in the interdisciplinary entrepreneurship Ph.D. program will generally follow a 4-year schedule for completion of all coursework, examinations and dissertation requirements.  The following table demonstrates the proposed schedule for completion of the program:
 

Year Fall Winter Summer

1 ENT 691: Theory I BDS 548 Mult. Var. I or elective. Elective 20 hours/week  research assistant ENT 692: Theory II ENT 681 Mult. Var II. Elective 20 hours/week  research assistant Submit a paper to a national academic conference

Students without a paper submitted to a conference will automatically be on probation and will lose their research assistantship after six months.

2 ENT 693: Theory III ENT 682 SEM  Elective 20 hours/week  research assistant  ENT: 694: Theory IV ENT 683 Math Models Elective 20 hours/week  research assistant Submit a paper to a top academic journal

Students without a paper submitted to an academic journal will automatically be on probation and will lose their research assistantship after six months.

3 Elective (3 credits) Dissertation research (3 credits) Teach one course at Bloch School Elective (3 credits) Dissertation research (3 credits) Teach one course at Bloch School  Submit a paper to a top academic journal

Students without a paper submitted to an academic journal will automatically be on probation and will lose their research assistantship after six months.

4 Dissertation research (3 credits) 20 hours/week  research assistant   Dissertation research (3 credits) 20 hours/week  research assistant  Submit a paper to a top academic journal

Students without a paper submitted to an academic journal will not have fulfilled all degree requirements.

Quantitative Methods Prerequisites

 Students are expected to have completed a master’s level intermediate statistical analysis course before enrolling in the program. Students who have completed an intermediate multivariate statistical analysis course such BDS 548 are waived from that requirement; such students will choose an elective with the approval of their advisor.

Major Area Requirements

Requirements for Entrepreneurship as a Co-Discipline

Examinations, Papers and Other Requirements

Application Process

Please contact the Bloch School with any questions.