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Doctoral Degree Program

Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Business Administration — Tourism and Sport

Temple University offers a Ph.D. in Business Administration with a concentration in Tourism and Sport. This program builds on the strength of two schools, the Fox School of Business and Management and the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management (STHM), which is home to the tourism and hospitality management and sport and recreation management faculty. Students take the core Ph.D. in Business Administration curriculum from the Fox School of Business while working on their concentration area with the faculty in the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management.

In addition to world-class faculty, dedicated seminar-based coursework, and a new state-of-the-art facility, the Temple program offers Doctoral students very competitive assistantship funding as well as the chance to work in the National Laboratory for Tourism & eCommerce (NLTeC) and the newly established Sport Industry Research Center (SIRC), which have projects focusing on a wide range of topics in tourism, hospitality, sport, and leisure industries.

Interested persons are encouraged to seek more information by contacting STHM faculty. Inquiries for students interested in a tourism focus should be directed to Dr. Daniel Fesenmaier at drfez@temple.edu. Inquiries for students interested in a sport focus should be directed to Dr. Aubrey Kent at aubkent@temple.edu.

Doctoral Degree Program Components

» Tourism

» Sport

View general information regarding the Ph.D. Program in Business Administration.

Application Deadlines


Applications are being accepted now for placement in Fall 2010. Applications will be accepted until January 15, 2010 (domestic students). Those applicants with degrees from non-US institutions must apply by December 15, 2009.

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Contact Information

Coordinator for Tourism:

Dr. Daniel Fesenmaier
Professor & Director
National Laboratory for Tourism & eCommerce and
Research and Ph.D. Programs

School of Tourism and Hospitality Management

1810 N. 13th Street, Speakman Hall 300

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA 19122
voice: 215.204.5611

fax:    215.204.8704
e-mail: drfez@temple.edu

Coordinator for Sport:

Dr. Aubrey Kent

Associate Professor and Director

Programs in Sport and Recreation Management and the Sport Industry Research Center
School of Tourism and Hospitality Management
1810 N. 13th Street, Speakman Hall 349E
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA 19122
voice: 215-204-3810

fax:    215.204.8705

email: aubkent@temple.edu