The Ph.D. in the College of Business Administration requires a minimum of 69 course credit hours and a minimum of 6 dissertation credit hours beyond the baccalaureate degree. To ensure sufficient background for doctoral-level courses, students must demonstrate appropriate competence in quantitative reasoning, which is evidenced through completion of Econ 3150 and BA 5000 or their equivalent. Students must also demonstrate appropriate competence in managerial communication, which is evident through completion of BA 5100 or equivalent to be determined by the Director of the Ph.D. Program in Business Administration.
Students must take 9 credit hours of graduate-level courses (within or outside the College of Business Administration) beyond the foundation coursework and outside the major area (IS). In taking these courses, students can pursue one of the following two options, as approved by the Chair of the IS Ph.D. Committee: (a) 9 credit hours of graduate-level courses beyond foundation course work in a supporting field approved by the Chair of the IS Ph.D. Committee. (b) 9 credit hours of doctoral-level (in exceptional circumstances, such as prerequisite requirements, a maximum of 3 of these 9 credit hours could be through a masters-level course) approved by the Chair of the IS Ph.D. Committee.
Inf Sys 7894: Theoretical Foundations of Information Systems Research
Electives: Students are required to take 6 credit hours (2 courses not included elsewhere) from the list of approved elective courses for the IS Emphasis. They include:
Log OM 5301: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Log OM 6840: Experimental and Survey Design and Analysis
Inf Sys 6806: Managerial Applications of Object-Oriented Technologies
Inf Sys 6807: Business Programming and File Systems
