• Scientific and pedagogical direction - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Upon completion of this educational program, it is expected that doctoral students will be able to:
1. To apply new methods and new equipment in scientific experiments in the field of journalism.
2. Demonstrate information management skills; analyze and extract useful, relevant and socially relevant information from various sources on history, the theory of journalism and related sciences.
3. To apply basic knowledge in the field of modern problems of journalism at the reproductive-creative level, the ability to use methodological knowledge in the field of journalism in solving problems of their application in science and education, in the production of information products.
4. Use new and effective methods in journalism research; organize and plan innovations in the field of information processes.
5. Conduct independent research of scientific problems with the projection on promising new directions of the mass media. Establish a relationship between a wide range of information, publishing processes and facts, applying these fundamental principles in practice.
6. Differentiate the priorities of educational and research activities, correlating their own scientific interests with social, ethnic values, the needs of production and society;
7. To build a research process on the topic of the thesis; to reasonably submit scientific results for discussion in scientific considerations and publications in rating journals in international databases of Thomson-Reuters or Scopus, as well as in national and international peer-reviewed publications.
8. Develop educational materials for conducting classes and extracurricular work on journalistic disciplines in higher education organizations using educational technologies and teaching methods based on their critical thinking;
9. Plan and conduct high-quality classes in higher education organizations using traditional, innovative, interactive, student-centered technologies and teaching methods.
10. To present the results of educational and research activities in the form of scientific reports, articles, speeches at conferences, educational research and scientific projects, a doctoral dissertation, etc.
11. To substantiate the methods used in scientific research; formulate scientific goals, tasks and find their solution; integrate interdisciplinary knowledge into the journalism research process in order to describe and analyze modern research approaches.
12. The ability to influence the situation through an adequate assessment of new challenges, to solve professional problems in a changing environment, to implement the principle of "learning throughout life"; apply intellectual abilities in correct, tolerant interpersonal interaction and interaction with representatives of different cultures, faiths and social groups.