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• Advances in engineering, science, and technology are having profound impact on business. Conversely, business-related issues and economic factors are critical forces that are shaping the development of new technologies. Throughout the intersecting territories of business and technology lie tremendous opportunities for valuable academic studies. A new generation of scholars educated in both business management and technology is needed to investigate and create new knowledge at the interface of these two disciplines. • The Science, Technology and Management (STM) program will be aimed at carrying out systematic, searching and innovative studies of the impact of science and technology on business, and business aspects of technology development. The goal of the program is to develop new methodologies and generate research that explores the interaction between technology and management.
Admissions• The program will accept students with two types of backgrounds: students who already have a strong background in engineering or science but no formal business training, and students who already have a strong background in engineering or science and MBA degrees.
Course Requirements • HBS Courses (1) Two terms of Management and Markets (2) Two elective Harvard Business School (HBS) graduate business courses (3) Students without MBA must take five MBA elective courses or the first term of the HBS MBA program. Students with non-HBS MBA must take one HBS MBA general management elective. • Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (HSEAS) Courses Four advanced technical courses which define a technical area of expertise as selected in consultation with HSEAS advisor and approved by the STM Program and Admissions Committee (PAC). The advanced technical courses should consist of at least three graduate level (200 level) courses and at most one upper division (100 level) course.
Year 1• Take courses in HSEAS and HBS. • Actively participate in weekly HSEAS and HBS seminar series. • Consult with HSEAS and HBS advisors as assigned by the PAC and select an appropriate technical area as defined by 4 advanced level technical courses from HSEAS. • Pass the general exam in Management based on material in Management and Markets courses.
Year 2• Take courses in HSEAS and HBS. • Actively participate in weekly HSEAS and HBS seminar series. • Take Field Examination consisting of a written and oral examination. • Secure two dissertation advisors, one from HBS and one from HSEAS. • Students without MBA should take five MBA elective curriculum courses. • Students with non-HBS MBA should take one MBA general management elective.
Year 3• Complete course requirements. • Submit a Dissertation Prospectus before end of first term. • Conduct research.
Year 4 and beyond• Conduct research, write a PhD dissertation, and pass a final dissertation defense. • Students are normally expected to complete the program in five or six years.
Field Examination and Thesis Prospectus • The Field Exam will consist of a written exam based on an assigned reading list and subsequent oral examination administered by a Field Exam Committee appointed by the PAC and consisting of HBS and HSEAS faculty members. Students are normally expected to take the Field Exam before the end of their second year in the program. • STM students will be required to submit a Dissertation Prospectus before the end of the first term of their third year. The Dissertation Prospectus examination committee will normally consist of HBS and HSEAS faculty. The Dissertation Prospectus should define a research topic that (a) shows non-cursory understanding of a technical area and is sufficiently engaging to the HSEAS thesis advisor, (b) is judged by the HSEAS and HBS faculty to form a research question that is appropriate for a PhD related to interactions between science, technology, and management, and (c) shows sufficient technical depth beyond the DBA to HBS faculty. The PAC will make a final decision of pass or fail based the required course work, Field Exam, and Dissertation Prospectus.
Dissertation Defense • Students will defend their dissertations orally. The defense will be public and all members of the PAC and others interested in the program will be invited with reasonable advance notice.
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