Doctor of Philosophy in Information Science and Learning Technologies

This PhD can be completed either in-person or entirely online. This degree is housed in the School of Information Science & Learning Technologies (SISLT). As a doctoral student in the School of Information Science & Learning Technologies, you can follow interdisciplinary paths. Approaches to inquiry include technical, cognitive, epistemological, cultural, political, and economic aspects of informing and learning. Interest areas include:

Engineering education
Educational gaming and simulation
Information organization, access, and dissemination
Information seeking and use
Interactive learning environments including VR, embodied and augmented learning
Learner-centered design, interface design, instructional design
Libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions
Reading, gaming, and other immersive experiences
User eXperience (UX) and Human computer interaction (HCI)

The completion of the program will prepare you for career tracks in higher education, public policy, public and private research in various fields including but not limited to interaction design, instructional design, library and information science.

Doctoral students are required to complete a minimum of 9 credits of ISLT Doctoral seminars where they will become fluent in current research in our field and develop writing skills. These seminars are face to face and online offerings of 3 credits each. Click here for the rotation of doctoral seminar topics.

Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 in the last 60 credit hours of the degree
Graduate GPA of 3.5
Applications are evaluated holistically If you do not meet these requirements you should provide evidence of exceptionality in one or more other categories Graduate Record Examinations GRE scores use school code 6875 are the primary recommended way to provide additional evidence of exceptionality
Our PhD requires a TOEFL score of 100 or a Duolingo score of 130 for all international applicants from countries not listed under Exemptions and Waivers regardless of prior study in Anglophone institutions or countries including in the US
IELTS - 7.5
Curriculum vitae or resume
Three letters of reference sent on the references letterhead