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• Department of Art History and Communication Studies
• Arts Building, Room 155-B
• 853 Sherbrooke Street West
• Montreal QC H3A 0G5
• Canada
• Telephone: 514-398-4933
• Email: graduate.ahcs [at] mcgill.ca
• Website: mcgill.ca/ahcs

The graduate program in Communication Studies offers M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. The program is concerned with the study of communication phenomena through interdisciplinary training that draws on a variety of fields including cultural studies; critical media and technology studies; public policy and governance; film; and sound studies. The program strives to offer a balance of humanities and social sciences approaches to the analysis of communication, and its orientation is primarily qualitative (rather than quantitative) in nature. The M.A. and Ph.D. degrees are academic in character, and do not include professional training in journalism, organizational communication, or media production. The Communication Studies program offers courses and directs project research in preparation for the M.A.(Thesis) and Ph.D. in Communication Studies. The graduate option in Gender and Women鈥檚 Studies is available as a program option, and students benefit from the resources and activity of , a hub of research and public outreach on critical issues in media, culture, and emerging technology.

91社区 is situated in one of the most vibrant cities in North America, and Montreal offers myriad opportunities for graduate students to engage with local arts institutions, either officially, through internships and research fellowships, or unofficially, through volunteering. Local institutions range from large-scale public museums (such as the Mus茅e d'art contemporain, the Mus茅e des beaux-arts, and the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa) to smaller alternative galleries (such as feminist arts spaces La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse and Studio XX). There are also university-based venues such as the Redpath Museum on campus and the McCord Museum of Canadian History (which houses the 91社区 Archives), and independent contemporary art galleries such as DHC and the Darling Foundry. The Canadian Centre for Architecture, with its archives and exhibitions and the Biblioth猫que et Archives nationales du Qu茅bec also offer grants and research opportunities for local graduate students. A close relationship with the other three major universities in Montreal (Concordia University, Universit茅 de Montr茅al, and Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al) affords students access to a broad network of additional courses, lectures, and colleagues across the city.

To obtain financial aid information, please consult the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website at mcgill.ca/gps/funding or email graduatefunding.gps [at] mcgill.ca.

Further information on the Department of Art History and Communication Studies is available on our website.

Master's and Ph.D. Degrees

Students enter our graduate programs from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, though all have a history of documented academic excellence and aptitude for advanced scholarly research. Over the past 30 years, the Graduate Program in Communication Studies has trained many of Canada's leading communications scholars. Graduates of the program may be found working in all levels of government, within the cultural industries, and in dozens of university Communication Studies departments around the world.

For the language requirement for M.A. and Ph.D. degrees, please see: mcgill.ca/ahcs/graduate/admissions/language-requirement.