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Doctoral Education Track in Media Communication

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Who is this offer aimed at?

We invite individuals interested in advancing their academic careers in media and social communication to pursue a doctoral degree, regardless of their current career path. Specifically, we encourage individuals who:

  • Are planning an academic career and seek flexible yet dependable support on their journey to a PhD.
  • Shape social relationships and communication through new media, such as in marketing, advertising, or public relations.
  • Manage information and communication within companies and organizations, from internal communications to media relations.
  • Work in media education and wish to deepen their knowledge and enhance their teaching skills.
  • Engage in social communication within public institutions, organizations, or businesses.
  • Hold management positions in the media and aspire to further their academic development.

What are the benefits of pursuing a doctoral degree at WSIiZ?

We provide a comprehensive, flexible, and personalized program that offers substantive educational and organizational support.

A PhD at WSIiZ means:

  • Flexible PhD Work Mode
  • An individually tailored program that aligns with the candidate’s abilities.
  • Academic supervision is provided by experienced research staff.
  • Continuous access to consultations and academic support is available.
  • The program offers up-to-date, advanced, and interdisciplinary knowledge in social sciences, reflecting the latest research achievements.
  • Candidates will receive solid methodological training, developing skills in designing, conducting, and evaluating scientific research.
  • Enhancing social and academic competencies is essential for research, teaching, and fulfilling the role of a scholar.

Admission Procedure

  1. Online submission of application documents, including:
    1. preliminary version of the Doctoral Thesis Concept Card
    2. personal data form
    3. an academic CV
    4. Two letters of recommendation from academics
    5. a photograph
    6. confirmation of English language proficiency at a minimum B2 level
    7. diploma (or equivalent) confirming completion of a master’s degree
  2. Payment of the recruitment fee
  3. Online interview with the Recruitment Committee (including the potential supervisor)
  4. Decision of the Recruitment Committee
  5. In the event of a favourable decision:
    1. Submission of the paper (hard copy) documents
    2. signing of the contract

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Programme Overview

1st SEMESTER
  • Selection of principal and assistant supervisors
  • Establishment of a personalised study plan *
  • Completion of selected courses
  • Commencement of the literature review and development of the research project
  • Consultations with supervisors
  • Submission of a semester report on research work
2nd SEMESTER
  • Establishment of a personalised study plan
  • Completion of selected courses
  • Development of the concept, plan, and content of the doctoral dissertation
  • Consultations with supervisors
  • Teaching practice and research assistantship (e.g., preparation of an e-learning course)
  • Submission of a semester report on research work
3rd SEMESTER
  • Establishment of a personalised study plan
  • Completion of selected courses
  • Preparation and submission of a scientific article under the supervision of a supervisor
  • Research and work on the thesis text
  • Consultations with supervisors
  • Teaching practice and research assistantship (e.g., preparation of an e-learning course)
  • Submission of a semester report on research work
4th SEMESTER
  • Establishment of a personalised study plan
  • Completion of selected courses
  • Presentation of research at a scientific conference or internal symposium
  • Preparation for the qualifying examination (social communication, media, and methodology)
  • Final qualifying examination
  • Receipt of the Doctoral Education Track diploma
  • Research and work on the thesis text
  • Consultations with supervisors
  • Submission of a semester report on research work
5th SEMESTER
  • Public presentation of the research concept and discussion with university researchers
  • Submission of documents confirming achievement of level B2 in a modern foreign language
  • Research and work on the thesis text
  • Consultations with supervisors
  • Submission of a semester report on research work
6th SEMESTER
  • Consultations with supervisors
  • Submission of the completed doctoral thesis

* Examples of compulsory and elective subjects: The education system in Poland, Social research methodology, Internet research and fact-checking, Crisis management, Artificial intelligence in media creation, Digital customer experience, Design thinking in data analytics, Critical thinking.

Academic supervisors:

Teresa Sasińska-Klas

Full Professor Teresa Sasińska-Klas, UITM

(media and politics, public opinion, media education, and media sociology)

Mariusz Pisarski

Professor, Dr habil. Mariusz Pisarski, Doctor of Letters | PhD, DLitt, Associate Professor UITM

(media interfaces, digital rhetoric, transmedia communications, and bots and artificial intelligence avatars)

Sławomir Gawroński

Professor, Dr habil. Sławomir Gawroński, Doctor of Science | PhD, DSc, Associate Professor UWSB Merito Wrocław

(marketing communications, media marketing, media economics, and media systems)

Dariusz Tworzydło

Full Professor Dariusz Towrzydło, UW

(crisis management, public relations, social media, communicating socially sensitive topics)

Fees:

  • One-time enrollment fee: PLN 450.00
  • Total fee for the six semesters of the Program: PLN 68,936.00 (payable in six installments, due every six months)
  • Procedures related to the defense of the doctoral dissertation: PLN 45,858.00
  • Total cost: PLN 114,794.00

Contact Information:

Ms. Aleksandra Baran
Graduate Admissions Specialist
albaran@wsiz.edu.pl
tel. +48 17 866 12 05

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