PhD Program Overview

The Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication invites applicants for our new PhD program. We seek junior colleagues who wish to explore deeply the practices and values of journalism, mass communication and the media professions.  Successful applicants will be admitted for the fall semester, with an application deadline of February 1. The program is highly competitive, admitting and funding just five students at $18,000 per year.  We welcome applicants from across Oklahoma, the United States and the world – particularly those with three or more years of professional experience in journalism and mass communication disciplines. 

Doctoral candidates will find a faculty with a wide range of interests encompassing a variety of approaches and perspectives related to the program’s three concentrations:  News and Information, Strategic Communication and Media Arts.  The program builds on a record of excellence in preparing master’s students for doctoral study, as evidenced by top-paper awards and paper presentations at national and international academic conferences in recent years.

The program is housed in Gaylord Hall, a state-of-the-art building with a journalism and mass communication library. An additional 44,000-square-foot wing with space devoted to graduate research and teaching support is under construction and due to open in early 2009.  Graduates will be prepared to become both accomplished researchers and outstanding teachers in colleges and universities around the world.