Overview
Education
This preparation will also enable them to work at other types of educational institutions and industry positions. Doctoral students develop publishable research in their course work and provide evidence of publishable research prior to taking comprehensive exams. Graduates are expected to be competent in using at least one research method and should be literate in statistics.
The program includes training in the foundational origins and contemporary literature of communication and information theories and professions. The program offers the opportunity for students to learn to be good teachers and to participate in service and outreach activities.
The program is interdisciplinary, consisting of a required core curriculum and primary and cognate areas of study. Core courses begin in the fall semester. The first fall and spring semesters must be spent in residence (i.e., enrolled as a full-time student). Attendance at a fall orientation session is required. The Communication and Information program is offered by the University of Tennessee Knoxville.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations of Communication and Information
- Quantitative Communication and Information Research Methods
- Communication and Information Professional Development Seminar
- Statistical Design and Analysis
- Mass Communication Theory
- Communication Theory
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- All new doctoral students begin their classes in the fall semester. International students submit applications no later than February 1.
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Disciplines
Communication Studies Corporate Communication Digital Media View 61 other PhDs in Communication Studies in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- The completed online Graduate Application for Admission
- A non-refundable application fee
- One unofficial transcript from all colleges and universities attended submitted on-line at the time of application to the Graduate School
- The submission of official transcripts and degree certificates
- Departmental application
- Reference letters or rating forms
Tuition Fee
Living costs for Knoxville
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