University of Central Florida

Program Information

Degree Offered

Doctor of Philosophy in Texts and Technology

Format: Campus

Program Description:

The doctoral program in Texts and Technology provides training in an interdisciplinary field combining scholarly study, creative production, and assessment of digital media texts. Texts include visual, audio, multimedia, and performance, as well as printed and spoken words. The curriculum emphasizes theory and practice in new media supplemented by historical grounding in pre-digital media studies. Both a teaching practicum and professional internship experience are required of all students to familiarize them with textual technologies from both academic and professional perspectives. This unique and innovative program prepares students for research, teaching, and program development. Areas of research and production include web design, multimedia production, distributed education, entertainment, publishing, information architecture, and visualization.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Intensive

Institution Sector: Public

Locale: Large Suburb

Size & Settings: 20,000 and above