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Journalism Concentration

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The University of North Texas Interdisciplinary Information Science PhD Program (or IS PhD Program) responds to the varied and changing needs of the information age, therefore offering the Journalism Concentration jointly with the UNT Mayborn School of Journalism. The concentration will provide the opportunity for interdisciplinary training, research and professional services in journalism. This concentration will prepare highly-trained academics that are capable of conducting research on the information aspects of journalism.

Course Requirements

Students enrolled in the journalism concentration will take courses from four blocks of courses:

1. Information Science Core Area (12 graduate credit hours)

  • INFO 6000 - Seminar in Information Science
  • INFO 6660 - Readings in Information Science (taken in the last semester of course work with the major professor)
  • INFO 6700 - Seminar in Communication and Use of Information
  • INFO 6945 - Doctoral Seminar in Information Issues

2. Research Courses (minimum of 24 graduate credit hours, including doctoral dissertation hours)

  • INFO 6940 Inquiry and Research Design
  • Quantitative Research Methods/ Statistics (6 graduate credit hours in consultation with advisor)
  • Qualitative Research Methods (3 graduate credit hours in consultation with advisor)
  • Doctoral Dissertation Hours (minimum of 12 hours of INFO 6950 to be completed after passing the qualifying exam)

3. Journalism Concentration Core (15 graduate credit hours) from the list below:

  • INFO 5040 - Information Behavior
  • INFO 5815 - Topics in Digital Imaging for Information Professionals
  • JOUR 5040- Media Studies and Theories
  • JOUR 5310 - Media Ethics
  • JOUR 5320 - New Technologies of Mass Communication

4. Journalism Concentration Electives (a minimum of 9 graduate credit hours focusing on one competency. Competencies listed below).

  • INFO 5307 - Knowledge Management Tools and Technologies
  • INFO 5441 - Advanced Storytelling
  • INFO 5707 - Data Modeling for Information Professionals
  • INFO 5711 - Internet Applications, Services and Management for Information Professionals
  • INFO 5735 - Usability and User Experience Assessment
  • INFO 5810 - Data Analysis and Knowledge Discovery
  • INFO 5841 - Digital Curation Fundamentals
  • INFO 5960 - Library and Information Sciences Institute or Seminar
  • INFO 6740 - Scholarly and Scientific Communication
  • INFO 6930 - Information and Communication Measurement
  • JOUR 5140 - Strategic Persuasion and Media Effects
  • JOUR 5210 - Race, Gender and the Media: A Methods Approach
  • JOUR 5330 - Strategic Social Media
  • JOUR 5500 - Integrated Communications
  • JOUR 5520- Advanced Study in Advertising and Public Relations for Social good
  • JOUR 5150- International Mass Communications
  • JOUR 5220- Advanced Business Journalism
  • JOUR 5280- Media Management
  • JOUR 5700- Advanced Feature Writing
  • JOUR 5710- Narrative Journalism
  • JOUR 5750- Advanced Multimedia Storytelling for News
  • LETC 6514 Seminar on Advanced Research Topics: Computer-Mediated Discourse Analysis or (LING 5560 Discourse Analysis)
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