PhD in Journalism and Communication

You will learn all the academic skills that you need to provide an in-depth argument and detailed analysis. You'll also be trained in academic writing skills, as well as methodology – and you get to pick the training that suits you from the departmental and Faculty training offer! You will be supervised by a team of two and sometimes even three supervisors in order to ensure that you are supported in the best way possible on the journey towards your doctoral title. The supervision team will support and guide you to produce a high-quality PhD thesis of 80,000-100,000 words! 

Entry requirements:

• MA degree (or working towards one at the time of application) with an overall grade
  of 60% from a UK institution (or equivalent from an overseas university) and a minimum of 60% in your MA research project/dissertation. 
• If you completed a postgraduate degree without an independent study component (such a project/dissertation), you should include a written sample of work in your application, demonstrating your ability to research a topic and write critically about it. This might be a piece of coursework submitted for an assessment, a published article, or some other extended piece of written work.
• For non-native speakers: You must have either completed a degree within the last five years from a country classed as ‘majority English speaking’ by UK Visas and Immigration; or hold an IELTS qualification scoring at least 6.5 overall with a minimum of 6.0 in each component (or equivalent). 

To apply, please make sure that:

• your intended research project falls into our supervision expertise – check here for individual supervisors
• you fulfil the entry requirements listed above
• you write a research proposal that includes all the sections included in our research proposal template.

We have two annual intake dates: 1 October and 1 February.