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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    City St George's, University of London

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    28-SEP-26

  • Duration

    2 Years

Course summary

The PhD in Communication provides you with the academic and professional opportunities to develop as an independent, creative and original thinker who is capable of contributing to knowledge and research at the forefront of the discipline.You will work closely with a supervisory team, whose areas of expertise align with your chosen topic.You will be based in the dynamic Department of Media, Culture and Creative Industries, which is committed to forward-, outward- and industry-facing research. (You may, however, be assigned a supervisor or supervisors from the Department of Journalism, if relevant to you topic.) The training that you will receive and the research that you will conduct should have real-life application, both within and beyond academiaOur research strengths and areas of supervisory expertise include:advertisinghealth communicationscommunication policylaw and ethicspolitical communicationsocial mediapublic relations (PR)strategic communicationAI, innovation and communicationconflict and crisis (conflict reporting, climate reporting democracy and media freedom gender, communication and journalism).The Full-time duration is 2 – 4 years Part time: 3 – 7 years and PhD by prior publication: 1 year.

Tuition fees

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£ 14,300per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

City St George's, University of London

  • University League Table

    53rd

  • Campus address

    City, St George's, University of London, The Admissions Office, Northampton Square, London, England, EC1V 0HB, United Kingdom

Enjoy studying in one of the world's top student cities. Campuses in central and south London also offer great access to top-tier companies and organisations.
Almost all degrees offer the chance of a work placement, a clinical placement, or the opportunity to study abroad. Many are also professionally accredited.
A welcoming and diverse community with student counselling, buddy schemes, Students' Union, active student societies, and an award-winning student centre.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    10th out of 92 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 200
    138 69%

    19th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    89.0 89%

    3rd

    2
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.34 84%

    2nd

    27

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