[Commlist] Fully Funded PHD positions in Communication at University of Illinois at Chicago

*Fully Funded PHD positions in Communication at University of Illinois 
at Chicago*
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The Department of Communication at University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) 
is currently accepting Fall 2027 applicants for Ph.D. programs. The 
deadline is *January 15, 2027.*
Recently ranked in the top 50 worldwide, the Department of Communication 
at UIC focuses on new media and technology, with an emphasis on a 
diverse range of cutting-edge interdisciplinary areas of study:

  *
    new media + journalism studies
  * social media + social networks
  * mobile media
  * gaming + game studies
  * political communication
  * platform studies
  * digital economy + industries
  * privacy, sociality, + public policy
  * critical cultural studies + race and gender studies
  * critical data literacies
  * science and technology studies
  * interpersonal relations
  * global communication and culture
  * public health + wellness
  * human machine communication
  * social computational sciences
Located in the heart of Chicago, we collaborate with the UIC Electronic 
Visualization Laboratory, the pre-eminent virtual reality and high-speed 
networking research site. The Department is the birthplace and current 
home of */Social Media + Society/* 
<https://journals.sagepub.com/home/sms>, a leading journal in the field.
A signature feature of Department programs is their flexibility. 
Students pursue individual aims with advice from an adviser, designing a 
course of study to reach their own educational goals. Because the 
Department strongly encourages interdisciplinary work, students may 
study with scholars in communication and allied disciplines. 
Interdepartmental concentrations are available in *Black Studies* 
<https://blst.uic.edu/graduate-studies-2/>*, **Gender and Women’s 
Studies* <https://gws.uic.edu/academics/graduate-studies/>*, and in 
**Latin American and Latino Studies* 
<https://lals.uic.edu/academics/graduate-studies/>*. *
Our graduate programs offer competitive funding for all admitted 
graduate students. For more information about *funding* visit *here* 
<https://hr.uic.edu/hr-staff-managers/compensation/minima-for-graduate-appointments/>.

For more information about *how to apply *visit *here* 
<https://comm.uic.edu/graduate-studies/prospective-students/application-requirement-and-process/>*.*
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We will host an information session to answer application related 
questions, at *11 am CT on Oct 28th*. Here is the Zoom link: 
https://uic.zoom.us/j/9509048979 <https://uic.zoom.us/j/9509048979>
For inquiry please contact:
*Director of Graduate Studies:* Jingyan Elaine Yuan ((eyuan /at/ uic.edu) 
<mailto:(eyuan /at/ uic.edu)>)
*Department Head:* Zizi Papacharissi ((zizi /at/ uic.edu) <mailto:(zizi /at/ uic.edu)>)
*Program Coordinator:* Princy Daniel ((pdanie7 /at/ uic.edu)
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