About the course

Doctoral programs exist to train research scholars, and the Ph.D. degree is awarded to persons who have demonstrated a capacity for making a contribution to knowledge. This does not mean, however, that everyone who earns a doctoral degree becomes an academic. The Ph.D. programs in the Department of Communication are designed to prepare persons both for college and university teaching and for those other professions where extensive knowledge of theory and research concerning communication is needed. The department trains persons for research and teaching within most of the major domains of the study of human communication, as discussed above, but there are no fixed 'tracks' to constrain a student's definition of a field of interest. Each Ph.D. candidate plans an individual program of study and research with the help of an adviser and a program planning committee. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 6 Semester(s)Fees: US$89,280

Intake	Location
Fall (August), 2024	Urbana
Fall (August), 2025	Urbana

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

Applicants to the Ph.D. program should have (or be completing) a master's degree in communication or a related field. The required minimum academic grade point average (for the final 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of undergraduate work) is 3.0 on a four-point scale, normally, those admitted have a grade point average above this minimum. TOEFL iBT - 102, TOEFL PBT - 610, IELTS (academic exam) - 7

　　

English language requirements

　　7.5

　　Overall IELTS band score

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 103.0

　　

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