The deadline for receipt of all materials is December 15, 2008 for admission to start September 2009.
Application forms and instructions are available from the Office of Graduate Admissions, NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, 82 Washington Square East, 2nd floor, NY, NY 10003 (tel. 212-998-5030). To download admission forms and instructions, click here.
Please send your completed application form and fee, official transcripts of your previous college/university work, and GRE scores to the Office of Graduate Admissions at the address above.
The PhD Program in Media, Culture, and Communication (MCCD) requires the following materials to be sent along with your application to the Graduate Admissions office.
Minimum Requirements and Selection Criteria for Admission
Admission to the PhD Program in Media, Culture, and Communication is very competitive. In late February, six applicants are accepted with funding to start in the program the following September.
Applicants are rarely accepted who score below 600 on the Verbal section of the GRE and whose combined score is below 1100 on the Verbal and Quantitative Reasoning or Verbal and Analytic Reasoning sections.
The PhD program is a program of advanced study for students who have already identified and acquired a solid background in an area within communication studies that is of particular interest to them. Particular attention is given, in selecting candidates for admission, to the background work of an applicant in the area/topic s/he intends to pursue.
Success in a theory- and research-driven doctoral program such as the Media, Culture, and Communication depends heavily on a candidate's ability to read and think critically, to reason with acuity, and to write with clarity, precision, and fluency. We devote particular attention in selecting candidates for admission to evidence of an applicant's abilities in these areas.
No matter how qualified an applicant may be to pursue advanced study in the area/topic s/he has identified, s/he will require the direction and support of the faculty members both knowledgeable about and interested in that area/topic. Particular attention is given, in selecting candidates for admission, to the "goodness of fit" between an applicant and her/his interests and the qualifications, competencies, and interests of the department's faculty.
Because we look for a fit between new doctoral students and our full-time faculty, you should carefully read the information about our faculty on this website to determine their areas of expertise. If you still have specfic questions about topics of research or scholarship, please contact our PhD program director, Brett Gary, by e-mail or call 212-998-5113.
Doctoral students accepted into Media, Culture, and Communication typically receive full fellowship funding for five years.
Application forms and instructions are available from the Office of Graduate Admissions, NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, 82 Washington Square East, 2nd floor, NY, NY 10003 (tel. 212-998-5030). To download admission forms and instructions, click here.
Please send your completed application form and fee, official transcripts of your previous college/university work, and GRE scores to the Office of Graduate Admissions at the address above.
The PhD Program in Media, Culture, and Communication (MCCD) requires the following materials to be sent along with your application to the Graduate Admissions office.
- A résumé of your academic and professional experience
- Three letters of reference from persons in a position to assess your qualifications for advanced study and research
- A brief (4- to 5-page) essay on the research area/topic you expect to pursue, your background preparation for advanced work in that area/topic, and some of the scholars whose work in that area has shaped your thinking (this is the statement of purpose/personal statement)
- A copy of your Master's thesis, or comparable evidence of sustained intellectual inquiry/writing you have done, preferably in the area in which you expect to focus your advanced study
- Note: Doctoral applicants to program MCCD do not need to contact the program for supplemental application materials.
Minimum Requirements and Selection Criteria for Admission
Admission to the PhD Program in Media, Culture, and Communication is very competitive. In late February, six applicants are accepted with funding to start in the program the following September.
Applicants are rarely accepted who score below 600 on the Verbal section of the GRE and whose combined score is below 1100 on the Verbal and Quantitative Reasoning or Verbal and Analytic Reasoning sections.
The PhD program is a program of advanced study for students who have already identified and acquired a solid background in an area within communication studies that is of particular interest to them. Particular attention is given, in selecting candidates for admission, to the background work of an applicant in the area/topic s/he intends to pursue.
Success in a theory- and research-driven doctoral program such as the Media, Culture, and Communication depends heavily on a candidate's ability to read and think critically, to reason with acuity, and to write with clarity, precision, and fluency. We devote particular attention in selecting candidates for admission to evidence of an applicant's abilities in these areas.
No matter how qualified an applicant may be to pursue advanced study in the area/topic s/he has identified, s/he will require the direction and support of the faculty members both knowledgeable about and interested in that area/topic. Particular attention is given, in selecting candidates for admission, to the "goodness of fit" between an applicant and her/his interests and the qualifications, competencies, and interests of the department's faculty.
Because we look for a fit between new doctoral students and our full-time faculty, you should carefully read the information about our faculty on this website to determine their areas of expertise. If you still have specfic questions about topics of research or scholarship, please contact our PhD program director, Brett Gary, by e-mail or call 212-998-5113.
Doctoral students accepted into Media, Culture, and Communication typically receive full fellowship funding for five years.