Main Office
Discovery Park, Room E290
3940 North Elm Street

Mailing address:
1155 Union Circle #311068
Denton, TX 76203-5017
940-369-8164
Fax: 940-891-6773
Web site: www.ci.unt.edu

Herman L. Totten, Dean

The College of Information situates itself at the intersection of people, technology, and information. It comprises faculty, staff, and students who invest in innovative research, collaborative partnerships and student-centered education to serve a global information society. The college is dedicated to serving the state, region, nation, and global community by preparing information leaders and innovators; forging the creation of transformative and translational knowledge; and sharing knowledge that addresses information challenges and problems. The college’s goals are to

• provide exemplary learning opportunities and instruction facilitated through varied formats, technology-rich environments, and an accomplished faculty who embrace diversity in all college endeavors;
• contribute leading-edge research, scholarship, and creative pursuits for a global informational society; and
• nurture the professional endeavors of faculty and staff, the University, and the general public through outstanding leadership, consulting, community engagement, and continuing education.

Programs of study

The college offers a graduate program leading to the following degrees:

• Master of Education with a major in applied technology and performance improvement 
• Master of Science with a major in applied technology and performance improvement 
• Master of Science with a major in computer education and cognitive systems 
• Master of Science with a major in information science 
• Master of Science with a major in library science 
• Doctor of Philosophy with a major in applied technology and performance improvement 
• Doctor of Philosophy with a major in educational computing 
• Doctor of Philosophy with a major in information science 

The college also offers teacher and librarian certifications, graduate academic certificates and a post-master’s certificate of advanced study. General requirements for each graduate program are listed in the appropriate departmental section of this catalog.

Research

The college has four research centers and an excellent and growing record of success in obtaining research funding. Faculty and graduate students are highly productive in a wide variety of research efforts related to human information seeking, learning, and use behaviors; human-computer interactions; development, delivery, and evaluation of information and education systems and services; and information and education policies and ethics in public and private sectors.

Texas Center for Digital Knowledge

The Texas Center for Digital Knowledge (TxCDK) is a dynamic, entrepreneurial research and consulting services organization focusing on digital knowledge in the networked environment. Its mission is to stimulate and support interdisciplinary research encompassing theoretical frameworks and practical applications that can enhance the creation, storage, organization, retrieval, use, and evaluation of information in a wide variety of digital formats. TxCDK sponsors lectures and workshops and provides research support services for faculty and graduate students.

Advising

For general information, contact the Toulouse Graduate School. For specific requirements for graduate programs, contact the appropriate academic advisor in the Department of Learning Technologies or Department of Library and Information Sciences.