The Ph.D. in Media and Communication offers a comprehensive curriculum in communication theory and research designed to provide advanced students with the breadth and depth of knowledge needed to make significant contributions in the academic and professional field of mediated communication and, generally, communication.
Areas of Specialization: Faculty members specialize and offer substantial coursework in diverse areas related to media and communication, including communication effects and psychological processes; emerging media and technology; global media, social change, and activism; journalism studies; media, identity, and representation; the media industry, law, and policies; political communication; and popular communication.
Job Prospects: The Media and Communication Ph.D. program is designed to prepare graduates for work as professors in colleges and universities around the world. Graduates also hold a variety of positions in the communication and other commercial industries as well as in non-profit organizations.
