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College of Architecture + Planning

School of architecture, architectural studies ms.

Master of Science

Director of Graduate Studies icon   VALERIE GREER

Contact icon BRISA ZAVALA icon 801-585-5354 icon Bldg: ARCH | Rm: 332

Program HANDBOOK

Architecture MAR

Master of Architecture

City & Metropolitan Planning

City & metro planning mcp.

Master of City and Metropolitan Planning

Director of Graduate Studies icon   DIVYA CHANDRASEKHAR

Contact icon ALEX FRANCIS-RIGGAN icon 801-587-7553 icon Bldg: ARCH | Rm: 235

Metropolitan Planning, Policy & Design PHD

Doctor of Philosophy

Division of Games

Entertain arts & engineering mae.

Master of Entertainment Arts and Engineering

Director of Graduate Studies icon   MICHAEL YOUNG

Contact icon DYLAN ZOLLINGER icon 801-581-7110 icon Bldg: BLDG 72 | Rm: SECOND FLR

David Eccles School of Business

Department of accounting, accounting mac.

Master of Accounting

Director of Graduate Studies icon   NATE ZWART

Contact icon LASHELLE MANN icon 801-587-9379 icon Bldg: SFEBB | Rm: 3109

Business Administration Ex MBA

Master of Business Administration

Director of Graduate Studies icon   BRADLEY VIERIG

Contact icon CRISTINA REYNA icon 801-581-5577 icon Bldg: GARFF | Rm: 4400

Business Administration MBA

Contact icon CHRIS CONARD icon 801-585-6291 icon Bldg: GARFF | Rm: 2250

icon Available online Business Administration On MBA

Contact icon XANI HAYNIE icon 801-587-8870 icon Bldg: GARFF | Rm: 2400

Business Administration PHD

Director of Graduate Studies icon   STEVE STUBBEN

Contact icon LARI FRANDSEN icon 801-581-8625 icon Bldg: BU C | Rm: 4100

Business Administration Pr MBA

Business analytics ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   JEFF WEBB

Contact icon CATHY BROWN icon 801-585-3557

icon Available online Healthcare Administration MHA

Master of Healthcare Administration

Director of Graduate Studies icon   RAND KERR

Contact icon JACKIE REES icon 801-581-5218

Real Estate Development MRD

Master of Real Estate Development

Director of Graduate Studies icon   DANNY WALL

Contact icon ALICIA BROOKS icon 801-587-8533 icon Bldg: GARFF | Rm: 2359

Department of Entrepreneurship and Strategy

Business creation mbc.

Master of Business Creation

Director of Graduate Studies icon   PAUL BROWN

Contact icon JAMILEH JAMESON icon 801-585-1621 icon Bldg: SFEBB

Department of Finance

Icon available online finance ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   DEBBIE ADEBUNMI

Contact icon LAUREN LANCE icon 801-581-5588 icon Bldg: SFEBB | Rm: 8159

Department of Operations and Information Systems

Cybersecurity management ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   CHRIS DANSIE

icon Available online Information Systems MS

Director of Graduate Studies icon   CHONG OH

Contact icon CATHY BROWN icon 801-585-3557 icon Bldg: SFEBB | Rm: 7130

School of Dentistry

Dentistry dds.

Doctor of Dental Surgery

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ALEX STEELE

Contact icon ALEX STEELE icon 801-646-4654 icon Bldg: UUSODG

College of Education

Department of education, culture and society, education, culture and society med.

Master of Education

Director of Graduate Studies icon   LETICIA ALVAREZ

Contact icon JASON NEWNUM icon 801-587-1223 icon Bldg: SAEC | Rm: 328

Education, Culture and Society PHD

Contact icon JASON NEWNUM icon 801-587-1223 icon Bldg: SAEC | Rm: 3280

Educational Leadership & Policy

Educational leadership and policy edd.

Doctor of Education

Director of Graduate Studies icon   PAULA SMITH

Contact icon MARILYNN HOWARD icon 801-581-6714 icon Bldg: SAEC | Rm: 2220

Educational Leadership and Policy MED

Educational leadership and policy phd, department of educational psychology, educational psychology med.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ZAC IMEL

Contact icon SARAH HOMER icon Bldg: SAEC | Rm: 3220

Educational Psychology MS

Educational psychology mst.

Master of Statistics

Contact icon

Educational Psychology PHD

Department of special education, special education med.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   MATT JAMESON

Contact icon KAITLIN LINDSEY icon 801-581-4764 icon Bldg: SAEC | Rm: 2280

Special Education MS

Contact icon KAITLIN LINDSEY icon 801-581-8121 icon Bldg: SAEC | Rm: 2280

Special Education PHD

College of engineering, department of biomedical engineering, biomedical engineering ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ALAN DORVAL

Contact icon LAURA OLSEN icon 801-581-8559 icon Bldg: SMBB | Rm: 3223

Biomedical Engineering PHD

Department of chemical engineering, chemical engineering ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   KERRY KELLY

Contact icon WANDA BROWN icon 801-585-1181 icon Bldg: MEB | Rm: 3290

Chemical Engineering PHD

Department of civil and environmental engineering, civil and environmental engineering ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   CATHY LIU

Contact icon COURTNEY PHILLIPS icon 801-581-6678 icon Bldg: MCE | Rm: 2008

Civil and Environmental Engineering PHD

Nuclear engineering ms.

Contact icon COURTNEY PHILLIPS icon 801-581-6678 icon Bldg: MCE | Rm: 2012

Nuclear Engineering PHD

School of computing, computer science ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ALEXANDER LEX

Contact icon [email protected] icon 801-581-8224 icon Bldg: MEB | Rm: 3190

Computer Science PHD

Computing ms, computing phd, software development msd.

Master of Software Development

Director of Graduate Studies icon   MATTHEW FLATT

Contact icon LESLIE WALLWORK icon 801-581-7631

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Icon available online electrical and computer engineering ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   CYNTHIA FURSE

Contact icon LIZ ROWBERRY icon 801-587-9710 icon Bldg: MEB | Rm: 2110

Electrical and Computer Engineering PHD

Contact icon JOHN BOLKE icon 801-581-4941 icon Bldg: MEB | Rm: 2110

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Materials science and engineering ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   HONG YONG SOHN

Contact icon SARA WILSON icon 801-581-4449 icon Bldg: CME | Rm: 304

Materials Science and Engineering PHD

Director of Graduate Studies icon   DMITRO BEDROV

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Icon available online engineering management mem.

Master of Engineering Management

Director of Graduate Studies icon   TODD EASTON

Contact icon TODD EASTON icon 801-581-7101 icon Bldg: MEK | Rm: 1550

Mechanical Engineering MS

Director of Graduate Studies icon   MARK FEHLBERG

Contact icon MARK FEHLBERG icon 801-585-9293 icon Bldg: MEK | Rm: 1568

Mechanical Engineering PHD

Robotics ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   STEPHEN MASCARO

Contact icon KELLY PEARSON icon 801-581-6441 icon Bldg: MEK

Robotics PHD

Systems engineering ms.

Contact icon TODD EASTON

College of Fine Arts

Department of art & art history, art history ma.

Master of Arts

Director of Graduate Studies icon   MONTY PARET

Contact icon SANDIE CROOK icon 801-581-8677 icon Bldg: ART | Rm: 161

Master of Fine Arts

Director of Graduate Studies icon   LEWIS CRAWFORD

Contact icon JANET SOLLER icon 801-581-8677 icon Bldg: ART | Rm: 161

School of Dance

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ERIC HANDMAN

Contact icon SHERIDAN HUTCHINSON icon 801-587-9457 icon Bldg: MCD | Rm: 124

Modern Dance MFA

Film and media arts, film and media arts mfa.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   SARAH SINWELL

Contact icon PAULA LEE icon 801-581-5127 icon Bldg: ART | Rm: 270

icon Available online Fine Arts MAT

Master of Arts in Teaching

Director of Graduate Studies icon   KELBY MCINTYRE-MARTINEZ

Contact icon KELBY MCINTYRE-MARTINEZ icon 801-587-0528 icon Bldg: SAEC | Rm: 1240

School of Music

Master of Music

Director of Graduate Studies icon   HASSE BORUP

Contact icon DAVID FOX icon 801-585-6972 icon Bldg: DGH | Rm: 204

Musical Arts DMA

Doctor of Musical Arts

Musicology MA

College of health, department of communication sciences and disorders, audiology aud.

Doctor of Audiology

Director of Graduate Studies icon   SARAH FERGUSON

Contact icon LEIGH ANN BENEVIDES icon 801-585-0427 icon Bldg: BEH S | Rm: 1201

Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology PHD

Director of Graduate Studies icon   SKYLER JENNINGS

Speech-Language Pathology MA

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ROBERT KRAEMER

Speech-Language Pathology MS

Department of health and kinesiology, health and kinesiology ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   JULIE LUCERO

Contact icon ANDREA MOSS icon 801-585-9783 icon Bldg: HPR N

Health and Kinesiology PHD

Contact icon ANDREA MOSS icon 801-581-7558 icon Bldg: HPR N

Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology

Icon available online nutrition and integrative physiology ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   THUNDER JALILI

Contact icon CARISSE WINEGAR icon 801-581-6730 icon Bldg: HPR N | Rm: 214

Nutrition and Integrative Physiology PHD

Dept of occupational and recreational therapies, occupational therapy mot.

Master of Occupational Therapy

Director of Graduate Studies icon   LORIE RICHARDS

Contact icon KELLY BROWN icon 801-585-0555

Recreational Therapy MS

Director of Graduate Studies icon   RHONDA NELSON

Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism

Parks, recreation and tourism ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ROBERT SIBTHORP

Contact icon ANDREA MOSS icon 801-585-9783

Parks, Recreation and Tourism PHD

Dept of physical therapy and athletic training, athletic training mtr.

Master of Athletic Training

Director of Graduate Studies icon   JUSTIN RIGBY

Contact icon ASHLEY JOLLY icon 801-585-1820

Physical Therapy DPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Director of Graduate Studies icon   MICAH DRUMMOND

Contact icon ALISON VASQUEZ icon 801-581-8681

Rehabilitation Science PHD

Contact icon ELIZABETH SOUTHWELL icon 801-585-9510 icon Bldg: DHPEB

College of Humanities

Department of communication, communication ma.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   CHRIS INGRAHAM

Contact icon TRAVIS CIARAMELLA icon 801-585-6337 icon Bldg: LNCO | Rm: 2400

Communication MPL

Master of Philosophy

Director of Graduate Studies icon   MICHAEL MIDDLETON

Contact icon TRAVIS CIARAMELLA icon 801-631-4773 icon Bldg: LNCO | Rm: 2400

Communication MS

Communication phd, department of english, creative writing mfa.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ELIZABETH SWANSTROM

Contact icon KARLI SAM icon 801-581-7131 icon Bldg: LNCO | Rm: 3500

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ANNE JAMISON

English PHD

Department of history.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ELIZABETH CLEMENT

Contact icon AMARILYS SCOTT icon 801-581-6121 icon Bldg: CTIHB | Rm: 310

History PHD

Asian studies ma.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   WINSTON KYAN

Contact icon ROXANNA LEE icon 801-581-6101 icon Bldg: CTIHB | Rm: 210

Environmental Humanities MA

Director of Graduate Studies icon   DANIELLE ENDRES

Contact icon CORY PIKE icon 801-587-6156 icon Bldg: FD 618

Environmental Humanities MS

Latin american studies ma.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ELENA SHTROMBERG

Linguistics

Linguistics ma.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   MARYANN CHRISTISON

Contact icon KACEY CAMPBELL icon 801-581-8047 icon Bldg: LNCO | Rm: 2300

Linguistics PHD

Department of philosophy, philosophy ma.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ERIN BEEGHLY

Contact icon CONNIE CORBETT icon 801-581-8162 icon Bldg: CTIHB | Rm: 402 C

Philosophy MS

Philosophy phd.

Contact icon CONNIE CORBETT icon 801-581-8162 icon Bldg: CTIHB | Rm: 402C

World Languages and Cultures

Language pedagogy ma.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   DEBERNIERE TORREY

Contact icon BROOKE WALRATH icon 801-587-3451 icon Bldg: LNCO | Rm: 1400

World Languages and Cultures MA

World languages and cultures phd, department of writing and rhetoric studies, writing and rhetoric studies ma.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   JAY JORDAN

Contact icon KARLI SAM icon 801-581-7131 icon Bldg: LNCO | Rm: 3700

Writing and Rhetoric Studies MS

Writing and rhetoric studies phd, s.j. quinney college of law, environmental and resource law llm.

Master of Laws

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ROBERT KEITER

Contact icon JANETTE NYSTROM icon 801-581-7475 icon Bldg: LAW | Rm: 113

Juris Doctor

Director of Graduate Studies icon   LOUISA HEINY

Contact icon NATASHA CARLTON icon 801-581-3759 icon Bldg: LAW | Rm: 113

icon Available online Legal Studies MLS

Master of Legal Studies

Director of Graduate Studies icon   STEPHANIE JARVI-PETERSON

Contact icon CASSIE SARFATI icon Bldg: LAW | Rm: 113

School of Medicine

Department of biochemistry, biochemistry phd.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ADAM HUGHES

Contact icon AMITY MOWER icon 801-585-2555 icon Bldg: EEJMRB | Rm: 4100

Department of Biomedical Informatics

Icon available online biomedical informatics ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   CAROLYN SCHEESE

Contact icon ELI COVARRUBIAS icon 801-213-3364 icon Bldg: 421 WA | Rm: 140

Biomedical Informatics PHD

Director of Graduate Studies icon   KATHERINE SWARD

Contact icon AMY PARKIN icon Bldg: 421 WA | Rm: 140

Department of Family and Preventive Medicine

Biostatistics mst.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   LISA GREN

Contact icon JOSUE MARTINEZ icon 801-587-7896 icon Bldg: 375 CH | Rm: SUITE A

Public Health MPH

Master of Public Health

Contact icon JOSUE MARTINEZ icon 801-587-7896 icon Bldg: 375 CH

Public Health MS

Public health phd.

Contact icon DALLAS NELSON icon 801-581-6385 icon Bldg: 375 CH | Rm: STE A

Department of Human Genetics

Human genetics phd.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   MARK METZSTEIN

Contact icon KANDACE LEAVITT icon 801-585-0462 icon Bldg: EIHG | Rm: 5100

Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine

Cardiovascular perfusion ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   KIRK BINGHAM

Contact icon SHAWNDA GILLESPIE icon 801-300-7719

Clinical Investigation MS

Director of Graduate Studies icon   KELLIE BROWN

Contact icon KELLIE BROWN icon 385-501-5344

Genetic Counseling MS

Director of Graduate Studies icon   KARIN DENT

Contact icon LUISA ROGERS icon 801-581-8624 icon Bldg: SOM | Rm: 2 C 454

Health Professions MED

Director of Graduate Studies icon   REBECCA WILSON

Contact icon ARMINKA ZELJKOVIC icon 801-581-8198

Medicine MD

Doctor of Medicine

Director of Graduate Studies icon   JESSICA HURTADO

Contact icon CINDY CARIO icon Bldg: EHSEB | Rm: 5900

Neuroscience PHD

Director of Graduate Studies icon   MEGAN WILLIAMS

Contact icon NICOLE CALDWELL icon 801-581-4820 icon Bldg: BPRB | Rm: 320

Department of Neurobiology

Neurobiology and anatomy phd.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   NIKKI LINK

Contact icon EMILY HARRIS icon 801-581-3653 icon Bldg: BPRB | Rm: 320

Division of Occupational and Environmental Health

Occupational and environmental health phd.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   JOE ALLEN

Contact icon KATHERINE MCCOLL

Occupational Health MOH

Master of Occupational Health

Contact icon KATHERINE MCCOLL icon Bldg: 375 CH | Rm: STE A

Occupational Health MS

Department of oncological sciences, oncological sciences phd.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   RODNEY STEWART

Contact icon WHITNEY REID icon 801-213-6225

Department of Pathology

Laboratory medicine and biomedical science ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   DIANA WILKINS

Contact icon CHRISTINE BRATTON icon 801-581-7913 icon Bldg: BD 379 | Rm: 160

Microbiology and Immunology PHD

Director of Graduate Studies icon   HANS HAECKER

Contact icon DESTINY GOMEZ icon 801-213-3717 icon Bldg: EEJMRB | Rm: 1100

Department of Pediatrics

Clinical pharmacology phd.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ELENA ENIOUTINA

Contact icon ELENA ENIOUTINA icon 801-587-1916

Division of Physician Assistant Education & Sci

Physician assistnt studies mps.

Master of Physician Assistant Studies

Director of Graduate Studies icon   JENNIE COOMBS

Contact icon MAYUMI KASAI icon 801-587-1662

Department of Population Health Sciences

Population health sciences phd.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ROGER ALTIZER

Contact icon MARCIE LEEK icon 801-587-1606

College of Nursing

Icon available online gerontology ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   JULIE GEE

Contact icon KRISTEN MAHONEY icon 801-581-8198 icon Bldg: CNB | Rm: 2220

Contact icon KRISTEN MAHONEY icon 801-581-7046 icon Bldg: CNB | Rm: 2220

Nursing PHD

Contact icon CARRIE RADMALL icon 801-581-8798

Nursing Practice DNP

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Contact icon SHELLEY KERN icon 801-585-0878 icon Bldg: CNB | Rm: 2200

College of Pharmacy

Department of medicinal chemistry, medicinal chemistry phd.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   RAPHAEL FRANZINI

Contact icon TERRI ELDER-HALE icon 801-581-5581 icon Bldg: SK H | Rm: 307

Department of Molecular Pharmaceutics

Molecular pharmaceutics phd.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   JAMES HERRON

Contact icon HALLIE MCCARTHY icon 801-585-0070 icon Bldg: SK H | Rm: 301

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Pharmacology and toxicology phd.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   PHILIP MOOS

Contact icon JULIE CALLAHAN icon 801-581-6287 icon Bldg: SK H | Rm: 112

Department of Pharmacotherapy

Pharmacotherapy outcomes research and health policy phd.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   NATHORN CHAIYAKUNAPRUK

Contact icon LINDA O'CONNOR icon 801-585-1065 icon Bldg: SK H | Rm: 254

Pharmacy DPH

Doctor of Pharmacy

Director of Graduate Studies icon   JAMES RUBLE

Contact icon SHAWNA WEBSTER icon 801-585-1848 icon Bldg: SK H | Rm: 105

College of Science

Department of atmospheric sciences, atmospheric sciences ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   COURT STRONG

Contact icon ALEX MUNOZ icon 801-581-6136 icon Bldg: WBB | Rm: 819

Atmospheric Sciences PHD

School of biological sciences, biology (teaching) ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ALLYSON ROCKS

Director of Graduate Studies icon   COLIN DALE

Contact icon SHANNON NIELSEN icon 801-581-5636 icon Bldg: BIOL | Rm: 201

Biology PHD

Department of chemistry, chemistry (teaching) ms, chemistry phd.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   RYAN STEELE

Contact icon JO VALLEJO icon 801-581-4393 icon Bldg: TBBC | Rm: 4404

Department of Geology and Geophysics

Geological engineering men.

Master of Engineering

Director of Graduate Studies icon   FAN-CHI LIN

Contact icon SAM LEE icon 801-581-7162 icon Bldg: FASB | Rm: 383

Geological Engineering MS

Geological engineering phd, geology phd, geophysics ms, geophysics phd, department of mathematics, mathematics ma.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   SRIKANTH IYENGAR

Contact icon PAULA TOOMAN icon 801-581-6841 icon Bldg: JWB | Rm: 233

Mathematics MPL

Contact icon PAULA TOOMAN icon 801-581-6841 icon Bldg: JWB

Mathematics MS

Mathematics mst.

Contact icon ANNA LITTLE icon 801-585-6853

Mathematics PHD

Mathematics teaching ms, department of metallurgical engineering, metallurgical engineering men.

Contact icon SARA WILSON icon 801-581-6386 icon Bldg: WBB | Rm: 412

Metallurgical Engineering MS

Metallurgical engineering phd, college of mines and earth sciences, earth sciences (teaching) ms, department of mining engineering, mining engineering men.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   BRIJES MISHRA

Contact icon BRENDA WICKS icon 801-581-7198 icon Bldg: WBB | Rm: 313

Mining Engineering MS

Mining engineering phd, department of physics and astronomy.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   KYLE DAWSON

Contact icon KELSEY KRAUSE icon 801-581-7578 icon Bldg: JFB | Rm: 201

Physics PHD

Interdisciplinary, biotechnology psm.

Master of Science & Technology

Director of Graduate Studies icon   MEGHAN DOVICK

Contact icon MICHELLE MOOY icon 801-585-3650 icon Bldg: 44 | Rm: 224

Computational and Data Science PSM

Environmental science psm, college of social & behavioral science, department of anthropology, anthropology ma.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ADRIAN BELL

Contact icon BRITTANY KISER icon 801-213-1399 icon Bldg: GC

Anthropology MS

Contact icon BRITTANY KISER icon 801-213-1399

Anthropology PHD

Department of economics, econometrics mst.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ELLIS SCHARFENAKER

Contact icon KAYLA SUHRIE icon 801-585-6853

Economics MA

Contact icon KAYLA SUHRIE icon 801-581-3939

Economics MS

Economics phd, school of environment, society, and sustainability, geographic information science ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   NENG WAN

Contact icon PAMELA MITCHELL icon 801-581-8218

Geography MS

Contact icon PAMELA MITCHELL icon 801-581-8218 icon Bldg: GC | Rm: 4625

Geography PHD

Director of Graduate Studies icon   SUMMER RUPPER

Department of Family and Consumer Studies

Human development and social policy ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   SU SHIN

Contact icon ASHLEY JOHNSON icon 801-585-3047 icon Bldg: AEB | Rm: 228

Human Development and Social Policy PHD

Department of political science, political science ma.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   BAODONG LIU

Contact icon JEN WOZAB icon 801-581-8608 icon Bldg: GC | Rm: 3345

Political Science MS

Political science phd, department of psychology, psychology phd.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   CYNTHIA BERG

Contact icon NANCY SEEGMILLER icon 801-585-3997 icon Bldg: BEH S | Rm: 502

Division of Public Affairs

International affairs and global enterprise ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   DAVID CARTER

Contact icon GABRIELLA BLANCHARD icon 801-585-7834 icon Bldg: GC | Rm: 3050

Public Administration Ex MPA

Master of Public Administration

Director of Graduate Studies icon   JESUS VALERO ENRIQUEZ

Contact icon JATARA GREENIDGE icon 801-585-7985

Public Administration MPA

Public policy mpp.

Master of Public Policy

Director of Graduate Studies icon   JON FISK

Department of Sociology

Sociology mst.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   BETHANY EVERETT

Contact icon LAURA EGBERT icon 801-585-6853

Sociology PHD

Contact icon ALANA ROBISON icon 801-581-6153 icon Bldg: BEH S | Rm: 307

College of Social Work

Social work msw.

Master of Social Work

Director of Graduate Studies icon   LINDSAY GEZINSKI

Contact icon NIKKI KUCULYN icon 801-581-3026 icon Bldg: SW | Rm: 331

Social Work PHD

Director of Graduate Studies icon   JEREMIAH JAGGERS

Contact icon MIRELA RANKOVIC icon 801-585-5979 icon Bldg: SW | Rm: 111

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Department of Accounting / Department of Accounting is located in Salt Lake City, UT, in an urban setting.

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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Accounting
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Oral qualifying exams, written qualifying exams

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Hispanic/Latino 7.48%
Black or African American 0.47%
White or Caucasian 69%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.93%
Asian 7.94%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.93%
Two or more races 2.8%
Unknown 1.87%

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Accounting is the basic language of business. Studying accounting trains you to understand core business operations and engage in activities crucial to management and stakeholder decision-making. Your experience in accounting will help you develop dynamic, transferable skills and adapt to a dramatically-changing business environment.

For CFO to CPA, a degree in Accounting can help you prepare for a successful career with an average starting salary of $55,985 and a 98% job placement rate. The Eccles School of Business also offers a graduate and Ph.D. in Accounting for students who wish to further advance in their academic journey.

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The PhD Accounting program is designed for students seeking training in the most advanced issues in accounting, both theoretical and applied. It is intended to prepare them primarily for tenure-track positions in research-oriented universities. The program requires hands-on training in accounting research, supported by work in the disciplines of economics, mathematics, psychology and statistics, culminating in a doctoral dissertation.

We are committed to the success of our Accounting PhD students. We aim to place our doctoral students in quality research universities. With that objective in mind, the training in our program stresses the development of the necessary skills to carry out independent research. Towards this goal, the students will take several doctoral seminars, write summer papers and have an opportunity to work on collaborative research projects with faculty.

In the past ten years, about 30 students have graduated from our program. Below is the placement information of our doctoral graduates with tenure-track appointments.

Selected University Placements – PhD in Management Science, Accounting Concentration
Name Placement Location
Jiapeng He Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
Brad Nathan Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ
Gurvinder Sandhu Indian School of Business Hyderabad, India
Devendra Kale University of Rhode Island South Kingstown, RI
Xiaolu Zhou Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
Sharif Esfahani PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP San Jose, CA
Zhongwen Fan University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
Hoyoun Kyung University of Missouri Columbia, MO
Koren Jo The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Abdullah Kumas University of Richmond Richmond, VA
Dichu Bao Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Musa Subasi University of Missouri Columbia, MO
Guang Ma National University of Singapore Singapore, Singapore
Kenneth Zheng University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Buffalo, NY
Weining Zhang National University of Singapore Singapore, Singapore
Yue Zhang City University of Hong Kong Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Hiu ‘Albert’ Tsang The Chinese University of Hong Kong Ma Liu Shui, New Territories, Hong Kong
Oktay Urcan London Business School London, England
Him-Lai ‘Lilian’ Chan University of Hong Kong Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Rong Huang Baruch College New York City, NY
Tai-Yuan Chen The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Lixin ‘Nancy’ Su The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Lei ‘Tony’ Chen Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
Raj D. Mashruwala Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO

Student Publications

Our doctoral graduates succeed in publishing in top-quality academic journals. Below are examples of publications from our doctoral graduates.

Yehuda, Nir, Bhojraj, Sanjeev, Jang, Youngki , Bloomfield, Robert, 2021. “Cost structure, operating leverage, and cds spreads.” The Accounting Review , vol. 96.

Zhao, Sha, Li, Yinghua, Banker, Rajiv, Huang, Rong , 2021. “Do accounting standards matter for productivity?” Productions and Operations Management , vol. 30.

Wang, Zheng, Kim, Yongtae, Wu, Haibin, Su, Lixin Nancy , 2021. “The effect of trade secrets law on stock price synchronicity: evidence from the inevitable disclosure doctrine.” The Accounting Review , vol. 96.

Wu, Haibin, Su, Lixin Nancy , Wang, Zheng, Kim, Yongtae, 2021. “The effect of trade secrets law on stock price synchronicity: evidence from the inevitable disclosure doctrine.” The Accounting Review , vol. 96.

Su, Lixin Nancy , Zhou, Gaoguang Stephen, Kim, Yongtae, Zhu, Xindong Kevin, 2020. “Pcaob international inspections and merger and acquisition outcomes.” Journal of Accounting and Economics , vol. 70.

Kanagaretnam, Kiridaran, Tsang, Albert , Kong, Xiangting, 2020. “Home and foreign host country ifrs adoption and cross-delisting.” Journal of International Business Studies , vol. 51.

Tsang, Albert , Guan, Yuyan, Lobo, Gerald J., Xin, Xiangang, 2020. “Societal trust and management earnings forecasts.” The Accounting Review , vol. 95.

Huang, Ying, Zhou, Xiaolu , Li, Ningzhong, Yu, Yong, 2020. “The effect of managerial litigation risk on earnings warnings: evidence from a natural experiment.” Journal of Accounting Research , vol. 58.

Li, Ningzhong, Zhang, Weining , Ali, Ashiq, 2019. “Restrictions on managers’ outside employment opportunities and asymmetric disclosure of bad versus good news.” The Accounting Review , vol. 94.

Natarajan, Ram, Zhao, Sha, Banker, Rajiv D, Huang, Rong , 2019. “Market valuation of intangible asset: evidence on sg&a expenditure.” The Accounting Review , vol. 94.

Urcan, Oktay , Shivakumar, Lakshmanan, Shevlin, Terry, 2019. “Macroeconomic effects of corporate tax policy.” Journal of Accounting and Economics, vol. 68.

Mutlu, Sunay , Sadka, Gil, Katz, Sharon P, Cohen, Moshe, 2019. “Do debt covenants constrain borrowings prior to violation? Evidence from sfas 160.” The Accounting Review , vol. 94.

Bao, Dichu , Kim, Yongtae, Mian, G. Mujtaba, Su, Lixin Nancy , 2019. “Do managers disclose or withhold bad news? Evidence from short interest.” The Accounting Review , vol. 94.

Ke, Jian-Yu Fisher, Hu, Nan, Zhang, Yue, Liu, Ling , 2019. “Risk pooling, supply chain hierarchy, and analysts’ forecasts.” Production and Operations Management , vol. 28.

Liu, Ling , Zhang, Yue , Fisher Ke, Jian-Yu, Hu, Nan , 2019. “Risk pooling, supply chain hierarchy, and analysts’ forecasts.” Production and Operations Management , vol. 28.

Tsang, Albert , Li, Wenjing, Urcan, Oktay , Ng, Jeff, 2019. “Country-level institutions and management earnings forecasts.” Journal of International Business Studies , vol. 50.

Zhou, Yi, Chen, Tai-Yuan , Zhang, Guochang, 2018. “Enforceability of non-complete covenants, discretionary investments, and financial reporting practices: evidence from a natural experiment.” Journal of Accounting and Economics , vol. 65.

Wu Tucker, Jennifer, Cao, Sean Shun, Wan, Chi, Ma, Guang , 2018. “Technological peer pressure and product disclosure.” The Accounting Review , vol. 93.

Markov, Stanimir, Weisbrod, Eric, Akbas, Ferhat, Subasi, Musa , 2018. “Determinants and consequences of information processing delay: evidence from the Thomson reuters institutional brokers’ estimate system.” Journal of Financial Economics , vol. 127.

Cao, Ying, Myers, Linda A., Tsang, Albert , and Yang, Yong George. “Management Forecast and Cost of Capital: International Evidence.” Review of Accounting Studies , 22, 2017.

Franco, Francesca, Ittner, Christopher D., Urcan, Oktay . “Determinants and trading performance of equity deferrals by corporate outside directors.” Management Science , 63, 2017.

Chen, Tai-Yuan , Zhang, Guochang, and Zhou, Yi. “Enforceability of non-compete covenants, discretionary investments, and financial reporting practices: Evidence from a natural experiment.” Journal of Accounting and Economics , forthcoming, 2017.

Bao, Dichu , Fung, Simon-Yu-Kit, and Su, Lixin Nancy . “Can shareholders be at rest after adopting clawback provisions? Evidence from stock price crash risk” Contemporary Accounting Research, forthcoming, 2017.

Kim, Yongtae, Su, Lixin Nancy , and Zhu, Xindong. “Does the cessation of quarterly earnings guidance reduce investor short-termism?” Review of Accounting Studies, 22, 2017.

Bushman, Robert M., Dai, Zhonglan, and Zhang, Weining . “Management Team Incentive: Dispersion and Firm Performance.” The Accounting Review , 91, 2016.

Guan, Yuyan, Su, Lixin Nancy , Wu, Donghui, and Yang, Zhifeng. “Do school ties between auditors and client executives influence audit outcomes?” Journal of Accounting and Economics, 61, 2016.

Ciftci, Mustafa , and Darrough, Masako. “Does the Riskiness of R&D Outweigh Its Benefits? A Private Lenders’ Perspective from the US.” Journal of Business Finance and Accounting , 43, 2016.

Ettredge, Michael, Huang, Ying, and Zhang, Weining . “Conservative reporting and securities class action lawsuits”. Accounting Horizons , 30, 2016.

Franco, Francesca, Urcan, Oktay , Vasvari, Florin. “Corporate diversification and the cost of debt: The role of segment disclosures.” The Accounting Review , 91, 2016.

Liu, Jing, Ohlson, James, and Zhang, Weining . “An Evaluation of Chinese Firms’ Profitability: 2005-2013.” Accounting Horizons, 29, 2015.

Louis, Henock, Urcan, Oktay . “Agency conflicts, corporate payout policies, and direct benefits of conservative financial reporting to equity-holders.” Contemporary Accounting Research , 32, 2015.

Chan, Lilian H ., Chen, Kevin C. W., Chen, Tai-Yuan, and Yu, Yangxin. “Substitution between real and accrual-based earnings management after voluntary adoption of compensation clawback provisions” The Accounting Review , 90 , 2015.

Chen, Long, Ng, Jeff, and Tsang, Albert . “The Effect of Mandatory IFRS Adoption on International Cross-listings” The Accounting Review , 2015.

Guan, Yuyan, Wong, Franco M. H., and Zhang, Yue . 2015. “Analyst following along the supply chain.” Review of Accounting Studies , 20, 2015.

Ali, Ashiq, Zhang, Weining, and Kong, Cheung, “Ceo tenure and earnings management,” Journal of Accounting and Economics, 59, 2015.

Muslu, Volkan, Radhakrishnan, Suresh, Subramanyam, K R, and Lim, Dongkuk, “Forward-looking md&a disclosures and the information environment,” Management Science, 61, 2015.

Cready, William, Kumas, Abdullah, and Subasi, Musa, “Are trade size-based inferences about traders reliable? Evidence from institutional earnings-related trading,” Journal of Accounting Research, 52, 2014.

Radhakrishnan, Suresh, Wang, Zheng, and Zhang, Yue, “Customers’ capital market information quality and suppliers’ performance,” Production and Operations Management, 23, 2014.

Banker, Rajiv, Darrough, Masako, Huang, Rong, and Phlen-Dujowich, Jose, “The relation between CEO compensation and past performance,” The Accounting Review, 88, 2013.

Chan, Lillian, Chen, Kevin, Chen, Tai-Yuan, and Shroff, Nemit, “The effects of firm-initiated clawback provisions on bank loan contracting,” Journal of Financial Economics, 110, 2013.

Etteredge, Michael, Huang, Ying, and Zhang, Weining, “Earnings restatements and differential timeliness of accounting conservatism,” Journal of Accounting and Economics, 53, 2012.

Kumaraswamy, Arun, Mudambi, Ram, Saranga, Haritha, and Tripathy, Arindam, “Catch-up strategies in the Indian auto components industry: domestic firms responses to market liberalization,” Journal of International Business Studies, 43, 2012.

Tsang, Albert with D.S. Dhaliwal, Y.Yang, and S. Radhakrishnan “Nonfinancial disclosure and analyst forecast accuracy: International evidence on corporate social responsibility disclosure” The Accounting Review , 2012

Ciftci, Mustafa with W. Cready “Scale effects of R&D as reflected in earnings and returns” Journal of Accounting and Economics , 2011

Huang, Rong with D.A. Cohen, M.N. Darrough and T. Zach “Warranty reserve: Contingent liability, information signal or earnings management tool?” The Accounting Review , 2011

Huang, Rong with R. Banker and R. Natarajan “Equity incentives and long-term value created by SG&A expenditures” Contemporary Accounting Research , 2011

Lin, Shu with M. Vargus, M. Pizzini and I. Bardhan “The role of the internal audit functions in the disclosure of material weaknesses” The Accounting Review , 2011

Su, Lixin Nancy with J. Krishnan and Y. Zhang “Nonaudit services and earnings management in the pre-SOX and post-Sox Eras” Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory , 2011

Tsang, Albert with D.S. Dhaliwal, O.Z.Li and G.Y.Yang “Voluntary nonfinancial disclosure and the cost of equity capital: The initiation of corporate social responsibility reporting” The Accounting Review , 2011

Urcan, Oktay with L. Shivakumar, F.P. Vasvari and L. Zhang “The debt market relevance of management earnings forecasts: evidence from before and during the credit crisis” Review of Accounting Studies , 2011

Hwang, Iny with T. Ahn and M. Kim “The impact of performance measure discriminability on rate incentives” The Accounting Review , 2010

Mashruwala, Raj with D.A. Cohen and T. Zach “The use of advertising activities to meet earnings benchmarks: evidence from monthly data” Review of Accounting Studies , 2010

Su, Lixin Nancy with S. Fung and X. Zhu “Price Divergence from fundamental value and the value relevance of accounting information” Contemporary Accounting Research , 2010

Huang, Rong with R. Banker and R. Natarajan “Incentive contracting and value relevance of earnings and cash flows” Journal of Accounting Research , 2009

Admission Procedures

Students may enter the PhD Accounting program after previous graduate training or directly from undergraduate programs. Admission is based on grade-point average, GMAT* or GRE scores, letters of reference (minimum of three, with at least two from academic references), business and professional experience (if applicable), a written statement of personal objectives and compatibility with faculty research activities.

* Although both GMAT and GRE scores are accepted, the GMAT is strongly preferred.

The Jindal School of Management starts making first-round PhD admission decisions on December 9; it is best to complete the entire application process no later than December 8. While applications will be accepted after that date, applying after December 8 may significantly lower your chance of acceptance. Application for admission can be made using the UT Dallas Graduate Application Website .

Degree Requirements

Students must complete at least 75 semester credit hours of approved graduate work before a degree may be conferred. Credit may be granted for courses taken elsewhere.

Calculus and statistics are prerequisites for the doctoral program – every admitted student is responsible for ensuring he/she has satisfied these prerequisite requirements before joining the program.

Doctoral students in Management Science benefit from exposure to multiple functional areas in management. To ensure this benefit, students who enter the program without an MBA (or equivalent degree) are required to complete a combined minimum of four courses (at the master’s or doctoral level) in at least three functional areas. This cross-functional exposure is particularly useful for students engaging in cross-functional research, positioning their research for wider appeal and effectively teaching business school students with diverse specializations.

The Management Science PhD core curriculum consists of a minimum of 9 courses. Please visit the Management Science Degree Plan page for core and secondary core course requirements.

Students are required to take at least six doctoral level seminars in accounting.

Students will be asked to take other advanced graduate-level courses in related fields such as economics, econometrics and finance at the discretion of the PhD adviser.

Students are expected to write a research paper under the supervision of or in collaboration with Jindal School of Management faculty in each of the first two summers of their work at UT Dallas. At least one of these two papers is expected to be of sufficient quality to merit publication in academic journals. Papers may be co-authored, and both papers are presented before the accounting area faculty.

At the end of the first year, all PhD students will be required to take a preliminary exam which will consist of two parts. The first part will be based on Advanced Managerial Economics ( MECO 6345 ) and Statistics ( MECO 7312 ). The second part of the exam will be based on the two accounting PhD seminars that the students take during their first year.

All PhD students will be required to work on a research paper during their first summer and another research paper during their second year. These two research papers will satisfy the qualifying exam requirement which must be passed before admission for candidacy for the doctorate degree.

PhD students must successfully complete the preliminary and qualifying examinations, respectively, to enter PhD candidacy. The area faculty will determine whether a student has successfully completed the exam requirements based on the student’s performance. Criteria to evaluate students may include results from the in-class written portion of the exams, quality of research papers and/or presentations, performance in special courses (e.g. seminar courses), satisfactory GPA as determined by area faculty and other forms of assessment as required by the student’s area. An unsatisfactory performance in any one criteria for either the preliminary examination or the qualifying examination may result in dismissal from the program.

The dissertation is written under the direction of the dissertation committee. 12 to 24 semester credit hours may be granted for the dissertation toward the minimum 75-hour requirement for the degree. At a time mutually agreeable to the candidate and the dissertation committee, the candidate must orally defend the dissertation to the committee.

The Dissertation Proposal must be successfully defended at least one semester prior to the term of graduation. The requirements for the proposal defense should be discussed with the dissertation committee prior to scheduling the defense. Dissertation Proposal Defenses will be open to all faculty and PhD students of the Jindal School of Management.

The candidate must orally defend a dissertation proposal before starting the dissertation.

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The PhD Accounting program prepares students to conduct independent research on topics concerning accounting and how accounting relates to economic and financial activities. We have a large group of research-active tenured and tenure-track faculty, who are available to help mentor and advise our students toward successful completion of the program. We are constantly and actively searching for new faculty to expand our department in size and quality so that we can attract the best students from around the world.

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The master of accounting in the Huntsman School of Accountancy is designed for students who have the desire to elevate their professional opportunities. Most students in this program aspire to become Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) and join the ranks of the most trusted and recognized financial services profession in the world. The MAcc program builds upon the undergraduate accounting curriculum to provide students with the enhanced ability to research, analyze, and communicate on various accounting and taxation issues.

Accounting graduate students have earned a national top-10 ranking. USU ranked eighth in the nation for students who pass the CPA exam on their first try, according to the NASBA. Only three schools have ever been in the top 10 for two consecutive years. For the past several years, approximately 90% of MAcc graduates had accepted employment offers by the time of their graduation.

What You Will Learn

The MAcc curriculum is focused on preparing students to become CPAs. Most states, including Utah, require CPA examination candidates to complete a 150-hour program of accounting study in order to sit for the exam. The master of accounting at USU is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and meets the educational requirements for all National Association of State Boards of Accountancy-affiliated state boards of accounting.

Additionally, a student accounting organization called Beta Alpha Psi has won the Superior Chapter Award for 32 consecutive years – the longest streak in the nation.

Specialization:

In this specialization, students prepare for careers in public accounting but with a specialty in tax compliance.

Professional Accountancy:

Students choose this specialization if they wish to pursue auditing in public accounting.

Personal Financial Planning:

Students in this specialization focus on financial advising, investments, and estate and retirement planning. They are qualified to take the exam to become personal financial planners.

At a Glance

College: Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

Department: School of Accountancy

USU Locations:

  • Logan campus
  • Statewide campuses

Faculty: View profiles of faculty members on the department directory .

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Career And Outcomes

Career opportunities.

Graduates who pass the CPA exam work in the following areas:

Professional Accountancy and Taxation Specializations

  • The Big Four accounting firms as auditors, tax consultants, and public accountants
  • Large regional accounting firms or local firms
  • Government agencies

Personal Financial Planning Specialization

  • Financial planners

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*This degree is available at various USU locations.

  • Brigham City
  • Castle Dale
  • Montezuma Creek
  • Monument Valley
  • Price (USU Eastern)
  • Roosevelt (Uintah Basin)
  • Vernal (Uintah Basin)

Admission Requirements

Applicants generally have undergraduate degrees in accounting or other business areas. The department will consider exceptions, but the student must fulfill the core requirements or equivalent of USU’s undergraduate accounting program.

Application Requirements:

  • Complete the online application
  • Pay the $55 application fee
  • Have a 3.0 or higher GPA on your last 60 semester or 90 quarter credits
  • Provide transcripts of all college/university credits
  • Provide three contacts for letters of recommendation

International students have additional admissions requirements .

The department has the following deadlines:

  • Fall semester – July 1
  • Spring semester – October 1
  • Summer semester – March 1
  • March 1 is also the deadline for financial assistance

Plan Options

Students can receive the MAcc by pursuing the following option:

  • The Plan C option does not involve a thesis or a defense meeting and is comprised of coursework only.

Financial Aid

The department offers 16-18 scholarships based on the admissions criteria for the MAcc program. There are also approximately 10 teaching assistantships and 5-6 research assistantships. These assistantships are part time, requiring 10 hours of work a week for the department. Students are provided with a salary of $1,600 and out-of-state students may receive a tuition award for the nonresident portion of tuition upon meeting the qualifications. These assistantships can be renewed for up to two semesters.

A variety of funding opportunities are available on the graduate school website .

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