Doctor of Professional Studies, Executive Doctoral Program, DPS

Program Overview

Pace University's Doctor of Professional Studies (DPS) program is designed for experienced executives seeking to advance their careers without interrupting their work. The program emphasizes research and problem-solving, integrating theory and practice to equip professionals with tools for complex business analysis. Candidates complete foundation seminars, methodology seminars, publishing tutorials, and a doctoral dissertation, choosing from concentrations in Finance, Management, or Marketing.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Doctor of Professional Studies (DPS) program at Pace University is a doctoral program designed for accomplished executives who seek to further their education without interrupting their careers. It is uniquely designed to cater to the educational needs of active business professionals.

Objectives:

• Advance in senior management
• Initiate a consulting practice
• Launch an academic career

Description:

• The program can be completed within three to five years.
• Pace University is described as the ideal place to earn a doctorate in business due to its:
• Outstanding faculty
• Accomplished students
• Prominent graduates
• Rigorous curriculum
• Innovative pedagogy
• Stimulating environment
• Intensive relationships
• Flexible scheduling
• Convenient location
• AACSB accreditation
• Doctoral degree candidates maintain full-time employment while pursuing their education.
• The program is designed to equip professionals with powerful tools to analyze complex problems and executives considering a transition to consulting or academic careers.
• The program's educational climate fosters cohort learning, where candidates complete most of their courses together.

Careers:

• Tenure-track professorship
• Clinical professorship
• Academic administration
• Consulting
• Continuation in pre-existing career path

Other:

• The program balances breadth and depth, including foundation courses in finance and economics, management, marketing, and international business, as well as concentration courses in a chosen discipline.
• The program emphasizes integrating research and problem-solving, enhancing the ability to tackle complex business issues through systematic analytical methods and research techniques.
• The program merges theory and practice, utilizing established and emerging theory to identify, structure, and solve business problems.
• The program blends classroom and online learning, delivering an effective and efficient doctoral education through collocated contemporaneous instruction and asynchronous distributed learning.
• Seminars are included to continue learning beyond the classroom.
• The curriculum consists of 57 credits of advanced graduate coursework beyond the MBA, with 12 credits dedicated to the dissertation.
• There are three distinct areas of study: Finance, Management, and Marketing.
• All coursework, except the dissertation, should be completed within the first three years of the program.

Program Components:

• Foundation Seminars (PDF): Four doctoral foundation seminars (12 credits) focus on the broad conceptual foundations of business and management, promoting class discussions and honing analytical capabilities.
• Methodology Seminars (PDF): Four research methodology seminars (12 credits) develop research skills for conducting empirical research.
• Publishing Tutorials (PDF): Two publishing tutorials (6 credits) provide opportunities to conduct and publish original research under faculty supervision.
• Doctoral Concentrations: Candidates complete five courses (15 credits) in a concentration.
Each concentration comprises two doctoral concentration seminars and three advanced electives. The faculty advisor helps select electives contributing to academic and professional development.
• Finance Concentration (PDF)
• Management Concentration (PDF)
• Marketing Concentration (PDF)
• Doctoral Dissertation: Four dissertation seminars (12 credits) are taken while completing the dissertation.
A committee of two full-time Pace faculty members and one external individual mentors progress and approves dissertation contents.

Applicant Profile:

• Significant career achievement
• Potential
• Superior academic performance
• Promise
• At least ten years of professional experience
• A master's degree from an accredited institution.

Graduate Backgrounds:

• Accounting Manager
• Analyst
• Attorney
• Chief Executive Officer
• Controller
• CPA
• Director of Business Development
• District Manager
• Executive Vice President
• Financial Controller
• Group Research Director
• Manager of Marketing
• Managing Partner
• National Sales Manager
• President
• Production Director
• Senior Planning Manager
• Senior Vice President
• Vice President

Graduate Employment:

• African Market Institute
• AllianzBristol-Myers Squibb
• Clinton Housing Development
• Consolidated Edison
• Exxon-Mobil
• Fairleigh Dickinson University
• Fordham University
• Goldman Sachs
• Hachette Filipacchi
• Hewlett-Packard
• Hofstra University
• HBO
• IBM
• JP Morgan Chase
• Madison Square Garden
• MasterCard International
• Madison Biotech
• Merrill Lynch
• Morgan Stanley
• Pfizer
• PwC
• Purdue Pharma
• Scholastic
• St Agnes Hospital
• Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
• Time Warner
• Union Bank of Switzerland