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Information Science Ph.D. With a Concentration in Journalism
Doctoral Degree
Program type:
Major
Format:
On Campus
Hybrid
Est. time to complete:
3-4 years
Credit Hours:
60 (with master's) or 72 (with bachelor's)
Explore innovative ways to use technology, harness information and enhance lives through
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.
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Request More InfoWhy Earn a Information Science Ph.D. With a Concentration in 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.
Marketable Skills
- Research and publication
- Pedagogical practices
- Critical thinking
- Leadership ability
- Data analysis
Journalism Information Science Ph.D. Highlights
Special lectures hosted by the college and the department feature renowned scholars
who provide different perspectives and insights into the information science field.
Our students and faculty are active members of different professional associations
and learned societies, such as the iSchools consortium, the American Library Association,
the Association for Information Science and Technology, and the Knowledge & Information
Professional Association.
The structure of the IS Ph.D. Program deliberately encourages and supports interactions
among students and faculty in different academic units. Faculty and doctoral students
together pursue research in a variety of areas.
The Department of Information Science offers financial support and scholarships to
its students to recognize exceptional academic and creative accomplishments.
The Career Center is one of the many valuable resources available to you at UNT. The
Career Center can provide advice about internships, future employment opportunities
and getting hands-on experience in your major.
Instruction is offered in a variety of formats, including face-to-face, online and
blended, that allows you to balance classes with full-time or part-time employment.
What Can You Do With a Information Science Ph.D. With a Concentration in Journalism?
Graduates of the program are prepared to contribute to the advancement and evolution of the information society in a variety of roles and settings as administrators, researchers, and educators.
Journalism Information Science Ph.D. Courses You Could Take
Information Architecture (3 hrs)
Introduction to the basic concepts and components of information architecture within
the context of end-user and organizational needs. Provides the student with an understanding
of the intellectual technologies necessary to design and implement effective and cost-efficient
information systems such as digital libraries, database systems, and a range of other
web-accessible resources.
Topics in Digital Imaging for Information Professionals (3 hrs)
Designed to provide each student in the digital image management program of study
an opportunity to be involved with the production of digital images; the creation,
maintenance and management of digital information databases; intellectual property
and copyright issues; the use and management of advanced network and information technologies
including web site design and maintenance; and the client markets of libraries, archives,
information centers and museums.
Theories of Mass Communication (3 hrs)
Theoretical approaches to communication; examination of the developing literature
in this field, including the contributions of social scientists and others; special
problems in communications research.
Media Ethics (3 hrs)
Promotes the development of critical thinking and reasoning skills necessary in the
mass and hyper media. It examines the relationship between professional ethics and
social philosophy and between media practice and a democratic society.
New Technologies of Mass Communication (3 hrs)
Theoretical and practical approaches to new technologies. Build and maintain weblogs
(or “blogs”); analyze existing, mature blogs; discuss theories relating to Internet
discourse of all sorts. Explores new technologies from the professional perspectives
of working journalists and scrutinizes these same technologies from the perspectives
of cultural critics who see not only a technology’s utility, but also its impact on
society, its workers and its media content.
Information Behavior (3 hrs)
Human cognitive behavior in seeking, searching for, browsing, evaluating and using
information. Concepts and contexts of types of knowledge and information need. Professional
methods for and practice in user needs assessment, user profiling and mediation processes
for purposes of developing user-centered information systems and services.
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