Ph.D in Information Systems
For addirional information aboaut the Ph.D program in Information Systems contact:
Dr. Prashant Palvia
Ph.D Program Director
ISOM Department, UNCG
PO Box 26165
Greensboro, NC 27402-6165
Voice: 336.334.4818
Fax: 336.334.4083
E-Mail: pcpalvia@uncg.edu
Visit the ISOM Department home page for information about the faculty and other department programs.
Information Systems and Operations Management
Ph.D in Information Systems
The Ph.D in Information Systems (IS) at UNC Greensboro is an innovative, research oriented doctoral program designed to prepare students primarily for careers as members of faculty in academic IS units and secondarily as professionals in non-academic research and professional organizations. It is designed to train professionals and academic research scholars of the highest quality. The program is innovative in that it contains several components of a traditional Ph.D. program, where the focus is on developing technical and empirical research skills, and is characterized by four distinctive elements that enhance the traditional model. These are: a commitment to practical relevance; an emphasis on producing quality teachers; a research apprenticeship requirement; and interdisciplinary research. In addition, a “global information technology” emphasis is available as an option to interested students.
The program is primarily for full-time students. It is available to students with master’s degrees in appropriate areas such as business, computer science, public administration, engineering, or the social sciences. Students without masters’ degree in business will need to take additional courses to establish an understanding of business processes. The coursework for the degree consists of advanced courses in IS, specialized research-oriented courses in IS, courses in other areas of the Bryan School, courses in research methodology, and college teaching courses offered in collaboration with the School of Education and the Department of Psychology. The coursework will be followed by a comprehensive examination after which the student becomes a candidate for the doctoral degree. The student will then present and defend a detailed dissertation proposal to a doctoral committee. Upon successful defense of the dissertation proposal, the student will work towards completing the dissertation. The Ph.D. degree will be awarded after successful defense of the dissertation before the doctoral committee. A full-time student is expected to complete the degree in four years.
Did You Know?
The Information Systems Ph.D. Program has 100% placement of its graduates in positions.