PhD in Media and Communication Studies
Prague, Czech Republic
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
EUR 500 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
Blended, On-Campus
* applicants from non-EU/EEA countries are advised to apply by April 30th
** online application fee: 720 CZK. Paper application fee: 770 CZK
Key Summary
Introduction
The doctoral study program Media and Communication studies is designed for candidates who are deeply interested in the following or related topics:
- Media Studies
- Journalism Studies
- Political Communication
- Social construction of reality
- Discourse studies
- Visual Journalism
- Sports Journalism
- Media History
- Strategic Communication, Marketing, and PR
- Artificial Intelligence and Media, Big Data, Algorithms
- Cultural Studies
- Audience Studies
- Participatory Studies
The study program prepares students for independent academic work in the field of communication, media, and marketing studies, with substantial knowledge of communication and media theories and methodologies.
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Career Opportunities
The graduate of the doctoral program of Media and Communication Studies understands and can apply a wide range of analytical methods to study communication and media, including media production, media products, and content, audience, and users. They are experts that can contextualize communication and mediation processes, historically, socially, politically, and culturally. They are also able to synthesize knowledge in the social sciences and humanities and to interpret current trends in communication and media development.
Doctoral graduates are prepared for academic careers in the Czech Republic and abroad, and for employment as communication and media analysts in applied research centers, study centers, and departments. As social scientists, they can work in institutes of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic or other scientific workplaces. They can also act as analysts of communication processes in the political or commercial sphere.