PhD Information Science With a Concentration in Journalism

The University of North Texas Interdisciplinary Information Science Ph.D. Program (or IS Ph.D. Program) responds to the varied and changing needs of the information age, therefore offering the Journalism Concentration jointly with the UNT Mayborn School of Journalism. The concentration will provide the opportunity for interdisciplinary training, research and professional services in journalism. This concentration will prepare highly-trained academics that are capable of conducting research on the information aspects of journalism.

The University of North Texas Information Science Ph.D. Program with a concentration in journalism, developed and offered jointly with UNT Mayborn School of Journalism, responds to the varied and changing needs of an information age, increasing recognition of the central role of information and information technologies in individual, social, economic, and cultural affairs.

The mission of the University of North Texas (UNT) Information Science (IS) Ph.D. Program is to provide a center of excellence in graduate education and research. Its primary goals are to:

• Nurture critical and reflective thinking on the fundamental issues and elements of problems of utilization of information
• Foster an environment of substantive and productive mentoring and apprenticeship
• Prepare scholars passionate about the role of information in human affairs
• Foster cross-disciplinary thinking and research.

Students are recruited to the program from a wide range of disciplines and encouraged to expand and refocus their expertise and skills in cutting-edge areas of information science that cross disciplinary boundaries. The multifaceted nature of information science warrants the focusing of resources, courses, and faculties from a broad range of academic units.