Doctor of Philosophy in Information and Media- Human Centered Technology Design

The interdepartmental, interdisciplinary doctoral program in Information and Media immerses students in advanced graduate training in the field of information and media. Taught by a faculty with backgrounds in advertising and public relations, communication, computer science, economics, human computer interaction, journalism, management, neuroscience, political science, psychology, science and technology studies, sociology, and design, it seeks to empower the next generation of scholars and teachers to pursue innovative and original research. Human-Centered Technology integrates human sciences with computer science to design computing systems with a human focus. Researchers studying HCTD broadly investigate how the relationship between people, groups, societies and technology can inform the design of computing systems that support human's activities and enrich their lives. By implementing and evaluating computing systems in terms of their usability and accessibility, faculty are able to make critical inquiries into the implications of computing system's increasing presence in people's everyday lives

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Three (3) letters of recommendation from persons familiar with your academic or professional work and are willing to assess your aptitude for graduate work. Once you have listed your recommenders and their email addresses, the system will generate an email to your recommenders explaining the process to submit their letters electronically (NO HARDCOPIES accepted).
An Academic Statement: A concise academic statement of your plans for doctoral study, your career goals and how the Information and Media Ph.D. program will help you meet your career and educational objectives. Be sure to relate your plans and goals to the interests of the faculty you have contacted.
A Personal Statement: A concise personal statement about how your background and life experiences, including social, economic, cultural, familial, education or other opportunities or challenges, motivated your decision to pursue a doctoral degree.
A Resume: Include all activities that account for your time since earning a bachelors degree (e.g. employment, military service, travel). Include the type of activity, name of employer, city/state and dates. List the most recent activity first. Also include all relevant professional experiences, locations, dates and any scholarly conference presentations or publications.
Before you submit your application, please indicate your area of interest by including the department you are applying to:
a) Advertising and Public Relations,
b) Journalism, or
c) Media and Information.
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required. For the paper version, a minimum score of 580 with no sub-score below 55 is required. For the internet based test, a total score of 100 with no sub-score below 21 is required.
We will also accept the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Minimum score accepted is 7, with no subscores below 6.