Marketing, Ph.D.

The Department of Management and Marketing offers a program leading to a Doctor of Philosophy in Marketing. The program of study draws from extant marketing theory, primarily in consumer behavior, combined with studies in the basic sciences (e.g., anthropology, psychology, sociology) and other applied sciences (e.g., environmental sciences) to create a base of knowledge acceptable for marketing scholarship in higher education, and a depth of knowledge conducive to a stream of publishable research in a specific topic area. Theoretical development is supplemented with course work in the gathering and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, which prepares the student for rigorous exploration of marketing phenomena. Students are required to complete 72 semester hours and a scholarly dissertation that contributes to the knowledge foundations in marketing and contributes to the basic sciences that informed the inquiry. Semester hours will include core marketing classes, outside elective courses in statistics, basic social sciences, and/or interdisciplinary studies in environmental and natural resources, and dissertation work. First and second year research projects are also required, aimed at the student having published articles in respected marketing and social science journals before program completion. Comprehensive exam is completed at the end of the second semester. All doctoral students are expected to teach while enrolled in the program. The program is designed to give students a strong research background and intensive teaching experience.

We begin accepting applications in October for the following fall semester. All completed applications must be submitted by February 1st. Admission requirements include:

• A Bachelor’s Degree and (be working toward or have completed) a Master’s Degree from an accredited institution, preferably in business or a core social science discipline
• Completed application (i.e., all required materials submitted) on the UW Graduate Programs Applications system
• Copies of all undergraduate and graduate program transcripts scanned and uploaded to the UW system, and official transcripts from each post-secondary institution attended submitted to the UW admissions office
• A valid GRE or GMAT score. A scanned copy of the unofficial results must be uploaded to the UW system, and official scores must be requested from the testing organization and sent to UW
• Three strong letters of recommendation from research-active academicians. The letters must be uploaded by the recommenders to the UW system in MS Word or .pdf format. Please use this form
• A personal statement summarizing your interest in pursuing doctoral studies and speaking to questions or issues you wish to research. This document must be uploaded to the UW system as an MS Word or .pdf document
• For international students, Test of Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores are required. A scanned copy of the unofficial results must be uploaded to the UW system, and official scores must be submitted to UW from the testing organization. A minimum TOEFL score of 76 (online) or 540 (paper) is required for admission
• $50 application fee paid to University Admissions