{"id":62006,"date":"2023-05-25T09:06:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T13:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jem.utk.edu\/beta\/?page_id=60351"},"modified":"2026-01-15T15:18:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T20:18:47","slug":"doctoral-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/sis\/graduate-student\/doctoral-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctoral Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile utkwds-media-text has-light-background-color has-background\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/sis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/web-sis_CCI-PhD-Neyland-Stadium-Tour_060-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Moonhee Cho, far right, talks with Yewande Ojo, a doctoral student studying information sciences at C-C-I, as they walk around campus.\" class=\"wp-image-209713 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/sis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/web-sis_CCI-PhD-Neyland-Stadium-Tour_060-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/sis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/web-sis_CCI-PhD-Neyland-Stadium-Tour_060-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/sis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/web-sis_CCI-PhD-Neyland-Stadium-Tour_060-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/sis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/web-sis_CCI-PhD-Neyland-Stadium-Tour_060.jpg 1110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19e250f3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-condensed-font-family has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:3px;text-transform:uppercase\">INFORMATION SCIENCES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">PHD Concentration<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide utkwds-link-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-utkwds-link-group-2up\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/graduate-programs\/communication-and-information-phd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CCI PhD program page<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/admissions-and-aid\/graduate-student-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PhD student funding<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/admissions-and-aid\/phd-admissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PhD admission information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/graduate-programs-faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PhD student FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:57px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-condensed-font-family has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:3px;line-height:0;text-transform:uppercase\">Research at the <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">School of Information Sciences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">As part of a Research 1 institution, our faculty is constantly engaged in innovative and cutting-edge research. Students working with faculty will learn how to conduct peer-reviewed academic research on a wide range of media-connected topics from sports communication to new media to political communication. <a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/sis\/about\/faculty-showcase\/\">Check out our faculty showcase to explore recent research produced by our faculty.<\/a> Doctoral students also have the opportunity to seek support for research from the College of Communication and Information&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/ric.utk.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Research and Innovation Center (RIC)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:57px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light utkwds-billboard\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-133\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/sis\/wp-content\/themes\/utkwds\/assets\/images\/bkg-cot-imagelight.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-57dc4dea wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull utkwds-media-text-cta has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dbf27b9b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-c7b3064f wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More graduate resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide utkwds-link-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-utkwds-link-group-2up\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gradschool.utk.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/gradschool.utk.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Graduate School<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/graduate-programs\/communication-and-information-phd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PhD program<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/international.utk.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Student and Scholar Services<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onestop.utk.edu\/billing-payments\/cost-of-attending-ut-graduate-student\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Explore UT tuition and costs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/academics-and-programs\/graduate-certificates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CCI graduate certificates <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gradschool.utk.edu\/admissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/gradschool.utk.edu\/admissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office of Graduate Admissions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-utkwds-left-frame\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/sis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/WEB-8-13-25_Welcome-Back-Lunch_036.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/sis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/WEB-8-13-25_Welcome-Back-Lunch_036.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/sis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/WEB-8-13-25_Welcome-Back-Lunch_036-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/sis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/WEB-8-13-25_Welcome-Back-Lunch_036-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/sis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/WEB-8-13-25_Welcome-Back-Lunch_036-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research at the School of Information Sciences As part of a Research 1 institution, our faculty is constantly engaged in innovative and cutting-edge research. 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