This two-year programme is research-oriented. It aims at training communication specialists who plan to pursue further studies, or to become media professionals, executives, researchers, consultants, government officials, etc. Students are required to complete a minimum of 21 units, in addition to a thesis, in order to graduate.
Fields of Specialization
• Advertising and Marketing Communications Studies
• Audience and Reception Studies
• Critical and Cultural Studies
• Gender, Queer and Media
• Health Communication
• History of Communication
• Information and Communication Technology
• Intercultural and Development Communication
• International Communication
• Interpersonal Communication
• Mass Communication
• Media Law, Ethics and Policy
• Media Management and Economics
• Media Psychology
• Minorities and Communication
Newspaper and Journalism Studies
• Organization and Group Communication
• Political Communication
• Political Economy of Communication
• Popular Culture and Entertainment Studies
• Public Relations Studies
• Visual Communication
Expected September 2022
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin,
Sha Tin, Hong Kong, New Territories
Applicants must satisfy one of the following:
Preference will be given to applicants with a solid background in social science and well-developed research interests in journalism/communication. All applicants must have a minimum TOEFL score of 580 (or computer-based score of 237, or internet-based score of 92) or a minimum IELTS score of 7.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.