246 Full-time PhD programmes in Area & Cultural Studies

The doctoral program Interdiciplinary Cultural Studies ICS from the University of Bern focuses on key concepts, theories and methods which are used across different disciplines of the Humanities and Social Sciences. 

The faculty of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies at the University of Washington has developed a PhD in Hispanic Studies to address the needs of a new generation of doctoral students in the humanities. 

The French faculty at the University of Pittsburgh is a community of scholars and teachers committed to breaking down the borders between disciplines, time periods, and geographic contexts

The Ph.D. Modern Culture and Media program at Brown University prepares students to engage in rigorous and innovative scholarship and teaching in the theory, history and critical analysis of one or more media in ways that encompass diverse cultural contexts and historical periods.

The PhD program in Comparative Culture and Language at Arizona State University offers professional training that is linguistically well-grounded, historically and culturally informed, and methodologically transdisciplinary, through courses and supervision of research.

Embark on a scholarly journey at SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities with the Culture and Religion Studies doctoral program.

We are one of the longest established and most broadly-based centres for the study of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies in the UK. We offer a Latin American Studies degree at the University of Liverpool.

DACS is the doctoral program in Cultural and Social Anthropology of the University of Milano - Bicocca. 

This PhD degree in Critical Diversity Studies is offered by the School of Social Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

The Cultural Studies programme offered by Lingnan University develops advanced research expertise through interdisciplinary analysis of culture, society, and global processes.

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree presupposes the doctoral studies required in the curriculum as well as a dissertation. The licentiate degree consists of a licentiate thesis and additional postgraduate studies. University of Jyväskylä offers the Music, Art and Culture Studies programme. 

Hispanic Studies at University of Glasgow is a small, vibrant and dynamic research unit with strong connections to institutions in the USA, Latin America, Spain and Portugal.

In the Modern Languages and Cultures programme from the University of Glasgow, we have expertise and supervision in language, culture, sociolinguistics, literature and history for the subjects of French, German, Hispanic, Italian and Slavonic Studies, alongside a strong postgraduate community in Comparative Literature and Translation Studies.

The DPhil in Area Studies (Japan) is a research-based course exploring Japan through interdisciplinary approaches, covering topics such as history, politics, sociology, language, and the labour market. The Area Studies (Japan) programme is offered at University of Oxford.

The Area Studies (Russia and East Europe) programme offered by University of Oxford is a research-based course exploring the region through interdisciplinary approaches, covering politics, culture, religion, and political economy, with opportunities for fieldwork.

The Postcolonial and Global Literatures research group at The Open University UK has contributed to major externally-funded projects, including: Making Britain: South Asian Visions of Home and Abroad, 1870–1950, and City Fictions of the New India: Literature, Infrastructure, Citizenship.

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is the highest academic award for which a student can be registered. This Cultural and Media Studies (Distance Learning) programme at the University of Huddersfield allows you to explore and pursue a research project built around a substantial piece of work, which has to show evidence of original contribution to knowledge.

Culture Studies from Catholic University of Portugal is a four-year research program in the Humanities and Social Sciences aimed at graduates and professionals from the cultural sector who wish to advance their university education within a theoretically solid and groundbreaking framework. 

The joint PhD Programs in Social Policy at Harvard University combine the disciplinary depth of a PhD in political science or sociology with multidisciplinary perspectives and problem-driven research on questions of social policy.

Designed for high performing university graduates, the Society and Culture program from James Cook University is a postgraduate research degree with a supervised project of original research at its core. Develop high level independent research skills while making an original contribution of knowledge to a specific discipline or area of practice.