Journalism and Public Relations PhD

Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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36 monthsProgramme duration

23,700 GBPTuition Fee/year

JournalismMain Subject Area

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Programme overview

Main Subject

Journalism

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Join us for a PhD in Journalism and Public Relations. You'll become part of the Media and Cultural Studies team contributing to a vibrant learning community. You'll have access to quality-assured supervision. You'll get opportunities to deliver lectures and produce articles for various media.

We're a leading research unit at Newcastle University with a strong PhD culture. Our research environment supports world-leading, internationally excellent scholarship. Our approach is distinct and interdisciplinary, focusing across theoretical and applied areas.

Our research is characterised by a critical cultural studies approach. PhD supervision is normally available in the following research areas:

journalism work in transition; the political economy of local media; new understandings of 'local'; widening diversity in the news workforce; journalism education (Dr David Baines)
social media; intimacy and changing social relationships; changing media technologies and personal life; gender, media and culture (Professor Deborah Chambers)
public relations; corporate social responsibility; ePR (Ms Laurel Hetherington)
journalism; discourse; ideology; political communication; media theory; national identity; war, politics and propaganda (Dr Darren Kelsey)
critical discourse analysis; discourse analysis of new (social) media; national identity; political discourse analysis; ethnicity and immigration; international politics; the Middle East (Dr Majid Khosravinik)
financialisation; the political economy of Britain since the 1970s; political and financial elites; the UK Treasury; political rhetoric and its construction; the rhetoric of economics; heterodox economics
data journalism; infographics; news values; newswork ethnography; online journalism; search engine optimisation; social media (Dr Murray Dick)

Programme overview

Main Subject

Journalism

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Our research is characterised by a critical cultural studies approach. PhD supervision is normally available in the following research areas:

journalism work in transition; the political economy of local media; new understandings of 'local'; widening diversity in the news workforce; journalism education (Dr David Baines)
social media; intimacy and changing social relationships; changing media technologies and personal life; gender, media and culture (Professor Deborah Chambers)
public relations; corporate social responsibility; ePR (Ms Laurel Hetherington)
journalism; discourse; ideology; political communication; media theory; national identity; war, politics and propaganda (Dr Darren Kelsey)
critical discourse analysis; discourse analysis of new (social) media; national identity; political discourse analysis; ethnicity and immigration; international politics; the Middle East (Dr Majid Khosravinik)
financialisation; the political economy of Britain since the 1970s; political and financial elites; the UK Treasury; political rhetoric and its construction; the rhetoric of economics; heterodox economics
data journalism; infographics; news values; newswork ethnography; online journalism; search engine optimisation; social media (Dr Murray Dick)

Admission Requirements

PTE Academic

76+

TOEFL

100+

IELTS

GPA

3.3+

A 2:1 honours degree and preferably a merit master's degree, or an international equivalent.

Program Duration

36 Months

Starting Month(s)

Sep

Starting Month(s)

Jan

Tuition fees

International

Starts from

23,700 GBP

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