Detail programu/oboru

The doctoral study program Media and Communication studies is designed for candidates who are deeply interested in following or related topics:

- Media Studies
- Journalism Studies
- Political Communication
- Social construction of reality
- Discourse studies
- Visual Journalism
- Sports Journalism
- Media History
- Strategic Communication, Marketing and PR
- Artificial Intelligence and Media, Big Data, Algorithms
- Cultural Studies
- Audience Studies
- Participatory Studies
 
 
The study program prepares students for independent academic work in the field of communication, media and marketing studies at universities, with substantial knowledge of communication and media theories and methodologies.

The application is submitted either electronically via the Study Information System or by post to the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Smetanovo nábřeží 6, 110 01 Prague 1, no later than April 30, 2021.

The admission procedure takes the form of an oral examination (debate). The debate verifies whether the candidate can fulfill the requirements of a specialized study in the doctoral study program Media and Communication studies. The procedure is based on a written project of dissertation whose characteristics are described below. Only the applicant who successfully passes the admission procedure is admitted to the PhD studies.

The dissertation projects submitted for the admission procedure relate to the field of media research. The project preferably connects with research done at the Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism (ICSJ), but applicants may submit projects on other topics as well. 

In all cases, candidates are very strongly advised to consult with a potential supervisor in the preparatory phase and have their project endorsed by this potential supervisor before submitting the project. 

Research activities at ICSJ focus on the following areas, amongst others:

• Development of media, their position in society, and their relationship to other social institutions, from an historical perspective (with a focus on the period 1918-1989) and from a contemporary perspective;

• The state and role of journalism, and the journalistic coverage of social realities, including alternative forms of journalism (and media);

• The state and role of strategic communication and political communication/marketing;

• The discursive-ideological and mediated construction of social realities, such as the environment & nature, migration, nation and polis, home and everyday life, history and memory, and technology;

• Audience behaviours and audience interpretations of media content.

The entry exam consists of:

The entrance oral examination takes place in front of the admission committee. The interview examines the applicant's knowledge of communication and media theory and research methodology. The oral exam also consists of an in-depth discussion of the submitted dissertation project.

By April 30, 2021, the applicant must submit the dissertation project, a structured curriculum vitae and a list of literature that he/she has studied, as an attachment to an electronic or paper application. The minimum required length of the dissertation project (including the list of literature) is 10 pages. More information about the dissertation project including priority topics of dissertations and the form for filling your dissertation project can be found on the website of the Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism. An applicant who does not submit his/her dissertation project within the given deadline will not be invited to the oral entrance examination.  

 

Criteria for evaluation of entrance examinations:

Quality and completeness of responses, knowledge of the field of communication studies and the relevant literature, quality of the dissertation project and its connection to the expertise present at, and research focus of the ICSJ.

 

Applicants will be evaluated according to:

Evaluation of applicants:

1. Quality of the dissertation project max. 25 points

2. Discussion on the submitted dissertation project and list of literature max. 15 points

TOTAL max of 40 points

The members of the committee evaluate the individual categories of evaluation; the point sum is then averaged for each category and added up to get the final score. The point of admission is set by the Dean, taking into account the number of applicants seeking the entrance examination and the capacity of the faculty.

See also the General and faculty requirements

Podmínkou přijetí ke studiu v doktorském studijním programu je řádné ukončení studia v magisterském studijním programu.

Způsob ověření:	přijímací zkouška
Datum ověření (přijímací zkoušky) od:	07.06.2021	Do:	18.06.2021
Náhradní termín (přijímací zkoušky):	28.06.2021	Do:	09.07.2021

The graduate of the doctoral program of Media and Communication Studies knows methods of analysis of media production, media products, and content, audience, and users. He is an expert on the issues of the history and present of media and their position in changes in the social, political and cultural context, able to synthesize knowledge in the social sciences and humanities and to interpret current trends in media development and media and strategic communication.

Doctoral graduates are prepared for academic careers at universities in the Czech Republic and abroad, and for employment as media analysts in applied research. As social scientists, they can work in institutes of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic or other scientific workplaces. They can also act as analysts of communication processes in the political or commercial sphere.