The primary goal of the Ph.D. program in MIS at the University of Georgia is to develop competent scholars and teachers—individuals who will excel in research and teaching positions at other major universities. With this goal in mind, we have developed a Ph.D. Program that will provide you with significant individual flexibility, while at the same time ensuring that you acquire the necessary conceptual and methodological skills to begin work toward a leadership position in your field.

The program typically takes a four year, full-time commitment. Students spend their first two years completing course work in MIS, research methods, and a supporting field, usually related to the student's dissertation research topic. The doctoral dissertation is completed in the final two years. Students are expected to remain at the University of Georgia until their dissertation is successfully defended.

• An in-depth knowledge of systems theory and practice, MIS and related theory, MIS techniques, and MIS technology;
• Research skills appropriate to study problems arising within the MIS domain;
• A sufficiently detailed knowledge and understanding of an MIS sub field to conduct leading edge research in that sub field;

Ph.D. students gain their skills through formal courses, research apprenticeships, faculty and industry interaction, presentations at seminars, and writing research papers. Ph.D. students are expected to present two conference papers and submit one journal paper during their four years in the program.

You can find more details about the doctoral program structure here (word document)

Doctoral students are required to take a minimum of 5 major field courses.

Students must also take three courses in research methods and three courses in a supporting field. In the past, supporting fields have included strategic management, artificial intelligence, and production and operations management.

Previous graduate coursework may satisfy some of the requirements.

The Terry College of Business requires two forms of prerequisite course work for students seeking a Ph.D. You may satisfy these requirements through previous undergraduate or graduate course work, or by taking the specified courses during your first quarters in residence.

    Prerequisite Mathematics
    Foundation in Business Administration

There are currently 11 students in the program.

The primary goal of the Ph.D. program is to prepare you for a research and teaching position at a major university. While many of our Ph.D. students have taken positions at universities in nearby states (e.g., Auburn, Florida Atlantic, Clemson, Alabama at Birmingham), other students have joined the faculties at such institutions as University of Oklahoma, University of Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, William and Mary, and University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.

Applications for admission to the program are included in the Terry College of Business PhD/MA Information and Application Packet.

Accepted applicants generally have a GMAT score in the mid 600s to low 700s or a total of Verbal and Quantitative GRE score in the upper 1400 to upper 1500 range.

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Go to the Terry PhD page for an application packet.

For Financial Aid application, contact The Office of Student Financial Aid.

Contact Dr. Marie-Claude Boudreau (mcboudre@terry.uga.edu) if you have any other questions.