Mass Communications

Academic Program: Journalism and Mass Communication

5115 Vilas Communication Hall
821 Univ Ave
Madison WI 53706
Phone: (608) 262-3691; Fax: (608) 262-1361
E-mail: cmahrens2@wisc.edu

Departmental Website: www.journalism.wisc.edu
(For more information, prospective students should visit the departmental website.)
Degree(s): PHD

See Also: also see Life Sciences Communication

Department Admissions Requirements and other Catalog information:

faculty listings, admission and degree requirements, course descriptions.
http://www.wisc.edu/grad/catalog/letsci/journa.html

Deadlines and Test Requirements:

Term New Admission Re-Entries  
Fall Yes Yes
Spring No Yes
Summer No Yes
Note: This degree program is offered through the cooperation of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Department of Life Sciences Communication. Students may apply to either department, but must meet the application deadlines and minimum admission requirements of the department to which they apply.

Keywords:

media accountability and criticism; communication campaigns; consumer and popular culture; cognitive responses to mass communication; community and social movements; history of mass communication; international communication; media law and policy; new media technology; political communication and public opinion; race, gender and mass communication; science, health and environmental communication

Apply on the Web!

After reading departmental admissions requirements, proceed to the online application.
https://www.gradsch.wisc.edu/eapp/eapp.pl

Program Profile:

Current enrollment, student funding, degree and admissions statistics.
http://www.wisc.edu/grad/education/admissprofiles/630.html

Catalog information: faculty listings, course descriptions.
http://www.wisc.edu/grad/catalog/letsci/journa.html

Last Updated 06-NOV-07