Annenberg is interdisciplinary by design. Members of the faculty and students come from a wide range of backgrounds, including Communication, Psychology, Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, History, and Law. Students are also encouraged to supplement their Communication courses with those offered through Penn’s eleven other distinguished schools. The result is a vibrant intellectual experience that trains students to apply and adapt diverse theories and methods to the cutting-edge communication issues of the twenty-first century.

Annenberg offers more than a dozen graduate courses each semester, drawn from a master list of over 60 courses covering a wide range of topics related to communication and media. These courses are taught by our standing faculty, as well as visiting faculty from around the globe. In consultation with their faculty advisors, students may supplement their Annenberg classes with those from any of Penn’s twelve graduate and professional schools.

Read more about the PhD Communications on the Annenberg Website.

Students must apply and gain admission separately to each department. Applications to the Department of Legal Studies & Business Ethics are welcomed contemporaneously with the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School application and vice versa.

Statement of Purpose, CV, Test Scores, Transcripts, and Online Application must be submitted and application fee paid to Annenberg by December 1st. More information of the Annenberg Website.

For more information, admitted or current JD students should contact Amanda S. Aronoff. Applicants or prospective applicants to the Law School should contact contactadmissions@law.upenn.edu.