Overview

Department of Communication / Department of Communication is located in Stanford, CA, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	32
Doctoral Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Thesis Required Project
Doctoral Degrees	Thesis Required 2 quarters teaching, qualifying examination, area examination, 2 projects

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

225

Applied

17

Accepted

9

Enrolled

Applying

125

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Federal Work-Study

Student Body

55

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Gender

Male (34%)

Female (65%)

Faculty

18

Total faculty

Full-time - 16

Part-time - 2

Male (11)

Female (7)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Virtual reality, political communication, computational journalism, media psychology, digital media studies
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address Building 120
450 Jane Stanford Way
Stanford, CA  94305
United States

Contact James Hamilton
Chair
Email: jayth@stanford.edu
Phone: 650-723-5448

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