University of Central Florida's Ph.D. Program in Texts and Technology

Please bring to the attention of your students interested in advanced study the University of Central Florida's Ph.D. Program in Texts and Technology. The application deadline for admissions for next fall is January 15, 2010. The Ph.D. in Texts and Technology program is part of a growing interdisciplinary field combining scholarly study, creative production, and
assessment of digital media texts. The curriculum emphasizes theory and practice in new media supplemented by historical scholarship in pre-digital media studies.  We are particularly open to interdisciplinary projects in American Studies.

This innovative program prepares students for research, teaching, and program development. Areas of research and production include digital editing, Web design, multimedia production, distributed education, entertainment, publishing, information architecture, and visualization. Graduates from the Texts and Technology program have gone on to such positions as: Assistant Professor of English, Assistant Professor of Digital Media, Director of Course Design and Production, Dean of Distance Learning,
and Managing Editor.

For more information about the Texts and Technology Ph.D. Program, visit the T&T Webpage: http://english.cah.ucf.edu/graduate/tandt.php or contact the Program Director, Dr. Tison Pugh, at tpugh@mail.ucf.edu.