59 PhD programmes in Communication Studies in Europe

The specialisation of Professional and Intercultural Communication at NHH Norwegian School of Economics provides PhD candidates with a solid training in the production of high quality research within one of the department’s four research areas.

Our Computer and Communication Sciences doctoral program at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne covers all areas of computer science and of information and communication theory, from its mathematical foundations to systems, platforms, and interdisciplinary applications.

The Ph.D. programme in Communication Studies at Kadir Has University aims to train scholars specializing in all areas of media and communication studies.

The DPhil (doctoral) programme in Information, Communication and the Social Sciences at University of Oxford provides an opportunity for highly-qualified students to undertake innovative Internet-related research.

The Cognition and Communication programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in human thinking, interaction, and information exchange in digital environments.

As a student on this Media and Communication programme from University of Nottingham, you will automatically become a member of the CMPCR, which provides a rich research environment, with research seminars from visiting speakers, an annual high profile public lecture, and connections with local and national journalists and news organisations.

The Computer Sciences and Telecommunications program is offered at University of Ioanina.

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree presupposes the doctoral studies required in the curriculum as well as a dissertation. The licentiate degree consists of a licentiate thesis and additional postgraduate studies. University of Jyväskylä offers the Language and Communication Studies programme. 

Work alongside specialist experts on the MPhil/PhD in Intercultural Communication offered at the University of Warwick. 

Research in Department of Communication and Media at University of Liverpool is conducted within four research clusters which share common interest in critical, interdisciplinary analysis of a variety of modes of mediated communication across social spaces and fields.

A University of Hertfordshire research degree in English Language and Communication is an internationally recognised degree signifying high levels of achievement in research.

The Communication Management course from Turiba University offers the opportunity to acquire research and pedagogical skills and develop new knowledge in integrated marketing communication, media and communication science and management science, including strategic, communication and media management.

The main objectives of the PhD ICT, Media, Communication and Journalism programme from Aarhus University  are to provide supervision, courses, International research networks and environments for graduate students within the studies of information and communication technologies, print, digital and audio-visual media, and journalism.

The Executive PhD Program from Antwerp Management School is tailor-made around the needs of Executives and Managers who aim to translate their expertise and market know-how into a PhD degree. 

The Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Telecommunications, and Health programme offered by INSA Toulouse - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées develops advanced research expertise in engineering sciences across electronics, energy systems, and health-related technologies.

The International Joint PhD in Social Representations, Culture and Communication at Sapienza University of Rome is an international, inter/trans-disciplinary and cross-sectoral PhD program aimed at advanced training in the social sciences.

The vision of the Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication at the University of Amsterdam is to solve scientific and societal problems in the broad field of language and communication through a focus on variability in language and the causes and constraints thereon.

In this Communication and Media Studies programme at the University of the National Education Commission, Krakow, you will gain advanced, detailed knowledge related to this area of research.

The goal of the Communication and Media Studies programme from the University of Bern in teaching is to promote students' critical and networked thinking about the social sciences and to sensitise them to the communication science aspects of political processes.

The Psychology of Communication and Change programme offered by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona develops advanced research expertise in communication, learning, and transformation across individual, social, and organisational contexts.