Party_Key Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Hi, To IS/CS/EE people, What do you think about doing a PhD in Information Systems at London School of Economics? I have looked at the website, but I can't really understand this IS department. Please help. It's so different from the universities here. I am not quite sure what to make of it. There is a lot of philosophies and theories of information. Is IS in Europe like this? LSE is supposed to be one of the good schools in Europe? Thanks, guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marting Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Well the LSE is a social science university so don't think computer science, that would be a massive mistake. So the IS and Innovation Group as it is now called is part of the management dept. Definitely think Philosophy and Theoretical. LSE is one of the best social science universities in the world, it was certainly the first dedicated totally to social science and would be ranked with Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, Chicago in the USA for its discipline. Party_Key 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Party_Key Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 (edited) Well the LSE is a social science university so don't think computer science, that would be a massive mistake. So the IS and Innovation Group as it is now called is part of the management dept. Definitely think Philosophy and Theoretical. LSE is one of the best social science universities in the world, it was certainly the first dedicated totally to social science and would be ranked with Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, Chicago in the USA for its discipline. That's what I thought! If I want to teach IS in a university in the US, it would be a mistake to go there, wouldn't it? Can I still teach in a US business school with a PhD in Information Systems from London School of Economics? It's just I don't understand why philosophy of information is taught in an IS department. That should be taught in a philosophy department, shouldn't it? And philosophy isn't a social science. Maybe, they can change their name to Philosophy of Information Systems or Information Theory? It's not comparable to IS programs in the US such as NYU's PhD in IS? But they are both PhD in IS. I am just very confused. I need more information to make an informed decision whether to apply there. Edited October 30, 2012 by Party_Key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Party_Key Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 They don't publish the recent PhD placement statistics. Are there people out there who have done a PhD in IS at London School of Economics and now teach in a US business school? Can you please share your experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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