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Public Relations research degrees
Develop your expertise with either a research-led or practice-led PR-based PhD
Journalism and Public Relations PhD
Join a vibrant research community where critical cultural studies intersect with professional practice.
Supervision is available in areas ranging from data journalism and social media, to political communication and public relations theory.
You’ll conduct original research, supported by expert supervision, within a School characterised by its strong PhD culture.
Our programme is designed to develop your profile as a leading researcher and practitioner. You'll have opportunities to:
- publish in journals
- present at conferences, and
- gain a nationally recognised teaching qualification
You can graduate not only with a doctoral degree, but as a confident academic ready to contribute to debates on the future of media, journalism, and strategic communication.
Find a supervisor
Our research is characterised by a critical cultural studies approach. PhD supervision is normally available in the following research areas:
- journalism work in transition; the political economy of local media; new understandings of 'local'; widening diversity in the news workforce; journalism education (Dr Murray Dick)
- social media; intimacy and changing social relationships; changing media technologies and personal life; gender, media and culture (Dr Bethany Usher, Dr Florian Zollmann)
- public relations; corporate social responsibility; ePR (Dr Mercy Ette)
- journalism; discourse; ideology; political communication; media theory; national identity; war, politics and propaganda (Prof Darren Kelsey)
- critical discourse analysis; discourse analysis of new (social) media; national identity; political discourse analysis; ethnicity and immigration; international politics; the Middle East (Dr Majid Khosravinik)
- financialisation; the political economy of Britain since the 1970s; political and financial elites; the UK Treasury; political rhetoric and its construction; the rhetoric of economics; heterodox economics
- data journalism; infographics; news values; newswork ethnography; online journalism; search engine optimisation; social media (Dr Murray Dick)
Postgraduate funding and scholarships
Postgraduate scholarships, prizes, and bursaries are often available to UK, EU, and international students.
Some of these are University-wide and subject to eligibility, whereas others are subject-specific.
You can find out more about the funding and scholarships that are available to you on the University's Scholarship and Bursaries website.
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