WPI Foisie商学院的商业管理博士学位是根据学院的使命而设计的，该学院旨在创造，发现和传播知识，为学生做好开展和应用改善社会的研究的准备。您将选择以下三个集中度之一：企业家精神，信息技术或运营管理。重要的是要在三个集中度之一中显示与我们的教师研究兴趣相适应的位置：创业，信息技术和运营管理。<br>学生必须完成学士学位以上的至少90个学分的研究生工作，或至少60个学分的研究生学位课程（超出硕士学位）。
The PhD degree requirements consist of coursework and research, which together must total at least 60 credit hours beyond the master's degree requirement. We consider abilities for independent thinking, research, and creativity through past work and research experiences. It is important to show fit with our faculty research interests in one of the three concentrations: Entrepreneurship, Information Technology, and Operations Management. In the application, indicate a concentration and a faculty sponsor who is willing to be the potential dissertation advisor.<br>In addition, a student with a master's degree will be expected to have successfully demonstrated graduate-level knowledge in a traditional business discipline such as Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Organizational Behavior, Entrepreneurship, Information Technology, or Operations Management, or in a discipline that is relevant to the student's proposed concentration. Furthermore, the applicant will demonstrate undergraduate competency in Calculus, Statistics and/or Micro/Macro Economics. Admissions decisions will be based on a review of the applicant's combined portfolios.