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Communication and media studies

Details
Code SD-NKSM
Organizational unit Doctoral School of Social Sciences
Area/discipline Communication and media studies
Form of studies Full-time
Language(s) of instruction English, Polish
Admission limit 5
Duration 8 semesters
Recruitment committee address Wydział Psychologii i Kognitywistyki ul. Szamarzewskiego 89, Poznań, mgr Agnieszka Weltrowska
Office opening hours 9:00-14:00
WWW address https://amu.edu.pl/doktoranci/szkola-doktorska/rekrutacja/rekrutacja-20252026
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Description

The Doctoral School of Social Sciences of Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań offers opportunities to study and conduct scientific research in the international, as well as in the national and regional dimension. The school educates doctoral students in the discipline of social sciences: social and economic geography and spatial management, communication and media studies, political science and public  administration, law, sociology, pedagogy and psychology. The study program covers four semesters, during which doctoral students conduct interdisciplinary scientific seminars, scientific methods of scientific research, scientific workshops, methods of scientific work in a scientific discipline, soft skills workshops and specialist lectures. Program in Polish and in English.

Discipline: Communication and media studies

Research in the field of social communication and media sciences is conducted in two areas.

The first one is devoted to such issues as: the importance of communication in social processes, tabloidization of political discourse in news programs, the role of media in building civil society, mediatization of social life, public relations and political marketing, analysis of media content - press, radio, television, information portals and social media. Particularly noteworthy is the research on populism that has been conducted for several years.

Cognitive science is the second important branch of research within this discipline: multidisciplinary research of the mind and cognitive processes, aimed at developing a uniform image of the structure and operation of the mind.

A very good infrastructure available to researchers may certainly be an additional incentive for future doctoral students: eyetrackers, EEG, TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulator), CAST (TV content analysis system).

Selection Committee    

      Chairman:             prof. dr hab. Mariusz Urbański 

      Deputy chairman:  prof. UAM dr hab. Szymon Ossowski 

                                    prof. UAM dr hab. Paweł Łupkowski

                                    prof. UAM dr hab. Dorota Leszczyńska-Jasion

                                    prof. UAM dr hab. Dorota Piontek

                                    prof. UAM dr hab. Agnieszka Stępińska

          Secretary:              mgr inż. Agnieszka Weltrowska 

Recruitment:

    Schedule of  the Doctoral  School enrolment procedure: 

·         acceptance of documents: from 17 to 24 August, 2025
 ·        admission process: from 1 to 12 September, 2025
 ·        announcement of the list of candidates qualified for admission: 19 September,  2025

Recruitment fee

The recruitment fee is 75 EUR.

Form of the selection procedure

One stage procedure.

Language of the selection procedure, including interviews:

Polish or English language. 

Required documents:

             An applicant for admission to a doctoral school shall register in the IRK (Internetowa Rejestracja Kandydatów – Candidate Internet Registration) system and submit documents in electronic form.
          Candidates are required to:  
1. Complete the registration form and upload a digital photograph sized 20 mm x 25 mm with a resolution of at least 300 dpi. 
2. Indicate the academic discipline in which they intend to conduct their doctoral research. 
3. Consent to the processing of personal data for admission purposes. 
4. Submit a CV. 
5. Upload a motivation letter specifying the academic discipline in which they aim to earn their doctoral degree. 
6. Provide a scan of a diploma confirming higher education qualifications at Level 7 of the Polish Qualification Framework, along with a diploma supplement. For 2024/2025 graduates who have not yet received their diplomas, a certificate confirming Level 7 qualifications, along with academic records, must be submitted, subject to section 3. 
7. Attach a statement of documented achievements and supporting documents (for documents in languages other than Polish or English, a certified translation must be included). Applicants should indicate: 
a) Up to three scientific achievements. 
b) Up to three additional accomplishments, as defined by the criteria in § 11. 
8. Submit a research project proposal, or in the case of admission tied to a research project, a detailed plan for grant project implementation, including a bibliography (up to 8 pages of standard text, max. 15,000 characters with spaces). 
9. Upload an application for admission to the doctoral school, generated from the IRK system. 
10.Pay the admission fee. 

Candidates applying based on exceptional academic achievements must include a scan of the following:  

1) For first-cycle graduates: the diploma and supplement. 

2) For students completing the third year of a unified master’s programme: a certificate indicating their academic average from years 1 to 3, along with a transcript. 

Candidates educated outside Poland must additionally submit: 

1) A scanned copy of their higher education diploma and supplement for both first- and second-degree qualifications (Bachelor’s and Master’s), in the original language and a certified translation into English or Polish.

2) A scanned copy of their passport (for foreign applicants). 

 Evaluation criteria

The following shall be taken into account during the admission procedure:        

 1. A minimum grade of "very good" or equivalent from a second-cycle (master’s) or unified master’s degree diploma (5 points). Candidates applying on the basis of exceptional scientific achievements (e.g., grant awarded under the “Pearls of Science” competition) will also receive 5 points. 

2. Evaluation of up to three documented scientific achievements submitted during registration in the IRK system, assessed according to the detailed criteria of the candidate's accomplishments (maximum of 20 points). 

3. Assessment of other documented activities, based on up to three achievements indicated by the candidate, as per the specific criteria for the discipline (maximum of 5 points). 

4. The outcome of the interview, which assesses: 

a) The candidate’s knowledge and competencies relevant to their intended research, including discipline-specific expertise. 

b) Research methodology appropriate to the chosen discipline. The interview has a maximum duration of 30 minutes and awards up to 50 points. 

5. Evaluation of the research project prepared for admission, or in the case of recruitment tied to a grant project, the author’s concept for implementing the project (maximum of 20 points). Assessment focuses on: 

a) Formulation of the research objective and presentation of the research problem. Page 6 of 9 

b) Originality of the research idea and approach to solving the research problem. 

c) Methodology suited to the indicated discipline. 

d) Awareness of the current state of research, supported by a basic bibliography. 

e) The project’s significance for the development of the chosen discipline. 

Condition of admission to the Doctoral School 

Each candidate may be awarded a maximum of 100 points in the selection procedure.A candidate will be admitted to a doctoral school if he or she is awarded a sufficient number of points awarding a place on the ranking list, within the limit of candidates for a given scientific discipline; the candidate must also obtain at least 60 points from the entire selection procedure.

Education Program

Education at the doctoral school lasts 8 semesters. Education at the Doctoral School  is offered on the basis of a framework curriculum and an individual research plan and ends with the submission of a doctoral dissertation.

The framework curriculum at the doctoral school includes a catalogue of modules of compulsory classes, elective compulsory classes and optional classes. It also:

1)    defines their schedule

2)    defines the way in which the classes are taught

3)    defines how learning outcomes are verified.

Education begins on 1st October, 2025.

Supervisors

A doctoral student works under the supervision of a supervisor or supervisors, or a supervisor and auxiliary supervisor, who will be appointed by the Deputy Rector at the request of a doctoral student (within 3 months of the start of his or her studies at the Doctoral School).

Scholarships

Each doctoral student receives a scholarship in the amount of PLN 3466.9  gross for the first two years of studies (before the mid-term evaluation) and PLN 5340.9 gross  for two years following mid-term evaluation (maximum 4 years). Disability allowance: PLN 1040.07 gross.

The amount should be reduced by 11,26% due to ZUS (social insurance) contributions.

Rules of admission to doctoral schools of Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań in the academic year 2025/2026, Appendix to Resolution No. 46/2024/2025 of UAM Senate of 27 January, 2025.