Choosing to pursue a Ph.D. in Business Administration doctoral degree at Florida State University's College of Business means choosing to rigorously explore and generate new knowledge in your field. You will be challenged and transformed in a collegial atmosphere rich in opportunity. At Florida State, designated as a Carnegie Research Institution (very high research), doctoral students work alongside a distinguished faculty at one of the nation's largest business schools to produce and apply original business thought. Our internationally acclaimed faculty consistently receives rankings and recognition for research productivity and relevance. As early as year one, doctoral students begin forming research relationships with faculty members that provide a strong foundation for their academic careers. Small-class seminars foster discussions and idea exchanges with professors. Ph.D. students learn to emulate our faculty's disciplined balance of scholarship and instruction, and graduates are prepared to secure career placements at leading educational institutions, as well as select research positions in industry and government.<br>Marketing is one of seven majors offered through FSU's College of Business Ph.D. in Business Administration. The major admits up to two candidates each fall, and the program takes five years to complete. Emphasizes services marketing, international business and transformative consumer research. Focuses extensively on theoretical development and quantitative analysis so that students can produce scholarly research in marketing. Offers seminars in services marketing, consumer behavior, business-to-business marketing, structural equation modeling, multivariate techniques and experimental design. Includes support courses in an area related to marketing, such as social psychology, econometrics, strategic management, organizational behavior or statistics, a preliminary examination, and dissertation.