Hi everyone. I sent out an announcement last year and ended up with a wonderful sociology MA student who was interested in getting his PhD in our Media and Information PhD program! I thought I'd send out our call again this year. We have a great program and if you have students interested in these areas they will love it too! I'm particularly interested in students who are interested in the impacts of technology, particularly in health, education, and social life. However, I have amazing colleagues who are interested in a variety of topics (see below). Send us your great undergrads and grad students who might be a good fit for our program! Thanks. Shelia ************************************************************** MIS PhD program at Michigan State University invites student applications for 2015-2016 academic year The Media and Information Studies PhD program at Michigan State University seeks outstanding students who wish to join an exciting interdisciplinary program of study at the intersection of the social sciences and socio technical systems. Our diverse faculty develops and applies transformative knowledge about media and society and evolving information and communication technologies. The program engages students to become active scholars, teachers, and leaders in the media and information fields. Offered jointly by the Department of Advertising+Public Relations, the School of Journalism, and the Department of Media and Information, the MIS PhD program gives students access to fifty PhD faculty with research interests that span important current and emerging issues in media and information studies. Students get involved early on in projects, complementing theoretical coursework with hands-on research experiences. Particularly strong research interests of our faculty include: . Social media and social computing . Human-computer interaction . Management information systems . Games and meaningful play . Health and ICT . ICT4D . Media effects . Media and information policy . Socio-technical systems New this year is an option for undergraduates interested in pursuing advanced studies through an accelerated MA program leading to early admission to our PhD program. Over 90 percent of our current students are supported by graduate teaching and research assistantships with generous stipends of $2000-2100 per month, tuition remission, and health benefits. University fellowships, dissertation completion fellowships, summer research fellowships, and stipends for travel to academic conferences round out the resources available for students. Over three-fourths of our graduates are hired into faculty positions at four-year institutions at graduation. They are found in departments of mass media, journalism, advertising, public relations, and information studies across the United States and around the world. Others go on to careers in public service and business. QS World University rankings place MSU 11th in the world and 7th in the U.S. in communication and media studies. The National Communication Association (NCA), in their most recent doctoral program reputation study, ranked MSU's Ph.D. programs as No. 1 in educating researchers in communication technology, and in the top four in mass communication. Michigan State University ranked third in frequency of faculty publication in communication in a study reported in The Electronic Journal of Communication in 2012. East Lansing and the greater Lansing area offer a vibrant cultural environment with easy access to a variety of outdoor activities and the scenic beauty of our state year-round. Blending urban and sub-urban living, it is one of the nation's most affordable places to complete a doctoral program in media and information studies. To learn more, see our web page, contact one of our faculty members, or visit us on Facebook to see what is happening this week. ****************************************************************** Shelia R. Cotten Professor, Department of Media and Information Director, Trifecta Initiative Interim Director, MSU-Sparrow Center for Innovation and Research Michigan State University 409 Comm Arts 404 Wilson Road East Lansing, Michigan 48824 517-432-8002 cotten@msu.edu