Looking for doctoral programs

Just itching to be called Dr. "Photon"

[photon]

Instead of just buying a degree [webmasterworld.com], I'd like to actually earn a doctoral level degree. Anyone aware of doctoral programs involving web-related subjects? Ideally, I'd like to find something along the lines of education using web technology.

Thanks.

[bill]

I don't have any leads for you, but agree that it sounds like a great idea. I just might do this so I could finally put an end to all the mods and their "Mr. Bill" cracks behind the scenes...

[photon]

* bump *

Still curious.....

[Fiver]

education using web technology.

Constructively,
I think your best bet is to look at a psychology masters or PHd program. Eventually you would be able to study what you like, and education using web technology falls under the psych umbrella academically much more gracefully than the computers. I can just imagine a comp sci prof trying to teach that kind of course... yikes.

unconstructively, Why?
I went through a heady degree a while back, and all I can say is I'm glad its over so I can concentrate on things that benefit me in a tangible manner. Academic curiosity, I consider a luxury, and exercise it in my off time (and work for more and more of that kind of time, mind you). Academics pays... well it doesn't pay, and unless you end up with tenure somewhere, its highly irrelevant for a marketer. Though could be very interesting for a psychologist.

[Workerbee]

You could look into an information science (or studies) degree (often called library and information studies). These degrees are more and more focused on computers, the Internet, databases, and Web design these days.

Other possible degrees to look into might be telecommunications of some kind, human factors (a branch of engineering that studies the way people interact with technology), or business. It kind of depends on what angle you're interested in.

[photon]

Fiver & Workerbee--

Thanks for the tips. I'll check into those areas.

unconstructively, Why?

I don't really have a good answer for that, other than it's a challenge I've always wanted to attempt. There's no intent of career or monetary gain attached to it--it's purely personal satisfaction.

[Fiver]

There's no intent of career or monetary gain attached to it--it's purely personal satisfaction.

Then psychology is the perfect field of study ;)

You'll never make a dime, but you'll sit around thinking about things you want to think about all day.

[Fiver]

If you can't find anything specific, a PhD in human computer interaction could lead down the right road.

As you'll see, it's basically a split between doing it as a cs degree or a psych one, but for the most part it's psych departments offering them .. though I had to study it from a cs perspective in school, I think psychology would be a much wiser/valuable viewpoint.

[humanfactors.com...]

But my steadfast advice is to just make your money from SEO and spend all that free time you find yourself with reading good books and psych journals. Same end result really, minus a degree or so.

[photon]

Then psychology is the perfect field of study ;)

lol. My undergraduate degree is in mathematics. As far as usefulness is concerned, it's the English major of the sciences. :) Fortunately, I also have an MBA in Finance, which fueled my consulting career back when. Now, my employment doesn't involve either field.

Actually though, my undergraduate minor was psychology, so your suggestion sounds like it would a good fit.

But my steadfast advice is to just make your money from SEO...

Someday....