Business Administration, PhD (Information Systems & Decision Sciences)

Program Overview

The PhD in Business Administration with a concentration in ISDS is a full-time program designed for students to complete in four years. The program consists of 60 credit hours, including coursework in business disciplines, ISDS core courses, research methodology, and a dissertation. Upon completion of coursework, students must pass comprehensive exams and complete an original dissertation under faculty supervision.

Program Outline

The PhD program (PhD in business administration with a concentration in ISDS) is designed for full-time study and involves 60 credit hours at the graduate level. The program consists of 12 hours breadth of study in the four business disciplines: accounting, finance, marketing, and management; 12 hours of major field core courses; 9 semester hours in a minor area; 12 hours of research methodology; 6 semester hours in a supporting area; and 9 hours of dissertation studies.

Teaching:

The specific departmental-level academic course plan must be approved by the student’s advisory committee.

Other:

Students should plan to spend two academic years (fall and spring) completing coursework and spend the summer working on independent research projects under their advisor’s supervision. Completion of the dissertation usually takes 12 to 18 months. Overall, the PhD program normally requires four years to finish.