Georgia Southern University

Program Information

Degree Offered

Ph.D.

Format: Campus

Program Description:

The Ph.D. builds on the College of Business Administration’s (COBA) nationally ranked (15th) undergraduate degree program in logistics.

The program requires 60 credit hours, provided the student has a master’s in business from an institution accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business – International (AACSB). Course work in the degree will take two years, provided the student follows the prescribed lock-tep program. A third year will be needed to work on the dissertation. Students will be exposed to a broad range of business functions, as well as the role of logistics and transportation in the global firm.

Graduates of the Ph.D. program will be prepared to serve as knowledge brokers, able to transfer knowledge of supply chain management and logistics to lay audiences and provide leadership in expanding this increasingly important and complex field. The program offers three areas of concentration including: Marketing, Information Systems, and Operation Management.

Accreditation:

Georgia Southern University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges. The College of Business has undergraduate and graduate accreditation through the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

# of Credits Required:

60

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Classification: Master's Colleges & Universities I

Institution Sector: Public

Locale: Remote Town

Size & Settings: 10,000 - 19,999