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Doctor of Philosophy
The Ph.D. degree program engages students in an interdisciplinary study of the social, economic, political, cultural, historical, legal/regulatory, and international aspects of mass communication. Students receive a solid theoretical and methodological foundation through a flexible, college-wide program designed to produce outstanding scholars and teachers who make significant contributions to the understanding of mass media.
Admission
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
Application deadline is Feb 1. Priority funding application deadline Jan 2. *
If you are unable to meet this deadline contact the Director of Graduate Studies.
Students applying for doctoral study must have a master's degree and a graduate GPA of at least 3.25. International students must have a TOEFL score of at least 600 (paper score) or 250 (computer score). All applicants must submit currently valid Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores. Other factors will also be considered including professional and academic accomplishments, examples of professional work, awards and honors, evidence of scholarship such as research papers and published articles,and prior full-time teaching in the mass communication and media arts area. A visit to SIUC and interview with faculty is recommended.
Students whose preparation is lacking in certain areas may be required to take undergraduate courses that will not be counted towards the Ph.D. degree.
An accelerated entry option to the Ph.D. program is offered in exceptional cases to students who have been admitted to the M.A. program. To be eligible, the student must: 1) possess a master's degree; 2) have qualified for admission to the MCMA Ph.D. program initially; 3) complete at least nine hours but no more than 18 hours in the M.A. degree; 4) have a minimum 3.25 GPA in the M.A. program with no incomplete or deferred grades. The student may petition the Director of Graduate Studies for the accelerated entry option during the semester in which the student will begin taking the 9th hour of graduate courses, but must petition before earning the 18th hour of course work in the M.A. program. If approved, the student is enrolled in the Ph.D. program the next semester. Up to 18 graduate credits earned in the M.A. program will count toward the Ph.D. degree if the accelerated entry option is approved by the MCMA Graduate Committee. Once the student is admitted to the Ph.D. program, all requirements of the Ph.D. program apply. Exceptions to any of these rules must be appealed to the MCMA Graduate Committee, which has final authority to approved or reject the petition.
Credit Requirements
The Ph.D. in Mass Communication and Media Arts requires a minimum of 72 credits including 22 credits of foundation courses, 5-7 credits of research tools courses, 15 credits in an emphasis area, 6 credits in support courses, and a 24-credit dissertation.
Foundation Courses:
MCMA 500-3 Mass Media as Social Institutions
MCMA 504-3 Foundations of Mass Communication Theory
MCMA 505-3 Theoretical Issues in Mass Communication
MCMA 506-3 Law and Policy of Mass Communication
MCMA 532-3 Quantitative Research Methods in Mass Communication
MCMA 534-3 Qualitative Research Methods in Mass Communication
EPSY 506-4 Inferential Statistics
Research Tools Courses:
Doctoral students must complete a minimum of two research courses selected from the list below but must include one MCMA course. Tool courses are selected in consultation with the faculty adviser and are typically selected to serve the research needs of the students dissertation interests. Students may petition the MCMA Graduate Committee to substitute a course not listed below for a requirement.
EPSY 507-4 Multiple Regression
EPSY 508-4 Experimental Design in Education Research
MCMA 530-3 Historical Research in the Mass Media
* MCMA 533-3 Research Methodology in Mass Communication II
MCMA 536-3 Content Analysis
MCMA 539-3 Legal and Governmental Research in the Mass Media
HIST 500-2 The Historians Craft
POLS 501-3 Research Methods
PSYC 522-4 Experimental Design and Analysis
SOC 512-4 Sociological Research
SOC 514-4 Qualitative Methodology
SOC 526-3 Quantitave Methods in Sociology
SPCM 505-3 Seminar: Semiotic Phenomenology and Critical-Cultural Communication
(*Students whose dissertation is not based on legal, historical, or qualitative research methods must take MCMA 533-3.)
Emphasis Area:
Five additional courses (15 credits) from within the College are required with an emphasis on one area and structured in consultation with the faculty adviser. Emphasis areas are created to help students realize their academic and career goals. College research tools courses listed previously but not counted as fulfilling the tools requirement can be used as emphasis hours. Possible emphasis areas include but are not limited to advertising/persuasion, critical and cultural studies, media economics, media effects, film and criticism, media history, interactive multimedia, international, law and policy, political communication, public relations, social issues, and telecommunications.
Support Courses:
Two additional courses (6 credits) from outside the College must by completed and are selected in consultation with the faculty adviser. Emphasis and support courses are designed to help students tailor their program of study to pursue a specific area of research interest.
Dissertation:
MCMA 600-24 Dissertation (24 credits): Proposal and Defense
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