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The Bloch School is proud to facilitate student learning in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program (I.Ph.D.) through offerings in both Entrepreneurship and Innovation & Public Affairs and Administration.  The Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program is housed in UMKC’s School of Graduate Studies.

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation

The Ph.D. program in Entrepreneurship and Innovation is designed to train and develop research and teaching scholars in entrepreneurship and innovation. The Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (IEI) has established a research agenda that focuses on the ways in which entrepreneurs develop, lead, and transform today’s dynamic global businesses. Specifically, the Institute is assessing the values and risks of emerging technologies and investigating effective techniques for market opportunity analysis and the identification of new ventures in high-tech industries. In addition, the Institute is examining the success and failure factors of high-tech start-up firms, as well as the links between entrepreneurship, government policy, innovation, economic development and global competitiveness. The Entrepreneurship and Innovation area can serve as either a coordinating discipline or co-discipline for a doctoral student’s plan of study.

Complete information about the I.Ph.D. program in Entrepreneurship and Innovation can be found here.

Faculty Contact:

Mark Parry, Ph.D.
Ewing M. Kauffman/Missouri Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurial Leadership
Professor of Marketing
(816) 235-6724

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Public Affairs and Administration 

The Ph.D. program in Public Affairs and Administration (PAA) is designed to prepare students for research careers in universities, public, and nonprofit agencies, or for other roles in which research training is needed. This degree is designed for those with a strong interest in and ability to successfully engage in research and who exhibit promise as skillful teachers.

Students work closely with faculty advisors throughout their studies to develop a personalized program for their specific needs. Click here for a list of our doctoral faculty, who are nationally recognized as leading scholars in their fields.

This degree program is part of UMKC’s Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program, which encompasses a wide range of disciplines from throughout the university. Faculty members in the PAA program are drawn from the Public Administration and Business Administration departments of the Bloch School and from the Political Science Department. The PAA area can serve as either a coordinating discipline or co-discipline for a doctoral student’s plan of study.

What a PhD means to your future.
Complete information about the I.Ph.D. program in Public Affairs and Administration can be found here.

Faculty contact:

Nick Peroff, Ph.D.
Professor of Public Administration
Program Coordinator, PAA I.Ph.D.
(816) 235-2341