Program of Study

As a general practice, credits earned seven years prior to admission are not used in the Ph.D. in Technology Management program.

You will work with your Program Planning Committee to develop a Program of Study. Download the Program of Study form now and refer to it as you read through this material. The form identifies the broad areas of competency required for the Ph.D. in Technology Management.

You will complete a draft Program of Study and submit it to your committee via e-mail for review and comment. The following information will help you understand the major sections of the Program of Study form:

Prerequisites

• Your Program Planning Committee may identify deficiencies in your academic preparation for the Ph.D. in Technology Management. The specific courses to be completed will be listed in this section.

Technology Core

• The Ph.D. in Technology Consortium has selected five specific courses that form the Technology Core. These courses are identified on the Program of Study form. All students, regardless of their technical specialization, must complete these core courses.

Technical Specialization

• Technical specialization's consist of 24-30 hours of coursework. At least 24 hours of coursework must consist of courses listed in the technical specialization. Your Program Planning Committee may approve some substitutions, totaling no more than 6 hours. At least 12 hours of coursework in the technical specialization must be doctoral level only (not dual-enrollment graduate courses).

Cognate Studies

• If you have completed a master s degree, some of your master s coursework may be acceptable for inclusion in your Program of Study. Students admitted to the program without a master s degree will be required to complete 12-18 hours of graduate coursework in a supporting field of study. These graduate hours of coursework may be at either the master s or doctoral level.

Research Core

• You need to complete a minimum of 27 hours of research coursework. Your Program Planning Committee may approve the substitution of a graduate research methods course completed during a master s degree program for the first research course offered by Indiana State University. Each student must complete 18 hours of dissertation. Nine hours of dissertation will be completed at Indiana State University and nine hours will be completed at the home university of the Dissertation Chairperson.

Internship

• You are required to complete six hours of internship at the doctoral level. Unlike baccalaureate or master s level internships, which are skill-oriented, the doctoral level internship provides a unique opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge from your coursework and begin the process of research in a particular technical specialization. There are no substitutions permitted in the Internship requirement.

Submitting Your Program of Study

When you have finalized your Program of Study, you and the Chairperson of your Program Planning Committee sign the Program of Study. This form also must be signed by the coordinator of the program on your home campus. The completed form is then submitted to the Ph.D. Program Director at Indiana State University and the Dean of Graduate Studies at Indiana State University for final approval. It is also recommended that degree candidates periodically send updated copies of your Program of Study to the attention of the Director of the Ph.D. program so that those updates can be included in the student's permanent file. Information that will be important to be listed includes when courses were actually taken, course numbers if different than originally listed, grades received, and any other general comments that may be helpful when reviewing the candidate's progress toward candidacy and finally graduation status.