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Course summary
The Multidisciplinary committee-directed Ph.D. program is designed for those highly qualified individuals whose research interests involve several disciplines in such a fashion that doctorates offered in traditional subject areas are not appropriate. Since information science can itself be considered an "interdisciplinary" field, our School is an active participant in the program. The multidisciplinary doctoral degree is awarded directly by the UW-Milwaukee Graduate School. In conjunction with the doctoral advisory committee, each student plans coursework and other educational experiences to meet particular needs for subject knowledge and research skills. While students in this program must meet all general Graduate School requirements for the Ph.D., their specific program of study and research will be highly individualistic. They are expected to work very closely throughout their degree program with their doctoral advisory committee and major professor. The Multidisciplinary Ph.D. requires both a high degree of focus and a breadth of vision on the part of the potential student. In return, it offers an exciting opportunity to gain solid grounding in multiple disciplines, in order to be able to address increasingly complex research issues in a rapidly changing world. The doctoral student must earn a minimum of 54 graduate credits beyond the bachelor's degree. Typically, a SOIS student comes into the Multidisciplinary Ph.D. program with a master's degree, and completes an additional 30-50 credits of graduate coursework. The doctoral student must meet Graduate School residency requirements. Towards the end of formal coursework, each student must pass written and oral candidacy examinations proving knowledge of the subject areas studied. The capstone of the Ph.D. program is the dissertation. After completion of the dissertation, the Ph.D. candidate must then defend it in an oral presentation before the advisory committee.
Entry requirement for international students
An applicant must meet Graduate School requirements plus these departmental requirements to be considered for admission to the program in regular status: Have a cumulative GPA in course work for the Master's degree of at least 3.5 and an undergraduate GPA of 3.0. Applicants possessing a Master of Library and Information Science (or an equivalent degree) are preferred. Applicants with a master’s degree in an allied discipline are encouraged to apply, but must complete the four required courses of the MLIS program in addition to the regular course requirements; Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee accepts IELTS*
* Please check with your chosen school for the exact entry requirements for your programme.
Qualification
Doctoral
Awarding body
University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Department name
School of Information Studies
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