The School of Information is an excellent environment for pursuing doctoral studies. The faculty are active in research, pursuing projects in many different areas, using many different methods. The School has exceptional facilities and equipment, and through its faculty projects has access to many off-campus research sites. A new Ph.D. program that reflects the broadened mission of the School was approved by the faculty during the 1996-97 academic year and went into effect for the class of students who arrived in the fall of 1997. The program has considerable flexibility and is able to accommodate the wide range of interests that have been brought together under the new School.
Admission is done once a year.
The application deadline is January 15 for study starting the following September. The University of Michigan requires that all doctoral students complete a minimum of 18 hours of study in residence in Ann Arbor. Financial support is available to assist students in doing this. While the amount of time needed to complete all the requirements for the doctoral degree will vary with each student, it requires a minimum of three years of full-time study. Four to five years is more typical.