Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Information Technology

General Area of Study

School of Business and Technology

This general area of study gives you the flexibility to customize a doctoral program to meet your specific interests and career goals. You can focus on a particular IT discipline, such as information security or network architecture and design, or focus on IT within a specific industry. Courses help you develop advanced knowledge, as well as solid research and scholarly writing capabilities.

The general area of study is designed to prepare you for a job in teaching, consulting, or high-level IT leadership.

Residency Requirements: As a doctoral learner you will attend residential colloquia in addition to your online courses. At specific milestones in your program, you will attend three colloquia, each one week in length. See residential colloquia details.

Up to 48 quarter credits may transfer into this program.

ENROLL NOW FOR CLASSES BEGINNING : Program starting soon! COST PER QUARTER: $4,176 (pricing is subject to periodic adjustment) TOTAL QUARTER CREDITS: 120 credits ONE WEEK COLLOQUIUM TUITION: $1,395

Core courses:

• TS8004 - IT Research and Practice
• OM8301 - Survey of Research Literature in Information Technology Management Infrastructure - 4 credits
• OM8302 - Survey of Research Literature in Information Technology Planning and Delivery - 4 credits
• OM8303 - IT Technical Foundations - 4 credits
• OM8304 - Information Technology Delivery - 4 credits
• OM8305 - Information Technology Strategy and Management - 4 credits
• TS8306 - Advances in Information Technology - 4 credits
• OM7080 - Statistical Research Techniques - 4 credits
• OM8022 - Survey of Applied Research Methods - 4 credits
• OM8025 - Advanced Qualitative Research - 4 credits OR
• OM8026 - Applied Multivariate Modeling - 4 credits OR
• OM8027 - Survey Research Methodology - 4 credits
• TS8940 - IT Consulting Practice Seminar - 4 credits OR
• TS8950 - Teaching Practice Seminar in IT Education - 4 credits

Upon completion of all required course work:

• TS9984 - Doctoral Comprehensive Examination I - 4 credits
• TS9985 - Doctoral Comprehensive Examination II - 4 credits
• TS9996 - Dissertation Research I - 4 credits
• TS9997 - Dissertation Research II - 4 credits
• TS9998 - Dissertation Research III - 4 credits
• TS9999 - Dissertation Research IV - 4 credits

Thirteen elective courses:

• Choose any graduate courses.

Review of this program is pending in FL and GA. Please contact an enrollment director for additional information regarding this program.

Register now for a course, or call 1-888-227-2736.