PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Media Studies PHD Programme By University of Oregon |TopUniversities

PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Media Studies

Starting Month

Jan-2000Starting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Study Level

PHD

The PhD degree program in media studies trains candidates to do research on a broad array of interdisciplinary questions related to communication and society. The school features course work that explores the cultural, economic, and political aspects of communication and society. Three overlapping areas of faculty and program strength are media institutions; ethics, law, and policy; and international and multicultural communication. The program emphasizes an appreciation of quantitative and qualitative methodologies and offers faculty expertise in content analysis, survey methodology, historical and legal methods, discourse analysis, ethnography, and oral history. Faculty members in departments and schools outside the School of Journalism and Communication have complementary areas of conceptual and methodological expertise to assist in guiding doctoral research.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Study Level

PHD

The PhD degree program in media studies trains candidates to do research on a broad array of interdisciplinary questions related to communication and society. The school features course work that explores the cultural, economic, and political aspects of communication and society. Three overlapping areas of faculty and program strength are media institutions; ethics, law, and policy; and international and multicultural communication. The program emphasizes an appreciation of quantitative and qualitative methodologies and offers faculty expertise in content analysis, survey methodology, historical and legal methods, discourse analysis, ethnography, and oral history. Faculty members in departments and schools outside the School of Journalism and Communication have complementary areas of conceptual and methodological expertise to assist in guiding doctoral research.

Admission Requirements

7+
Applicants must have a degree that is equivalent to a U.S. four-year bachelor’s degree. Other English Language Requirements: Minimum TOEFL Score of 575 (Paper).

Jan-2000

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