Understanding Communication, Mass Media and related majors

iamzhangjunUID: 197472

not necessary....chose one who would like to speak high of you.

whxyjUID: 186010

哈哈，我也是打算第一年自费．偶知道自己拿ＯＦＦＥＲ的可能性不大．第二年如果有人毕业，那就应该会有ＴＡ　ＯＲ　ＲＡ的位置空出来吧．

：）

顺便问一下，中国人申请journalism 是不是很难？

iamzhangjunUID: 197472

personally, i strongly recommend you to go to J school in Hong Kong or in UK, if you just plan to end up with MA and go for a job.   There is always job opportunity around, just have a try....

whxyjUID: 186010

：）

３Ｑ

可是港大和中大的都好难啊，竞争好激烈．
我听说英国的ＪＯＵＲＮＡＬＩＳＭ好象不大适合中国．

coco3263UID: 16360

感谢楼主！
我是想一直呆在学校里研究的，而我也觉得直接申请PHD较好，

我查了一些学校，COMM SCHOOL 似乎都分有 master 和PHD，

那么请问：
1，你知道有那些COMM 学校直接录取本科毕业的PHD吗？

2，这些分别有master 和phd的学校如果没有明确说明要先获得master 才能读phd，是否就可以直接申PHD呢？

3，我看到anthropology  的program 里有 media and culture studies，这种科目以本科是新闻传播的申请会容易一些吗？我的意思是传播和人类学本来是跨专业，那申请人类学中的媒介文化研究是否和本科专业有一定的相关性，从而会容易录取一些呢？
尽管这种人类学中的media 是广义的媒介，新闻媒介知识其中一部分。

非常感谢！

iamzhangjunUID: 197472

this is not trying to let you down, but as I know, some good PHD in communication or mass media in U.S. requires MA as pre.. Besides, as I oberved, all PHD students in our program as other programs (I know) held MA and working experiences.

I know there are some PHD program who recieves student directly from B.A. degree, but that is rare case.

iamzhangjunUID: 197472

Coco, i guess I did not answer your third question...

  Well, there are various groups of scholars are doing research on Mass media, J, communication and others from different perspectives. I know there are many economics professors are working on Mass media economics, many policial professor working on political mass media, many medical professor working on health communication, many technical research working communication technology..... so find the area you are interested, and try to communicate with the professor first to make sure if their research is exactly what you are interested.

for more pratical meaning, I worry that if you go to anthopolgy department, what courses you can learn about mass media...  just to make sure that department has a matrure envirorment to work on mass media if you does not choose to go to comm school...

coco3263UID: 16360

非常感谢你提供的信息对我非常有用！

听了你说的我觉得我还是先确定自己的研究兴趣再来找MATCH的学校，

我知道MASTER不容易得到奖学金，所以想直接读PHD也是从有全奖这一点考虑的，觉得这样直接一步到位，省去不少麻烦。当然我也知道申PHD我没有工作经验也是一块硬伤，我会在申请时注意。

你提到的COMM的分支很多这个我也了解，很感谢。

另外请问：
那你能告诉我你所知道的直接 收BA的PHD学校吗？因为目前我还没找到一所。

感谢你的帮助，祝你学业顺利！

iamzhangjunUID: 197472

try ohio university comm school, maryland u j school

coco3263UID: 16360

and I'm also curious that whether or not your status as an internatinal student in your comm program has given you any benefits in choosing research subject ,or etc,or has provided you with an horizon the prof consider unique?

I mean,as an international student,has your background been helping you with your studies, and /or has it been an inspiration to make you think more about commumnition cation between cultures ?like culture shock or something.

the above questions base on my asumption that you're in a us comm school now,and hope I'm right.
many thanks!

iamzhangjunUID: 197472

i would say any observation in any culture background would be possible contributing to the theory field and pratical field.  OS yes, student with multiculture background would work well in some multiculture study in mass media or communication field.

twobirdsUID: 113329

JAMZhangjun:

Thanks very much for sharing your opinions and experices of application to comm. & mass media direction.

My background is as described "有了工作经验，反而为专业犯愁
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May I have your suggestion on my case? Thanks for your kindness in advance.

iamzhangjunUID: 197472

if you have working experiences and dont want to go to academia finally, go to MBA... PHD is designed for people who really like researching and teaching, expecially in social science.

twobirdsUID: 113329

Thanks for your opinion. I decided to choose social work.

iamzhangjunUID: 197472

good luck