Communication, PhD

The Hugh Downs School of Human Communication offers a transdisciplinary graduate program leading to the PhD in communication. This program provides coursework and resources in critical-cultural communication and rhetoric, health communication, intercultural communication, interpersonal communication, organizational communication and performance studies. Students receive training in communication theory, research methodology and multiple areas of emphasis, and they actively participate in one or more of the school's collaborative research initiatives. The program is designed to meet the needs of students whose interests transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries and to prepare scholars for research-oriented careers in universities and in the public or private sectors. More details: https://degrees.apps.asu.edu/masters-phd/major/ASU00/LACOMMOPHD/communication-phd