109 Full-time PhD programmes in Media Studies & Mass Media

The Centre for Global Media and Communication at SOAS University of London students working on an exceptionally wide range of topics, both theoretical and empirical, concerned with different aspects of communication and practices in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. 

Enhance your undergraduate degree with a postgraduate qualification and gain advanced knowledge and skills in the field of PhD in Media Studies at Victoria University of Wellington.

During the Media course from the University of West London you will benefit from expert supervision by established researchers and practitioners, and join a growing community of outstanding doctoral researchers in the field of media. 

The Institute for Media and Creative Industries from Loughborough University is an innovative hub that merges the cutting-edge fields of design innovation and creative technologies.

The PhD in Film, Screen and Popular Culture from University of Brighton has a research culture in film and screen studies that has fostered national archives and given critical insight across practice, theory and history.

The Media and Communications PhD programme from University of Nicosia, with strengths across the fields of Media and Communication, offers aspirant researchers and accomplished professionals a strong platform to develop both their academic interests and their career. 

The Department of Film and Television offers supervisory expertise in a wide range of subject areas, including classical Hollywood cinema, British cinema, television drama, comedy, animation and documentary. University of Bristol offers the Film and Television programme. 

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is the highest academic award for which a student can be registered. This Cultural and Media Studies programme at the University of Huddersfield allows you to explore and pursue a research project built around a substantial piece of work, which has to show evidence of original contribution to knowledge.

The Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media PhD programme from University of York department welcomes proposals on a wide variety of research topics relating to Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media.

Research in Media and Communications at the University of Brighton critically analyses the role of media institutions, as well as the changing landscape of media industries and cultural production.

Throughout this Media and Cultural Studies PhD programme from Newcastle University you'll gain access to a wide range of professional and academic opportunities including regional, national and global links with creative and cultural industries.

The Digital Media and Digital Cultures at the University of Brighton is committed to cross-disciplinary approaches to research into and through digital media, digital innovation, creative digital and the growth and adoption of digital culture in all walks of life.

This Communication and Media Studies course at Eastern Mediterranean University aims to ground students in the theoretical and professional knowledge that they need in order to engage effectively and ethically responsibly in the information and communication age.

Students are provided with a flexible and tailored structured research Media Studies programme at Maynooth University within the Centre for Media Studies, including the development of transferable research skills, specialist knowledge and professional practices. 

The Film, Television and Media Studies PhD course from University of East Anglia students are committed to improving the understanding of how media impacts culture and society today, globally and nationally, as well as locally and in the community. Our postgraduate researchers have opportunities to work at the heart of active research groups, challenging boundaries and making real advances.

The Communication and Media programme offered at  Loughborough University will give you the opportunity to develop new and highly sought-after skills which can set you up for a range of careers.

This Media and Cultural Studies course from Lancaster University offers a chance to develop your own knowledge and research in the ever changing world of media. 

This Film, Media and Television degree from the University of Gloucestershire will boost your professional practice and develop high-level skills and knowledge to progress your career. Research a topic of your choice or work on an extended creative project.

The students of Media and Communication programme of the University of Leicester  complete an independent research project under the guidance of a supervisory team.

This Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media by Creative Practice PhD programme from University of York invites proposals in the fields of Playwriting, Acting for Theatre, Directing for Theatre, Film and Television, Sound Design and Interactive Media.