PhD Informatics at University of Iowa

Programme overview

The PhD in informatics emphasizes preparation for research, teaching, and scholarly endeavors in academic settings or private, industrial, or governmental laboratories. Students focus on applying informatics research to a field of choice (e.g., health, biology, human-computer interaction, geography, design).

Faculty: Graduate College | Department: Informatics | Duration: 19 s.h. required | Location: Iowa City, IA, United States

What you will study

The Doctor of Philosophy program in informatics requires at least 72 s.h. of graduate credit.

Career pathways

The program emphasizes preparation for research, teaching, and scholarly endeavors in academic settings or private, industrial, or governmental laboratories.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students applying to the PhD program do not need a master's degree prior to admission. Students who hold a master's degree upon entering the PhD program may apply to use transfer credit from their master’s degree courses toward their PhD program requirements. Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate College; visit the Manual of Rules and Regulations on the Graduate College website. They must also meet the admission requirements of the informatics program; visit PhD and MS Admission on the program's website.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate and professional admission requirements, costs and deadlines are set by each degree programme; applicants apply through the Admissions Profile application and may apply to only one programme unless applying to a combined degree programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.uiowa.edu/

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