Overview
Through coordination of student and faculty interests and activities, the program offers opportunities for research, teaching, and leadership in a variety of settings.
Features
- Information and library science research leaders must be able to identify problems that are significant for our future as an information society, carry out rigorous studies and draw valid conclusions from them, and communicate those findings to stakeholders who can act on them.
- The Information and Library Science doctoral program at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill provides intensive, but highly flexible and customizable, preparation for careers in academia and research.
Programme Structure
Coursework
- The doctoral program of study is rooted in a set of core themes and principles of information and library science but customized to the needs and interests of students and research strengths of the faculty.
- Exceptionally well-prepared students will take a minimum of 36 hours of formal courses, reading courses, or directed research exclusive of the dissertation. Students who enter with no graduate background can expect to take additional hours of formal courses, reading courses, or directed research exclusive of the dissertation.
- With faculty advice, the student will choose appropriate graduate courses from those listed in the SILS catalog and from The Graduate School's catalog. All courses offered for credit toward the degree must be at the graduate level.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Disciplines
Library Science View 10 other PhDs in Library Science in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Student insurance
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- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Statement of Purpose: MS Applicants: Your Statement of Purpose should tell us about your interests and experiences, your career goals, any intriguing questions about the field you would like to explore, and why a SILS MSIS/MSLS is the best program for your studies.
- Please upload a sample of scholarly writing (e.g., academic paper, thesis chapter, or other analytical writing, 10-20 pages) that demonstrates your writing and critical thinking skills.
- Areas of Interest: Please select a Primary and Secondary area of interest within the application.
Tuition Fee
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International
28844 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 14422 USD per semester during 60 months. -
National
28844 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 14422 USD per semester during 60 months. -
In-State
10552 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5276 USD per semester during 60 months.
Living costs for Chapel Hill
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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Available Scholarships
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