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Stories, Thank you very much for your input. Appreciate it.

Hi everyone, Apologies if this is the wrong thread, but since this is the most active one, I thought I'd ask my question here. I am an international student keen on working in the health communication/health education field. My original plan was to pursue a PhD in Communication with an emphasis on health communication. However, I am now starting to think that perhaps it would be better to apply to (more practical) MPH programs. What do you guys think ? I already have a master's in mass communication by the way. Thank you in advance for your replies.

Where are all the previously active posters in this thread (Fall 2009 applicants)? StudyMom, Stevie, CopperBoom and the rest, where did you finally decide to enroll? Would really appreciate it if you could check in from time to time and inform us PhD hopefuls of your experiences in grad school

PRGuy101, Thank you very much for your insightful post. Good luck with your grad school applications!

Thanks Naptown! Found this one: http://interrobangblog.blogspot.com

Hi all, Do you know of any blogs written by Comm/MassComm doctoral students? Would be interesting to hear about PhD life straight from the horse's mouth. Thanks, Jan

Hi all, Happy to have found this forum I'm a prospective Fall 2011 applicant who is having second thoughts about pursuing a doctorate in Comm, mainly because I get the impression that a PhD is primarily for those interested in teaching. Please correct me if this belief is misguided. I would like to know: Would you recommend pursuing a PhD to someone who is more interested in research or consulting work, say for international organizations or private companies? Is it possible to land an industry job after completing the PhD, or is it the norm to go the academia route and parlay the experience into research/consulting jobs? I was thinking this could be possible, given that my interest is in health communication and projects in this area *seem* to get good funding from the likes of NIH and CDC. Also, I would be glad if you could weigh in on my list of potential schools / suggest other schools that have strong health communication programs. Here are my early choices : 1) Annenberg (UPenn) 2) Penn State 3) University of Georgia 4) University of Connecticut 5) University of Maryland - College Park 6) George Mason University Thank you very much! Cheers Jan