# Management PhD (MGMTPHD) courses UC Irvine · 2026-2027 Catalog · 16 courses Source: https://catalogue.uci.edu/allcourses/mgmtphd/ "Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026. ### MGMTPHD 291 — Ph.D. Special Topics Seminar - **Units:** 2-12 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 5 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/mgmtphd.md) - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary Each quarter a number of special topic seminars are offered in the 291 series for Ph.D. students. Examples include topics such as methods seminar, experimental design, qualitative research, structural equation modeling. ### MGMTPHD 292 — Pre-Colloquium Seminar - **Units:** 0-2 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/mgmtphd.md) - Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only - Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times - Restrictions: Management majors only Seeks to facilitate discussion of upcoming Colloquium research papers increasing the likelihood that Ph.D. students are active participants in all of the Colloquia. Active participation enhances exposure of Ph.D. students to visiting scholars. ### MGMTPHD 297A — Doctoral Proseminar - **Units:** 2 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/mgmtphd.md) - Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only Analysis of the central theories and theoretical controversies in the field of management. Examination of the formal education for managerial careers and exploration of issues relating to professional careers in research and scholarship in the field of management. ### MGMTPHD 297B — University Teaching - **Units:** 0 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Designed to prepare students for teaching career; incorporates seminars addressing topics of classroom dynamics, syllabus preparation, teaching techniques; establishes mentor relationship with faculty member in student’s teaching area, provides classroom experience and includes option of videotape analysis of teaching style. ### MGMTPHD 297F — Doctoral Research Methods - **Units:** 4 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Restrictions: Management majors only An introduction to the fundamentals of social science research: theory development, research design, methods, data management, and writing for scholarly publications; for doctoral students intending scholarly research careers. Involves hands-on practice in formulating hypotheses, designing research, and conducting journal reviews. ### MGMTPHD 297G — Qualitative Research - **Units:** 4 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Focuses on qualitative research techniques for management. A hands-on course that includes in-depth/long interviews, visual research methods, participant/non-participant observation, verbal protocols, constructing field notes, multi-media approaches for data gathering and analyses. ### MGMTPHD 297H — Analysis of Experimental Data - **Units:** 4 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Advanced course provides experience in analyzing data from experiments and quasi-experiments in SPSS, including presenting the results and manuscript preparation. Data analysis topics include ANOVA, ANCOVA, repeated measures, logistic regression, chi-square, and tests of mediation. ### MGMTPHD 297I — Applied Multivariate Statistics - **Units:** 2-4 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Provides an overview of the most common techniques for multivariate analysis: principal component analysis, factor analysis, cluster analysis, MANOVA, regression with continuous variables, and regression with discrete variables. ### MGMTPHD 297K — Advanced Qualitative Methods: Analyzing Qualitative Data - **Units:** 4 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Same as UPPP 213, POL SCI 212 Introduction to the theory and practice of analyzing qualitative data. Students must have already learned about data collection and research design for qualitative research and must have qualitative data they can analyze. ### MGMTPHD 297L — Writing for Scholarly Publication - **Units:** 4 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Introduces methods for planning and carrying out scholarly writing. ### MGMTPHD 297Q — Game-Theoretic Models for Management Research - **Units:** 4 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Introduces some classic game-theoretic models for management research. It is about modeling strategic interactions between business competitors and/or partners in an analytical framework. Various applications will be discussed, e.g., pricing strategies, business alliances, e-commerce, negotiations, and contracts, etc. ### MGMTPHD 297S — Business Economics Applications - **Units:** 4 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Teaches mathematical and conceptual basics of microeconomics and application. Covers basics of consumer/firm behavior, static and dynamic imperfect competition. Building of simple mathematical models to gain economic insights into business practices and decisions. ### MGMTPHD 297U — Foundational Theories of Organizations - **Units:** 4 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Covers major economic and sociological perspectives guiding the study of organizations (i.e., transaction cost economics, agency theory, institutional theories, organizational ecology, network and diffusion theories, behavioral theories, resource dependence), and examines how different theoretical perspectives are tested. ### MGMTPHD 297W — Establishing Your Academic Career - **Units:** 4 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Overview of the best practices for succeeding in an academic career. Presenting oneself in conversation, in written documents, in research talks, and in teaching. ### MGMTPHD 299 — Individual Directed Study - **Units:** 1-12 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 43 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/mgmtphd.md) - Repeatability: May be taken for credit for 12 units Individual study under the direction of a selected faculty member. ### MGMTPHD 399 — University Teaching - **Units:** 0-4 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only - Repeatability: May be taken for credit for 4 units Limited to teaching assistants.