Overview

Boost your professional practice and develop high-level skills and knowledge to progress your career.

Features

We offer a Journalism and Communications degree at the University of Gloucestershire, you’ll benefit from an experienced team of research-active scholars and industry practitioners who can offer supervision across a range of topics.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

You’ll have the opportunity to choose between a research-based or practice-based project. For example, write a thesis of 80,000 words for the research-based PhD (30,000 words for the MA by Research) or, for the practice-based option, create a piece of content or stage a multi-media event and accompany it with a much-shorter written component.

As a practice-based student, you’ll have access to our state-of-the-art studios and equipment.

Students who haven’t already completed a relevant Master’s degree are normally required to complete two research-methods modules: Philosophy and Approaches to Research, and Methodologies and Methods.

These sessions and their related assignments will help you lay the critical foundations for your project.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-12-01 00:00:00
Starting 2025-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-01 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

88

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Journalism View 15 other PhDs in Journalism in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

88

Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

A master’s degree or equivalent in a subject area relevant to the proposed research topic.

We actively encourage applications from students from a range of diverse backgrounds who demonstrate appropriate research experience and achievement.

Please provide a copy of your research proposal. This should be 1,000 words (excluding references and appendices) following the structure outlined in this research proposal guide.

Please note; we’re unable to process applications without a proposal for the School’s consideration. Not supplying one will delay the processing of applications.

Tuition Fee

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International

12775 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12775 GBP per year during 48 months.
National

5100 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 5100 GBP per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Cheltenham

660 - 1140 GBP /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Journalism and Communications.

Available Scholarships

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