Communication Studies, Ph.D.

Degree Requirements

1. Five hours of core courses:
   • COMM 8111 - Introduction to Graduate Studies  2 Hours
   • COMM 8035 - Doctoral Colloquium in Communication Pedagogy   3 Hours
2. Twenty-four hours in area of concentration (Media and Society, Public Communication, or Rhetoric and Politics)
3. Nine hours of required coursework for Rhetoric and Politics and twelve hours of required coursework for Media and Society
4. Nine hours of research tools for Rhetoric and Politics and six hours of research tools for Media and Society (approved courses that fall within the general categories of research design, observational methods, ethnography, content analysis, computer programming, statistics, and digital media methods)
5. Minimum of twenty-one hours of COMM 9999 - Doctoral Dissertation Research   
6. A written comprehensive examination
7. A successful oral defense
8. A successful dissertation prospectus
9. A successful dissertation defense

Concentrations

• Media and Society Concentration
   
• Moving Image Studies Concentration
   
• Public Communication Concentration
   
• Rhetoric and Politics Concentration