PhD Programs in Technology Management

Indiana State University

• Founded in 1865, Indiana State University is a public institution in Terre Haute, Indiana, an urban area 75 miles from Indianapolis. Home to more than 2,000 graduate students, the university grants a Ph.D. in technology management through its School of Technology. To enroll in the program, a bachelor's or master's degree in computer science is necessary as well as three years of experience working in technology management. Applicants must also submit either GRE or MAT graduate school admission test scores. Students begin the program by completing 15 to 24 credit hours of coursework entirely online, followed by 15 to 24 hours of coursework and research on Indiana State's campus. Finally, students complete a research dissertation. The program requires students to specialize in construction management, digital communication systems, industrial training, manufacturing systems or quality systems.

  Indiana State University
  101 N. 6th St.
  Terre Haute, IN 47809
  812-237-3977
  indstate.edu

Polytechnic Institute of New York University

• Located in Brooklyn, New York, the Polytechnic Institute of New York University is a private, nonsectarian institution with more than 2,400 graduate students. Admission to the university's Ph.D. program in technology management is highly competitive with preference given to New York University graduates and individuals with Master of Business Administration degrees. All courses for the program are offered on weekday evenings to accommodate the schedules of working adults, and students can attend classes on a full- or part-time basis. Classes offered toward the degree include organizational behavior, economics, marketing, operations management, management of emerging technologies, change and innovation, quantitative analysis, technology decision-making and information systems management. A formal dissertation is required.

  Polytechnic Institute of New York University
  Six Metrotech Center
  Brooklyn, NY 11201
  718-260-3600
  poly.edu

University of California, Los Angeles

• In 2010, "U.S. News and World Report" ranked the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 24th among all universities in the United States. The public institution opened in 1919 and has a graduate student enrollment of more than 13,000. UCLA's Anderson School of Management requires students to complete a number of prerequisite courses prior to admission to the Ph.D. in technology management program, including differential calculus, matrices and differential equations, real analysis, probability theory, statistics, programming and microeconomic theory. Students who receive admission complete 10 courses related to decision analysis, optimization, stochastic models and operations planning and then take a comprehensive examination that tests core knowledge of these four areas. Those who pass the test complete a formal dissertation and eight additional courses related to their chosen focus of study in computer science, business, economics or engineering.

  University of California at Los Angeles Anderson School of Management
  Box 951481
  Los Angeles, CA 90095
  310-825-7982
  anderson.ucla.edu