- The Department of Communication Studies offers M.A. and Ph.D. programs that attract students from all over the world.
- The program is concerned with the study of communication phenomena through interdisciplinary training that draws on a variety of fields and reflects our faculty interests in critical, anti-oppressive, and interpretive traditions in communication studies.
- The program strives to offer a balance of humanities and social sciences approach to the analysis of communications, and its orientation is primarily qualitative (rather than quantitative) in nature.
- Master of Arts in Communication Studies at McGill University allows students to complete this course in 3 years.
- The Master's program requires a three-semester residence at McGill University
- Students are required to complete a total of 7 courses (21 credits, including the Pro-Seminar course), and a thesis (equivalent to 24 credits).
- The M.A. in Communication Studies offers advanced training in the critical, historical, and theoretical analysis of:
- Communication in culture
- Communication technology
- Communication policy