Syracuse University

Program Information

Degree Offered

Ph.D. in information science and technology

Format: Campus

Program Description:

The Ph.D. in Information Science and Technology (formerly known as Ph.D. in Information Transfer) at Syracuse University's top-ranked School of Information Studies addresses information-related phenomena in all settings: individual, organizational, societal, political, and technical. The Information Science and Technology doctoral program is interdisciplinary, bringing together relevant knowledge and methods from information science, from the behavioral and social sciences, from management science, from computer science, and from law and public policy.

The Ph.D. in Information Science and Technology is a research-oriented degree awarded for excellence in the advancement and dissemination of new knowledge, both basic and applied, about the design, use and evaluation of information systems, services, and policies for individuals, for groups, for private-sector firms, and for nonprofit and governmental organizations.

Students accepted into the program generally receive the financial support they need to enroll.

Since the degree program's inception in 1969 as the first broad, interdisciplinary doctorate in the field, the doctoral program at Syracuse has been training researchers, educators, consultants, and others who share the view that information is a manageable resource. New institutions and systems are emerging in society around the use and management of information. How are these systems to be designed and evaluated? How should information systems and services be responsible to their clientele? What kinds of media and channels for information transfer are most effective? How can our current theories be modified to better account for the transfer and use of recorded information?

The doctoral program at Syracuse leads the effort to establish the new interdisciplinary field of information studies and contributes significantly to knowledge in this area.

Accreditation:

The School is accredited by the American Library Association.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Extensive

Institution Sector: Private not-for-profit

Locale: Midsize City

Size & Settings: 10,000 - 19,999