Doctor of Management - Environmental and Social Sustainability Concentration
The Doctor of Management (DM) at Colorado Technical University is the terminal degree for management professionals. The program prepares students to think and act strategically and enhance their abilities to make positive contributions in their chosen area of management expertise.
The Doctor of Management with a concentration in Environmental and Social Sustainability (DM-ESS) is designed to encourage the professional development of managers through mentoring, action research, and practical projects; enabling them to make key leadership contributions in their area of expertise.
Outcomes: Core
- Demonstrate fluency with the body of knowledge and demonstrate ability to of apply relevant knowledge to their chosen field, supplemented by a broad integrative understanding of complementary disciplines.
- Utilize analytical and critical thinking proficiencies as a means of synthesizing, evaluating, and integrating concepts and knowledge for effective decision analysis, and solution generation, in the context of their managerial interests and responsibilities.
- Apply effective theories, models, skills, and competencies in the context of their interests and responsibilities within a multicultural society.
- Contribute to the body of knowledge through research, scholarly writing and dissemination of research.
Outcomes: Concentration
- Demonstrate fluency with the body of knowledge in Environmental and Social Sustainability (ESS) in current management theory
- Employ management change in Environmental and Social Sustainability (ESS) through strategic design and research
- Predict future trends in ESS through effective research and qualitative methods
- Develop a plan for the implementation of the triple bottom line in an organization
- Analyze and facilitate an entire cycle in action research in a complex organization
Degree Requirements
Courses: Core
| MGMT802 | Management Theory | 4 |
| MGMT808 | Management and Ethics | 4 |
| MGMT818 | Leadership Theory and Development | 4 |
| MGMT822 | Application of Action Research | 4 |
| MGMT824 | Strategic Thinking and Organizational Alignment | 4 |
| MGMT828 | Practice and Theory of Consulting and Intervention | 4 |
| MGMT832 | Organization Innovation and Scenario Thinking | 4 |
| RES804 | Principles of Research Methods and Design | 4 |
| RES812 | Qualitative Research Methods | 4 |
| RES814 | Quantitative Research Methods | 4 |
| RES860 | Doctoral Research I: Principles of Research and Writing | 4 |
| RES861 | Doctoral Research II: Annotated Bibliography | 4 |
| RES862 | Dissertation Research Process | 4 |
| RES863 | Doctoral Research III: Dissertation Literature and Review | 4 |
| RES864 | Doctoral Research IV: Dissertation Methods | 4 |
| RES865 | Doctoral Research V: Dissertation Introduction | 4 |
| RES866 | Doctoral Research VI: Dissertation Findings | 4 |
| RES867 | Doctoral Research VII: Dissertation Discussion and Conclusion | 4 |
| RES868 | Doctoral Research VIII: Dissertation Conclusion | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 76 |
Courses: Concentration
| ESS870 | System Thinking and Transformative Social Systems in Sustainability | 4 |
| ESS872 | Organizational Performance: Economic, Ethical, Technological, Social Justice, and the Environment | 4 |
| ESS874 | Trans-Organizational Policy and Governance Related to Sustainability | 4 |
| ESS876 | Current Topics in Environmental and Social Sustainability | 4 |
| ESS878 | Advanced Career Strategies in Environmental and Social Sustainability | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20 |
Total Credit Hours: 96
The Doctor of Management (DM) at Colorado Technical University is the terminal degree for management professionals. The program prepares students to think and act strategically and enhance their abilities to make positive contributions in their chosen area of management expertise. The program emphasizes three sets of competencies: (1) Research and Writing; (2) Leadership and Change Management; and (3) the specific Concentration discipline.
The program thus includes ten core instructional courses, five concentration instructional courses, plus nine doctoral research courses. Each class is conducted online. Students are required to attend an intensive two and half day residential symposium a minimum of five times during their enrollment in the program. The symposia are scheduled four times throughout the year and doctoral students are welcome to attend all four symposia available. First term doctoral students will have an additional required CTU student orientation the day prior to the residential symposium for returning students.
In addition, graduation requires successful defense of a dissertation that requires a literature review and a research proposal. The research proposal must be approved by the student’s committee, consisting of a mentor and two readers. The dissertation is an extensive document that incorporates the literature review, a major study, and a proposal for further investigation. The dissertation must be approved by the student’s committee.
Graduation Requirements
In addition to the successful completion of the above 96 credit hours with an acceptable GPA, students must also satisfactorily complete and defend their research with a dissertation.
Degree Completion and Post-Doctoral Study
The student must be continuously enrolled until meeting all graduation requirements. A student who has not completed the research requirements by the end of the formal coursework continues by registering for MGMT 893 Dissertation Research Continuation according to CTU’s re-take policy.
CTU offers a Post-Doctoral Certificate for applicants with a terminal degree from a regionally accredited program. This program offers accelerated applications of management theories and research design methods. Students must demonstrate advanced knowledge in a field of study through research and scholarship. Each candidate will be appointed a distinguished mentor at the beginning of their program to supervise research and guide scholarly goals. Candidates will be required to publish their research in a CTU approved peer reviewed journal.
To receive a Post-Doctoral Certificate students must successfully complete the five concentration courses offered in their selected program of study. Students are required to produce and publish the results of their postdoctoral research in a CTU approved peer reviewed journal. Due to the temporary nature of postdoctoral programs, candidates must complete the program within a maximum of three years (extension may be granted by the Provost or Vice Provost). Candidates are required to be continuously enrolled in MGMT 895 until their research publication is accepted by a CTU approved peer reviewed journal.
The Doctoral Advantage
While a relevant master’s degree is ordinarily required for admission to CTU doctoral programs, there is also the option of completing a CTU MBA or MSM while starting work on the Doctor of Management. The program outcomes remain the same for the DM and the MBA or MSM under this option, but the normal completion time for the degrees in the combined program is reduced. Through this program, doctoral work is started after completing ten of the twelve required master’s courses. Program plans must be approved by the Provost, Vice Provost, Dean or Director for Graduate Programs. In no case will a master’s concentration be awarded unless all of the concentration courses (with the exception of a capstone course) have been completed.
The MBA or MSM degree will be awarded upon successful completion of the ten approved master’s courses plus two approved DM courses.