Welcome to CRDM

The Ph.D. Program in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media prepares doctoral students to analyze the social, cultural, rhetorical, philosophical, and political dimensions of information technologies, new communication media, and digital texts and to actively engage digital media through research, criticism, production, and practice.

CRDM Application Deadline – Annually Jan 15th for the following Fall semester.

Please note that the deadline for Fall admission is the previous January 15th. If you have any questions, please email crdm-inquiries@ncsu.edu. We will be happy to answer your questions over email.

CRDM News

June 06, 2024

CRDM at the Rhetoric Society of America Conference 2024

This year, CRDM was represented by several faculty and students at the 21st biennial Rhetoric Society of America (RSA) Conference: “Just Rhetoric”. The conference was held on May 23-26 in Denver, CO.

June 03, 2024

CRDM Alumni Spotlight: Cindy Rosenfeld

Name: Cynthia (Cindy) RosenfeldGraduating year: Graduated December 2022Title: Teaching Assistant Professor/Interim Director of Undergraduate Programs at North Carolina State UniversityResearch Interests: Environmental Communication, More-than-Human Ethics of Care, Worldbuilding Rhetorics, Communication Pedagogy In her own words: CRDM is a wonderfully interdisciplinary program. It was quite challenging while I was in the program to learn to recognize,…

January 01, 2024

2024 CRDM Symposium: Mobile Media, Self, and Society

The 2024 CRDM Research Symposium is partnering with the Networked Mobilities Lab (NML) Lecture Series this year. The theme of the symposium, “Mobile Media, Self, and Society”, encourages us to consider the relationships between humanity, technology, and the spaces we occupy.