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The doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) program is based in the School of Communication and Information (SC&I) and provides doctoral training for students seeking theoretical and research skills for scholarly and professional leadership in the fields of communication, library and information science, and journalism and media studies. The focus of the program is on the nature and function of communication, information and media institutions, policies, processes and systems and their impact on individuals as well as social, organizational, national, and international affairs. Interdisciplinary approaches to these issues are strongly supported and encouraged in the program. The program is especially well-suited for those interested in the interaction between new information and communication technologies, the individuals who use them, and the social/cultural/political systems in which they are embedded. However, students with more narrowly aligned disciplinary interests (e.g., organizational communication, interpersonal communication, health communication, library management, journalism, and critical/cultural studies in communication) will also find this program serves them well. The Ph.D. program serves students who seek to acquire theoretical and research skills for scholarly activity or for leadership positions in the communication and information fields. The program focuses on the nature and function of communication and information processes. It looks at systems, institutions, and policies and assesses their impact on individuals and organizations and upon national and international affairs. Students may focus on any of the following areas: communication, library and information science, or media studies.

Communication (COM) reflects faculty research and scholarship focusing on three interrelated core areas: social interaction; organizational communication; and mediated communication. Problem-oriented research at the intersection of these areas includes prominent contemporary communication concerns related to health, gender, conversation analysis, persuasion, identity, leadership, change, policy, culture, collaboration, and interpersonal relationships. The department houses three centers that provide various opportunities for doctoral students: Center for Communication and Health Issues, Center for Mobile Communication Studies, and the Center for Organizational Development and Leadership.

Library and Information Science (LIS) provides a strong academic foundation for students seeking theoretical and research skills for scholarly and professional leadership in the library and information fields. LIS offers concentrations in information science and library science. Information science focuses on information behavior and systematic responses to it. Students in this area develop an understanding of and research capability in human information-seeking activity, information retrieval systems, and information structures. Library science concentrates on digital as well as physical libraries and information centers as part of a diverse global information environment. The concentration considers the design, management, and evaluation of information systems and services responsive to users' information and cultural needs.

Media Studies (MS) is concerned with the political, social, psychological, and economic impact of the media, as well as with the cultural and historical conditions that give rise to contemporary media. The area includes the study of both the "traditional" mass media and newer electronic technologies and telecommunications. Research and coursework cover media content and effects; audience reception and interpretive processes; the emergence of audiences understood in terms of race, age, gender, class, and politics; the sociology and production of culture; communication law, regulation, and policy; and the media's roles in political and international communication and in educational systems.

To earn a Ph.D. degree, students must complete a minimum of 33 credits of doctoral-level coursework and accumulate 24 credits of dissertation research. In addition, Ph.D. candidates must have completed at least 24 credits of coursework at the master's degree level.

As a part of the 33-credit coursework requirement, students must take 16:194:601 Communication, Information, and Media Theory; 16:194:602  Research Foundations; 16:194:608  Research Practicum; and two of the following three methods courses: 16:194:603  Qualitative Research Methods, 16:194:604  Quantitative Research Methods, or 16:194:605  Interpretive Research Methods.

There is no language or residency requirement, and students may pursue the Ph.D. on a full- or part-time basis. However, students are required to enroll for a minimum of 6 credits during the time they are taking coursework in the program; furthermore, we currently offer no entirely online courses. Teaching and research assistantships, which include tuition remission, and various fellowships are available for highly qualified full-time students.

The School of Communication and Information (SC&I) offers two master's degrees, the M.L.I.S. degree in library and information science and the M.C.I.S. degree in communication and information studies. These programs are described in the school's graduate catalog. The master of philosophy degree is also available to doctoral candidates under certain circumstances.
 
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