Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Doctoral Programmes

Communication - PhD

Doctoral programme of the UPF Doctoral School, governed by Royal Decree 99/2011
Duration of the doctoral programme Your doctoral thesis must be submitted within three academic years as of admission, with the possibility of an extension of one further year.
Languages 

Catalan, Spanish and English

Places available  40
Organized
Departament of Communication
Calendar and time schedule  From September to June.
Location  Communication Campus - Poblenou
 

Presentation 

The doctorate in Communication offers students the chance to write and present a doctoral thesis consisting of original research work on one of the lines of research of the doctorate.

The programme aims to train advanced researchers via the study of research concepts and methods in different areas and disciplines of communication.

Objectives

To perform a piece of original research work in the field of social communication.

Contents

  • Defense of the Thesis Project (5 ECTS credits)

Lines of research of the doctorate

  • Cyberculture and Information and Communication Technologies
  • Communication and Science
  • Communication and Quality Contents
  • Communication and Consumer Culture
  • Communication and Education
  • Communication and Interculturality
  • Communication and Politics
  • Journalism and Advertising Studies
  • Communication and Design
  • Aesthetic Trends of Contemporary Audiovisuals
  • Dramaturgical Models and Mise en Scène in the History of the Cinema
  • Hermeneutics of Cinematographic and Audiovisual Works
  • Cinematographic and Audiovisual Genres
  • Technological Mutations of Contemporary Audiovisuals
  • Audiovisuals in Europe

List of teaching staff and research staff for supervising theses and doctorates 

See the Department's website.

Last updated 07-11-2011
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