Library and Information Science, Ph.D.
Degree Requirements (54 Post-Masters Hours)
Core Courses (15 Hours)
Course | Title | Credits |
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ISCI 801 | Theoretical Issues in Library and Information Science | 3 |
ISCI 802 | Research Methods and Design in Information Science | 3 |
ISCI 803 | Information and Society | 3 |
ISCI 804 | Preparation for Academic Careers in Library and Information Science | 3 |
ISCI 805 | Information Policy and Ethics | 3 |
Total Credit Hours | 15 |
Research Methods (6 Hours)
Qualitative Methods (3 hours)
Chosen from advisor-approved options such as the following:
Course | Title | Credits |
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EDFI 731 | Qualitative Inquiry | 3 |
ANTH 719 | Field Problems in Ethnology | 3 |
Quantitative Methods (3 Hours)
Chosen from advisor-approved options such as the following:
Course | Title | Credits |
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STAT 700 | Applied Statistics I | 3 |
STAT 701 | Applied Statistics II | 3 |
ISCI Electives (12 Hours)
Chosen from advisor-approved 800-level seminars or 700-level courses appropriate to research interests and the production of work designed for scholarly publication or presentation.
Cognate Courses (9 Hours)
Chosen from advisor-approved courses from another discipline related to the student’s research interests (i.e., mass communication, sociology, education, anthropology, computer science, English, geography, history, marketing, philosophy, political science, psychology, public administration).
Comprehensive Written and Oral Examinations
Dissertation Preparation (12 Hours)
Course | Title | Credits |
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ISCI 899 | Dissertation Preparation | 1-12 |
Total Credit Hours | 1-12 |