School of Information: Ph.D. Brochure

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Florida State University School of Information

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Florida State University is a national leader in information and technology research, and a founding member of the iSchools Consortium.

PhD students at FSU are eligible to receive assitantships and work with the iSchool’s award-winning professors in cutting edge research and innovative teaching.

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INNOVATION HUB Florida State University’s new Innovation Hub is located in the center of FSU’s campus in Tallahassee, Florida.

Equipped with the latest technologies, the Hub has a Digital Fab Lab, Virtual Reality Lab, Hackerspace, and a wide variety of technologies to promote innovative and collaborative work.

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CONNECTING PEOPLE TO INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY

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Further your career with a PhD in Information.

Our approach combines award-winning faculty, innovative technology and valuable experience to offer an unparalled education.

DOCTORATE IN

INFORMATION Faculty at FSU’s iSchool offer research collaborations in a wide range of areas including sociotechnical and information technologies, social media, data mining and data analytics, data curation and digital libraries, health information technology and health informatics, information behavior, information policy, youth, cultural heritage and museum informatics among others.

SCHOOL FACILITIES

LABS & INSTITUTES Doctoral students participate in research at the Information Use Management & Policy Institute, the Social Media Lab, the iSensor Lab, the Institute for Digital Information and Scientific Communication, the Data Center Server Lab, Health Informatics Lab, Innovation Hub, DETOUR, and eHealth Lab.

GAIN SKILLS IN

RESEARCH & TEACHING PhD students at FSU are eligible for assistantships in research or teaching with tuition waivers and stipends, as well as scholarships. Students have the opportunity to work in research collaborations with iSchool professors.

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SCHOOL OF INFORMATION FSU’s iSchool is nationally ranked for the Master of Science in Information Technology and the ALA-accredited Master of Science in Information, with top national rankings in School Library Media and Services for Children and Youth.

A Bachelor of Science in Information Technology with majors in Information Technology or Information, Communication, and Technology are also available.

LIVING IN

TALLAHASSEE Florida State University’s iSchool in Tallahassee, Florida, is situated in Florida’s capitol with access to research settings in government, information and cultural heritage institutions, health, technology and scientific settings, including the national Mag Lab.

FSU iSchool PhD students travel nationally and internationally to present research at conferences including ASIS&T, ALISE, AMIA, AOIR, iConference, IEEE, JCDL, CHI, CSCW and more.