Who Should Apply

Since the degree programs inception in 1969 as the first broad, interdisciplinary doctorate in the field, the doctoral program at Syracuse has been training researchers, educators, consultants, and others who share the view that information is a manageable resource. New institutions and systems are emerging in society around the use and management of information. How are these systems to be designed and evaluated? How should information systems and services be responsible to their clientele? What kinds of media and channels for information transfer are most effective? How can our current theories be modified to better account for the transfer and use of recorded information? The doctoral program at Syracuse leads the effort to establish the new interdisciplinary field of information studies and contributes significantly to knowledge in this area.