Ph. D. Program Application requirements:

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1. A Master’s degree in communication, or in another appropriate field, is required of all applicants. The degree must be in addition to a bachelor’s degree. All degrees must be from accredited institutions
2. The School’s official application
3. A $50.00 non-refundable application fee
4. Official transcripts of all college work, both undergraduate and graduate
5. Three letters of recommendation
6. Official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores
7. Official TOEFL scores for international students
8. Letter of intent – a minimum 500 word typed statement of academic and professional goals
9. A copy of the completed master’s thesis or comparable scholarly work if no master’s thesis has been completed. If the master’s thesis is in progress, completed chapters should be submitted
10. Download pdf file: graduate admission application Applications for December 1st are being accepted in all areas. Incomplete files will be reviewed when complete. Please address all inquiries to tracey@miami.edu

Mailing Address : Graduate Studies Office, University of Miami, School of Communication, P.O. Box 248127, Coral Gables, FL 33124.
Delivery Address: 5100 Brunson Drive, Frances L. Wolfson Building, Room 2004, Coral Gables, FL 33146.

Applications to the Ph.D. Program are reviewed every other year, therefore the next application deadline is December 1, 2008, for admission beginning the Fall 2009 semester.

Research opportunities:
Located in the heart of Coral Gables, the University of Miami ranks among the top federally funded research institutions in the United States. This diverse and dynamic research university is one of the largest, most comprehensive private institutions of higher learning in the Southeast. We draw the brightest scientists, scholars and artists to our faculty, including Nobel nominees, Pulitzer winners, Guggenheim fellows, Fulbright scholars and other outstanding professionals. The University libraries contain more than 2.2 million volumes, 17,000 current journals and newspapers, and 3 million microfilms.

Communication Ph.D. students are encouraged to present papers at regional and national academic conferences, as well as to publish them in peer-reviewed journals. Ph.D. students, whose papers gain acceptance at regional and national academic conferences, are financially supported in part by the School of Communication for at least one academic conference annually. The School also brings distinguished international journalists, scholars, and artists to campus to meet with graduate students and faculty.

Financial aid:
All Ph.D. students receive annual full tuition remission for 18 credits per year, plus annual stipends beginning at $14,000 and increasing annually over three years to $16,000. During their first year of study, students assist professors in undergraduate classroom instruction. In subsequent years, qualified students teach selected undergraduate classes.