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The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School of Communication is a major center of communications and media research in the United States. Established in 1959 as the result of the generosity of Walter Annenberg, a diplomat and philanthropist, this school at the prestigious University of Pennsylvania - one of the oldest universities in the country - is a leader in media education, research and policy studies.

The Ph.D. program at UPenn Annenberg trains future media and communications scholars. Annenberg School of Communication also offers an undergraduate major that is administered through the University of Pennsylvania's School of arts and sciences. The research interests of students and faculty are broad at UPenn Annenberg and include health communication, children and the media, new media, political communication, media institutions and visual communication. Faculty members at University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication are frequently called on to comment on issues for major media outlets such as the New York Times, National Public Radio and U.S. News and World Report. Recent and forthcoming books authored by professors in the department covers topics ranging from Rush Limbaugh and the conservative media to global media studies and communications and history.

All graduate students at University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication are admitted directly into the Ph.D. program. Doctoral students are guaranteed five years of complete funding. Approximately 1,400 undergraduate students take courses at UPenn Annenberg every year. Alumni of Annenberg School of Communication have gone on to faculty positions at leading universities around the world and have had their writing and research published in a wide variety of academic journals, books, magazines and newspapers. Other graduates have managed presidential campaigns, founded public relations firms, and worked for public broadcasting networks and major Hollywood studios.

Quick Facts:

The University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication is home to a variety of centers and research institutes, including the Annenberg Public Policy Center, the Center of Excellence in Cancer Communication Research, the Center for Global Communication Studies, the Scholars Program in Culture and Communication and the Institute for Public Service.

UPenn Annenberg enrolls fewer than 100 doctoral students and has more than 15 full-time faculty members.

More than 1,000 students have received graduate degrees from the Annenberg School for Communication since it first began awarding Ph.D.s in 1968.

Research and studies conducted at the Annenberg Public Policy Center have shaped national debates on HIV/AIDS, adolescent health, civic behavior and other topics.

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