The Ph.D. Program in Business Administration, MSIS option, at Oklahoma State prepares candidates for academic careers involving high quality research and  instruction. Currently, this program is available only full-time on the Stillwater campus. It is not available part-time or through distance education, or at other campuses.  Before applying for the program, please visit the link, What do MIS PhDs do? and in particular, "Why get a PhD". There are four specializations offered under the MSIS option:

• Management Information Systems (MIS)
• Telecommunications Management (TCOM)  -- (
U.S. Citizens:  IASP Scholarship Program)
• Management Science (MS)
• Production and Operations Management (POM)

Students take a common set of courses that cover all four specializations. These are typically Ph.D. seminar courses (varying topics), courses on research methods (statistical and quantitative courses), and other courses offered by the department. Students without a background in business administration will be required to take a core set of business courses in management, finance, accounting, marketing and economics.  In addition, students may also take courses in other departments such as management, computer science, industrial engineering, electrical engineering, among others, depending on their area of specialization. Some students may also have the opportunity to work closely with the Institute for Research in Information Systems (IRIS) and the Center for Telecommunications and Network Security Management (CTANS).