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Doctor of Philosophy - Communication Studies

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale campus — Carbondale, Illinois, United States

Study Level
Doctorate / PhD · Doctoral / PhD
Duration
To be confirmed
Study Mode
To be confirmed
Next Intake
August 2027
Tuition Fee
USD 28,170
Application Fee
USD 65
Scholarships Available
None listed
Post-Study Work Information
Optional Practical Training (OPT): Verify before applying
Application Status
Open — confirm with Eagle Link (Not confirmed)

Program information is subject to institution confirmation. Fees, deadlines, intakes and entry requirements may change.

Overview

The Communication Studies program offers a doctoral degree in Communication Studies. Doctoral graduate students elect to focus on one or more of the following areas of emphasis: Gender, Sexuality, and Relational Communication: This area examines the construction and representation of gender, sexuality, and interpersonal relationships from a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives. Courses offered in this area explore and promote the viability of individuals, sexualities, and relationships as powerful sites of cultural creativity, critique, and resistance. Intercultural Communication and Pedagogy: Courses in intercultural communication and pedagogy take critical, interpretive, postmodern and performative approaches to culture, communication, pedagogy and difference across multiple contexts in an increasingly interconnected yet uneven world. Performance Studies: Performance studies considers historical and contemporary aesthetic communication in both everyday life and the heightened, staged events typically associated with the term “performance.” Coursework in everyday life performance includes conversational performance, gender and performance, and performance and identity, as well as performance in political contexts such as performance and the environment. Rhetoric and Society: Coursework in this area prepares students for research and teaching that conceptualizes communication developed in several rhetorical traditions. Courses also are available in critical/cultural studies, organizational communication, public address, and public relations.
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Field of study
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Credential
Doctoral / PhD
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Entry Requirements

Entry requirements will be confirmed by the institution or authorized partner before application.

English-language requirements

English-language requirements will be confirmed by the institution or authorized partner before application.

Fees & Costs

Tuition fee
USD 28,170
Application fee
USD 65
Deposit required
Not listed
Estimated other compulsory fees
Not listed — confirm with Eagle Link.

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Scholarships

No scholarship is currently listed for this program. Explore scholarships and funding.

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Intakes & Deadlines

Upcoming intakes
August 2027, August 2028, August 2029
Application deadline
Confirm with Eagle Link
Application status
Confirm with Eagle Link
Intake availability
Not confirmed

Campus & Location

Carbondale campus

Carbondale, Illinois, United States

1263 Lincoln Drive

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Post-Study Work / Immigration Information

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Optional Practical Training (OPT)
Verify before applying

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About the Institution

Founded in 1869 as the state’s second teachers college – with a dozen academic departments and an inaugural class of 143 – SIU Carbondale is the flagship campus of the Southern Illinois University System. It is a strong, diverse, student-centered, research-intensive, and comprehensive university that earned the prestigious 2015 community engagement classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. That designation reflects a longstanding commitment to service and outreach; in 2013 alone, 237,000 residents of central and southern Illinois benefited from 578 initiative...

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Program information last verified 8 October 2026.

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