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

The Creative Arts and Media from Sunway University provides students with an opportunity to carry out interdisciplinary research and contribute new understandings and insights to disciplines aligned with the School of Arts. 

The Journalism, Media and Culture degree offered by Cardiff University is committed to undertaking research that engages with contemporary issues across journalism, the media and communications both theoretically and practically.

Embark on a scholarly journey at Università IULM - Milan, exploring the nexus of visual and media arts through its esteemed Visual and Media Studies Doctoral Program.

The PhD doctorate in Media and Design Innovation delivered by the Toronto Metropolitan University is a unique practice-based doctoral programme that allows the scholarly exploration of the creative process in a wide range of fields.

Our Journalism work at the University of Stirling encompasses research into screen and print media, digital media and social media, public communication and promotional culture, heritage and archives.

The Communication, Information, and Media course at Rutgers University provides doctoral training in theoretical and research skills for scholarly and professional leadership in the fields of communication, library and information science, and media studies.

New Media in Society research at The Open University UK aims at going beyond the study of Computing and ICT from a technology perspective, and looks at improving our understating human values and the impact of technology innovations on people's lives and their communities.

As a PhD student researching Film and Media Studies at the University of Stirling, you’ll benefit from all this expertise – and play a key part in contributing to it in a supportive, vibrant research environment.

If you are interested in a deeper examination of the role and influence of media and media technologies in today's increasingly complex world, this Journalism and Mass Communication program at Arizona State University can help you become a thought leader or educator in the fields of journalism, strategic communication and global mass communication.

Embark on a creative and transformative academic journey at Northeastern University's Interdisciplinary Design and Media Doctoral Program.

At Media and Public Affairs from Louisiana State University we have a broad view of media and public affairs, with research on political polarization, digital technology, crisis communication, wartime propaganda, gender and sexuality, media effects, health communication, native advertising and the representation of minority groups, among others. 

The aim of the Media and Communications (Postgraduate Research) programme offered by the University of Wolverhampton is to give each student the most solid base possible to launch further research and career development.

The Media Communication program from Colorado State University develops communication professionals and scholars who address communication-related societal issues across a variety of situations.

At University of Glasgow, our outward-looking, multi-disciplinary research activities are based on high-quality, challenging and flexible graduate Film and Tv Studies programmes.

Specifically designed for international students, the doctoral program in New Media Studies at Shanghai Jiao Tong University aims at cultivating high-level new media scholars who hold both super research ability and solid practical skills in information age.

The Art and Media course at University of Plymouth welcomes applications for both practice-led and more traditional forms of doctoral research across art and media including interdisciplinary practices, philosophical, curatorial and pedagogic research.

This History of Art, Digital Culture and Media degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria.

The Department of Informatics and Media at Uppsala University offers postgraduate studies in information systems, media and communication science and human-computer interaction.

Interested in pursuing a Ph.D.? The University of South Carolina offers research-based degrees in Journalism and Mass Communications.

The Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications at Pennsylvania State University offers advanced study leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Mass Communications.