12 PhD programmes offered by the university

In the Physics program at Brock University, students gain extensive experience in research, critical thinking and essential communication, and technical skills.

The Applied Behaviour Analysis program at Brock University conducts cutting-edge interdisciplinary research and trains students as scientist-practitioners. 

This PhD in Educational Studies is offered jointly by Brock University, Lakehead University and the University of Windsor.

The Intelligent Systems and Data Science program at Brock University is offered jointly by the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

Brock University’s Interdisciplinary Humanities Doctoral Program provides students with a focused context in which to engage with topics integral to the contested notions of knowledge, values and creativity as reflected in the specific fields offered.

The PhD in Psychology at Brock University has been designed to provide intensive research training and develop the capacity for a critical and scholarly approach to issues in each of the three specializations.

Students in the Biological Sciences PhD program at Brock University work with faculty who are recognized on a provincial, national and international level.

The Applied Health Sciences PhD program at Brock University is centered in the development of knowledge through the systematic evaluation of evidence related to the health and well-being of individuals and groups.

The Biotechnology program offered at Brock University encompasses the broad field of chemical and gene biotechnology.

Child and Youth Studies at Brock University offers a unique transdisciplinary approach to the study of children and youth where students are encouraged to think and study across traditional disciplinary boundaries.

Chemistry at Brock University offers graduate students the opportunity to work with large instrumentations, including NMR spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy, ETR spectroscopy, gas chromatography and the HPCl.

The PhD in Sustainability Science at Brock University aims to cultivate a sustainable and equitable future by offering a state-of-the-art education that integrates rigorous scientific practice with an understanding of the unique linkages between humans and the environment.