1.2k PhD programmes in Canada

Do you want to work with world-renowned experts in academia and industry on the important problems that will shape the future? Then the PhD in Computer Science from University of Montreal is the ideal program for you! 

The Management Science and Engineering programme offered by University of Waterloo develops advanced expertise in organizational decision-making, analytical methods, and technology-driven innovation.

The Sociology programme offered by University of Waterloo develops advanced expertise in social structures, institutional dynamics, and contemporary societal challenges.

The Sociology - Co-op programme offered by University of Waterloo develops advanced expertise in social structures, institutional dynamics, and workplace-integrated scholarship.

The D.M.A. Composition program at University of British Columbia is designed for composers who have already reached a high level of proficiency and artistry in their fields and who may wish to teach at the university level. 

The PhD in Philosophy at University of British Columbia provides students with intense philosophical training, and can help them transition to careers in philosophical research and teaching.

The Systems Design Engineering programme offered by University of Waterloo develops advanced research expertise in interdisciplinary engineering, intelligent systems, and innovative technology design for complex real-world challenges.

The Systems Design Engineering - Nanotechnology programme offered by University of Waterloo develops advanced expertise in engineering systems integration, nanoscale innovation, and emerging technology development.

This combined Prosthodontics program option at University of British Columbia is a clinical specialty program that is offered in conjunction with a PhD in Craniofacial Science to applicants holding a DMD degree or its equivalent. 

The PhD in Religious Studies at University of British Columbia provides training in early Judaism, Christian origins, and religions of the Late Antique Mediterranean.

The Vision Science - Aeronautics programme offered by University of Waterloo develops advanced expertise in visual performance, ocular systems, and flight-related human capabilities.

The Chemistry program at York University focuses on a wide range of study and research in all of the traditional areas of analytical, biological, inorganic, organic, physical and theoretical chemistry with specialization available in atmospheric chemistry, mass spectrometry, biomolecular interactions and materials science.

The department of Anthropology at the University of Manitoba offers PhD programs in sociocultural anthropology, biological anthropology and archaeology.

The Department of Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto is an interdisciplinary department with a strong history of excellence and discovery in cancer research, treatment, and beyond.

The School of Communication at Simon Fraser University has an international reputation for its critical scholarship on urgent social and political problems affecting contemporary societies, locally and globally.

Linguistics is a discipline that explores the structure of language, its role in human activity, and its relationship to the biological and psychological human organism. This program is offered at the University of Ottawa.

The PhD program in Mechanical Engineering at Lakehead University is designed to train independent researchers. The students are called upon to perform highly specialized and original research that makes a distinct contribution of knowledge in one of the program's study areas.

A Ph.D. in Applied Economics at University of Saskatchewan will give you the skills to conduct research for businesses, governments, think tanks, and other research organizations, as well as to train the next generation of applied economics professionals as an academic.

Our Doctorate of Philosophy in Education Studies at Western University - Canada challenges students to engage with foundational theories and focused areas of educational research.

The Department of Indigenous Studies at University of Saskatchewan seeks to provide an intellectual milieu where teaching and research are well grounded in the priorities and knowledge of Saskatchewan’s Aboriginal communities, all the while placing them within the larger fabric of the Canadian Aboriginal experience and the emergent global, social phenomenon of indigeneity.