30 Full-time PhD programmes in Community Development

The Ph.D. program in Community Health Promotion at The University of Alabama at Birmingham offers a broad-based curriculum emphasizing biological, behavioral, and socio-cultural determinants of health, as well as interventions and policies aimed at improving community health.

This Anthropology - Development Studies degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria.

This Rural Development degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria.

The Public Affairs and Community Development graduate programmes at Rutgers University offers comprehensive and rigorous courses of study in theoretical and applied social sciences.

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) transforms the knowledge, action and leadership needed for more equitable and sustainable development globally, through our world-class research, learning and teaching at the University of Sussex.

Are you interested in bringing about positive social change where you live or work? Do you want to teach from a cutting-edge perspective and become a leading critical scholar? Consider applying for this Adult Education and Community Development program at the University of Toronto.

The Ph.D. degree is a research degree. The Ph.D. Mass Communication program from University of Florida is designed to help develop knowledge, attitudes, and skills so graduates can make important contributions to understanding mass communication. 

Being a scientist today means not just navigating the world of research, but also integrating with the community, sharing knowledge and informing policy. We offer a Science Communication degree at the University of Otago.

A doctoral degree in Development Studies at the University of South Africa (UNISA) will require you to undertake research at the most advanced academic levels culminating in the submission, assessment and acceptance of a thesis.

The Ph.D. program in Regional Development Planning at the University of Cincinnati provides rigorous academic training for research in planning theory, urban and regional theories, advanced research, and planning practice.