Key information
- Duration: Full-time — 60 months
- Start dates & application deadlines: Starting September 2027. Apply before Apr 2027.
Overview
Features
Students in the Communication program from University of California, Davis gain advanced knowledge of how people create, transmit, interpret, evaluate and respond to messages to inform, relate to, and influence one another interpersonally, in small groups, in organizations, in public settings and across cultures.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- Students graduate with the qualitative and quantitative skills necessary for professional research and teaching in the strategic aspects of social interaction, mediated communication, and the development of communication theories.
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
- GPA: 3
English requirements
- TOEFL iBT: 100
- IELTS: 7
General requirements
- UC Davis requires official transcripts from each college-level institution you have attended.
- The Statement of Purpose should explain why you want to earn a Ph.D. in communication and should describe the educational experiences that have prepared you for graduate study in communication.
- The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is required if English is not your native language, unless you have received or will be receiving a degree from a university at which the primary language of instruction (through the entire school) is English.
Tuition Fees
- International / Out-of-State: 43,297 AUD / year (≈ 30,691 USD / year)
- Domestic / In-State: 18,537 AUD / year (≈ 13,140 USD / year)
Living costs
Davis, United States — 1,552–2,257 AUD / month. The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
PhD scholarship opportunities are available for Communication. Applicants may be eligible for a variety of scholarships from independent providers, government programs, and foundations.
