Communication (PhD)

This PhD in Communication, offered through Concordia University's Department of Communication Studies and based at the Loyola campus, provides advanced training in media and cultural analysis. Faculty and students work across areas including game studies, representations of gender and race, digital media, feminist media studies, and research-creation, drawing on scholars who are also practising artists and media-makers. The program requires 90 credits, combining coursework with a doctoral research thesis carried out under faculty supervision. It is a thesis-based, full-time doctorate with a single Fall intake; application deadlines are February 1 for Canadian residents and January 15 for U.S. and international applicants. Admission requires a Master of Arts in Communication or an equivalent degree, together with a thoroughly articulated research project outline identifying the applicant's intended area of study. Applicants whose primary language is not English must demonstrate sufficient competency to read technical material and follow lectures and discussions in English. Concordia states that funding packages, including awards and teaching and research assistantships, are generally available to students in thesis-based programs such as this one.