PhD Media Studies
MISSION OF PHD MEDIA STUDIES
To produce dynamic and intellectually endowed scholars to lead in research and communication fields.
Course Codes and Roadmap – PhD Media Studies
| Semester-1 | ||
| Course Code | Subject | Credit Hours |
| MSM 801 | Research methods in Media Studies | 3 |
| MSM 802 | Media Debate: Issues in Media Communication | 3 |
| (Elective)* | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours 1st Semester | 9 | |
| Semester-2 | ||
| Course Code | Subject | Credit Hours |
| MSM 804 | Methods of Media Contents Analysis | 3 |
| MSM 805 | Advances in Mass Comm. Research | 3 |
| (Elective)** | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours 2nd Semester | 9 | |
| Semester-3 | ||
| Course Code | Subject | Credit Hours |
| Comprehensive exam | 0 | |
| THS 900 | Supervised research (PhD thesis) including defense and acceptance of research proposal | 9 |
| Total Credit Hours 3rd Semester | 9 | |
| Semester-4 | ||
| Course Code | Subject | Credit Hours |
| THS 900 | Supervised research (PhD thesis) including design and implementation of proposed solution. | 9 |
| Total Credit Hours 4th Semester | 9 | |
| Semester-5 | ||
| Course Code | Subject | Credit Hours |
| THS 900 | Supervised research (PhD thesis) including analysis of the results and thesis write-up. | 9 |
| Total Credit Hours 5th Semester | 9 | |
| Semester-6 | ||
| Course Code | Subject | Credit Hours |
| THS 900 | Supervised research (PhD thesis) submission of the Final Thesis for evaluation. | 9 |
| Total Credit Hours 6th Semester | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours for PhD Program | 54 | |
Compulsory Courses |
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| Course Code | Subject | Credit Hours |
| MSM 801 | Research Methods in Media Studies | 3 |
| MSM 802 | Media Debate: Issues in Communication | 3 |
| MSM 804 | Methods of Contents Analysis | 3 |
| MSM 805 | Advances in Mass Comm. Research | 3 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Course Code | Subject | Credit Hours |
| MSM 803 | Theories of Influences on Media Content* | 3 |
| MSM 806 | Political Communication** | 3 |
| MSM 807 | Media and Society* | 3 |
| MSM 808 | Media Sociology* | 3 |
| MSM 809 | Theories and Strategies of Communication** | 3 |
| MSM 810 | Media Ethics and Law* | 3 |
| MSM 811 | Qualitative Research Methods* | 3 |
| MSM 812 | Approaches to Media Effects** | 3 |
| MSM 813 | Media and Globalization* | 3 |
| MSM 814 | Comparative Media Studies** | 3 |
| MSM 815 | Media and Environment* | 3 |
| MSM 816 | Data analysis and interpretation** | 3 |
| MST 466 | Foundations of behavioural research* | 3 |
Note: Elective* to be offered in semester-1 and Elective** to be offered in Semester -2.
Research Themes of Media Studies
The programs of Media studies envisages the provision of comprehensive grounding in mass media research necessary for studying, analyzing and understanding media and communication process and its effects in social, cultural, economic and political context.
The potential research themes / areas are as follows:
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