六、学位论文 / Dissertation

  博士生的学术论文字数要求为不少于4万字。博士研究生通过综合考试之后，进入学位论文工作，具体包括开题报告、学位论文中期检查、答辩申请、评审与答辩等环节。博士研究生应选择学科前沿领域或对我国科技进步、经济建设和社会发展有重要意义的课题作为博士学位论文的选题，博士学位论文能够表明作者具有独立从事科学研究工作的能力，反映作者在本门学科上掌握了坚实宽广的基础理论和系统深入的专业知识。博士学位论文的选题应具有科学性、学术性、创新性、先进性和可行性。具体情况按《上海交通大学关于攻读博士学位研究生培养工作的规定》中学位论文的规定和程序执行。

  The Ph.D. dissertation should be no less than 40000 words. The dissertation should focus on the issues in the field of new media   communication and media management, and be in tune with the development of   related disciplines, meet the standards of academic writing, and fully   demonstrate the students’ creativeness and capacity in new media theories and   practices. Also, the students under the guidance of supervisors must write   the dissertation independently. The student has to pass the qualification exam before he/she can do the   Dissertation proposal defense. Usually in the 6th semester, the Department   should arrange the review and oral defense of the completed dissertation.   First, the dissertation should be reviewed by a review committee which   consists of more than 2 experts with the rank of associate professor or  above. After that the dissertation should be orally defended by students in   front of a defense committee which consists of 3-5 experts in the given area.   The student has to meet the requirement of the credits, GPA and publication   by the university requirement in order to have his/her dissertation defense.

  七、资格考试

资格考试是正式进入学位论文阶段前的一次学科综合性考试，旨在检验候选人是否具备坚实的传播学基础知识与理论，牢固地掌握现代传播学研究方法，并且具有创新能力和独立开展科学研究的素质。具体来说，资格考试采取匿名评卷的形式。每年举行一次。时间为第二学年第二学期的六月举行，教学办公室会提前一个月通知。如资格笔试没有通过，可在第四、五、六学年同期补考（共三次补考机会）。如果在第六学年同期还未通过，按退学处理。具体来说，资格笔试为闭卷考试，包括三科目,即基础理论、研究方法、研究领域；每门科目考试时间为3小时。

Qualification   examination is a comprehensive examination of disciplines before entering the   stage of dissertation. It aims to test whether candidates have solid basic   knowledge and theory of communication science, firmly grasp modern   communication research methods, and have the ability to innovate and   independently carry out scientific research. Specifically, the qualification   examination takes the form of anonymous marking. It is held once a year. It   will be held in the fourth semester of the PhD Program. The teaching office   will give the students notice one month in advance. If the written   qualification test fails, the students can re-take the exam in the same   period of the fourth, fifth and sixth academic years (three exam   opportunities in total). If the student has not passed the exam in the sixth   academic year, it will be treated as drop-out. Specifically, the written   qualification examination is a closed-book examination, which includes three   subjects, namely, basic theories, research methods and research disciplines.   The examination time for each subject is 3 hours, which adds up to nine hours   in total.