| Description |
| The Department of Communication is designed to provide a theoretical understanding of the process of human communication. Graduate training is broadly based in the social sciences, with emphases in three primary research areas: interpersonal communication, media communication, and organizational communication. The curriculum provides students with essential preparation in theory construction, analysis, and research methodologies for conducting original scholarship in communication. Doctoral students may add an interdisciplinary focus in human development or quantitative methods in the social sciences. |
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General Information
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| Website |
http://www.comm.ucsb.edu/
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| Address |
Department of Communication
University of California, Santa Barbara
4005 Social Science and Media Studies
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4020
(USA)
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| Phone |
(805) 893-3046 |
| Email |
nsiris@comm.ucsb.edu
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| Degrees Offered |
MA/PhD, PhD |
| Requirements |
- Online application: https://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/eapp
- Statement of Purpose with completed coversheets (2 copies)
- Statement of Personal Achievements/Contributions (2 copies)
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV) (2 copies)
- Three Letters of Recommendation (Submitted online. Note: if submitted via postal mail, please attach required coversheets)
- Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended (2 copies)
- GRE General test scores
- TOEFL scores 550 Paper-Based Test (PBT), 80 Internet-Based Test (IBT) or IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Overall Band score of 7 or higher (if applicable)
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| Pre-Application |
No Pre-Application necessary |
| Deadlines |
Fall Only - January 1, 2010
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Optional
Emphases
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Cognitive Science; Human Development; Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences; Technology & Society (All Ph.D. only) |
