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University of Johannesburg PhD in Strategic Communication
University of Johannesburg

PhD in Strategic Communication

Johannesburg, South Africa

3 Years

English

Full time

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ZAR 20,405 / per year *

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Key Summary

    About: The PhD in Strategic Communication program focuses on advanced research and theory in the field of strategic communication. It equips students with the skills to analyze communication strategies and their impact on audiences and organizations. Candidates engage in rigorous research and may work alongside faculty on various projects that address real-world communication challenges.
    Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers in academia, public relations, corporate communications, marketing, or consulting. They may become communication strategists, research analysts, or educators in higher education settings.

Introduction

The doctorate in Corporate Communication is designed to develop highly specialized and in-depth theoretical, professional, and research skills within the disciplines of Corporate Communication and Communication. The qualification is designed to facilitate the professional role of the enactment in highly specialized and unpredictable communication contexts and to acquire the ability to respond to abstract problems that expand and redefine existing corporate communication knowledge. It also facilitates a comprehensive command of advanced communication research methodology, which should result in a significant and original contribution to the discipline of corporate communication as well as the ability to engage in critical dialogue.

Reasons for studying at UJ

  • UJ offers not only a special program called the First Year Experience to help orientate students throughout the first year but we also offer a Senior Student Experience that gears students toward the workplace!

  • Grab the opportunity to participate in a variety of sports and train alongside Olympians and Paralympians on state-of-the-art pitches, tracks, and fields, or just keep fit by joining one of the gyms on each of our 4 campuses.

  • Be part of a young, vibrant, and agile university that reflects and adapts easily to our country’s aspirations, while maintaining global relevance through numerous international partnerships.

  • 178 Internationally respected and accepted qualifications.

  • Join a university that cares enough to have raised over R300 million since the start of 2016 in order to support the Missing Middle Campaign. UJ also ensures that more than 6 000 needy students have two healthy meals per day.

  • Study in the vibrant City of Gold – the economic hub of South Africa. Join a vibrant, cosmopolitan, progressive group of students and academics on their way to re-imagining the future!

  • UJ offers an amazing on-campus experience whether you live in one of UJ’s residences, belong to a day house, or whether you just want to socialize at the Student Centres on all campuses.

  • We ensure the health, safety, and security of all our students through our own on-campus health services and UJ Protection Services.

  • Did you know that during the first five years of UJ’s existence it doubled its targeted research output and to this day, continues to break records!

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