Admissions
Ph.D. in Information Studies
An applicant must meet Graduate School requirements plus the School of Information Studies admission requirements to be considered for admission in regualar status to the Ph.D. in Information Studies. For complete details on this application process, please visit the Ph.D in Information Studies program page.
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SOIS/academics/phd
Multidisciplinary Ph.D.
Before applying to the program, students should
have a general idea of the research they want
to pursue. For the Multidisciplinary Ph.D. program,
prospective students must:
- be admitted to the "host" Ph.D.
program;
- apply to SOIS for the Library/Information
Studies focus and, once admitted, obtain a SOIS
major professor as doctoral chair/advisor; (see
sois Ph.D. admission requirements)
- working with the SOIS major professor, assemble
the student's doctoral faculty advisory committee
(chaired by the major professor);
- within one year after admission to the "host"
program (or before completing 12 credits in
the doctoral program), submit a Multidisciplinary
Ph.D. Degree Program Proposal to the UWM Graduate
School for approval. If the Multidisciplinary
Proposal is not approved, the student has the
option of continuing in the host degree program.
SOIS students in the Multidisciplinary Ph.D.
program have generally selected the Urban
Education Ph.D. program as their "host"
program. For additional information on admission
to Urban Education, contact Dr. Larry Martin,
Director, at 414-229-5754, or via email: lmartin@uwm.edu
Once admitted to the Multidisciplinary Ph.D.
program at the end of the first year of study,
the student's coursework, preliminary/qualifying
exam, and dissertation are overseen directly by
the student's doctoral advisory committee and
major professor. SOIS has a number of faculty
who are approved by the UWM Graduate School to
serve as major professors. See list of SOIS faculty
who are approved to serve as Major Advisors at:
http://www.soe.uwm.edu/pages/welcome/
Departments/Urban_Education/Major_Advisors
Ph.D. in Urban Education specializing in
Educational and Media Technology
Candidates planning to specialize in Educational
and Media Technology must meet the criteria for
both the School of Information Studies (SOIS)
and the School of Education. The Doctoral Committee
of the SOIS and the Admissions Committee of the
Urban Education Doctoral Program will review each
application.
- Please visit the School
of Education website for admission requirements.
- Please complete the SOIS
application materials listed below.
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