The aim of the Doctorate Program in Management Information Systems is to provide individuals with the ability to conduct high-level research and equip them with the necessary knowledge to achieve a successful academic career.
Upon the successful completion of the program, students will gain the following competencies:

• To be able to apply analytical and empirical research methodologies used in disciplines with which the field of Management Information Systems involves a close relationship

• Interpreting, analyzing and synthesizing scientific problems and data in interdisciplinary field

• Contribute to the advancement of science and technology by producing knowledge at a universal level

• To be able to transfer the results of the researches to other people in an understandable way

Graduate Requirements for Doctoral Programs

The maximum time allowed for a student to finish the program is 12 semesters. Students who fail to take the qualifying exam in the fifth semester are dismissed from the Graduate School.
Students must take a total of 8 mandatory and elective courses and two specialization courses to meet the graduation requirements. Also, a GPA of 3.0 is required at the time of graduation.

The student who fails the proficiency exam takes the second proficiency exam in front of the same jury in the following semester. In case of failure, the student is dismissed from the Institute.
Students who fail to submit a thesis proposal within six months as of the date of passing the qualifying exam and fail the thesis follow-up examination two times in succession or 3 times are dismissed from the Graduate School