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Edward P. Evans Hall, Rm. 5125A, 203.432.6002 https://som.yale.edu/programs/phd M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Dean Kerwin Charles

Director of Graduate Studies Matthew Spiegel (Evans Hall, Rm. 4526, 203.432.6017, [email protected] )

Professors Rick Antle, Nicholas Barberis, James Baron, Lorenzo Caliendo, Judith Chevalier, James Choi, Ravi Dhar, Jonathan Feinstein, Shane Frederick, Stefano Giglio, William Goetzmann, Gary Gorton, Edward Kaplan, Bryan Kelly, Sang-Hyun Kim, Marissa King, Andrew Metrick, A. Mushfiq Mobarak, Tobias Moskowitz, Barry Nalebuff, Nathan Novemsky, Edieal Pinker, K. Geert Rouwenhorst, Nils Rudi, Peter Schott, Fiona Scott-Morton, Jiwoong Shin, Kelly Shue, Alp Simsek, Deborah A. Small, Edward Snyder, Matthew Spiegel, K. Sudhir, Jacob Thomas, Heather Tookes, Amy Wrzesniewski, Gal Zauberman, X. Frank Zhang

Associate Professors : Saed Alizamir, Tristan L. Botelho, Jason Dana, Julia DiBenigno, Balázs Kovács, Michael Kraus, Vineet Kumar, Song Ma, Vahideh Manshadi, Aniko Öry, Taly Reich, Thomas Steffen, Kosuke Uetake, Tauhid Zaman

Participating faculty from the School of Management : Laura Adler, Alexander Burnap, Christopher Clayton, Corey Cusimano, Jennifer E. Dannals, Raphael Duguay, Paul Fontanier, Oriane A.M. Georgeac, Soheil Ghili, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Zeqiong Huang, Ivana V. Katic, Joowon Klusowski, Cameron S. LaPoint, Lesley Meng, Anya Nakhmurina, Jayanti Owens, Edward Watts, Alexander K. Zentefis

Fields of Study

Current fields include accounting, financial economics, marketing (behavioral), marketing (quantitative), operations, and organizations and management.

Core Requirements for the Ph.D. Degree

All students are required to take their individual program’s seminar and workshop series in every term throughout their years in residence. These are not counted as part of the required number of courses specified below for each of the individual programs. All of the programs are full-time, requiring that all students be in residence at Yale during the academic year as well as the summer months. Teaching is considered to be an important part of the doctoral program in Management. Students are expected to serve as teaching fellows in one term of their residence. Additional requirements in each program of study are listed below.

Special Requirements in Accounting

The Accounting Ph.D. Program prepares students to become scholars engaged in research and teaching at the highest levels in the general areas of financial information and contracting within and across organizations.  The specialization in accounting is designed to develop strong theoretical and empirical skills. There is heavy emphasis on original research, supported by courses, presentations, feedback, joint work, and informal interactions with the faculty and fellow students in accounting and other disciplines.  A key aspect of the program is multifaceted interaction among students and faculty on emerging research through seminars, conferences, brown bag lunches, and informal discussions. To develop this interaction, students must be fully engaged with the program during their stay here.  At the beginning of each academic year, the director of graduate studies (DGS) assigns each student to work with a member of the faculty as a research assistant. Also, students have the opportunity to serve as teaching assistants to members of the faculty and gain experience towards becoming independent instructors.

In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School, we emphasize the following:

Courses During their first four semesters, students must pass a minimum of 12 courses, which are selected in consultation with the faculty advisers and the DGS. In addition, students are required to do the following:

• Register for the Accounting seminar ( MGMT 781 -02) and the Accounting pre-seminar ( MGMT 782 -02) every term in the program,
• Register for the Finance pre-seminar ( MGMT 782 -01) in years 1 through 4,
• Audit the Accounting Ph.D. seminars ( MGMT 700 ,  MGMT 701 ,  MGMT 702 , and  MGMT 704 ) in years 3 and 4, and
• Pass all other Ph.D. level seminars taught by Accounting faculty in years 1 through 4.

Other requirements During the summers after the first and second year, students work on original research papers, which are due by September 1 and October 1, respectively. When submitted, copies must be sent to the Ph.D. registrar as well.

During the summer after the second year (around mid-June) students take a faculty-written three-day qualifying examination, which assesses their intellectual readiness to begin dissertation research.   The dissertation must be defended by the end of the seventh year in the program.

For the five years that they receive a stipend, students must be in residence at Yale, during the academic year as well as the summer.

Students must participate in the full range of normal academic and other intellectual engagements and activities of the University and SOM and interact with the faculty and fellow students on a day-to-day basis.

Students may be dismissed from the accounting program for any of the following reasons: (1) unsatisfactory performance at the end of the first or second year of the program, if the grade average falls below a High Pass (at least as many Honors grades as Pass), (2) failing the qualifying examination, or (3) unsatisfactory first- or second-year papers.

Special Requirements in Financial Economics

The Ph.D. program (and its accompanying fellowship support) provide the necessary training needed by our students to launch a promising career in academic finance. Towards this end the finance group has set up a series of requirements and milestones that must be met to help insure that students are making progress toward that career goal. It is important for everyone to understand that when a student's progress ceases, it is better for everyone concerned if that student leaves the Ph.D. program.

The requirements that have been set forth are quite difficult. Meeting them is a full-time job. Students should not be engaged in other types of employment (other than work as a research or teaching assistant) during their period of enrollment. Because of the difficulty in fulfilling these requirements, students should plan for them carefully. Where a requirement involves faculty approval, consultation with the relevant faculty should begin well in advance of deadlines. Students should seek out faculty they may wish to work with early in the process to ensure a smooth transition from one stage of the program to the next.

Courses Students must take and pass at least twelve Ph.D. level courses, in total, to graduate. In the first year of the program students are required to take Financial Economics I ( MGMT 740 ). Students must also take Microeconomics I & II ( ECON 500 ; ECON 501 ) and Econometrics I & II ( ECON 550 ; ECON 551 ). Some students with limited math or economics backgrounds may be advised to postpone taking some of these courses until their second year in the program. In addition to Financial Economics I, students are also required to take the Ph.D. level courses offered by the Finance faculty. In the recent past this has included courses on Financial Econometrics, Financial Crises, Behavioral Finance, Household Finance, and Applied Empirical Methods. Availability and topic varies by year. Since most students take the qualifying exam in their second year, they are required to take the topics courses offered that year.

To be admitted to candidacy, a student must pass all required courses and must maintain at least an HP grade point average. Students who fail a required course may retake it once, and the grade of the second instance will replace the first on their transcript. The required courses are ECON 500 , ECON 501 , ECON 550 , ECON 551 , MGMT 740 , and the other Ph.D. courses offered by the finance faculty in the student's first two years of the program.

Students must also receive a grade of Honors in at least one full-year or two term-long graduate courses. Students must also satisfy the general program and Graduate School grade requirements.

Seminar and Pre-Seminar Series 

The finance seminar takes place every Friday from 11:10 to 12:30. Every week during the school year, a prominent academic speaker presents his or her latest work. Seminars allow both students and faculty to get an in-depth look at papers in progress and to see first-hand what elements strengthen or weaken a research piece. Seminars are also useful for generating new research ideas which can help students to formulate their dissertation topics. The pre-seminar takes place at a regularly scheduled date and time prior to the actual seminar. The only exceptions are the weeks when Yale students are giving their "job talk." The pre-seminar is typically run by the member of the faculty who scheduled the regular seminar series that term. The pre-seminar's format is similar to that of the regular seminar series except that a student, rather than the paper's author, does the presentation. Attendance at both the seminar and pre-seminar is mandatory during a student's entire time at Yale.

The Finance Lunch Starting in their third year of the program, students should attend the Finance Lunch, which takes place every Tuesday and features presentations by Yale faculty and students. In the Finance Lunch, students in their third year or beyond are required to do one forty-minute presentation per term on their research. Students on the job market will do a full eighty-minute talk. Students in their first or second year of the program should attend the Finance Lunch if their schedules allow.

Qualifying exam

The qualifying exam covers the Ph.D.-level finance courses taken in the two prior years of study. Unless given a waiver by the director of the finance Ph.D. program, students must take the qualifying exam before the last business day before June 15. 

Format   The qualifying exam is a closed book test. It will be either open-note or closed-note; this will be determined by the examining faculty in the spring of the year in which the exam is offered. If there is any other pertinent information about the exam, it will be provided by the finance Ph.D. program director at least four weeks before the exam.

Passing and Failing   If a student fails the exam he or she may request to take it, at most, one more time. The makeup exam must be taken by the final business day before August 1st. However, if the student took the exam in their first year and failed, they may delay retaking it until June 15th after their second year. If the makeup exam is also failed, the student will be dismissed from the program. The format of the makeup exam will be identical to that of the original.

First- and Second-Year Papers 

These papers are designed to help students begin the process of writing a dissertation by acquainting them with the recent literature in an area. In addition, these papers are meant to give students practice in the art of communicating their results. If you cannot clearly explain, in writing, what you have discovered, it does not matter what you have done. Nobody will read it, and thus nobody will know about it. Papers must meet the literary standards (with regard to both prose and grammar) required by the academic journals to pass. Both papers must be solo-authored, except in cases where a co-author is required in order to access the data needed for the project. These cases must be approved by the DGS.

First-Year Paper   Students are required to write a research paper during the summer between their first and second year in the program. The topic of the first-year paper requires written approval by the faculty member acting as the student’s adviser. The deadline to submit that approval to DGS is May 15th. An acceptable paper is a literature review that goes over several recent papers in an area, explains their relationship to each other, discusses one or more potential areas for original research, and provides at least some original analysis. Examples of what qualifies as original analysis include the reproduction of at least part of an empirical study on a new data set, or the extension of a theoretical paper along some lines. Of course, more ambitious works are welcome. This paper is due by the second Monday in August and should be turned into the finance group's Ph.D. program director with a copy sent to the Ph.D registrar.

Second-Year Paper  Students are required to write a research paper during the summer between their second and third years in the program. This paper should look more like a potential journal article than the first-year paper. It should include an abstract, an introduction, a main body, and a conclusion. The paper must include at least a preliminary analysis of some problem in finance. While this paper does not need to be as complete as a dissertation chapter, it must demonstrate an ability to identify and set out an agenda to solve an academically interesting problem. By May 15 the second-year paper proposal must be approved by a member of the finance faculty that has agreed to supervise the project. The paper itself is due by the second Monday in August and should be turned into the student's adviser with a copy sent to the Ph.D. registrar.

Papers that Receive a Failing Grade   Students whose papers receive a failing grade may be dismissed from the program at the faculty's discretion. For those students that are allowed to continue in the program the deadline for the revised manuscript depends upon the paper's shortcomings.

 • If a paper does not pass, due to the quality of the analysis, the student will have until the second Monday in October (of the same year in which the paper was submitted) to produce an acceptable manuscript.  • If a paper does not pass due to the quality of the writing, the student will be required to take an English composition class in the fall term. An acceptable draft of the paper must be turned in prior to the start of the following spring term.

Ph.D. Prospectus 

The Graduate School requires that, prior to the start of a student's fourth year in the program, he or she must produce a prospectus and line up a dissertation committee.  The finance group requires students to do this prior to the start of the spring term of their third year.  The prospectus provides an overview of the dissertation's first essay and should include at least a paragraph describing two other potential essays. Enough detail should be provided to convince the faculty that the first essay will be completed by the end of the calendar year and that a second essay will be nearly complete. The early deadline for the prospectus reflects the finance group's desire to ensure that students make progress towards their dissertation throughout their stay in the program. Most students are expected to seek an academic position during their fifth year in the program and complete their dissertation by the end of their fifth year.

Unless a dissertation committee is formed and a prospectus is approved by the spring of a student's third year, it is nearly impossible for him or her to finish in four years. The student's dissertation committee must have at least four members: three to act as readers and the dissertation adviser to act as chair. Dissertation advisers may not act as a reader. All four committee members must sign off on the prospectus. At least two members of the committee must be from the finance group unless a waiver is given by the finance group's Ph.D. program director.  If a student cannot form a committee prior to the start of the spring of their third academic year, the student cannot continue in the program.  Most dissertation committees have a primary adviser and two secondary advisers. The primary adviser is the person the student should turn to for most questions regarding their progress towards an acceptable dissertation and job market strategies. Dissertation advisers play a critical role in a student's career. As such, students are strongly encouraged to seek out potential advisers early on as they progress through the program; the first year is not too early. Students may not remain in the program longer than seven years without the written permission of the DGS.

Dissertation

A typical dissertation contains three essays. They do not need to be that closely related. An acceptable thesis might be titled "Three Essays in Finance." Prior to final acceptance of the dissertation, students must pass a public defense. Before a public defense can be scheduled, all three members of the committee must agree that the student and the dissertation itself are ready. All members of the faculty are invited to a dissertation defense. After the defense, the faculty in attendance will meet to discuss the dissertation. The faculty may pass or fail the student. In addition they may grant a conditional pass. This is done when the faculty believe there are only some minor problems with the dissertation and delegate the final decision regarding these corrections to the committee. After the faculty pass on the dissertation (or the committee passes on the dissertation in the case of a conditional pass), the dissertation is submitted to the Graduate School. The Graduate School will assign readers who make a final acceptance on the dissertation. The reader assignment is governed by the Graduate School; however, they usually assign the two secondary advisers and one other faculty member.

The "Job Market"

The job market for Ph.D. candidates seeking academic positions in finance takes place at the annual meetings of the Financial Management Association in October, and of the American Finance Association (AFA) in early January. Students wishing to interview at these meetings must mail "job market" packets to potential employers at least six weeks prior to the meetings. The packets consist of at least one finished essay and three letters of recommendation. Those seeking positions at the top-level universities interviewing at the AFAs should expect that some of the competition will arrive with two or more finished essays, one of which may have been accepted for publication. As a practical matter students cannot go on the job market unless their dissertation committee approves. As part of their preparation for the job market, students are expected to present their work at the Tuesday Finance Lunch in the fall of the year in which they are going on the market. Students should ask the chair of their dissertation committee for information regarding the scheduling of this seminar.

Critical Dates 

Failing any item in italics  will result in dismissal from the program.

First Year Students must take and pass Financial Economics I. Summer of the First Year First-year papers are due by the second Monday in August. Revised papers that did not initially pass due to the quality of the analysis are due the second Monday in October. Revised papers that did not pass due to issues related to writing quality are due prior to the start of the spring term . Second Year Students must take and pass the topics courses offered by the finance faculty. Students must take and pass the qualifying exam. This exam will be offered about one month after the final topics class in that academic year. Students that fail the qualifying exam may, at the faculty's discretion, take a makeup exam about a month later. To continue in the program, students must pass the qualifying exam, pass all the required courses, and keep an HP grade point average. If a student fails a required course, they may retake it and the grade of the second instance will replace the first on their transcript. Summer of the Second Year Second-year paper proposals are due and must be approved by a member of the faculty that has agreed to act as the project's supervisor by May 15. The paper itself is due by the second Monday in August. Revised papers that did not initially pass due to the quality of the analysis are due the second Monday in October. Revised papers that did not pass due to issues related to writing quality are due prior to the start of the spring term . Spring of the Third Year Students must produce a thesis prospectus and line up a thesis committee by start of the spring term of their third year in the program. The committee must have at least three members and at least two members must be from the finance group. Students that do not meet this deadline cannot continue in the program. Every Term while Enrolled Students must attend both the weekly seminar and pre-seminars.

Special Requirements in Marketing (Behavioral)

Admission to the Ph.D. program in Behavioral Marketing is highly selective. We admit two to three of the most promising students annually from an impressive pool of applicants. Academic backgrounds of admitted students are typically in the behavioral sciences or the liberal arts, but we welcome applications from students with degrees in economics, statistics, computer science, mathematics, and engineering. We do not require graduate degrees for admission to the doctoral program.

The Marketing department at Yale is consistently rated as one of the most productive in the field. We have an excellent placement record for our doctoral students, many of whom have gone on to secure tenure-track positions at top research institutions including Harvard, Stanford, Northwestern, and Columbia. The behavioral marketing faculty at Yale are all research-active scholars who specialize in consumer behavior, behavioral economics, and judgment and decision-making. Many of the behavioral faculty have joint appointments in the departments of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences. Ph.D. students are not assigned to a primary adviser prior to admission and are free (and encouraged) to work with multiple faculty members. Research interests and recent publications for the behavioral faculty are provided on the faculty page.

Courses  Students are encouraged to complete their doctoral training within five years. Required coursework is commonly restricted to the first two years of study, while the remaining time is spent completing the dissertation.  Students are required to pass twelve Ph.D.-level courses in their first two years. These include the following:

Three behavioral marketing core courses ( MGMT 753 , Behavioral Decision-Making I: Choice; MGMT 754 , Behavioral Decision-Making II: Judgment and; MGMT 758 , Foundations of Behavioral Economics); two empirical methods courses that cover the topics of experimental design and statistics; one breadth course that covers the topic of quantitative marketing; and six electives in behavioral sciences (example course subjects include social cognition, cognitive development, cognitive science of morality, foundations of neuroscience, cognitive science of pleasure, psychology of free will, or an independent study course).

Regular activities In order to remain in good standing, students are required to attend three seminar series regularly, including t he weekly Ph.D. Research Workshop in Behavioral Marketing (Sprouts), th e weekly Marketing Seminar series, th e Ph.D. Pre-Workshop in Marketing (immediately prior to most weekly Marketing Seminars).  Additionally, students are expected to meet regularly with their primary adviser and any collaborating faculty.

Qualifying Examinations

First-year paper and presentation  During their first year, students are expected to develop a project in collaboration with one or more faculty members. During the summer between the first and second year, students are required to write a ten- to twelve-page paper reporting this research, due September 1. Students are also required to give a thirty-minute research presentation summarizing this research in the fall semester of their second year.

Second-year paper and presentation  During the second year, students are expected to develop a more in-depth investigation (either an extension of their first year or a new line of work in a related area). Over the summer between the second and third year, students are required to write a paper of at least fifteen pages reporting this research, due September 1. This paper should include an extensive introduction that demonstrates mastery of the relevant literature. Students are also required to give a sixty-minute research presentation summarizing this research in the fall term of their third year.  Assessment of the second-year paper and presentation serves as the qualifying exam for the advancement to the Ph.D. candidacy.

The dissertation typically consists of three essays which are completed in years three to five. 

Dissertation Prospectus  Prior to starting work on the dissertation, students submit a dissertation prospectus that consists of brief descriptions (one to two pages per essay) of the essays to be contained in the dissertation. At this stage, students must also finalize their dissertation committee consisting of the principal adviser and three other faculty members. The prospectus must be completed and accepted by the dissertation committee by the end of the student’s third year.

Thesis Defense  After completing the dissertation, students must defend it before their doctoral committee, other faculty members, and interested doctoral students. The faculty can accept the dissertation as is, require minor changes, or not accept the dissertation and ask the student to redo one or more essays. (The third result occurs very rarely.) If minor revisions have to be made, the student makes these revisions, gets them approved by the principal adviser, and submits the dissertation to the Graduate School.

Students should consult the Graduate School calendar for the March and October deadlines to submit their dissertations for the May or December degrees.

Students may not remain in the program longer than six years unless they obtain permission for a seventh year from the DGS. Very rarely, students may request an eighth year of registration due to serious circumstances beyond their control that have prevented them from completing the dissertation by the end of the seventh year of study. Approval for an eighth year must come from the Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. In either case, an Extended Registration Request Form must be submitted.

Special Requirements in Marketing (Quantitative)

Courses Students are required to pass twelve Ph.D.-level courses in their first two years of study: two microeconomics courses ( ECON 500 and ECON 501 ); two empirical methods courses ( ECON 550 and ECON 551 ); three depth courses in the student's primary area of study (including one behavioral marketing course); and five electives (from ECON 520 , ECON 521 , ECON 527 , ECON 530 , ECON 531 , ECON 552 , ECON 553 , ECON 554 , ECON 555 , ECON 557 , ECON 600 , ECON 601 ; MGT 611 ; MGMT 703 ; S&DS 551 , S&DS 565 ).

These twelve courses have to be taken in the first two years. Students can take other courses not listed above as electives if their faculty adviser permits. The grade requirements are as follows: Students are expected to obtain at least two Honors grades and maintain a High Pass grade point average in ten of the twelve courses on the list. Off-list courses are not included when factoring grade point average.

Seminar Attendance In addition to coursework, students have to attend three seminar series regularly: the Ph.D. Workshop in Marketing, the Ph.D. Pre-Workshop in Marketing, and Quantitative Marketing Student Presentation Workshops. The first two seminars are held weekly. The Pre-Workshop consists of a discussion of the paper to be presented in the Ph.D. Workshop in Marketing that day. The discussion is led by a faculty member, and all the students are expected to participate in the discussion. Also, doctoral students make presentations in workshops arranged by the department. Marketing students are expected to attend all presentations made by marketing students and are encouraged to attend seminars in other areas.  

Research Paper Requirements  Students are expected to complete an original research paper during the summer following their first year in the Ph.D. program. Students must select faculty advisers for their first-summer paper and work with them during the summer to develop their papers. These papers have to be presented in the Ph.D. Student Research Workshop during the fall of a student’s second year. Students must turn in their paper within a week of presentation and will be graded by the adviser. Please note that a paper is always required to be submitted for distribution at the Student Research Workshop, but it need not be the final paper.

Students are also expected to complete another original research paper in the summer following their second year in the program. Again, students select faculty advisers to assist them in writing their papers. These papers must be presented in the Ph.D. Student Research Workshop in a student’s third year. Students must turn in their second-year paper by October 1 of their third year. If the paper does not pass, they may turn in a revised paper by February 1 of their third year. After that date, no further revisions will be considered.

While the primary goal of the first-summer paper is to introduce doctoral students to the world of academic research, the second-summer paper is expected to be comparable in quality with papers published in Marketing Science .  The first- and second-summer papers could be co-authored with other students or faculty.

Qualifying Examinations 

Students have to successfully complete the marketing qualifying examination at the end of their second year in the program. The exam is administered no later than June 15. The examination consists of two sections given over two days with each section administered as a closed-book, four-hour examination. The general section of the examination covers a variety of empirical and theoretical concepts within Marketing while the specialization section consists of questions relating to a single area of research which the student chooses in co-ordination with the marketing faculty.

The Qualifying exams receive a grade of either Pass, Unsatisfactory, or Fail. Students with a failing grade cannot retake the exam and will be dismissed from the program. Those receiving a grade of Unsatisfactory will be given one opportunity to retake the exam and must do so during August of the year in which the student first took the exam. Failure to earn a passing grade on either the first or second Qualifying exam will result in dismissal from the program.

Dissertation 

The dissertation typically consists of three essays which are completed in years three to five. Prior to starting work on their dissertation, students have to write a dissertation prospectus which consists of brief descriptions (one-and-a-half pages per essay) of the essays to be contained in the dissertation. At this juncture, students must also finalize their dissertation committees, consisting of a principal adviser and three other faculty members. The prospectus must be completed and accepted by the dissertation committee by the end of the student’s third year.

After a dissertation is complete, students must defend it before their committee, other faculty members, and interested doctoral students. The faculty can accept the dissertation as is, require minor changes (e.g., a more complete bibliography or better writing of the introduction), or not accept the dissertation and ask the student to redo one or more essays. 

Students may not remain in the program longer than six years without written permission of the DGS.

Special Requirements in Operations

Admitted students must satisfy six program requirements: (1) twelve courses, (2) a first-year paper, (3) a general exam, (4) operations seminar participation, (5) a dissertation prospectus, and (6) a dissertation. A grade point average of High Pass (HP) must be maintained. Students must also comply with all other rules of the Graduate School and of the Yale School of Management Doctoral program. On average, students will need five years to complete these requirements.

Courses  All students must pass at least twelve courses: two core courses ( ECON 500 , Microeconomics; and ENAS 649 , Policy Modeling), five required methods courses ( STAT 541 , Probability Theory; ENAS 502 , Stochastic Processes; STAT 542 , Theory of Statistics; ENAS 530 , Optimization Techniques; and ECON 501 , Choice/Game Theory), two operations modeling courses ( MGMT 720 , Models of Operations Research and Management; and MGMT 721 , Modeling Operational Processes), and at least three elective courses scheduled upon approval by the student’s course adviser.

Typically, all of these courses are completed in the first two years of the program. Under unusual circumstances and with the approval of both their adviser and the DGS, students may fulfill some of the methods course requirements with alternative offerings.

First-Year Paper

During the summer after the first year of coursework, students will work with an operations faculty member on an ongoing research project. By September 30, the students should prepare written reports on their work and prepare presentations on this work for the operations group internal seminar. Continuation in the program is contingent upon the faculty’s approval of the report.

General Exam

The General Exam has two components: a coursework exam, based upon the coursework of the first two years, and a second-year research paper. The coursework exam will be scheduled by faculty sometime after the last day of exams of the spring term and prior to June 16. After the coursework exam, students will be provided with a list of research topics by the operations faculty and must choose to work on one of these or, with the approval of the faculty, a topic of their own choosing, with the aim of delivering a paper by September 30. Faculty will evaluate a student’s continued enrollment in the program based upon course grades, the coursework exam, and the second-year paper. Students who do not pass the exam will, at the discretion of the faculty, be offered a chance for remediation sometime prior to the end of the fall term.

Operations Seminar

Approximately every other week, leading operations scholars will visit to present their latest research. Doctoral students will meet with Operations faculty prior to these seminars to review the papers and related literature. Participation in this seminar is required throughout the program.

No later than the end of their third summer in the program, students must submit a prospectus for their dissertation as an application to doctoral candidacy. Based upon this proposal and a student’s previous performance, the faculty will decide whether to admit the student to candidacy. Submission and approval of a completed dissertation will follow the policies of the Graduate School. Students failing to complete their dissertation within six years of advancing into candidacy will be dropped from the program.

Special Requirements in Organizations and Management

The Yale Organizations and Management doctoral program is designed to prepare individuals for faculty positions in organizational behavior, management, and strategic management at research-oriented business schools. It is unique in its multi-disciplinary orientation, introducing students to psychological, sociological, and economic perspectives both on the internal dynamics of organizations and on how organizations interact with their environments, as well as in the depth of its training in empirical methods. The Yale Organizations and Management program is small, ensuring that each student receives ample faculty attention, and is highly flexible, allowing the program to be tailored to each student's interests.  Upon admission, each student will be assigned to a faculty adviser who will help the student to design an individualized program that prepares the student well for doing research in his or her area of interest.

Students in the Ph.D. program in Organizations and Management must satisfy five requirements: (1) pass twelve courses, (2) seminar and workshop participation, (3) a first-year paper, (4) a second-year paper/qualifying exam, and (5) a dissertation (usually consisting of three journal-quality papers). Students must also comply with all other rules of the Graduate School and of the Yale SOM doctoral program.

Courses All students must pass twelve courses: two methods courses ( PLSC 503 and PLSC 504 ; or ECON 550 and ECON 551 ; or, students who believe they will primarily do experimental research may take PLSC 503 and a methods course in psychology such as PSYC 518  for ECON 551 ); four depth courses ( MGMT 731 , MGMT 733 , MGMT 734 , MGMT 736 ); four social science courses in psychology or sociology (e.g., PSYC 505 , PSYC 509 , PSYC 557 , PSYC 621 ; SOCY 511 , SOCY 544 ,  SOCY 625 , SOCY 633 ); one breadth course outside the student’s area of study, chosen in consultation with the student’s adviser; and at least one additional elective chosen in consultation with the adviser. 

Seminars and Workshops

Organizations and Management Seminar  Roughly every other week, the area invites world-class scholars to present their research to Yale faculty and students. Doctoral students are expected to attend these seminars in every term of the program. Prior to the seminar, students will meet with one of the faculty members to discuss the paper being presented. Beginning in their third year, students are also expected to present in the seminar once per year.

MGMT 730 , Organizational Behavior in Development (OBID) . Ph.D. students, in each term of the program, are required to regularly attend this weekly internal brown-bag seminar series. The seminar is jointly taught by the Organizations and Management faculty doing research with large-scale (usually archival) data sets, behavioral experiments, or qualitative data. These meetings provide a venue for the discussion of study design, research methods, the interpretation of research results, the crafting of papers, and important published research. 

Research Papers and Qualifying Exam

First-year paper In the summer between their first and second year in the program, each student must collaborate on a research paper together with a faculty member. The idea for this paper may originate with either the student or the faculty member. In either case, an initial draft of the paper must be completed by September 30 of their second year, and the completed paper must be approved by two faculty members and submitted by 5 p.m. of the last day of classes of their fall term, and a copy must be emailed to the Ph.D. registrar. Students will present these co-authored papers in the MEaN or MOB Workshop in the fall of the second year. Generally, these papers will be submitted to journals and will result in publications prior to the end of a student's time in the program.

Second-year paper (Qualifying Exam) In the summer between their second and third year in the program, each student must work on a research paper under the guidance of a faculty member. The idea for this paper must originate with the student, though the faculty member may assist in developing the paper for publication. An initial draft of the paper must be completed and submitted by 5 p.m. of the last business day in October of their third year, and a copy must be sent to the Ph.D. registrar. Students will present these papers in the MEaN or MOB Workshop in their third year. The expectation is that these papers will be submitted to journals.

The second-year paper is considered the qualifying exam and will be vetted by both the Organizations and Management faculty and the DGS. If a student receives a failing grade on their second-year paper, they have ninety days from the date they are notified to submit a passing paper.

Admission to candidacy  Once students have completed their coursework and first- and second-year papers, they may apply for admission to candidacy. As part of this application, students must submit a proposal for their planned dissertation. Admission to candidacy depends on a comprehensive review of the student's performance by the faculty; completion of the requirements listed above does not guarantee admission. Students must be admitted to candidacy prior to their fourth year in the program. In order to give the faculty enough time to review the prospectus, admission to candidacy paperwork is due to the student’s adviser by August 1 before submission to the Doctoral Program registrar.

By the fall of year three, students should propose ideas for their dissertation and form a four-person dissertation committee to advise this research. The dissertation committee’s chair must come from the School of Management’s Organizations and Management ladder-rank faculty. Students will generally present progress on these papers in the Ph.D. Student Research Workshop on an annual basis.

JOINT J.D./PH.D. IN FINANCE

Students in the joint J.D./Ph.D. in Finance program must meet the following requirements:

Course requirements, Ph.D.  Eight courses, including the following five required courses: ECON 500 ; ECON 501 ; ECON 550 and ECON 551 ; MGMT 740  and two additional Ph.D.-level finance courses. Upon reaching the Ph.D. candidacy, students are required to attend MGMT 781 and MGMT 782 .

Course Requirements, J.D.   71 credit units at Yale Law School, including the required first-term courses taken in one term (Contracts, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Administration, and Procedure), Torts and Regulation, a course satisfying the legal ethics requirement, Business Organizations,  and six credit units satisfying the experiential learning requirement.

Predissertation writing requirements (1) A paper fulfilling the Ph.D. second-year research paper requirement, and (2) a paper fulfilling one of the J.D. writing requirements (substantial or supervised analytic writing). Note: an accepted Ph.D. second-year research paper will fulfill the student’s remaining J.D. paper requirement by registration for independent research credit with the student’s law school faculty adviser. One of these papers must qualify as the student’s prospectus.

Qualifying examination in finance The qualifying exam is in three courses: the section of the qualifying exam pertaining to MGMT 740 and two additional doctoral finance courses. The qualifying exam is taken after the student has completed all required graduate finance courses.

Master’s Degrees

M.Phil. A student who is admitted to candidacy will be eligible to receive the M.Phil. upon the recommendation of the program’s faculty and the approval of the Graduate School.

M.A. Applications for a terminal master's degree are not accepted. The M.A. degree is awarded only to students not continuing in the Ph.D. program. The student must complete eight graduate-level term courses approved for credit in their program and maintain an average grade of High Pass. Students who are eligible for or who have already received the M.Phil. will not be awarded the M.A.

Program materials are available upon request to the Director of Graduate Studies, Management, Yale University, PO Box 208200, New Haven CT 06520-8200. For information on the M.B.A. degree, please contact the admissions office at the School of Management.

MGMT 521a / ECON 728a, Workshop: International Trade   Staff

Workshop/seminar for presentations and discussion on topics in the field of international trade. HTBA

MGMT 702a, Seminar in Accounting Research III   Staff

Study of empirical accounting research that covers topics such as valuation, pricing of accounting information, earnings management, reporting issues, accounting regulation, analyst forecasts, and auditing. F 1:15pm-4:15pm

MGMT 708a, FrontiersofDisclosure&RepResrc   Staff

MGMT 721a, Modeling Operational Processes   Nils Rudi

W 4:10pm-7:10pm

MGMT 730a, Organizational Behavior in Development   Julia DiBenigno

Organizational Behavior in Development (OBID). PhD students, in each term of the program, are required to regularly attend the weekly internal brown bag seminar series, OBID. The seminar is jointly taught by the Organizations and Management faculty doing research with large-scale (usually archival) data sets, behavioral experiments, or qualitative data. These meetings provide a venue for the discussion of study design, research methods, the interpretation of research results, the crafting of papers, and important published research.   0 Course cr HTBA

MGMT 734a / SOCY 506a, Designing Social Research   Balazs Kovacs

This is a course in the design of social research. The goal of research design is “to ensure that the evidence obtained enables us to answer the initial [research] question as unambiguously as possible” (de Vaus 2001: 9). A good research design presupposes a well-specified (and hopefully interesting) research question. This question can be stimulated by a theoretical puzzle, an empirical mystery, or a policy problem. With the research question in hand, the next step is to develop a strategy for gathering the empirical evidence that will allow you to answer the question “as unambiguously as possible.” W 8:30am-11:30am

MGMT 740a / ECON 670a, Financial Economics I   Stefano Giglio

Current issues in theoretical financial economics are addressed through the study of current papers. Focuses on the development of the problem-solving skills essential for research in this area. W 4pm-7pm

MGMT 742a, Financial Econometrics and Machine Learning   Bryan Kelly

This course, taught in the first half of the term, provides a theoretical treatment of major topics in corporate finance and banking, including: capital structure; incomplete contract and ownership; agency theory, information, and financial contracting; corporate finance and financial market; banking and intermediaries; and recent topics relating to financial crises. Economics Ph.D. students need to take both this course and Empirical Corporate Finance ( ECON 676 / MGMT 748 ) to obtain credit; then, together, they will be counted as one credit.   ½ Course cr HTBA

MGMT 746a, Financial Crises   Gary Gorton

An elective doctoral course covering theoretical and empirical research on financial crises. The first half of the course focuses on general models of financial crises and historical episodes from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The second half of the course focuses on the recent financial crisis. Prerequisites: MGMT 740 and 741 (doctoral students in Economics may substitute the core microeconomics sequence), and permission of the instructor. HTBA

MGMT 754a / PSYC 554a, Behavioral Decision-Making II: Judgment   Nathan Novemsky and Ravi Dhar

This seminar examines research on the psychology of judgment. We focus on identifying factors that influence various judgments and compare them to which factors individuals want and expect to drive their judgments. Topics of discussion include judgment heuristics and biases, confidence and calibration, issues of well-being including predictions and experiences, regret and counterfactuals. The goal is threefold: to foster a critical appreciation of existing research on individual judgment, to develop the students’ skills in identifying and testing interesting research ideas, and to explore research opportunities for adding to existing knowledge. Students generally enroll from a variety of disciplines, including cognitive and social psychology, behavioral economics, finance, marketing, political science, medicine, and public health. T 4:10pm-7:10pm

MGMT 757a, Designing and Conducting Experimental Research   Gal Zauberman

This course discusses how to effectively generate, design, evaluate, report, and present behavioral research. Topics include theory development, idea generation, increasing statistical power, internal vs. external validity, between vs. within-subjects designs, psychological measurement, survey research methods, the publication process, writing high-quality abstracts and journal articles, and presenting research findings. This course offers a very practical, learning-by-doing approach. In addition to discussing the weekly readings, class sessions offer students ample opportunity to practice (1) generating appropriate and effective experimental designs, (2) generating high-quality survey questions, (3) critiquing and reviewing existing research, and (4) presenting research findings. This course is primarily for Ph.D. students intent on pursuing an academic career conducting behavioral research in psychology, marketing, organizational behavior, or a related field. Th 2:30pm-5:30pm

MGMT 762a / ECON 678a, Macro Finance   Alp Simsek

T 4:10pm-7:10pm

MGMT 781a, Workshop   Staff

781-01, Accounting/Finance Workshop; 781-03, Marketing Workshop; 781-04, Organizations and Management Workshop; 781-05, Operations Workshop. HTBA

MGMT 782a, Doctoral Student Pre-Workshop Seminar   Staff

782-01, Accounting Doctoral Student Pre-Workshop Seminar; 782-02, Financial Economics Doctoral Student Pre-Workshop Seminar; 782-03, Marketing Doctoral Student Pre-Workshop Seminar; 782-04, Organizations and Management Doctoral Student Pre-Workshop Seminar; 782-05, Operations Doctoral Student Pre-Workshop Seminar. HTBA

MGMT 791a, Independent Reading and Research   Staff

By arrangement with individual faculty. HTBA

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Master of management studies (m.m.s.) program.

The Yale School of Management offers four one-year programs leading to the degree of Master of Management Studies (M.M.S.): the M.M.S. in Systemic Risk, the M.M.S. in Global Business and Society, the M.M.S. in Asset Management, and the M.M.S. in Public Education Management.

M.M.S. in Systemic Risk

The M.M.S. in Systemic Risk is a one-year program leading to the degree of Master of Management Studies (M.M.S.). A Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, or equivalent undergraduate degree in economics, finance, statistics, or related field is requisite for admission to this program.

Established in 2017, the program requires a year of full-time study in residence, during which the student completes 36 units of course work (the equivalent of nine term-long classes). Of the 36 units of course work, 4 units are chosen from the elective offerings listed in School of Management Courses for 2023–2024 or from approved offerings in other Yale schools and departments. These elective units must consist of at least 4 units in statistics, economics, or finance (additional beyond required course). An additional 32 units of course work compose the required M.M.S. curriculum. To learn more about the Master of Management Studies in Systemic Risk program, visit https://som.yale.edu/programs/mms-systemic-risk .

Enrollment Requirement

The M.M.S. in Systemic Risk must be completed in two consecutive terms of full-time study, unless a student receives advance permission from the dean of students to take a leave of absence (see Leaves of Absence in the chapter General Information). Fulfillment of this enrollment requirement is not precluded by any of the following:

• The compression of the academic calendar caused by public health directives, as long as the student completes the normal academic credit units;
• Visa delays or travel restrictions that result in enrollment from a non-U.S. location and/or the lack of F-1 visa status for a part of the academic year;
• Virtual participation in courses due to emergencies as defined by SOM academic policy, public health directives, travel restrictions, or visa delays;
• Enrollment beginning in the spring term should the School make an allowance for this in response to national emergencies, public health directives, or travel restrictions.

Number of Course Units

A student must:

• Achieve credit, i.e., a grade of Pass or better, in 36 units of course work. Successful completion of more than 36 units does not offset deficiency in any other degree requirement; and
• Enroll in and receive a grade in a minimum of 18 units of course work in each term; and
• Achieve credit in the M.M.S. in Systemic Risk required curriculum, which is the equivalent of 14 units in the fall term and 18 units in the spring term.

Quality Standard

Failure to meet the Quality Standard for the M.M.S. in Systemic Risk program results in dismissal from the program. A student falls short of the Quality Standard if the student:

• Fails to receive credit in 36 units of course work by the end of the normal period of residency; or
• Accumulates a grade of Fail in more than 4 units of course work; or
• Accumulates Pass or Fail grades in more than 10 units of course work, or more than 8 units of course work in a single term.

Further information on academic grounds for dismissal, the Academic Standards Committee, and appeals of academic dismissal can be found in the chapter Rights and Responsibilities of Students.

There are five grades at Yale SOM: High Honors, Honors, Proficient, Pass, and Fail. The grade distribution that instructors use, and the policy with respect to the reporting of grades on official transcripts, are described below.

HH: High Honors Up to top 10 percent of class. Reported on transcript.

H: Honors Next 25 percent. Reported on transcript.

PR: Proficient Next 55 percent. Not reported on transcript.

P: Pass Lowest 10 percent in core courses; guideline of 5 percent in electives. Not reported on transcript.

F: Fail An absolute standard; no minimum requirement. To the extent it is used, the F grade counts toward the 10 or 5 percent Pass category. Not reported on transcript.*

Once grades are officially recorded, they may not be changed except in cases in which a mathematical error has been made in computing the grade or a clerical error has been made in recording it. Students seeking correction to a grading error must contact the instructor within two weeks (ten working days) from the receipt of the grade.

If a student takes a course in another school at Yale, the SOM registrar will ask the instructor to submit the grade according to the SOM grade scale.

*F grades in core courses require remediation. The failed core course is not reflected on the official transcript until remediated. Elective courses with F grades are not reflected on the official transcript. Students must replace failed electives with other electives to meet total credit requirements for graduation.

Remediation of Failing Grades in Required Courses

A student who fails a required course must remediate the failing grade through an alternate activity as specified by the instructor and the dean of students. In no case will a grade higher than Pass be recorded when a failed core course is remediated. A student is required to remediate failing grades in all core courses to graduate from the program.

Application to the M.M.S. in Systemic Risk is conducted electronically. For requirements and additional information, see https://som.yale.edu/programs/mms-systemic-risk .

Dual-Degree M.B.A. and M.M.S. in Systemic Risk

On a case-by-case basis, the director of the M.M.S. in Systemic Risk may approve a dual-degree course of study that will allow a student in the M.B.A. program to complete the M.M.S. in Systemic Risk in the second year of the M.B.A. program of full-time, in-residence academic study. Students must first be admitted to and enroll in the M.B.A. and may then apply to the M.M.S. in Systemic Risk during their first year of study at the School of Management. Dual-degree students spend their second year at SOM taking course work to complete the M.M.S. in Systemic Risk and any outstanding degree requirements of the M.B.A. A student may count course work taken in the M.M.S. in Systemic Risk program toward the 72 units of course work required for the M.B.A. In order to graduate with the dual degrees, students must satisfy the degree requirements of each program and will receive both degrees simultaneously. If a student completes the degree requirements of the M.B.A. but fails to complete the degree requirements of the M.M.S. in Systemic Risk, the student may graduate with the M.B.A. degree without earning the M.M.S. in Systemic Risk, and vice versa.

M.M.S. in Global Business and Society

The M.M.S. in Global Business and Society (GBS) is a one-year program leading to the degree of Master of Management Studies (M.M.S.). Satisfactory completion of a Master in Management (M.I.M.) or equivalent degree program from a school that is a member of the Global Network for Advanced Management ( https://globalnetwork.io ) is requisite for admission to the GBS program. A student may also be admitted if the student has completed the required core curriculum of an M.I.M. or equivalent degree program—provided the M.I.M. or equivalent degree-granting school will count credit earned during the M.M.S. in Global Business and Society at Yale toward the M.I.M. or equivalent degree, thus enabling the student to earn the M.I.M. or equivalent degree prior to earning the M.M.S. The M.M.S. degree will be conferred only after Yale SOM receives confirmation from the M.I.M. or equivalent degree-granting institution that the student has completed all M.I.M. or equivalent degree requirements or is only missing the presentation of the final thesis. Yale SOM will have the prerogative to rescind the conferred M.M.S. degree if the student fails to submit, present, and pass the final thesis for their M.I.M. degree in due time.

The GBS program, established in 2018, requires a year of full-time study in residence, during which the student completes 36 units of course work (the equivalent of nine term-long classes). Students are required to take a global perspectives course and at least 16 units of course work from a list of courses offered to GBS students. The remaining units are chosen from the elective offerings listed in School of Management Courses for 2021–2022, additional courses offered specifically to GBS students, or approved offerings in other Yale schools and departments. It is expected that students will choose some of their elective units across Yale University. To learn more about the Master of Management Studies in Global Business and Society program, visit https://som.yale.edu/programs/mms-gbs .

The M.M.S. in Global Business and Society must be completed in two consecutive terms of full-time study, unless a student receives advance permission from the dean of students to take a leave of absence (see Leaves of Absence in the chapter General Information). Fulfillment of this enrollment requirement is not precluded by any of the following:

• Achieve credit in the GBS required curriculum.

Failure to meet the Quality Standard for the M.M.S. in Global Business and Society program results in dismissal from the program. A student falls short of the Quality Standard if the student:

• Accumulates Pass or Fail grades in more than 10 units of course work, or more than 8 units in a single term.

Management Science Concentration

The Management Science concentration is a general program focusing on the application of statistical modeling, data warehousing/mining, programming, forecasting, and operations research techniques to the analysis of problems of business organization and performance.

M.B.A., M.A.M., and M.M.S. in Global Business and Society students at the Yale School of Management may pursue an optional concentration in Management Science drawing on Yale SOM faculty’s broad expertise in applying quantitative methods to challenges in business and management. Students will earn the concentration by completing a minimum of 16 units of eligible courses. For M.B.A. students, 6 units of the requirement will come from the M.B.A. core. An M.B.A. student exempting out of one or more core courses must make up the exempted credits from electives courses. Students may apply one non-SOM course (4 units) toward the Management Science concentration from the list of eligible courses.

International students who pursue the Management Science concentration will have the opportunity to qualify for an additional two-year STEM extension of the Post-Completion OPT work permission. Students wishing to declare the Management Science concentration must meet the deadlines referenced in the SOM academic calendar (see the chapter Calendars). Further information about eligibility and requirements for the STEM OPT extension is available through Yale’s Office of International Students and Scholars ( https://oiss.yale.edu ).

Application to the M.M.S. in Global Business and Society is conducted electronically. For requirements and additional information, see https://som.yale.edu/programs/mms-gbs .

M.M.S. in Asset Management

The M.M.S. in Asset Management is a one-year program leading to the degree of Master of Management Studies (M.M.S.). A bachelor’s degree is requisite for admission to this program.

The Asset Management program, established in 2020 and enrolling students since 2021, requires a year of full-time study in residence, during which the student completes 36 units of course work (the equivalent of 9 term-long classes). Of the 36 units of course work, 16 elective units are chosen from courses offered specifically to Asset Management students, from approved elective offerings listed in School of Management Courses, or from approved offerings in other Yale schools and departments. An additional 20 units of course work, including the yearlong 4-unit Asset Management Colloquium and the Practical Experience Requirement, constitute the required M.M.S. in Asset Management curriculum.

To learn more about the Master of Management Studies in Asset Management program, visit https://som.yale.edu/programs/masters-degree-in-asset-management .

The M.M.S. in Asset Management must be completed in two consecutive terms of full-time study, unless a student receives advance permission from the dean of students to take a leave of absence (see Leaves of Absence in the chapter General Information). Fulfillment of this enrollment requirement is not precluded by any of the following:

Practical Experience Requirement

All M.M.S. in Asset Management students are required to further their asset management education by obtaining practical experience in an organizational setting. This practical experience is an integral part of the M.M.S. in Asset Management academic program. The required experience can only begin after the student has successfully completed one full term of course work at the Yale School of Management and must be completed prior to graduation from the M.M.S. in Asset Management program.

• Enroll in and receive a grade in a minimum of 16 units of course work in each term; and
• Achieve credit in all course work included in the M.M.S. in Asset Management required curriculum.

Failure to meet the Quality Standard for the M.M.S. in Asset Management program results in dismissal from the program. A student falls short of the Quality Standard if the student:

Application to the M.M.S. in Asset Management is conducted electronically. For requirements and additional information, see https://som.yale.edu/programs/masters-degree-in-asset-management .

Dual-Degree M.B.A. and M.M.S. in Asset Management

Students may apply to a dual-degree course of study that will allow them to earn the M.B.A. and the M.M.S. in Asset Management in two years of full-time, in-residence academic study. Students may apply to both programs simultaneously, or they may apply to the M.M.S. in Asset Management during the first year of the M.B.A. program. Dual-degree students spend their second year at SOM taking course work to complete the M.M.S. in Asset Management and any outstanding degree requirements of the M.B.A. program. A student may count course work taken in the M.M.S. in Asset Management program toward the seventy-two units of course work required for the M.B.A. In order to graduate with the dual degrees, students must satisfy the degree requirements of each program and will receive both degrees simultaneously. If a student completes the degree requirements of the M.B.A. but fails to complete the degree requirements of the M.M.S. in Asset Management, the student may graduate with the M.B.A. degree without earning the M.M.S. in Asset Management, and vice versa.

M.M.S. in Public Education Management

The Master’s in Public Education Management (TBM) is a fourteen-month program delivered through The Broad Center at the Yale School of Management and leading to the degree of Master of Management Studies (M.M.S.). The program launched in 2022 and is designed for early- to mid-career school system leaders with extraordinary leadership potential who wish to increase their impact in key K–12 systems.

Offered in five modules accessible to working professionals and monthly online class sessions, the Master’s in Public Education Management allows students to earn an M.M.S. while working full-time in large, urban school systems across the country. Students immediately apply practical classroom learning to their real-world work environment. Cohorts leverage the knowledge and support of their classmates, as well as SOM faculty and education practitioners, to sustain meaningful initiatives and have ongoing impact in their systems on behalf of K–12 students and communities. The program will launch in the summer of 2022 with an inaugural cohort of thirty students.

Admissions Requirements

Application requirements.

To apply to the Master’s in Public Education Management, applicants must have a four-year bachelor’s degree from an accredited U.S. institution or the international equivalent and must have a minimum of five years of post-graduate professional experience.

Applicants must currently be employed in an eligible public school system, including school districts, public charter management organizations, or state education agencies in the United States. Participants in the program must work in central or network office-based roles that impact multiple schools, located in large, urban K–12 school systems. Eligible school districts serve at least 15,000 students drawn primarily from historically underserved communities. Eligible public charter organizations operate a minimum of five school sites and are located in areas that would otherwise qualify under the district size eligibility requirements. All students must remain in an eligible role in an eligible organization for the duration of the program.

Applicants must also complete the online application forms (including essays), provide transcripts from every college or university attended, submit two recommendations, and participate in the individual interview and final virtual interview day.

The Master’s in Public Education Management is designed for working professionals in central office roles in large, urban school systems across the United States. The program requires fourteen months of rigorous study and comprises both course work and non-course activities. Students spend five weeks in residence and meet regularly for ten additional virtual sessions during the course of the program. They also complete a capstone project. Students are required to participate in the orientation curriculum, required pre-term work, and all other degree requirements. To learn more about the program, visit: som.yale.edu/tbm.

TBM is designed to support emerging leaders in school systems in increasing their impact in their current roles and accelerating their future leadership trajectories.

The curriculum is made up of the following components:

• Coursework: 25 credit units
• Colloquia: 9 credit units
• Capstone Project: 3 credit units

Given its unique structure, courses for the Master’s in Public Education Management, including the colloquia, are not open to registration for any students outside of those enrolled in TBM.

TBM Coursework

TBM coursework is structured around four primary curricular strands: Leadership and Navigation, Managerial Analytics, Public Policy, and Strategic Management.

Leadership and Navigation Courses in this strand offer tools, frameworks, and ideas that help students explore how to lead effectively and in partnership with stakeholders for sustained change. Courses may include topics such as self-awareness as a leader, ethical concerns in leadership, effective communication, and forming partnerships.

Managerial Analytics Courses in this strand offer tools, frameworks, and ideas that help students identify problems and evaluate choices to make decisions. Courses may include topics such as telling stories through data, assessing programs, forecasting outcomes, and optimizing time and resources.

Public Policy Courses in this strand offer tools, frameworks, and ideas that help students come to a broader understanding of the societal context for students’ and communities’ inequitable access to opportunities and outcomes. Courses may cover topics such as the policy making process in education, systemic inequalities, and historical advocacy in public education.

Strategic Management Courses in this strand offer tools, frameworks, and ideas that help students understand how to manage teams and resources strategically. Courses may cover topics such as resource allocation strategies, team building, human capital strategies, and managing pushback.

In addition, TBM students will participate in a culminating course, The Executive for the Education Leader.

The Colloquium

TBM includes three required colloquia courses, which focus on (1) K-12 practitioner perspectives, (2) Reflection and connection, and (3) Equity in theory and action. Students’ grades are based upon attendance, participation, and deliverables assigned by the colloquia faculty.

Capstone Project

Students are required to undertake a capstone project with supervision from a Yale faculty member. The project is meant to allow students the opportunity to expand and develop their understanding of a particular challenge or question in their professional functional area and work to address the issue in their school system utilizing the concepts and tools gathered from program course work. Capstone projects are required for graduation.

Continued Eligibility Requirements

Throughout the fourteen months of the program, all TBM students are required to remain employed full-time in an eligible role and an eligible organization as described below.

The Broad Center at Yale SOM reserves the right to revisit program eligibility and mission alignment with TBM at any point until successful program completion including, but not limited to, at times of transition such as changes in job, responsibilities, or employment status. As any change in an enrolled student’s employment may impact continued eligibility for the program, students must notify The Broad Center at Yale SOM in advance of making any such changes.

The overarching eligibility requirements for admissions to the Master’s in Public Education Management are as follows:

Participants in the program must work in central or network office-based roles that impact multiple schools located in large, urban K–12 school systems, including school districts, public charter management organizations, and state education agencies. Eligible school districts serve at least 15,000 students drawn primarily from historically underserved communities. Eligible public charter management organizations operate a minimum of five school sites and are located in areas that would otherwise qualify under the district size eligibility requirements.

Upon enrolling in TBM, students agree to the following:

• If a student pursues new employment opportunities either within or outside of their current organization after beginning the program, the student is expected to proactively notify the TBC at SOM team of career transitions.
• Students must communicate to the director of academic and student affairs at TBC at SOM when there is a strong possibility they will be changing roles and/or changing organizations in advance of making any career changes.
• Depending on the specific circumstances, a change in role or organizational eligibility may result in a student’s dismissal from the program.

Degree Requirements

To qualify for the M.M.S. in Public Education Management degree, a student must at all times meet the conditions to continue as a degree candidate and must meet all requirements as follows:

A student must complete all program requirements in fourteen consecutive months, unless a student receives advance permission for a leave of absence or is remediating a failed course with permission of the faculty member and Executive Director of The Broad Center at the Yale School of Management (TBC at SOM).

Number of Credit Units

A student must achieve credit (i.e., a grade of Pass or higher) in 37 total credit units of the M.M.S. in Public Education Management required coursework (25 credit units); required colloquia (9 credit units); and required independent study capstone project (3 credit units).

Failure to meet the Quality Standard for TBM results in dismissal from the program. A student falls short of the Quality Standard if the student:

• Fails to receive credit in 37 units of course work in the Master’s in Public Education Management required curriculum by the end of the normal period of residency, unless an extension has been granted per the enrollment requirement above; or
• Fails to meet the Continued Eligibility Requirements as described above.

All TBM courses, including colloquia and the capstone project, are required. A student who fails a required course, including colloquia and the required capstone project, in the Master’s in Public Education Management sequence must remediate the failing grade either by passing a proficiency examination, if offered, or through alternate activity as specified by the instructor and Executive Director of the Broad Center at SOM, including potentially retaking the course in the following academic year. In no case will a grade higher than Pass be recorded when a failed course is remediated. A student is required to remediate failing grades in all required courses to graduate from the program.

Academic Policies

TBM students are expected to attend all classes and colloquium sessions, be on time, and be prepared to contribute. Regular attendance will be taken for each of the residency and virtual sessions. Students who receive one or more unexcused absences may, at the discretion of the faculty, receive a final course grade of Pass or Fail. We recognize that there are times when circumstances may cause a student to miss class or a colloquium session. For example, absences due to religious observance, unplanned hospitalization, or an illness that directly affects the student or an immediate family member would be considered excused. In the case of an extended medical absence due to illness, the student must provide the director of academic and student affairs for TBC at SOM with written confirmation of the disabling condition from a healthcare professional providing treatment. Whenever students are unable to attend class or a colloquium session, they are required to notify the director of academic and student affairs for TBC at SOM and the course instructors. If the circumstances make advance notice impossible, an email as soon as possible after the missed class is the next best alternative. Students are responsible for all missed course content, assignments, lecture notes, handouts, and other course materials. The due dates of assignments will not routinely be extended even in situations where an absence may be excused.

At the discretion of the faculty member, absence can negatively impact academic performance if a student misses more than one class session of a course, regardless of whether the absence is excused or unexcused. Several absences, regardless of whether the absence is excused or unexcused, can lead to a failing grade and in the case of failing, would require remediation.

Examinations

Students are expected to take all examinations at the scheduled time and submit all take-home exams on the assigned due date. Exams may be rescheduled only in exceptional circumstances such as a religious observance, incapacitating illness, or serious family emergency. Travel arrangements, mild illness, work-related obligations, and the like are not acceptable reasons to change an exam time or miss a deadline. If there is a need to change the date or time of an exam, written approval must be obtained from the instructor prior to the date and time of the exam, unless the nature of the emergency is such that advance notice is impossible. In the case of delay due to illness, the student must provide the director of academic and student affairs for TBC at SOM with written confirmation of the disabling condition from a healthcare professional providing treatment.

Deadlines for Deliverables

Students are expected to adhere to all deadlines set by faculty. A student who is not able to meet a deadline for an assignment or exam must request an extension from the instructor. If an extension is granted, the student will submit the assignment by the extension date or risk receiving a grade of Fail for the assignment/exam. The instructor will determine if a late assignment/exam will affect a student’s grade. If a student fails to meet a deadline without notifying the instructor, the student will be in jeopardy of receiving a failing grade for that particular assignment/exam.

Incomplete Course Work

Students are expected to complete all assignments by the deadlines established by the instructor. Marks of Incomplete are rarely approved, and only in cases where incapacitating illness or serious family emergency prevents the student from completing class work on time. A student who anticipates a problem should contact the instructor and director of academic and student affairs before the last day of class. If the Incomplete is approved, the mark must be converted to a grade no later than sixty days after the date on which grades for the class are due. If no grade has been received by that date, a grade of Fail will be recorded automatically.

Academic Policies during Virtual Sessions

The Master’s in Public Education Management curriculum includes ten required virtual sessions. During virtual learning, students should:

• Log in early to test their connection;
• Participate from a quiet location such as a home or office, not while on transit or in public; and
• Be fully present and engaged.

Four grades are used in the TBM program: Distinction, Proficient, Pass, and Fail. The policy with respect to the reporting of grades on official transcripts is described below.

DI: Distinction Reported on transcript.

PR: Proficient Not reported on transcript.

P: Pass Not reported on transcript.

F: Fail An absolute standard. Not reported on transcript.*

*F grades in TBM courses require remediation. The failed course is not reflected on the official transcript until remediated.

Use of Career Development Office (CDO) Resources

The Yale SOM Career Development Office (CDO) provides general career management assistance and coaching as well as access to the Yale SOM job board to TBM students. The Career Development Office can be reached at som.cdo@yale.edu . TBM students and alumni can access career support for education roles directly through TBC at SOM.

Housing Requirements

During the five residence weeks, accommodation will be provided for TBM students at a hotel in New Haven. Lodging will be provided Sunday–Friday night of each residence week for TBM students at no cost to the student. If travel arrangements require, TBC at SOM will cover one additional night of lodging for the Saturday night either prior to or after session, based on hotel availability. Any additional nights, parking, and incidentals will be the student’s responsibility. Information on hotel room reservations will be communicated to students by the TBC at SOM team.

Rights and Responsibilities of TBM Students

In general, the policies in the chapter Rights and Responsibilities of Students apply to all students, including TBM students. The following policies are specific to the TBM program.

Required Leave of Absence

A student who demonstrates insufficient commitment to the program—as evidenced, for example, by an accumulation of absences, frequent tardiness on deliverables, and/or disengagement from required group work—may be required to take a leave of absence at the discretion of the executive director of The Broad Center at SOM. A leave of absence is granted for one year, and the return to the program will depend on the approval of the executive director of The Broad Center at SOM. For more information on policies related to leaves of absence, see Leaves of Absence in the chapter General Information.

Electronic Devices

All TBM students receive a Surface Pro tablet by the start of the program. This device is the personal property of the student, and lost or stolen tablets will not be replaced. The SOM-IT webpage offers videos and instructions to help students self-configure their tablets, and SOM-IT staff are able to offer hands-on help as well. Laptops and tablets are not to be used during in-person courses or colloquia sessions unless explicitly permitted by the instructor or faculty director. Using cell phones, browsing the Internet, or reading e-mail during in-person time can distract the instructor and classmates and interrupt the learning experience. Cell phones and other electronic devices are to be turned off during class and the colloquium. See Policies on the Use of Information Technology Facilities in the chapter Rights and Responsibilities of Students for more information.

TBM Device Replacement Policy

As noted, lost or stolen Surface Pro tablets will not be replaced. In the event of manufacturing defects (covered by the Microsoft one-year warranty), TBM will replace one Surface Pro per student. Students who lose or accidentally damage their Surface Pros will replace the device at the student’s expense; the cost can be paid by check (upfront, before receiving the new device), or it can be added to the student’s account. IT will assist with reinstalling all software that students require for their devices. TBM will be notified by IT if and when students request replacements.

Class Recordings

TBM classes and colloquia are recorded with the permission of the faculty member. Recordings are posted to the class course site in Canvas. There are times when faculty will request that a session not be recorded. In such instances, students will be notified of this request through Canvas. Course videos are Yale University property and cannot be downloaded from Canvas. Use of tools or video recording platforms as a way of circumventing security measures and taking the video without permission is prohibited.

Academic Support and Resources

Yale SOM provides a variety of resources to help students who are experiencing academic difficulty achieve the highest possible standard of academic excellence. For example, the School’s Professional Communications Center is available to assist with written and oral communication skills. Information about the center and its services can be found on the SOM portal.

Honor Committee

In instances when a TBM student is referred to the Honor Committee, there will be at least one student representative from the TBM program serving on the committee.

• Computational Biology & Biomedical Informatics (PhD Program)

Computational biology and bioinformatics (CB&B) is a rapidly developing multidisciplinary field. The systematic acquisition of data made possible by genomics and proteomics technologies has created a tremendous gap between available data and their biological interpretation. Given the rate of data generation, it is well recognized that this gap will not be closed with direct individual experimentation. Computational and theoretical approaches to understanding biological systems provide an essential vehicle to help close this gap. These activities include computational modeling of biological processes, computational management of large-scale projects, database development and data mining, algorithm development, and high-performance computing, as well as statistical and mathematical analyses.

• Programs of Study
• PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
• Yale Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
• Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Mark Gerstein

Director of Graduate Studies

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Steven Kleinstein

Samantha Naziri

Departmental Registrar

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Admission Requirements

Standardized testing requirements.

GRE is not accepted.

English Language Requirement

TOEFL iBT or IELTS Academic is required of most applicants whose native language is not English. BBS requires a score of at least 600 on the paper version, 250 on the computer-based exam, and 100 on the internet-based exam. Please take the test no later than November and no earlier than 24 months prior to submitting your application. Use institution code 3987 when reporting your scores; you may enter any department code.

You may be exempt from this requirement if you have received (or will receive) an undergraduate degree from a college or university where English is the primary language of instruction, and if you have studied in residence at that institution for at least three years.

Admission Information

The PhD program in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics participates in the Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) , and applicants interested in pursuing a degree in cell biology should apply to the Computational Biology and Biomedical Informatics Track within BBS.

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