CURRICULUM FOR UKMA MASSCOMM PHD PROGRAM
INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES
taught by UKMA doctoral school (mandatory for all UKMA doctoral students)
| Month | Course | Professor/ Department | Credits |
| October | Philosophy of Social research | Prof. Bystrytsky UKMA Doctoral School | 1 |
| November | Introduction to Research – Ontology and Epistemology | Prof. John Сonbere + Alla Heorhiadi (visiting professors from Univ. of St. Thomas, USA) | 1 |
| November- December | Academic writing in English | Prof. Vasylenko, UKMA Dptm of English | 4 |
| November, February | Qualitative Methods | Guri Tyldum, visiting professor from Norway | 2 |
| Jan-March | Academic writing in English | Prof. Kaluzhna, online course | 1 |
| April-May | Quantitative methods | Prof. Vynogradov, UKMA Dptm of Sociology | 1.5 |
| May | Seminar: preparing research proposals | Prof. Vinnytsky, Head of UKMA Doctoral School | 0.5 |
| TOTAL | 11 |
MEDIA- AND RESEARCH-ORIENTED COURSES
These courses are mandatory for all Mass Comm doctoral students
| Month | Course | Professor/ Department | Credits |
| May-June | Methods in Social Research | Prof. Paniotto, UKMA Dptm of Sociology | 2 |
| TBA | Modern Trends in Global Public Relations | Prof. Katerina Tsetsura (Oklahoma U) | 1 |
| April-June | Content analysis | Prof. Kostenko, UKMA Dptm of Sociology | 2 |
| March | Seminar: theory building and methodology | Prof. Motyl (Rutgers U) | 1 |
| Sept-Nov | Mass Communications | Prof. Kvit, Mohyla School of Journalism | 2 |
| May | Philosophy of communication | Prof. Yermolenko, Mohyla School of Journalism | 1 |
| TOTAL | 9 |
SELECTIVE COURSES
Doctoral students select them after consultation with research supervisor(s) according to previous academic background and research interests.
| Month | Course | Professor/ Department | Credits |
| Jan-March | Sociology of Public Opinion | Prof. Ossovsky, UKMA Dptm of Sociology | 3 |
| Sept- Nov | Sociology of Mass Communication | Prof. Ossovsky, UKMA Dptm of Sociology | 1,5 |
| Sept- Nov | Contemporary class analysis | Prof. Oksamytna, UKMA Dptm of Sociology | 3 |
| Jan-March | Social Structure and Personality | Prof. Khmelko, UKMA Dptm of Sociology | 3 |
| Jan-March | Sociology of Elites | Prof. Vinnytsky, Head of UKMA Doctoral School | 3 |
| Jan-March | Gender in Communication/ Visualization of gender images | Prof. Oksamytna, UKMA Dptm of Sociology | 2 |
| Jan-March | Research of visual culture | Prof. Cherepanin, UKMA Dptm of Cultural studies | 1,5 |
| Sept - May | Digital Future of journalism | Invited lecturers | 2 |
| TOTAL when selected | 10 |
