About 16-20 courses in four modules, taking four to five semesters. Many students will need a fifth semester of course work in order to develop their cognate and related research interests. International Business doctoral students also often enroll in relevant Corporate Strategy doctoral seminars, as well as in other seminars that interest them. Several of the CSIB 889 doctoral seminars are offered jointly with other UMBS departments. Students can also chose Accounting or Marketing as a cognate field.
Most students take courses beyond the minimum requirement.
Most students who designate BE as their cognate field also take any additional BE899 seminars that the department offers, as well as additional courses in the Economics department. Most students who designate Finance as their cognate field will also take additional Finance seminars that fall within their research interests and additional courses in the Economics department. Students enroll in about five or six economics and organizational theory courses. For economics, students usually take the micro economic theory, international trade, and mathematical economics courses offered by the Economics Department, as well as BE899 seminars within the Business School. Students in the International Business doctoral program often enroll in the ICOS campus-wide organizational theory seminar.