(PressZoom) - Brookville, N.Y. – The C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University will hold on-campus and online open houses for prospective students to learn about the Ph.D. in Information Studies, the only degree program of its kind in the New York metropolitan area.
The online open house will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 13, featuring a live video presentation by Linda Ryan, M.L.S., J.D., director of the Palmer School of Library and Information Science at Long Island University. She and other faculty and administrators will answer e-mailed questions from registered attendees.
The on-campus open house will be held on Thursday, January 27 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Great Hall of Winnick House at the C.W. Post Campus, 720 Northern Boulevard (Route 25A) in Brookville. Faculty and advisers will be on hand to explain degree requirements, research activities and course schedules.
Taught by faculty of the prestigious Palmer School of Library and Information Science, the doctorate in Information Studies trains scholars to conduct research in today’s critical areas of information organization, retrieval, management and policy and to assume leadership positions in research, teaching and in practice. Graduates of the program are equipped to fill a documented need for researchers and faculty members in the broad field of information studies. The program utilizes a strong interdisciplinary approach because solutions to the problems of organizing, storing and retrieving vast amounts of information require the combined knowledge of computer scientists, management specialists, educators, psychologists, librarians and others.
This program offers two main areas of study – knowledge organization and access, and information studies and services – and is structured to accommodate part-time students who are already working in the information field or in related professions. During the first year of the program, courses are held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m.
“The Ph.D. is the pinnacle of academic, personal and professional accomplishment and the highest earned credential in academia,” said Dr. Gregory Hunter, director of the Ph.D. program and a nationally-renowned expert in archives and records management. “Our program opens career doors and can increase earning potential exponentially.” He added, “The convenient part-time program allows our students to manage work and family life while earning this coveted degree.”
The Palmer School encourages applications from minority groups and is committed to equal-opportunity acceptance of candidates into the program in order to offset the shortage of minorities in the information professions. Applicants must hold a master's degree in any discipline.
Applications for the fall 2011 class will be accepted through March 15, 2011. To RSVP for the January 27 open house, visit liu.edu/cwpost/yes or call (516) 299-2900. In the event of inclement weather, the Open House will be held Wednesday, February 2.
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