纸和印刷科学哲学博士的目的是为科学家进行高级研究或大学教学做准备。该计划的重点是造纸工艺，纸张涂层，纸张回收以及图形和印刷科学技术。这是一个研究密集型的学位，基于基本的科学和化学原理，重点是用于高级研究的学习技术，此类高级研究的产生以及研究报告。学生的论文咨询委员会，尤其是该委员会的主席将对研究进行密切监督。需要一些正式的课程工作，其中大部分可能会从完成硕士学位的课程工作中接受，以准备并支持学生在与学位论文咨询委员会协商后选择的原始研究问题。但是，该学位是为获得造纸和印刷科学学科的知识而授予的，而对于原创
The Doctor of Philosophy in Paper and Printing Science is designed to prepare scientists for performing advanced research or for teaching at the university level. The emphasis of the program is on paper making processes, paper coating, paper recycling, and graphic and printing science technologies. <br><br>This is a research-intensive degree, based on fundamental scientific and chemical principles, the emphasis is on learning techniques for advanced research, the production of such advanced research, and the reporting of the research. Close supervision of the research will be maintained by the student's Dissertation Advisory Committee and, particularly, by the chair of that committee. Some formal course work, much of it possibly accepted from course work completed to achieve a master's degree, is required to prepare for and support an original research problem chosen by the student in consultation with the Dissertation Advisory Committee. However, the degree is awarded for the attainment of knowledge of the paper and printing science disciplines and for original research, the degree is not awarded for accumulation of course credits. Thus, the key component of the program is the Dissertation Advisory Committee's careful and continuous mentoring of the student to develop necessary skills and knowledge to support advanced research.