理论与研究哲学博士/法学博士

联合通讯JD / Ph.D。学位课程为学生提供了在理论和政策的各种前沿辩论的交汇点上从事学术，公共政策和私人实践职业的机会，包括：语言和新闻界的法律和规范性第一修正理论，媒体和传播经济以及政策问题，公民与国家之间关系的问题，特别是在大规模监视和大数据方面的问题，以及关于向数字领域转变的含义的文化和规范性问题。这些和其他问题最好通过结合教育的方法论和实质性传统，结合教义基础，法律写作技巧和政策以及通过法律教育唯一可获得的临床培训来进行综合教育。该计划体现了这样一种信念，即沟通法和政策上的许多最紧迫的问题都可
The joint Communication JD/Ph.D. degree program offers students the opportunity to pursue academic, public policy, and private practice careers at the intersection of a variety of cutting edge debates in theory and policy, including: legal and normative First Amendment theories of speech and press, media and communications economy and policy issues, questions of the relationship between citizens and the state, especially regarding mass surveillance and big data, and cultural and normative questions about the implications of the shift to the digital realm. These and other questions are best informed by a blended education that draws on the methodological and substantive traditions of communication, coupled with the doctrinal foundation, legal writing skills, and policy plus clinical training uniquely available through a legal education. This program embodies the belief that many of the most pressing questions in both communication law and policy can be best answered by scholars who are able to draw on both traditions, and who would be situated to publish top scholarship, weigh in on policy debates, and potentially represent clients whose legal claims could benefit from the scholars' expertise.