G-ISS-CER - Information Science + Studies Certificate

The purpose of the IS+S graduate certificate is to offer an interdisciplinary program at the graduate level that focuses on the study and creation of new information technologies and the analysis of their impact on art, culture, science, medicine, commerce, society, policy, and the environment. The program is designed for master’s and doctoral students wishing to complement their primary disciplinary focus with an interdisciplinary certificate in IS+S. The goal of the certificate is to broaden the scope of the typical disciplinary PhD program and to engage the student in related research. The graduate certificate is not intended to provide a disciplinary canon in information science and studies but rather to develop a structured set of transdisciplinary skills and resources for exploring new areas of academic research and teaching. As such, the IS+S graduate certificate is not to lead students down an existing path of traditional academic research but rather to provide them with the means for expanding the scope of their main disciplinary focus by creating new paths of their own.

For more information, visit iss.duke.edu or contact the Information Science + Studies Program at iss-info@duke.edu.