Communication, Culture & Media Studies (PhD)
The curriculum in Communication, Culture and Media Studies (CCMS) is designed to train scholars and academic leaders to contribute to interdisciplinary research in communication with a particular emphasis on multicultural and mediated communication. The program offers core competencies in research strategies (qualitative, quantitative, and critical), theory and methodology. The program also responds to the university’s historical mission to advance African Americans and other underserved communities by emphasizing multiculturalism, global issues and social justice concerns in its curriculum. Applicants to the CCMS program must possess a master’s degree by the time they enter the program.
Please choose a track from the following options:
- Media and Cultural Studies (15 crs)
- Technology, Policy, and Society (15 crs)
- Health Communication (15 crs)
Core Course Credits Required
Advanced Research Credit Required
Media & Cultural Studies Track Credits Required
Technology, Policy & Society Track Credits Required
Health Communication Track Credits Required
Electives
Electives (Options: Courses under subject code CCMS that are not included in student's selected track courses).