Doctor of Philosophy Program in Information Studies

The Ph.D. Program in Information Studies offered by Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Arts is Thailand’s first international program in information studies using English as the language of instruction.  Our Graduate Program in Information Studies (GPIS) aims at producing proficient and independent scholars who are enthusiastic about finding solutions to the challenges facing information studies, and leaders in information and library science profession.

The curriculum focuses on areas such as 

• Nature of information; 
• Storage, retrieval, processing, analysis, and dissemination of information;
• Human behavioral approaches to the analysis and application of information;
• Access to information; and
• Information system design and management

Information studies and research will enable students to creatively and appropriately manage data, information, and information systems which will ultimately lead to finding optimum solutions and policy making in the abovementioned areas.

Students can choose among the following three areas of concentration:

• Archives and Digital Humanities:
  This concentration covers various aspects of archives and records management, and access and use of archival materials. Additionally, this concentration also explores new challenges in digital curation and opportunities in applying digital technologies to broaden insights into the humanities.

• Organization Management, Policies, and Ethics
  This concentration focuses on management issues in information organizations as well as legal and ethical issues surrounding information production, service, and management.

• Human Interactions with Information System
  This concentration emphasizes interactions between people, information, and system in different contexts, for instance, promotion of information literacy, development and use of digital repositories, and management of personal information.