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The Mass Communications Ph.D. program equips aspiring scholars and practitioners with comprehensive theoretical and methodological training through customized study plans created with faculty guidance. Our doctoral alumni emerge as prominent researchers and influential figures in mass media studies. The program emphasizes structured inquiry into significant research problems, with students ultimately contributing novel findings to the discipline through their scholarly work.
A Mass Communications dissertation showcases a candidate's capacity to investigate a pressing field-related topic through original study. Faculty advisors require dissertations to exhibit both methodological rigor and deep subject matter expertise, presented with clarity and precision.
International applicants must have a degree comparable to a regionally accredited U.S. bachelor’s degree.
English Language Requirement
Minimum TOEFL requirement: 92 internet (iBT); 580 paper-based test (PBT)
Minimum IELTS requirement: 7.0