PhD programme

Available degrees

The Department offers MPhil and PhD degrees in any of the main areas of research in which the department is active:

A full list of completed PhD dissertations from the 1960s can be found here:

MPhil and PhD degrees in Communication Studies

In collaboration with the Departments of Sociology and Psychology the department also offers MPhil and PhD degrees in Communication Studies.

Registration period

The registration period for an MPhil is two years full-time or four years part-time, while that for a PhD is three years full-time and six years part-time. PhD candidates may have an additional (writing-up) period of up to one year after the expiry of their registration.