Key information
- Duration: Full-time (60 months)
- Start dates & application deadlines:
- Starting August 2027 – Apply before Jan 2027
Overview
The Information Systems PhD programme at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) requires advanced methodology coursework, specialized research area seminars, two independent research studies, comprehensive qualifying evaluations, and dissertation research. Doctoral scholars specialize across primary departmental research concentrations, conducting qualitative, quantitative, and computational investigations. Candidates design and execute independent research projects, culminating in a publicly defended dissertation that makes an original contribution to the information systems literature.
Key Facts
Doctoral research concentration areas include machine learning models, statistical learning, and intelligent technologies; mobile database management, semi-structured data, and system integration; health informatics, clinical data analytics, and healthcare decision support; and computer-supported cooperative work, online community dynamics, and interactive software engineering.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Advanced Quantitative Methods for Information Systems Research
- Advanced Field Research Methods
- Computational Methods for Information Systems Research
- Applications of Intelligent Technologies
- Knowledge Management and Knowledge Organizations
- Advanced Artificial Intelligence
- Semi-structured Data Management
Admission Requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: 3
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 115
- TOEFL iBT: 80
- PTE Academic: 53
- IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
- The majority of successful applicants have an undergraduate GPA well above 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale).
- The IS Ph.D. programme builds on an understanding of the design, development, analysis, and use of computer-based information systems. Successful applicants will have demonstrated aptitude and/or interest in one or more of these areas. In addition, applicants should have or be willing to acquire the necessary competence in some of the following areas depending on their research concentration: statistical analysis, experimental design, programming, databases and data mining, computational analysis, in order to conduct sophisticated research at the doctoral level.
Fees and Funding
Tuition Fees
International tuition fees apply to students who are not citizens or permanent residents of the study country. Applies to you. Non-residents: 40,455 AUD / year (≈ 29,010 USD / year)