Admissions Requirements
Ph.D in Business - Organizations and Social Change track
Applications for Fall 2012 are now closed. Decisions have not been made yet. To inquire about applying for fall 2013, please contact PhDCM@umb.edu.
Admission to the graduate programs in the College of Management at the University of Massachusetts Boston is selective and will produce a highly qualified cohorts of six to eight graduate students.
When applying, please submit all materials to:
The Office of Graduate Admissions
The University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125
***Submitting materials elsewhere will delay your application***
Applicants must submit the following materials:
- Online application Notes: We only admit students in the Fall semester. You must select “Full Time” for Academic Load (we do not currently have a Part Time option). Under Intended Major, select “Business Administration: Organizations and Social Change (PhD)”
- Official transcripts from all higher education institutions attended, undergraduate and graduate. Only students who possess at least a four-year Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited college university can be considered for admission.
- Official GMAT or GRE For more information about the GMAT and GRE please refer to http://www.mba.com or http://www.ets.org/gre/.
- TOEFL or IELTS for international applicants
- Three letters of recommendation, preferably from individuals who can assess your academic performance, your preparedness for rigorous theory and methods courses, and your capability to conduct original research.
- A current resume or CV (curriculum vitae). Please list your educational background on page one with degree(s) earned, name of school(s), major(s) and overall GPA(s). Note: In addition to sending your resume or CV to the Office of Graduate Admissions, please send it as an attachment to PhDCM@umb.edu.
- Two application essays, up to 750 words each (please use 12 point font and normal margins, and put your name at the top of each page of each essay).
The first essay should address: Why do you want to pursue a PhD in Business Administration, in the Organizations and Social Change track? You might include strengths you will bring to this program of study, where you see your future career, aspects of your background and experiences that prepare you for this program, and how specifically our UMass Boston College of Management PhD program is appropriate for you.
For the second essay, you should select a topic that interests you. Indicate why you find the topic compelling, what questions or puzzles it raises, why you might like to research this topic, and how you might go about investigating this topic. Through this essay, you are not committing in any way to what topic you will eventually study in the PhD program. Instead, think of it as an opportunity to show us your “habits of mind” and how you approach an issue in a systematic and original way.
Note: In addition to sending your two application essays to the Office of Graduate Admissions, please send them as attachments to PhDCM@umb.edu.
International students must also submit additional documentation.
If you need additional information or have any questions, please contact PhDCM@umb.edu or call the Graduate Programs Office at 617 287 7720.
Once applications have been reviewed, the program’s PhD Admissions Committee will schedule interviews with all finalists (typically in early to mid-March). Interviews are considered an important part of the application process. They may take place via telecommunications or on campus.
The application deadline is February 1, 2012. Applications must be complete by this time to be considered. Admission decisions are announced by April 1, 2012.
