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Programs of Study, 1997-1999
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
COMMUNICATIONS
Dean of the College of Communications: Kim B. Rotzoll
Director, Institute of Communications Research: Clifford G. Christians
Associate Director for Graduate Studies: Thomas Guback
Correspondence and Information: Associate Director for
Graduate Studies, Institute of Communications Research, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, 222b Armory, 505 East Armory Avenue, Champaign, IL 61820; (217)
333-1549. E-mail: icr@uiuc.edu.
URL: http://www.uiuc.edu/providers/comm/COMM/
Prospective students may contact: Diane Tipps, administrative secretary, (217) 333-1549. E-mail: icr@uiuc.edu, or Thomas Guback, Associate Director for Graduate Studies, (217) 244-1417.
E-mail: guback@uiuc.edu.
GRADUATE FACULTY
Professors: W. F. Brewer, C. Christians, J. G. Delia, N. Denzin, M. E. Fishbein, T. Guback, H. Maclay, R. Merritt, T. O'Guinn, K. B. Rotzoll, P. Treichler
Associate Professors: W. E. Berry, C. McCarthy, J. Nerone, A. Press, S. Shavitt, B. Williams
Assistant Professors: A. Barrera, S. Braman, M. Sotirovic, A. Valdivia
Emeritus Professors: J. W. Carey, J. W. Jensen, T. Peterson
GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM
The program for the doctor of philosophy in communications is administered by the Institute of Communications Research in the College of Communications. It provides a core program in communications and permits advanced specialization in several areas: process, content, and effects of the mass media, including their political, social, and economic aspects; history; popular culture; gender studies; persuasion and attitude change; cultural studies; advertising; international communication; information technology; psycholinguistics; and ethnicity. The program applies the methods and disciplines of the social sciences supported by the humanities, fine and applied arts, and natural sciences to the basic problems of human communications. It is intended for students who plan careers in teaching communications theory and such subjects as journalism, radio-television, and media studies; scholarly research on the development, control, and ethics of the mass media; research on public opinion measurement, advertising, communication effects, psycholinguistics, and semantics; and executive jobs in government and industry requiring breadth, perspective, and a scholarly background.
ADMISSION
Any student with a bachelor's or master's degree and with a substantial background in the humanities, social sciences, or physical sciences is eligible to apply to the communications doctoral program. All candidates for admission must submit an application for admission along with an application fee, transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate courses taken and grades earned, and three letters of recommendation. GRE scores are required. Foreign students from non-English-speaking countries are required to take the TOEFL. The minimum score is 600. Students normally are admitted to start the program only during the fall term. Only under exceptional circumstances are they allowed to begin in the spring or summer term. All material for fall admission should be submitted by February 1 of the same calendar year.
Application forms are available from the Institute of Communications Research, University of Illinois, 222b Armory, 505 East Armory Avenue, Champaign, IL, 61820.
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
The Ph.D. program requires a minimum of 24 units beyond the bachelor's degree. Students working toward a Ph.D. degree usually require from three to five years to complete their work. Full-time students entering the program directly after receiving a bachelor's degree should expect to take two full years of course work and a minimum of one additional year for the preparation of a thesis. Full-time students entering with a master's degree should expect to transfer only two to four units of course work. Doctoral students must pass preliminary examinations covering course work and declared specialties and a final examination covering the thesis. A master's degree in communications is not offered. Students desiring to complete a master's degree should consider enrolling in the Departments of Journalism or Advertising or in one of the departments in the social sciences.
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