156 Full-time PhD programmes in Communication Studies

Communication plays a fundamental role in our global society and it is imperative for us to recognize and appreciate the international and intercultural contexts in which it occurs. With a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of North Dakota, you'll learn about human communication across diverse cultures and through multiple systems.

The Department of Communication Arts and Sciences at Pennsylvania State University is committed to the study, teaching, and practice of human communication for the betterment of Pennsylvania, the nation, and the world.

The Texts and Technology program at the University of Central Florida supports engagement with digital practices in dialectical, rhetorical, procedural, and critical-cultural fields.

The Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue University houses one of the premier graduate programs in communication. We have offered masters and Ph.D. level education for almost 70 years and have played a defining role in developing the discipline of communication.

The Communication Ph.D. program at Stanford University prepares students to conduct original research on communication processes, their origins, and their psychological, political and cultural effects. Most of our doctoral graduates enter academic teaching and research careers, or communication-related professions that require research skills.

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.

To be accepted as a candidate for the Communication Ph.D. degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, a student must either present a well-rounded undergraduate education with an emphasis in communication and a master's in a cognate discipline, or hold a master's degree in communication from an accredited institution.

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 doctoral degree in Communication at the University of South Africa (UNISA) will require you to undertake research at the most advanced academic levels culminating in the submission, assessment and acceptance of a thesis.

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 Communication doctoral program from Florida State University is primarily designed for students who are interested in pursuing positions at research-based institutions within the communication discipline, especially academic positions at research universities.

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. 

Become a leader in your field with a PhD in Communication Sciences from Case Western Reserve University, one of the top research universities in the U.S. 

Students pursuing a doctoral degree from the College of Communication and Information at University of Tennessee Knoxville with an information sciences concentration have a flexible interdisciplinary curriculum that empowers them to approach research and learning from a holistic perspective and prepares them for research, teaching, service, and administration. 

The Communication programme offered by Hong Kong Baptist University develops advanced research on society and digital interaction, focusing on contemporary communication environments.

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.

Investigate how individuals and groups communicate with one another across diverse cultures, organizations and technologies through the doctoral program in Communication at the University at Albany.

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.