[AISWorld] MIS PhD program at Michigan State University invites student applications for Fall 2015

Sat Aug 30 17:02:54 EDT 2014

MIS PhD program at Michigan State University invites student applications for Fall 2015

The Media and Information Studies (MIS) PhD program at Michigan State University seeks outstanding students, who wish to join an exciting interdisciplinary program of study at the intersection of the social sciences and socio technical systems. Our diverse faculty develops and applies transformative knowledge about media and society and evolving information and communication technologies (ICT). The program engages students to become active scholars, teachers, and leaders in the media and information fields.

Offered jointly by the Department of Advertising+Public Relations, the School of Journalism, and the Department of Media and Information, the MIS PhD program gives students access to fifty PhD faculty with research interests that span important current and emerging issues in media and information studies. Students get involved early on in projects, complementing theoretical coursework with hands-on research experiences.

Particularly strong research interests of our faculty include:
·      Social media and social computing
·      Human-computer interaction
·      Management information systems
·      Games and meaningful play
·      Health and ICT
·      ICT4D
·      Media effects
·      Media and information policy
·      Socio-technical systems

New this year is an option for undergraduates interested in pursuing advanced studies through an accelerated MA program leading to early admission to our PhD program.

Over 90 percent of our current students are supported by graduate teaching and research assistantships with generous stipends of $2000-2100 per month, tuition remission, and health benefits. University fellowships, dissertation completion fellowships, summer research fellowships, and stipends for travel to academic conferences round out the resources available for students.

Over three-fourths of our graduates are hired into faculty positions at four-year institutions at graduation. They are found in departments of mass media, journalism, advertising, public relations, and information studies across the United States and around the world. Others go on to careers in public service and business.

QS World University rankings place MSU 11th in the world and 7th in the U.S. in communication and media studies.  The National Communication Association (NCA), in their most recent doctoral program reputation study, ranked MSU’s Ph.D. programs as No. 1 in educating researchers in communication technology, and in the top four in mass communication. Michigan State University ranked third in frequency of faculty publication in communication in a study reported in The Electronic Journal of Communication in 2012, and fourth in social media research productivity in a study reported in Communication Monographs in 2014.

East Lansing and the greater Lansing area offer a vibrant cultural environment with easy access to a variety of outdoor activities and the scenic beauty of our state year-round. Blending urban and sub-urban living, it is one of the nation’s most affordable places to complete a doctoral program in media and information studies.

To learn more about the doctoral program, see our web page (cas.msu.edu/misphd), contact one of our faculty members, or visit us on Facebook (PhDinMIS) to see what is happening this week.

My best,
Constantinos

Dr. Constantinos K. Coursaris
Ph.D. Business Administration (Information Systems)
M.B.A. e-Business, B. Eng. Aerospace

Director of Graduate Studies & Associate Professor
Department of Media and Information
Associate Professor, Department of Advertising and Public Relations
Professor by Courtesy, Usability / Accessibility Research & Consulting - Outreach and Engagement

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