COMM 5220 and COMM 5230 may count for this requirement
The degree and major requirements displayed are intended as a guide for students entering in the Fall of 2024 and later. Students should consult with their academic program regarding final certifications and requirements for graduation.
Sample Plan of Study
A typical course plan for a student entering the program without a Master’s degree includes these components:
S ix semesters of courses, typically three courses per semester
Three required classes: COMM5000, COMM5220, COMM5230
A Qualifications Evaluation (see below) at the end of semester 4
Comprehensive Exams in semester 5
A dissertation proposal defense in semester 6 or 7
Dissertation research in semesters 7 through 10 (assuming no transfer credit)
Dissertation defense and graduation at the end of semester 10
Program Milestones
First Year Review : is a review of every first year student’s grades and fellowship progress . The Graduate Dean will send letters to each student and advisor informing them of their progre ss, noting any concerns.
Qualifications Evaluation (QE) : is a dossier review conducted to ensure doctoral students have the requisite skills, creativity, initiative, and plans to successfully complete their degree, including their dissertation. The portfolio should also include a statement of what they plan to work on in the future. The advisor should write a letter to the Graduate Studies Comm with their evaluation of the student’s work. The QE must be completed at the end of the semester during which the student accumulates 12 classes (at least eight of which must be acquired at Penn) toward the degree, but no earlier than the end of the first year .
Comprehensive Exams : In order to advance to candidacy, become eligible to defend the dissertation proposal and to receive a dissertation research fellowship (DRF), students must successfully pass a comprehensive examination in the third year . Th is exam cover s theory and methods . The same exam is given to all third-year students over the course of a week and then defended individually via an oral exam . The written and oral exams would be reviewed by the student’s proposed dissertation committee.
Dissertation Proposal and Oral Defense : Before beginning work on the dissertation, the student must submit and defend a proposal for dissertation research to his or her Dissertation Committee. This should be done by the end of the third year or beginning of the 4 th year. The proposal is a full statement of the research problem, including its theoretical rationale and methodology .
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With one of the nation's premier doctoral programs in Communication, the Annenberg School is a tight-knit, supportive community of scholars committed to advancing knowledge of our media environment.
Founded through the generosity and vision of publisher, diplomat, and philanthropist Walter Annenberg, the Annenberg School for Communication is devoted to furthering our understanding of the role of communication in public life through research, education, and service. Our five-year doctoral program has a strong reputation as one of the best in Communication, based on Annenberg’s unparalleled combination of world-class faculty , students , and alumni , as well as access to the larger intellectual and cultural resources of the University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia .
In an inherently interdisciplinary field, Annenberg researchers are engaged with a spectrum of topics related to health, politics, media systems, networks and digital culture, journalism, race and gender, and more, using both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.
Our Ph.D. program allows students to tailor a curriculum to suit their specific interests, and provides them the financial resources to launch their academic career.
In addition to a full tuition waiver, our students currently receive an annual stipend as well as a budget for research and travel and health insurance for all five years.
Annenberg is the smallest of the 12 schools at Penn, and it functions as close-knit community of scholars whose doors are always open to one another. Our students also appreciate our staff , who routinely go above and beyond to support them.
Please note that we do not have a standalone master’s degree program at this time. All students are admitted directly into the doctoral program.
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Our graduate faculty is at the heart of the school. Their innovative work, often in collaboration with students, pushes the field of Communication forward.
Hear from some of the Annenberg School's doctoral students as they talk about their work and what brought them to Annenberg.
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Whether you seek a career in academia, the industry, or governmental and non-governmental organizations, you will become a critical educator and researcher of communication through rigorous coursework, independent and collaborative research projects, and teaching opportunities.
You will work side by side with your peers and our distinguished faculty to advance knowledge in the field while creating interdisciplinary solutions to complex societal and organizational problems. At the same time, you will build a professional network of worldwide and lifelong connections with fellow scholars and practitioners.
USC Annenberg’s location at the heart of a top-tier research university and in the dynamic city of Los Angeles provides you with the ideal setting to explore ways to inventively fuse your scholarship and expertise in communication studies with disciplines such as political science, international relations, sociology and information sciences as well as gender, media and popular culture studies.
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Former U.S. Navy Blue Angels team member Amber Lynn Scott became interested in studying high-reliability organizations for her dissertation to make a positive impact for military and first responders.
Alexandria Arrieta researches how the intersection of memes and music are having a profound impact on people’s communication and connection across social media.
With his lifelong interest in politics, Alfonso Hedge realized Annenberg’s doctoral program would be the perfect place to study how grassroots political organizations use social media.
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The merit-based program provides funding for Richards to explore his research on how transmedia storytelling animates human security politics, security cultures, and political movements.
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As innovations in information and communication technologies continue at a rapid pace, USC Annenberg remains at the forefront of efforts to explore these social, cultural, rhetorical, and organizational processes. You will work and collaborate with fellow doctoral students, our world-class faculty, and industry and public/private sector professionals to advance research and insights across a wide range of interdisciplinary areas of study. You will also have the opportunity to lead research endeavors that impact scholarship and practice across the contemporary communications landscape.
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The communication doctorate program enrolls students from diverse backgrounds, nationalities and educational experiences. Connect with fellow students by viewing their profiles and get to know USC Annenberg through their eyes.
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The Cornell University Ph.D. in Communication is designed to assist students in proposing, testing, and refining communication theories; in practicing skilled research; and in becoming knowledgeable about communication. It is the number two communication Ph.D. program in the country. The Ph.D. degree is a research degree. Cornell's doctoral program is designed to be a small, high quality program that will encourage students' interests in academic work as well as prepare them for nonacademic job opportunities. Doctoral students focus on developing communication theory based on empirical social science research. Program graduates will be able to compete successfully for teaching and research positions at colleges and universities, work at consulting firms, or conduct research and contribute to policy in government and private organizations.
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Applicants are expected to have some competence in at least one area of communication or be willing to spend time beyond the normal degree requirements to gain competence. Persons with experience in communication are encouraged to apply; evidence of superior performance in the professional field will be considered in combination with academic records.
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The Hugh Downs School of Human Communication offers a transdisciplinary graduate program leading to the PhD in communication.
This program provides coursework and resources in critical-cultural communication and rhetoric, health communication, intercultural communication, interpersonal communication, organizational communication and performance studies. Students receive training in communication theory, research methodology and multiple areas of emphasis, and they actively participate in one or more of the school's collaborative research initiatives.
The program is designed to meet the needs of students whose interests transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries and to prepare scholars for research-oriented careers in universities and in the public or private sectors.
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Required Core (9 credit hours) COM 604 Theory Construction in Communication (3) Choose two: COM 607 Contemporary Rhetorical Methods (3) COM 608 Multivariate Statistical Analysis of Data in Communication (3) COM 609 Advanced Qualitative Research Methods in Communication (3)
Electives (45 credit hours)
Other Requirements (24 credit hours) COM 691 Seminar (24)
Research (6 credit hours) COM 792 Research (6)
Culminating Experience (12 credit hours) COM 799 Dissertation (12)
Additional Curriculum Information When approved by the student's supervisory committee and the Graduate College, this program allows 30 credit hours from a previously awarded master's degree to be used for this degree; 66 credit hours are required beyond an appropriate master's degree.
At least six elective credit hours must be coursework outside of the communication field.
Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree, in any field, from a regionally accredited institution.
Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program, or applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program.
Applicants must submit:
Additional Application Information An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency.
Most commonly, students enter with a research-based MA in which they have completed a master's thesis.
Applicants should visit the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication website for further details.
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A doctoral degree in communication opens doors to a variety of careers in research, teaching, training and consulting. Graduates typically obtain jobs in research and teaching institutions that range from large research universities to four-year teaching schools and community colleges. A number of career opportunities appear in government agencies and organizations, both for-profit and nonprofit.
Graduates have obtained jobs as:
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In the Ph.D. program in Communication at The Ohio State University, students work closely with world-renowned faculty on current research. In coursework, the emphasis is on understanding the body of knowledge in communication and on learning how to use what is known to generate new knowledge through research. In addition to gaining a solid grounding in the communication literature, through our Ph.D. program students learn the skills necessary to develop solid academic careers through teaching, attending professional conferences and publishing their own research.
We offer funding to all doctoral students admitted to our program.
Doctoral students work closely with distinguished scholars as mentors in developing individualized programs focusing on the topics that intersect the interests of the faculty and the student. Over the course of their program, students are encouraged to co-author papers and journal articles with faculty members.
Through generous travel awards, the School of Communication, as well as the Graduate School at OSU, enable students to participate in national and international communication conferences. At these conferences our students become acquainted with faculty and graduate students from other universities around the world, establishing lasting friendships and professional relationships.
Through the combination of training, mentoring and socialization, our students are among the most sought-after for the top positions in the field.
Most of our Ph.D. students enter academic careers following graduation, although some enter various communication industries and use their research skills in marketing, polling, media or other industries.
For more information, contact the Graduate Program Coordinator by email at [email protected] or call (614) 292-6503.
You can read more about our graduate program requirements and our admissions procedures on the following documents:
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The Ph.D. program emphasizes communication as a social science. Graduates are prepared for university positions and careers in government, the media and other organizations as researchers, consultants and policy makers.
Students must demonstrate general knowledge of communication theory and research methods, as well as competence in a core area of specialization. Current core areas include health communication, instructional communication, media and mass communication and strategic and organizational communication.
The Doctor of Philosophy in Communication requires all students to complete at least 45 credit hours. Credit hour guidelines are listed below.
To view course descriptions, please visit the UK Graduate Bulletin .
* CI 651 Communication Theory | |
* CI 751 Advanced Topics in Communication Theory Construction | |
* CI 631 Proseminar in Interpersonal Communication or CI 645 Proseminar in Mass Communication Theory |
* CI 664 Qualitative Methods in Communication Research | |
* CI 665 Quantitative Methods in Communication Research | |
* STA 570 Basic Graduate Statistics Analysis (or approved equivalent by DGS) |
* CI 790 Special Research Problems in Communication |
* Required courses |
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Founded in 1961, the Doctorate in Communication at Michigan State University has consistently been the most prestigious communication degree in the world. The focus of MSU’s Ph.D. in Communication is the scholarly analysis of social processes, with an emphasis on the characteristics of the messages and channels. This fully funded four-year program is organized around a set of experiences intended to maximize creative growth and development, and to provide students with the skills needed to succeed and thrive in an intellectual community.
Program specializations include social network analysis, social media, communication analytics, mass communication, persuasion and social influence, health and risk communication, interpersonal and group communication, diffusion of innovations, organizational communication and quantitative research methods.
Michigan State University is ranked #3 in the world by ShanghaiRanking for Communication, and QS World University rankings place MSU 9th in the world and 6th in the U.S. in Communication and Media Studies.
COM researchers rank first in latest research productivity study published in the Journal of Communication , which analyzed authorship of articles published between 1999-2004 in eight leading journals sponsored by NCA and ICA. MSU was number one in publications by current faculty and students and #1 in publications by doctoral alumni.
COM placed 11 faculty and doctoral alumni among the top 50 most productive researchers in two dozen communication journals from 1996-2001, according to a study published in Communication Research Reports.
Our alumni network is one of the most closely integrated in the field, and our graduates are highly sought after in academic and industry positions, such as these recent placements: The Ohio State University; Albion College; University at Buffalo; University of North Carolina; Montana State University; University of Georgia; Bethany Lutheran College; Yale Program on Climate Change Communication; California State Long Beach; Georgia State University; Sam Houston State University; The MITRE Corporation; Guangming School, China University; University of Hawai'i at Manoa; StoryFit; University of Arkansas; Haworth Inc.; University of Massachusetts, Boston; University of Alabama at Birmingham
The Michigan State Department of Communication has been directly associated with the careers of more ICA Fellows than any other university , including current faculty members Monique Turner, Ron Tamborini, and Jim Dearing, and former faculty members Patrice Buzzanell, Sandi Smith, Everett Rogers, Steve Wilson, Charles Berger, Michael Burgoon, Joe Cappella, Akiba Cohen, Brenda Dervin, Randy Harrison, Judee Burgoon, Peter Monge, Byron Reeves, Joe Walther, Frank Boster, William Donohue, Marshall Scott Poole, Jim McCroskey, Brad Greenberg, GR Miller, James Dillard, Edward L. Fink, Robert Craig and Mike Roloff.
Current and former COM faculty have won one-third of ICA mentor awards for doctoral advising, more than any other university: GR Miller, Brad Greenberg, Frank Boster, Judee Burgoon, Edward L. Fink and Peter Monge.
With a longstanding combination of renowned faculty, productive scholars and successful alumni, our doctoral program continues to receive key awards and consistently ranks at the top in terms of reputation and journal productivity. In the 2004 NCA reputation survey of "effectiveness of Ph.D. program", MSU ranked #1 in health communication, #1 in communication and technology, #2 in mass communication, #4 in interpersonal and small group communication, and #4 in international and intercultural communication. MSU had the top average rating score among the subset of comprehensive doctoral programs with at least five specialties.
During their four years in the program, students work closely with faculty members and other graduate students on ongoing collaborative research projects where they gain skills in collaborating with others, experience working with a research team and securing funding for new research. Students learn how to generate independent hypotheses and research designs, the critical importance of real-world relevancy in keeping with the land-grant tradition and the art of working together with others in teams for common objectives.
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The primary mission of the PhD program is to provide scholars with the disciplinary background and skills required to contribute to the development of our understanding of better ways of measuring, maintaining, and improving the public’s health. Examples of research conducted by PhD students includes but is not limited to: cancer epidemiology, clinical trials, cardiovascular disease, molecular epidemiology, vector-borne diseases, parasitology, mental health epidemiology and HIV/AIDS. Students are encouraged to work with faculty throughout the university since much of the work done in EPH is interdisciplinary.
Applications are submitted through the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences .
Select program: "Public Health" and your Concentration: Biostatistics (PhD or MS), Chronic Disease Epidemiology (PhD or MS), Environmental Health Sciences (PhD), Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases (PhD) or Epidemiology Infectious Disease (MS), Health Informatics (MS) Health Policy and Management (PhD) or Social and Behavioral Sciences (PhD).
The GRE and TOEFL code for Yale GSAS is: 3987. A writing sample is not required.
The deadline is December 15th.
All PhD students are guaranteed five years of 12-month stipend and tuition support in the form of YSPH fellowships, teaching fellowships, traineeships and research assistantships. In addition to support for tuition and living costs, students receive a health award to covers the full cost of single-student Yale Health Plan Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage.
PhD applicants are not required to secure a faculty mentor prior to applying to the program.
We expect applicants to provide information in their personal statement about the research they hope to conduct if admitted and to state the faculty in our department whose research aligns with their interests.
The PhD program in Public Health enhances commitment its PhD students who identify as underrepresented minority students, first-generation college graduates and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds by offering research awards to the top candidates admitted to the program. Each year a minimum of two PhD admitted students will be offered $2,000 each for research funds in addition to their financial aid package. Recipients have up to 2 years to spend these funds, which can be used for books, computers, software, conference travel, research travel or research supplies.
This funding is offered upon acceptance into the program. The criteria for the award is:
Doctor of philosophy (phd) overview.
Grounded in an interdisciplinary approach to the study of media and culture, our doctorate draws from a rich array of disciplines and theoretical frameworks. Department expertise spans the globe: the Middle East, East Asia, the Global South, Africa, and Europe. Our faculty generate some of the most original scholarship in their respective fields, creating a stimulating environment in which to pursue graduate work.
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Five research areas operate as guiding frameworks for intellectual inquiry across the department: Global Communication and Media, Technology and Society, Visual Culture and Sound Studies, Media Industries and Politics, Interaction and Experience.
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After graduating, alumni join academic departments of media and communication, with placement in the social sciences and interdisciplinary humanities becoming increasingly common. MCC PhDs who graduated in the past ten years are now tenure-track or tenured professors at the University of California, Berkeley; University of Washington, Seattle; Cornell University; Stanford University; UCLA; Rutgers; Fordham; University of Michigan; George Mason University; University of North Carolina; University of Arizona; College of Charleston; Memorial University of Newfoundland; University of San Francisco; Scripps; Pratt; University of Maryland; American University of Beirut; American University of Paris, Ryerson University; Trent University; St. Joseph’s College.
Over the past decade, our PhD graduates have received numerous prestigious postdocs, including a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities in the Department of Comparative Media Studies/Writing at MIT; Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship at MIT's Center for Art, Science, and Technology; Postdoctoral Fellow, Berkman Klein Center, Harvard University; Postdoctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science; Postdoctoral, Center for Information Technology Policy, Princeton University; Postdoctoral Fellowship at Rice University in Technology, Culture, and Society; Research Associate, Center for Digital Humanities, Princeton University; Postdoctoral Fellow, Media, Inequality & Change Center, University of Pennsylvania.
If you are accepted as a full-time NYU Steinhardt PhD student without an alternate funding source, you are eligible for our competitive funding package, which includes a scholarship and tuition remission. Learn more about our funding opportunities .
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Jacob is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Film & Media at the University of California, Berkeley. His dissertation "Image Objects: An Archaeology of Computer Graphics, 1965-1979" investigated the early history of computer graphics and the role they play in the move toward new forms of simulation and object oriented design.
Xiaochang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at Stanford University. Her teaching and research interests include the history of computing and information systems, AI and algorithmic culture, speech and language technology, and software/platform studies. Before joining Stanford, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin.
Hatim is Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies at George Mason University. His research examines media technologies and urban space in the Middle East. His dissertation traced the history of the visualization of Beirut, from the politics of aerial photography and mapping during the French Mandate, to the visual economy of postwar construction, to the materiality of Hizballah's live satellite television.
Liz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban Planning and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA. Previously, she was a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT. Her research examines the cultural, political, and sociological dimensions of climate change adaptation. Her first book project, Retreat: Moving to Higher Ground in a Climate-Changed City , is under advance contract with the University of Chicago Press.
Devon is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Advertising, Media & Communication at Temple University. Powers' research interests include popular music, 20th century history, and cultural intermediation – the people and processes that operate "in between" the production and consumption of culture. Powers completed a fellowship at the University of Leeds in 2014, and was recently elected Vice Chair of the Popular Communication Division of the International Communication Association.
Matthew is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Washington-Seattle. His dissertation "Humanity's Publics: NGOs, Journalism and the International Public Sphere" examined reporting roles assumed by international NGOs as legacy media outlets cut their foreign news budgets, and received the Gene Burd Outstanding Dissertation in Journalism Studies award from the International Communication Association.
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The University of California – Berkeley presents a fully funded PhD program in Public Health. Within Berkeley Public Health, aspiring graduate students can chart their academic journeys and emerge as trailblazing leaders in public health across six distinctive divisions. Comprehensive PhD programs are available in biostatistics, environmental health sciences, epidemiology, health policy and management, and infectious diseases and vaccinology. Typically, doctoral candidates secure funding through soft-money grants, engaging in roles like Graduate Student Researcher (GSR) or serving as a Graduate Student Instructor (GSI). Both avenues include tuition remission and a monthly stipend.
Princeton University, in Princeton, New Jersey, offers a fully funded PhD program in Public and International Affairs. This program aims to cultivate exceptional researchers in pivotal areas of public policy. Princeton’s commitment to full funding assures comprehensive support for all PhD students throughout their regular program tenure. This encompasses tuition coverage and stipend assistance from fellowships, assistantships, and external funding sources. Teaching responsibilities are typically integral to most PhD programs during regular enrollment, often occurring in specific study years.
Fordham University, located in New York City, NY, provides a fully funded PhD program in Applied Developmental Psychology (ADP). The program emphasizes the study of human development across the lifespan, with a dedicated commitment to social justice and a robust foundation in developmental theories and research methodologies. Concentrations are offered in 3 distinct areas: Health, Illness, and Well-Being across the lifespan; Development in the Context of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture; and Development within Family, School, and Neighborhood Contexts. Almost every doctoral student within this program benefits from financial assistance throughout their academic journey. Financial aid typically includes a complete tuition waiver and a stipend associated with work-related responsibilities, which may involve research, teaching, administrative support, or a combination of these roles.
In Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University has a fully funded PhD program in Education. As PhD candidates at Harvard, individuals benefit from unrestricted access to collaborate with scholars across all graduate schools, engaging in original interdisciplinary research. The program aims to make transformative changes in education research, policy, and practice; graduates focus their independent study on diverse domains, encompassing human development, learning and teaching, policy analysis and evaluation, institutions and society, and instructional practice. Harvard extends a guarantee of complete financial support to PhD students, covering tuition, health fees, and basic living expenses, ensuring support for a minimum duration of five years.
Columbia University, New York, NY, offers a fully funded JD-PhD program, encompassing participation from select GSAS (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences) departments: Biological Sciences, Economics, English and Comparative Literature, History, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, and Sociology. The JD-PhD program welcomes applicants from diverse majors and concentrations. Throughout the GSAS segment of the JD/PhD program, students are recipients of funding as GSAS doctoral students, securing multi-year support outlined in the official admission letter from the Dean. This comprehensive support comprises a blend of fellowships and teaching or research assistant roles.
Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, provides a specialized, fully funded PhD program in Clinical Psychology to foster research skills and offer comprehensive training in clinical science. The program aims to cultivate future leaders in exploring psychopathology and its treatment. Graduate students who maintain good standing in the PhD program receive tuition coverage and a stipend, including summer funding, for up to five years. Fellowships, primarily sourced from University funds, represent the most common form of financial assistance for students in the program.
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte provides a fully funded PhD program in Public Policy. This interdisciplinary initiative centers on examining policy development, implementation, and evaluation. The Public Policy program is dedicated to ensuring academic year funding for all full-time students, lasting up to five years, contingent on students maintaining good standing in the program. As part of this support, students are granted a Graduate Assistantship, typically offering compensation of $18,500 for the 9-month academic year.
The University at Buffalo, in Buffalo, New York, offers a fully funded PhD program in Biomedical Sciences. This comprehensive program serves as an entry point, offering a shared first-year curriculum that provides foundational knowledge and concepts essential for pursuing a doctoral degree in one of the program’s diverse participating disciplines. Students transition into a specific program following the first year while collaborating across various research areas. Benefits include a complete tuition scholarship, a stipend of $31,000, and inclusive medical/dental insurance
University College London provides a fully funded PhD in Theoretical Neuroscience and Machine Learning. This four-year doctoral program incorporates intensive courses in its initial year, delivering a thorough introduction to theoretical and systems neuroscience and machine learning. Additionally, students have the opportunity for multidisciplinary training in various neuroscience domains. Full funding is accessible to all students, irrespective of nationality. The PhD studentships cover UCL tuition fees for both domestic and international students, encompassing an annual tax-free stipend of £26,500 and a designated travel budget for participating in conferences and workshops.
Berkeley Social Welfare’s PhD program cultivates independent thinkers, shaping scholars who drive social work, policy, and administration advancements. With renowned faculty, students engage in cutting-edge research. The curriculum blends research-focused seminars with theoretical, statistics, and research methods coursework. A minimum of three years is required for the program, emphasizing research mastery and interdisciplinary collaboration. A competitive funding package covers tuition and fees and provides an annual living allowance, estimated at $28,000, fostering a thriving academic community.
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The Doctor of Philosophy in Rhetoric, Media, and Publics is replacing the PhD in Communication Studies (Rhetoric and Public Culture). Rhetoric, Media, and Publics is an interschool program between the School of Communication, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, and the Medill School of Journalism, Media & Integrated Marketing Communications; and it is based in the School of Communication.
The Rhetoric, Media, and Publics PhD program, grounded in the humanistic tradition of rhetoric, asks the fundamental question of how people influence, reflect, and transform society through mediated practices. Students learn to analyze the production and circulation of meaning in a range of rhetorical and journalistic texts, practices, and institutions through varied modes of qualitative inquiry, and to engage audiences and communities directly in the production of knowledge. The stakes of this inquiry are profoundly social and political as well as formal and aesthetic. The program teaches students to approach public media as sites for political contestation, for the representation and interrogation of ethics and power, and for imagining personhood and collective life.
Wellcome’s PhD Programmes for Health Professionals offer health professionals outstanding research training in supportive and inclusive research environments. Fellowships supported through these programmes aim to create knowledge, build research capability and train a diverse group of future leaders in clinical academia, within a positive research culture.
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The PhD in Health Policy and Management is a full-time doctoral program that trains its students to conduct original investigator-initiated research through a combination of coursework and research mentoring. The curriculum includes core coursework that is common across the four concentrations and courses specific to each individual concentration. Applicants to the PhD in Health Policy and Management apply directly to one of four concentrations. All four options have the same deadline, structure, and funding.
This concentration is designed for students interested in conducting independent research on ethical issues in public health policy, research and practice such as domestic and international research ethics, learning health systems, emerging biomedical technologies, ethics and public health genetics, national and global food policy, access to care and health care priority setting. By the end of their training, students are equipped to function as independent researchers, conducting empirical research related to bioethics, public health and health policy, as well as prepared to provide practical and normative recommendations regarding ethics and public health policy.
View more program information about the Concentration in Bioethics and Health Policy.
This concentration is designed for students interested in preventing leading public health problems through the development, analysis, implementation and evaluation of public health policies. Students affiliated with this concentration employ an interdisciplinary approach to their research in areas such as environmental and occupational health policy, injury prevention and control, social policy, and health and the practice of prevention.
View more program information about the Concentration in Health and Public Policy .
This concentration prepares doctoral students for conducting innovative and rigorous research on the economics of health and healthcare. The curriculum stresses a solid grounding in applied modern microeconomic theory, quantitative methods, and econometrics applications. Students take courses through the Department of Economics in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.
View more program information about the Concentration in Health Economics and Policy.
This concentration prepares doctoral students for conducting innovative and rigorous quantitative and qualitative research and evaluation in health services delivery. The curriculum includes exposure to a wide variety of research methods, content areas, and datasets. It also offers the opportunity for in-depth study in areas such as public health informatics, quality of care and patient-centered outcomes research, including a focus on older adults, and health care disparities.
View more program information about the Concentration in Health Services Research and Policy.
Browse an overview of the requirements for this PhD program in the JHU Academic Catalogue and explore all course offerings in the Bloomberg School Course Directory .
Our graduates graduates pursue research careers in top-tier universities, research and policy-making organizations, the health care industry and government agencies. Visit the Graduate Employment Outcomes Dashboard to learn about Bloomberg School graduates' employment status, sector, and salaries.
For general admissions requirements, please visit the How to Apply page. All concentrations follow the same admission process. Please see below for full details on the scope of each concentration.
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For general information regarding tuition and fees, visit the Bloomberg School’s Tuition and Fees page.
Per the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the JHU PhD Union, the minimum guaranteed 2025-2026 academic year stipend is $50,000 for all PhD students with a 4% increase the following year. Tuition, fees, and medical benefits are provided, including health insurance premiums for PhD student’s children and spouses of international students, depending on visa type. The minimum stipend and tuition coverage is guaranteed for at least the first four years of a BSPH PhD program; specific amounts and the number of years supported, as well as work expectations related to that stipend will vary across departments and funding source. Please refer to the CBA to review specific benefits, compensation, and other terms.
Need-Based Relocation Grants Students who are admitted to PhD programs at JHU starting in Fall 2023 or beyond can apply to receive a need-based grant to offset the costs of relocating to be able to attend JHU. These grants provide funding to a portion of incoming students who, without this money, may otherwise not be able to afford to relocate to JHU for their PhD program. This is not a merit-based grant. Applications will be evaluated solely based on financial need. View more information about the need-based relocation grants for PhD students .
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School of Communication Office of the Dean 70 Arts Circle Drive Evanston, IL 60208. PhD in Rhetoric, Media, and Publics Frances Searle Building 2240 Campus Drive Evanston, IL 60208 Phone: 847-467-3551 Fax: 847-467-1036 Program Questions: [email protected] General Inquiries: [email protected]
Who can apply. The PhD Fellowships for Health Professionals are for individuals who have demonstrated the potential to pursue a career as an academic health professional.. Our programmes are based in centres of excellence throughout the UK. These programmes provide research opportunities for registered health professionals and specialities, including:
The PhD in Health Policy and Management is a full-time doctoral program that trains its students to conduct original investigator-initiated research through a combination of coursework and research mentoring. The curriculum includes core coursework that is common across the four concentrations and courses specific to each individual ...