Program Description
The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Communication Studies offered by the Department of Art History & Communications in the Faculty of Arts is a research-intensive program that emphasizes advanced and stimulating learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in resourceful thinking, literature synthesis, and scientific communication to pursue professional opportunities in academia or industry.
The program may also be taken with the Gender and Women's Studies option where students focus their coursework and research on gender and women's studies, and issues in feminist, Queer, or Trans research and methods. The student's doctoral dissertation must be on a topic centrally relating to issues of gender and/or women's studies.
Keywords:Â media & technology studies, sound studies, Black studies, critical race theory, Feminist and gender studies, postcolonialism, AI, social media, infrastructure and environmental studies.
Unique Program Features
- The program offers in-depth training in the critical, historical, and theoretical analysis of communication in culture, communication technology, and communication policy;
- The program offers a balance of humanities and social sciences approaches to the analysis of communications, and its orientation is primarily qualitative (rather than quantitative) in nature;
- Faculty members specialize in fields including media and technology studies; sound studies; Black studies; critical race theory; Feminist and gender studies; postcolonial, transnational, and diaspora studies; AI; social media; infrastructure and environmental studies;
- Graduates have gone on to become Canada's leading communications scholars.
University-Level Admission Requirements
- An eligible Bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA out of a possible 4.0 GPA;Â for this program, the minimum GPA is 3.3 out of 4.0.
- English-language proficiency
Each program has specific admission requirements including required application documents. Please visit the program website for more details.
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Program Website
PhD in Communication Studies website
Department Contact
Graduate Program graduate.ahcs [at] mcgill.ca (subject: PhD%20in%20Communication%20Studies) (email)
Available Intakes
Fall
Application Deadlines
| Intake | Applications Open | Application Deadline - International | Application Deadline - Domestic (Canadian, Permanent Resident of Canada) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FALL | September 15 | January 15 | January 15 |
| WINTER | N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| SUMMER | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Note: Application deadlines are subject to change without notice. Please check the application portal for the most up-to-date information.