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PAGE  PAGE 14 邵培仁、廖卫民：《美国传播学博士学位论文选题的现状与趋势探析》，《杭州师范大学学报》（哲学社会科学版）2011年第33卷第2期总第191期，第47-54页。 美国传播学博士学位论文选题的现状与趋势探析 邵培仁 （浙江大学传播研究所 杭州 310028） 廖卫民 （浙江理工大学文化传播学院 杭州 310018） 内容摘要：美国传播学博士学位论文的选题在本学科领域内具有学术研究的前瞻性和方向性，这与美国传播学博士项目国际一流的水平密切相关。检索ProQuest近年来有关的传播学博士学位的论文数据并进行文本分析后发现，美国传播学博士学位论文选题实际在不断铺设新的前进路标，关注复杂而生动的全球问题、国家命题、民族事务、社会现象、时代风潮之下的传播与媒介课题，从中寻找学科理论的发展线索，提出新的理论问题，采取多样的研究方法，寻求新的理论解释。美国传播学博士学位论文，作为美国传播学博士教育最高的学术检验成果，无论是其发展历史、选题范围和发展趋势，甚至是其存在问题，都会给中国传播学界带来有益启示。 关键词： 传播学 博士学位 论文选题 理论发展 交叉研究 文本分析 美国博士项目 Exploring the General Features, Research Trends, and Problems for Choosing Topic of the PhD Dissertation in Communication Studies in the United States SHAO Pei-ren (Communication Studies Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310028) LIAO Wei-min (School of Culture Communication, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018) Abstract: The topics of doctoral dissertation in communication studies in the United States usually are considered as an indicator of academic research direction with the forward-looking in the future, because the U.S. Ph.D. communication program have the world-class level. Searching about the ProQuest PhD thesis data in recent years and undertaking text analysis, it is found that the American PhD Thesis in communication actually makes new progress by constantly laying new road signs, exploring communication and media related issues from the complex and vivid attention to the global problems, the state proposition, national affairs, social phenomena and the age fashions. Hence, it finds clues to the development of communication theory, by putting forward new theoretical questions, taking a variety of research methods and seeking new theoretical explanation. Regardless of its history, the scope of topics, developing trends, and even their existing problems, American PhD. Thesis, which is a representation of the highest academic achievement in doctoral education of communication studies, will bring new ideas and be helpful to Chinas c