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46 Full-time PhD programmes in Ancient History

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The University of Exeter4,3(102)
Penryn, United Kingdom +1 Top 3% in Worldwide

Medical History

Through the Medical History PhD programme from The University of Exeter, you will work closely with your supervisors to develop, investigate and write-up a project at the cutting edge of historical research.

Ph. D. On-campus +3
4 years$32,669/yr
Durham University4,3(35)
Durham, United Kingdom Top 3% in Worldwide

Classics and Ancient History

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

Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$35,408/yr
University of Missouri - Columbia4,4(8)
Columbia, United States Top 6% in Worldwide

Ancient Mediterranean Studies

The Ancient Mediterranean Studies program offered by University of Missouri - Columbia offers graduate work in three main areas.

Ph.D. On-campus
5 years$25,924/yr
Birkbeck, University of London4,2(39)
London, United Kingdom Top 8% in Worldwide

Classical Archaeology and Ancient History

The Classical Archaeology and Ancient History programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London examines societies, cultures, identities, and transformations across the Greek, Hellenistic, Roman, and Italian worlds, advancing understanding of antiquity through specialised historical and archaeological scholarship.

Ph.D. On-campus
4 years$21,759/yr
Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich4,1(100)
München, Germany Top 1% in Worldwide

Classical and Ancient Studies

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. 

Ph.D. On-campus
3 yearsFree
Swansea University4,2(90)
Swansea, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide

Ancient History

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

Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$26,656/yr
Swansea University4,2(90)
Swansea, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide

Egyptology

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

Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$25,788/yr
The University of Exeter4,3(102)
Exeter, United Kingdom Top 3% in Worldwide

Classics and Ancient History

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.

Ph. D. On-campus +2
4 years$32,669/yr
Princeton University4,4(35)
Princeton, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

History of Science

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. 

Ph.D. On-campus
5 yearsTuition not available
University of Strathclyde4,1(46)
Glasgow, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide

History with Genealogical Studies

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.

Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$27,992/yr
University of Oxford4,1(106)
Oxford, United Kingdom Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Ancient History

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.

Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$49,545/yr
New York University4,3(115)
New York City, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Ancient World

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. 

Ph.D. On-campus
5 yearsTuition not available
Uppsala University4,2(113)
Visby, Sweden Top 2% in Worldwide

Assyriology

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.

Ph.D. On-campus
4 yearsFree
University of Pennsylvania4,3(22)
Philadelphia, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Ancient History

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.

Ph.D. On-campus
5 years$44,792/yr
University of California, Berkeley4,3(102)
Berkeley, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology

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.

Ph.D. On-campus
5 years$13,140/yr
The University of Manchester3,9(88)
Manchester, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide

Classics and Ancient History

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.

Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$30,064/yr
Rovira i Virgili University4,0(40)
Tarragona, Spain Top 9% in Worldwide

Quaternary and Prehistory

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

Ph.D. On-campus
4 years$854/yr
University of Wolverhampton4,1(79)
Wolverhampton, United Kingdom Top 20% in Worldwide

History (Postgraduate Research)

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.

Ph.D. On-campus
4 years$22,648/yr
Mississippi State University4,3(9)
Starkville, United States Top 15% in Worldwide

History - European History

The History - European History PhD degree from Mississippi State University offers a primary emphasis in either United States or European History. A student may choose a minor field of study outside the History Department with concurrence of their advisor.

Ph.D. On-campus
$27,637/yr
Lipscomb University5,0(1)
Nashville, United States

Archaeology of the Ancient Near East

Earn a terminal degree that will give you the necessary experience and credentials to practice archaeology in the field or teach at the highest levels of academia through Lipscomb University’s Ph.D. program in Archaeology of the Ancient Near East.

Ph.D. On-campus
2 years$17,100/yr

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