2024-2025 Graduate Catalog w/ September Addendum 
    
    Nov 20, 2024  
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog w/ September Addendum

Information Systems Engineering and Management, Ph.D.


Information Systems Engineering and Management, PhD Requirements


The following comprises the requirements for the Ph.D. in Information Systems Engineering and Management. Requirements include a minimum of 36 semester hours and non-credit program requirements. When applicable, the semester hour value of each course appears in parentheses ( ). Additional information regarding Doctorate programs can be found in the Doctorate Guidebook.

Milestone 1


Complete the Breadth Course Requirements


In addition, with permission of the Program Lead, the student may complete any Graduate or Doctorate level course to align with research/project topic. 

Entering with a Baccalaureate Degree

Entering with a Masters Degree

Complete 9 to 21 semester hours from the following courses:

The number of semester hours required is based on the student’s individual Plan of Study specified by the Admissions Committee.

Complete the Depth Course Requirements


Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Training


CITI Training includes training modules on human subjects and ethical research. Harrisburg University requires that all research involving human subjects, including the use of secondary and primary data, be reviewed by the University’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) to ensure protection of the rights of human subjects.

Qualifying Exam


The student will demonstrate fundamental knowledge by successfully completing a Qualification Examination (QE).

Milestone 2


Complete the Doctoral Research Seminar:


Milestone 3


Research Proposal Defense


The student will be required to have a Doctoral Dissertation Committee established.

Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approval


The student will receive approval of research from Harrisburg University’s Institutional Review Board (IRB).

Milestone 4


Complete Doctoral Studies:


Milestone 5


Dissertation Defense