Overview
The program focuses on:
- metric information studies and evaluation of science
- description and analysis of documents and digital objects
- systems organization and classification of knowledge
- content management and information skills
- management and planning processes in information systems
- definition and evaluation of information policies
- processes for searching and retrieving digital information
- use of information technology from the point of view of digital humanities, including archival studies, literature or historiographical techniques.
The Library Science - Archives and Libraries in the Digital Environment Program at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid has the following objectives:
- To promote understanding of the research process and the basis for academic research;
- To train students to identify and raise relevant research issues;
- To prepare students to competently undertake relevant research that contributes to new knowledge in this subject;
- To train for relevant jobs and tasks in teaching or consulting, both in academic and non-academic environments.
Programme Structure
Research areas include:
- Digital Humanities
- Print/Written Culture: Books and Documents through the History
- Archival Science & Record Management
- Historiography
- Planning & Management of Libraries & Information Centers
- Information Literacy
- Systems, Representations and Knowledge Organization
- Linguistics
- Information Retrieval Systems
- Digital Libraries
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
Library Science Information Technology (IT) Environmental Economics & Policy View 3 other PhDs in Information Technology (IT) in SpainAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
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Other requirements
General requirements
The recommended profile for an applicant is a student with Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in the field of library science or a Bachelor’s degree in library science and a Master’s degree in the area of interest of his Ph.D. thesis, preferably with a good level of English and research or professional experience of at least two years in the area of information management.
Admissions will be considered based on the following criteria:
- Graduate Record;
- Publications;
- Previous training;
- Letters of reference;
- Research interests and project feasibility;
- Languages;
- Professional experience.
Tuition Fee
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390 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 390 EUR per year during 36 months. -
EU/EEA
390 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 390 EUR per year during 36 months.
- fee for academic monitoring of Ph.D. training year
Living costs for Madrid
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
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