📘 Program Name: PhD in Graphic Novels and Comics Studies
⏳ Program Duration: 3–5 Years (Full-Time)
💻 Delivery Mode: On-Campus / Online / Hybrid
🎓 Credit Hours: 60
📅 Intake: Fall and Spring
🏛️ Degree Awarded By: Arizona International University

🌍 Program Overview:
The PhD in Graphic Novels and Comics Studies provides an interdisciplinary approach to exploring graphic novels, comics, and sequential art. Students will examine the historical, cultural, and theoretical aspects of this medium, preparing for careers in academia, publishing, comics creation, media studies, and visual culture.

📚 Curriculum Highlights:

• 📖 Introduction to Graphic Novels and Comics

• 🖼️ Comics Theory and Criticism

• 🎨 Visual Storytelling and Sequential Art

• 📚 History of Comics

• 🖋️ Comics Production and Design

• 🧠 Cognition and Perception in Comics

• 🌍 Comics and Culture

• 📜 Comics in Media and Adaptation

• 🎓 Dissertation and Research Project

🎯 Career Outcomes:

• 🎨 Professor/Instructor in Comics Studies

• 📚 Graphic Novelist or Comic Book Artist

• 📖 Comics Editor

• 🖥️ Digital Comics Specialist

• 📊 Comics Publisher

• 🎥 Screenwriter for Comics Adaptations

• 🎬 Media Consultant for Comics-Based Films/TV

• 🖼️ Comic Critic and Historian

• 🎓 Comics Studies Researcher

• 📝 Graphic Design Consultant for Comics

🌐 Global Exposure & Partnerships:

• 🌏 Collaborations with comic publishers and graphic novel creators.

• 🎤 Opportunities to attend global comics festivals and conventions.

• 🧳 Internships with publishing houses, comic book stores, and media production companies.

• 📚 Exchange programs with universities specializing in visual arts and comics history.

📝 Admission Requirements:

• 🎓 Master’s in a related field

• 📄 Resume & Statement of Purpose

• 📝 Research Proposal

• 🗣️ English Proficiency (IELTS 6.5 / TOEFL iBT 80 / AIU English Test)

• 🎨 Portfolio (if applicable)

💰 Tuition & Financial Aid:

• 📚 Annual Tuition: $14,000

• 🎓 Scholarships and research assistantships

• 🧾 Paid internships and fellowships