Course: Doctor of Philosophy in Communication (246AA)

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Award: Doctor of Philosophy
Course Level: 02
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Design
CRICOS Code: 054210K
Offered Locations and Delivery Modes:

• UC Bruce Campus
  • Full Time, Face-to-Face - Convener: Dr Eleni Petraki (Ph: +61 2 6201 5219)
  • Part Time, Face-to-Face - Convener: Dr Eleni Petraki (Ph: +61 2 6201 5219)

Introduction

The areas which potentially offer supervision are:

• communication and culture
• communication history
• communication policy
• communication theory
• comparative communication
• communication language and literature
• communication and technology
• development communication
• environmental and risk communication
• epistemological issues in communication
• intercultural communication
• international communication
• mass communication
• organisational communication
• political communication.

Information Studies Specialisation

The areas of information studies in which the degree may be pursued are:

• archival resources
• information and records management
• information retrieval
• library systems and services
• resources and services for young people.

Tourism and Leisure Studies Specialisation

Areas in which supervision may be offered include:

• Australasian and Pacific Rim tourism and leisure studies
• cultural and heritage tourism
• event management, planning and marketing
• globalisation of leisure and tourism
• historical aspects of tourism and leisure
• media and leisure
• sustainable tourism
• tourism and hospitality management
• tourism and hospitality marketing
• tourism impact analysis
• tourism and leisure planning and policy analysis
• visitor management.

Course Requirements

The Information Studies specialisation is available by thesis alone, with enrolment in the subject 4093 Doctoral Thesis Information Studies D:FT (full-time), or 4092 Doctoral Thesis Information Studies D:PT (part-time).

The Communications specialisation is available by thesis alone, with enrolment in the subject 4096 Doctoral Thesis in Communication D:FT (72 credit points), or 4097 Doctoral Thesis in Communication D:PT (72 credit points).

Course Duration

Admission Requirements

Entry requirements for the PhD are an honours degree at first class or 2A level, or a masters degree, or a postgraduate diploma with average results of at least credit level. These qualifications must be in information studies or a closely related discipline.

Candidates (particularly those from cognate disciplines) may be required to undertake bridging studies before commencing the PhD thesis. Note that such bridging studies cannot count towards the PhD.

Course Enquiries

Students should consult with their supervisors or with the course convener. Further assistance is available from the Faculty of Arts and Design.