PhD programmes in American and Australasian studies in Europe

At University of Nottingham, as the only department in the UK to combine American and Canadian Studies, we examine North America in historical and contemporary contexts. 

Our American Studies research at University of Nottingham focuses on North America itself, as well examining the exchange of influences between North American cultures and those of Asia, Europe and the Americas.

Designed for those interested in the examination of American history and historical studies, this course is located in a department with interdisciplinary strengths that allow for creative approaches to American history. We offer a American Studies and History degree at the University of Nottingham. 

This American Studies PhD course from University of East Anglia research strategy is driven by a desire to enhance understandings of human cultures and communities, their historic and literary transformations, and by the questions of power and identity that issue from such investigations.

The Centre for American Studies at University of Leicester was established in 1997 and since then has cemented its place as one of the UK's leading providers of American Studies degrees.

We offer a Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies Research degree at the King's College London. 

Ever since the seventeenth century Glasgow has been a gateway for economic, social and cultural exchange between Scotland and North America. The American Studies PhD is offered at the University of Glasgow.

A PhD in American Studies at Swansea University enables you to undertake a substantial project led by your own passions and interests.

In the British and American Studies section at Bielefeld University, students can earn a Ph.D. (Dr. phil.) degree.

The American Studies program at the Heidelberg University supports students with acquiring the skills to conduct independent scholarly research in the fields of American history, politics, literature and culture, geography, and religion.

Doctorate-level study is an opportunity to expand upon your interests and expertise in a community that really values research; and to make an original, positive contribution to learning in Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies (Hispanic Studies) at The University of Edinburgh.

Members of the American Studies programme from University of Kent provide supervision in many aspects of American Studies. Supervision is team-based and reflects the active research interests of the Centre.

American Literature at the University of Sussex is a huge field intersecting with other global literatures, cultures and nations, reaching from the colonial period to its current, enormously powerful position. 

The Graduate School of North American Studies (GSNAS) at Freie Universität Berlin aims to prepare doctoral students for the various challenges they will encounter in their future careers.

The Centre of Latin American Studies from The University of Cambridge, offers a full-time PhD Latin American Studies programme.

Our PhD in Latin American Cultural Studies at The University of Manchester will enable you to carry out a piece of significant, original research under the supervision of our academics.

American History at the University of Sussex welcomes research applications focusing on the social and political history of the United States.

This Latin American and Caribbean Studies degree from School of Advanced Study, University of London presents the opportunity to gain expertise in your area of interest while also honing a range of transferable skills.