Doctorat (Ph. D.)

The Doctorat en administration (Ph. D.) at École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC Montréal) is designed to support a student’s doctoral specialization within a research area in management. Courses are given in French or English, depending on availability and the people delivering them. The program offers 12 specializations: Affaires internationales; Comportement organisationnel et ressources humaines; Économie appliquée; Finance; Gestion des opérations et de la logistique; Ingénierie financière; Management, stratégie et entrepreneuriat; Marketing; Sciences comptables; Sciences de la décision; Sciences des données; Technologies de l’information.

The program is intended to be completed in four years full-time. It includes individual guidance from an experienced professor who is actively involved in research, with close collaboration throughout the program, plus support from an advising librarian. Students develop teaching skills through pedagogy seminars and teaching training workshops, with collaboration with experienced professors. It is a joint doctoral program with Concordia, McGill, and Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM).

Modules

• Affaires internationales
• Comportement organisationnel et ressources humaines
• Économie appliquée
• Finance
• Gestion des opérations et de la logistique
• Ingénierie financière
• Management, stratégie et entrepreneuriat
• Marketing
• Sciences comptables
• Sciences de la décision
• Sciences des données
• Technologies de l’information

• Teaching and/or research roles in a university or a research unit (80% of graduates)
• Senior-level positions in business (20% of graduates)
• Expert in data science at Priceline (example given by a graduate)