Ph.D. in Communication

Collaborate across content and creative areas, methodological orientations, and platforms of expression for engaged scholarship and immersive experience, globally and locally. The School of Communication's doctoral program at the University of Miami will prepare you for careers in higher education, non-profits, and business. You may choose from health, environmental, international, intercultural, and organizational communication as well as from journalism studies and media development to create an appropriate combination for your career goals.

You will engage with communication theory, research, and practice using public relations and journalism, with particular attention to new and social media for social and behavioral change. This will be your niche: conducting research, engaging in an immersive experience, and translating these into evaluation-based practice for the well-being of the community, society, and the world.

Our School of Communication combines academic excellence with contemporary relevance and global impact. As a global city, Miami serves as an exciting base for our programs, with connected campuses and programs worldwide to enrich the educational experience. We celebrate and appreciate diversity within our community, integral to our perspectives, purpose, and potential.

Understanding the significance of communication in our society, we aim to educate and inspire, through a culture of civility, building from diverse perspectives. Our vision engages academic and outreach programs that strengthen media credibility, creativity in production and research, with clarity and civility through communication.