College of IST Ph.D. Program

The Ph.D. program in Information Sciences and Technology was developed for individuals seeking to become dynamic leaders in research and teaching and who are focused on the problems and challenges created by technology's implementation into nearly every facet of our lives.

The IST Ph.D. program is consists of four tracks, or areas of study:

• Computational informatics
• Human-computer interaction
• Social and enterprise informatics
• Security informatics

Each track includes faculty members who are leaders in their academic areas and have industry experience. Many of our faculty also hold joint appointments in other academic areas including psychology, business, geography, economics, communications, and computer science.

More information about courses, comprehensive exams, and the thesis defense process can be found on the College's intranet site. Please use this site as a point of reference for any questions you have during your time as a Ph.D. student in the College of IST. For specific questions, please contact the college's graduate programs office at GraduatePrograms@ist.psu.edu.