Computer Information Systems, PhD

The Department of Information Systems offers a computer information systems concentration within the Doctor of Philosophy in business administration. The full-time program prepares scholars for careers at leading research-focused educational institutions. This program allows doctoral students to participate in ongoing research projects in conjunction with faculty members in the department. Research topics include business analytics and big data; health care IT; IT-enabled services and process innovation; information economics and strategy; security and privacy; and social media, e-commerce and mobile platforms. Business faculty and doctoral students present their research at leading national and international conferences and publish their research in academic journals. In addition to publishing in top information systems journals, doctoral students are often published in leading journals in other disciplines, including accounting, economics, finance, health care management, marketing, managerial decision-making, operations management and strategic management.

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the W. P. Carey School of Business.Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in any field from a regionally accredited institution.Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program, or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program.