The David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah offers a program of study leading to the Ph.D. in Business Administration with a major field in Information Systems. The Ph.D. program is a full-time program that typically requires a minimum of four years of study. The program curriculum prepares doctoral students to perform independent research in data-driven business analytics, artificial intelligence, information technology for healthcare, social media, and network analysis, and behavioral and economic impacts at individual and organizational levels. Information Systems PhD Coordinator: Paul Hu
Each student’s program of study is tailored to the student’s needs and interests. Students work with their department Ph.D. Committee or Supervisory Committee Chair to design their program of study. Below is an illustrative list of classes that might be used to compose a program of study.
A minimum of 15 major fields, 9 allied fields, and 15 research competency credit hours are required. Three credit hours in research must be a Philosophy of Science course. Students are also required to take an effective teaching course, which is held the week between the spring and summer semesters of their first year. Once students have completed all the necessary requirements to advance to candidacy, they are then required to complete a minimum of 14 hours of thesis research.
To learn more about each course, read the course descriptions in the General Catalog and Class Schedules.
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