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Doctoral Programs

The School of Information Studies faculty members bring more than 40 years of experience in offering high-quality doctoral studies. Thefaculty contains a mix of tenure-track professors who focus their careers on academic research and teaching and of professors of practice who maintain professional ties in their field of expertise and leverage external relationships in order to enhance our academic programs.

The iSchool is proud to offer the following two doctoral programs:

Ph.D. in Information Science and Technology

  • Founded in 1969, our research-focused Ph.D. program was the first interdisciplinary doctorate in the field.
  • Like our multidisciplinary curriculum and faculty, students in the Ph.D. program represent a diverse range of academic interests and professional backgrounds.
  • The iSchool secures funding to support all students accepted into this 78-credit, campus-based program.
  • Graduates have excellent placement rates in tenure-track positions at academic institutions around the globe.

Doctorate of Professional Studies in Information Management

  • Launched in fall 2008, the Doctorate of Professional Studies is the first part-time, distance-learning doctoral program for working information professionals.
  • Designed for mid-level managers, this program has an applied approach to studying information and management theory.
  • The iSchool encourages students to find funding from employers or external scholarship programs to help cover the costs of this 51-credit program.
  • Graduates of this program will fill the increasing number of positions for executive level information professionals.
Professors of Practice Dave and Susan Dischiave bring years of professional experience to their classes and are working to increase enterprise technology course offerings.
Kauffman Initiative on Entrepreneurship

Enitiative is the Syracuse Campus-Community Entrepreneurship Initiative, made possible by a grant awarded to SU from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Grants have been awarded to several iSchool faculty and students to fund a variety of entrepreneurial projects.