Overview

Throughout the Journalism and Public Relations PhD programme from Newcastle University you'll become part of the Media and Cultural Studies team contributing to a vibrant learning community. You'll have access to quality-assured supervision. You'll get opportunities to deliver lectures and produce articles for various media.

They're a leading research unit at Newcastle University with a strong PhD culture. The research environment supports world-leading, internationally excellent scholarship. This approach is distinct and interdisciplinary, focusing across theoretical and applied areas.

During your studies you'll have the opportunity to:

present papers at conferences

write articles for academic journals

contribute articles to edited collections alongside other publications

Additionally, you'll have the opportunity to enrol on a nationally recognised Teaching in Higher Education qualification. This allows you to host undergraduate and postgraduate seminars.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Journalism work in transition; the political economy of local media; new understandings of 'local'; widening diversity in the news workforce; journalism education (Dr Murray Dick)

Social media; intimacy and changing social relationships; changing media technologies and personal life; gender, media and culture (Dr Bethany Usher, Dr Florian Zollmann)

Public relations; corporate social responsibility; ePR (Dr Mercy Ette)

Journalism; discourse; ideology; political communication; media theory; national identity; war, politics and propaganda (Prof Darren Kelsey)

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-05 00:00:00

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There is no application closing date for this course. They suggest international students apply at least two months before the course starts.

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

135

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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PTE Academic

76

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IELTS

7

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Journalism Media Management Public Relations View 11 other PhDs in Media Management in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

135

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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PTE Academic

76

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IELTS

7

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Other requirements

General requirements

A 2:1 honours degree and preferably a merit master's degree, or an international equivalent.
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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

24400 GBP / year

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Full-time and part-time tuition fees for home students are not set yet.

Living costs

Newcastle upon Tyne

United Kingdom

560 - 991 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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