Retail and Consumer Sciences -- Doctoral Program
Retail and Consumer Sciences • Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management • Certificate in Services Management • Certificate in Tourism Development
DEGREE REQUIREMENT
Area |
Credit Hours |
Required Courses: RCS 614, 615, 625, 641 |
12 |
Research Methods: RCS 590, 616 |
5 |
Statistics: Statistics 537, 538, 579, elective |
12 |
1Cognate Area |
9 |
2Instructional Methods |
3 |
3Electives |
21 |
Dissertation |
24 |
Total |
86 |
1Cognate hours must include at least 3 hours at the 600 level.
2Graduate level courses that will help develop students’ instructional
capabilities.
3Electives will be selected in consultation with graduate faculty advisor
and Master’s coursework may be used as part of elective hours.
SELECTED DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS
• Carpenter, Jason Matthew (2003). “An Examination of The Relationships Between Consumer Benefits, Satisfaction, and Loyalty in The Purchase of Retail Store Branded Products”
• Park, JungKun (2003). “Consumer Attitudes Toward Personalization Features and Intention to Purchase Online”
• Daves, Hester Alicia (2002). “The Predictors of Turnover Intentions: An Investigation of Front-Line Employees in The Retail Industry”
• Moore, Marguerite (2002). “Effect of Strategic Orientation on Innovation and Performance: The Case of Multiple Channel Retailing (MCR)”
• Seo, Heesun (2002). “A Qualitative Investigation of Polish Consumers' Retail Experiences During the Transitional Period: 1989-2001”
• Southward, Leigh (2002). “Expectations and Satisfaction Among Undergraduate Students: A Consumer Behavior Approach”
• Warren, Stephen L. (2002). “Consumer Materialism and Human Values Orientations”
• Kwon, Kyoung-Nan (2001). “The Influence of Expectation for A Future Deal on The Effectiveness of A Current Price Promotion: An Application of Prospect Theory”
• McGowan, Karen M. (1998). “The Validation of Market Beliefs
and Their Relationship with Dimensions of The Price Cue”
CAREER OUTLOOK
The retail and Consumer Science’s Ph.D. graduates have been highly sought for teaching and research faculty positions at major universities. Many of our Ph.D. graduates are successful in obtaining academic positions at nationally-recognized universities. These universities include Michigan State University, Purdue University, University of Missouri, University of South Carolina, University of Georgia, Indiana University, Kansas State University, and The University of Arizona.
“ I am extremely proud to be a graduate of UT’s Retail
& Consumer Services Ph.D. Program. I am certain that choosing UT for
my graduate education provided me with high quality learning experiences
in teaching and research that I would not have received in other programs
in RCS enjoy a long and celebrated history, and the resulting impeccable
national reputation offers graduates a competitive edge in the academic
job market.”
-- Dr. Jason Carpenter, Assistant Professor, University of Missouri
Contact the Department of Retail, Hospitality,
and Tourism Management
1215 W. Cumberland Ave.
110 Jessie Harris Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-1911
Email: rhtm@utk.edu
Fax: 865-974-5236
Hotel, Restaurant, & Tourism
Phone: 865-974-2141
Retail & Consumer Sciences
Phone: 865-974-2141