The Ph.D. in Mass Communication program at Ohio University is currently accepting applications for Fall 2025 admission. The deadline for all applicants (whether they are U.S. citizens/permanent residents or non-U.S. citizens/permanent residents) is January 2, 2025.
The program is jointly administered by the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism and the School of Media Arts and Studies, within the Scripps College of Communication. Applicants can choose to apply for either the Journalism track or Media Arts and Studies track. We offer several areas of specialization, including critical media studies, data analytics, international media, journalism studies, media in healthcare contexts, media law, and strategic communication. Students will have the opportunity to develop their scholarship through working with faculty, as well as access to the SMART Data Analytics Lab and state-of-the-art media technology and production facilities.
Students admitted to the doctoral program are typically appointed to a graduate assistantship that provides a stipend and tuition waiver, and select students may be awarded a highly competitive, prestigious Scripps Howard Teaching Fellowship, which supplements the standard stipend.
Our graduates have become faculty at colleges and universities around the world, as well as taking research and leadership positions at think tanks, news organizations, governmental organizations, and non-profits.
Ohio University was chartered by the state of Ohio in 1804 and is the oldest public university in Ohio. Situated in the town of Athens at the scenic Appalachian foothills, its classic residential campus is one of the most attractive in the nation. Under the
2021 Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifications, Ohio University is designated as an R1 (Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity) institution, thus constituting the top tier of research universities as measured by expenditures supporting research and development, conferral of research doctoral degrees, and employment of Ph.D.-level personnel engaged in research.
We will host an (optional) informational session via Zoom on Monday, November 18, 2024, 9:00-10:15 a.m., U.S. Eastern Standard Time. If you would like to attend, please register in advance for this meeting through the following link:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Questions regarding the Ph.D. in Mass Communication program or application process can be sent to:
Prof. Jatin Srivastava, Associate Director of Graduate Studies, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism
Prof. Eve Ng, Associate Director of Graduate Studies, School of Media Arts and Studies