PhdCommunication Culture and Multimedia
| Study location | Latvia, Riga |
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| Academic field | Communication skills (ISCED 09012) Media studies (JACS P300) |
| Type | PhD, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 3 years |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | Phd (Doctor of Communication Sciences) |
| Accreditation | 31.12.2020. |
| Tuition fee | €6,000 per year |
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| Application fee | €100 one-time |
| Registration fee | To be confirmed You need to choose an individual service package. Please contact the center curator or your agent and consult. You become a part of student union and ambassador program automatically after you will get Base or Standard or VIP status. *Do not forget to ask discount |
| Entry qualification | Postgraduate diploma (or higher) Please provide the secondary school leaving certificate in the original language. If the diploma is not issued in English, a certified translation should be provided. The document must be legalised/apostilled. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. It is necessary to have notarized certified documents translated, legalized and apostilled. |
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| Territory requirements | Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Bangladesh, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen. |
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| Language requirements | English Baltic Center examination. Non-native English speakers are requested to present a copy of Baltic Center Test/TOEFL/IELTS/TOEIC/PTE Academic/Cambridge English test score report. The score of the BALTIC CENTER test should be at least B2 You do not have to present English test only if your previous studies have been fully in English and it is marked on your diploma or transcript or you send a certificate from the school which confirms that your studies have been fully in the English language. |
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| Other requirements | At least 2 reference(s) should be provided. |
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Overview
The aim of the programme is to enable multimedia research in Latvia and to take part in international academic and applied research in this field, to develop a methodologically sound basis in the field of communication culture research, supporting the research of social communication of Eastern European societies. The programme contributes to a wider understanding of the concept of culture in Latvian studies, analysing the practice of the development, dissemination, and interpretation of various forms of communication.
Programme structure
Doctoral student’s independent original scientific research, participation in conferences, preparation of publications, and publishing thereof. The doctoral student conducts scientific research work in co-operation with and under the supervision of the doctoral thesis supervisor.
Methodology Basics in Scientific Work
Quantitative Research Methodology
Qualitative Research Methodology
Doctoral student seminars
Doctoral exam in the study specialty
Doctoral exam in a foreign language
Dissemination of knowledge
