46 PhD programmes in Ancient History

The Classics and Ancient History programme offered by Durham University supports advanced scholarly investigation in the ancient world through independent doctoral study.

Within the framework of Greek and Byzantine Studies texts written in Greek from about 700 BCE up until the 15th century are studied. Methodologically, a number of specializations are represented at Uppsala University, such as textual criticism, literary studies, language history and codicology.

Members of the Classical Studies discipline at The Open University UK have distinctive expertise in the study of The Ancient Body and the Senses.

The Ancient History program offered by Swansea University enables you to undertake a substantial project led by your own passions and interests.

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

The interdisciplinary doctoral program in Classical and Ancient Studies (PAW) at Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich combines the ancient studies competencies of the subjects involved in the MZAW. 

Our PhD Classics and Ancient History programme at The University of Manchester is aimed at students who want to make a genuine contribution to scholarly knowledge and understanding of the field through their thesis.

The Quaternary and Prehistory programme from Rovira i Virgili University trains students to carry out high-quality advanced research. 

The Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology program at University of California, Berkeley combines an open curriculum with rigorous examinations to produce innovative scholars fully trained in the technical skills necessary to become distinguished researchers and effective teachers.

The postgraduate research students of the History (Postgraduate Research) programme offered by the University of Wolverhampton are afforded the opportunity to develop their research skills through participation in training events organised by the Faculty of Social Sciences and the University’s Doctoral College.

The Classics and Ancient History MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter offer a wide range of world-leading research expertise, much of which falls within the remit of our three research centres. We welcome applications for postgraduate research across all our specialisms.

Encompassing the ancient world from the western Mediterranean to East Asia, from the Neolithic to the early Medieval period, ISAW is focused on creating a new generation of scholars whose work crosses over the disciplinary boundaries of traditional departments. We offer a Ancient World degree at the New York University. 

The goal of the History of Science program at Princeton University is to enhance our students' enthusiasm for the subject while also training them for the joint professional responsibilities of teaching and research. 

Students at the History with Genealogical Studies programme at University of Strathclyde are expected to undertake research that results in a thesis which contributes to the wider literature in the field, thereby making an original contribution to current knowledge.

Both in Classical languages and literature, and in ancient history, the DPhil Ancient History programme from University of Oxford is a research degree intended to make it possible for the successful candidate to aspire to a career in research and teaching at university level anywhere in the world where the Classical subjects are studied.

Ancient History is a discipline that draws on literary, documentary, visual, archaeological, and environmental evidence, and employs a range of methodologies in combining these evidentiary categories in order to answer specific questions about the structures, processes, and thought-worlds of ancient societies. This degree is offered at the University of Pennsylvania.

The graduate program in Ancient Philosophy from Warnborough College is suitable for students who intend to develop professional careers in a wide range of settings.

Assyriology at Uppsala University consists of two main parts: a philological and linguistic study of Akkadian (Assyrian-Babylonian) and Sumerian cuneiform texts from various periods and of a wide range of different types, and partly a study of the archaeology, political and cultural history, and the history of religion in the entire ancient Near East.

The Prehistoric Archaeology programme offered by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona develops advanced research expertise in early human societies, technologies, and environmental interactions.

The Palaeography and Manuscript Studies programme offered by King's College London investigates ancient handwriting, manuscript cultures, textual transmission, and the preservation of written heritage across historical periods and linguistic traditions.