Overview
Graduates of the Information Studies program from University of Oklahoma will be prepared to engage in creative research, ordinarily as part of a career in university teaching or in policymaking or consulting for corporate, non-profit, or governmental institutions, and in professional leadership for information institutions.
The goals of the Ph.D. program in information studies are below:
- To cultivate a community of students capable of conducting original, sustained, and effective research in the field of information studies and solving significant problems;
- To foster students to become catalysts for change and leading advocates for information products and services that effectively address the information needs of a diverse, pluralistic society in culturally responsible and sensitive ways; and
- To prepare students to educate the next generation of information professionals in a highly technological and information-based society.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Intellectual Traditions in Information Studies;
- Research Methods and Design in Information Studies;
- Special Topics in the Theory of Information Studies.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Information Technology (IT) View 45 other PhDs in Information Technology (IT) in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Application to the Ph.D. program (Fall admittance only)
- Personal statement (details below)
- Research/writing sample (Include a writing sample that demonstrates your ability to produce academic or professional writing. This can be a published article, a major term paper from previous coursework, a chapter from a thesis, or a research paper. The sample should be in English and preferably be recent)
- Professional resume or CV
- Three letters of recommendation from persons familiar with the applicant's scholastic or employment record (letters from personal friends or family are not appropriate)
- Scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Scores more than 5 years old are generally considered unreliable and are not acceptable. If you have a completed graduate degree with a 3.0 or higher GPA, you do not need to include GRE scores in your application
Tuition Fee
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International
10485 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 10485 USD per year during 36 months. -
National
10485 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 10485 USD per year during 36 months. -
In-State
3710 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 3710 USD per year during 36 months.
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