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| COMMUNICATION
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Requirements
Program Overview | Degree
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Program(s)
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| Degrees Offered | Graduate
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| Application Deadlines |
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Spring |
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January 15
D — March 1 |
No
spring admission |
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| Admissions Requirements |
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Click
here
for link to online application or to download paper application.
Applicants need to meet:
1) Graduate Division admissions
standard and documentation
requirements, and
2) program specific admissions criteria and documentation
requirements
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- graduate degree (equivalent to the master's level at UHM) in business administration, communication,
library and information science, information and computer
sciences, or related discipline
- knowledge of computer programming and elementary statistics
- graduate
program express information form
- graduate
program application form
- graduate program supplemental information form (download form)
- statement of objectives (download form)
- sample of academic writing
- three letters of recommendation
- official GRE General Test or GMAT scores
- official TOEFL scores — 600/250/100 or above (Required
of most non-native speakers of English. Click here
for information on exemptions.)
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Submission of Program
Specific Documentation Requirements
With the exception of TOEFL and GRE scores, all program specific documentation requirements should be sent directly
to the graduate program.
If required, official TOEFL and GRE scores should be sent to the Graduate Admissions Office. Please note that GRE scores may be required by the graduate program (see above) or by the Graduate Division (more info.) |
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| Program
Overview |
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The Communication and Information Sciences (CIS) Program
at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UHM) is an interdisciplinary
PhD program that integrates the disciplines of communication,
computer science, library and information science, and management
information systems. Because of the broad knowledge base required
to support this interdisciplinary approach, the program also
draws on such fields as political science, economics, engineering,
operations research, and behavioral sciences.
Students will select four areas of emphasis from the following
areas:
- communication and information theories
- computer software systems
- data communications
- human-computer interaction
- information storage and retrieval
- management information systems
- organizational communication
- policy and planning
Graduates of the program pursue careers in industry, government,
private organizations, and colleges and universities.
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| Degree Requirements |
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All
graduate students at UHM need to meet degree requirements
set by the Graduate Division and their graduate programs.
For general Graduate Division requirements, see Degree
Requirements. Below is an overview of the degree requirements
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The program requires the following:
- three core courses and an interdisciplinary seminar,
- comprehensive exams in the four areas of emphasis,
- dissertation,
- final oral exam / defense of dissertation.
Courses
To view a listing of courses offered, visit www.catalog.hawaii.edu/courses/departments/cis.htm.
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| Related Program(s) |
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business administration,
communication,
computer science, library
and information sciences, telecommunications and information resource management
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