Ph.D. in Culture and Communication
Drexel University is proud to announce its new Ph.D. program in Communication. As the name indicates, it is an interdisciplinary program, drawing on strengths in anthropology, sociology, criminal justice, and environmental studies.
Program Research Strengths
- Political Communication (particularly in areas of war and conflict)
- Migration & Media
- Consumer Culture
- New Media & Social Media
- Environment
Goals
The Ph.D. program seeks to develop theoretically sophisticated scholars adept at multiple methodologies devoted to important and practical problems in the field.
Program Requirements
Drexel’s current Masters Program in Communication requires 45 credits, but students may enter the Ph.D. program with only a B.A. or B.S. After passage of Ph.D. qualifying exam, students take another 15 credit hours of coursework and 30 hours of research credit to pursue their dissertation.
Admission Criteria
Resume; minimum 3.0 GPA, GRE scores, 1500 word statement of purpose, and three letters of recommendation. TOEFL for international students.
Assistantships
Teaching Assistantships are available to some incoming students, and funding in this capacity continues in various forms throughout the student’s progress toward Ph.D. qualification.
For more information, please contact the department at ccdept@drexel.edu, or by calling 215-895-2455.
Selected Faculty Research Areas:
Ronald Bishop, Ph.D., Temple University, Communication
Consumer Culture, Political Communication, Sports & Media
Robert Brulle, Ph.D., George Washington University ,Sociology
Environmental Communication, Critical Theory
Mary Ebeling, Ph.D., University of Surrey, Sociology
Consumer Culture, Migration Studies, Public Art & Media
Ernest Hakanen, Ph.D., Temple University, Communication
Media Effects History, Identity, Consumer Culture
Barbara Hoekje, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
Emmanuel Koku, Ph.D., University of Toronto, Sociology
Social Media and Networks
Brent Luvaas, Ph.D., UCLA, Anthropology
Social Media, Music, International Consumer Culture
Alexander Nikolaev, Ph.D., Florida State Univ., Communication
Political Media, Organizational Communication
Douglas Porpora, Ph.D., Temple University, Sociology
Political Media, Morality
Devon Powers, Ph.D., NYU., Media Culture & Communication
Consumer Culture, Media Production & History, Music
Rachel Reynolds, Ph.D., Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, Linguistics
Migration, Consumer Culture, Semiotics
Wesley Shumar, Ph.D., Temple University, Anthropology
Consumer Culture, Semiotics
Susan Stein, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Communication
Environmental Communication, Education, Community Media
