Communication and Culture (PhD) at Toronto Metropolitan University

Programme overview

This unique partnership between two universities combines expertise and opportunities for advanced study of media and cultural technologies and communication politics in practice and theory. The two-year, full- or part-time MA program combines academic and professional work through independent research in theory-building, media practice or policy implications.

What you will study

Required courses include Advanced Research Methodologies; Perspectives: Comm and Culture; PhD Field Seminar: Disciplinary Practice. Degree components include: dissertation, candidacy/comprehensive examination.

Career pathways

Doctoral pathways include academic appointments as professors or lecturers in higher education, and fellowships and residencies with cultural archives, think tanks or media production labs.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Completion of a master's degree in communication and cultural studies (or a related discipline) with foundational training in social sciences, humanities, fine arts, media production or communication technology; minimum grade average of B+ in the previous two years of coursework; evidence of a high level of achievement in master's-level writing and research or cultural production; resume/CV, transcripts, references and an English language proficiency test (if applicable).

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Fall (main intake), with Winter (January start) and Spring (May start) intakes offered by select graduate programmes.

Fall 2027: first consideration date is January 22, 2027 unless otherwise indicated for a programme; the international application closing date is March 12, 2027 unless otherwise indicated. The application fee is $110 per programme, non-refundable. Applications are made via the OUAC online application followed by document upload in the TMU applicant portal.

Apply through the official page: https://www.torontomu.ca/graduate/future-students/apply/

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