379 Full-time PhD programmes in History

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is the highest academic award for which a student can be registered. This History (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.

The Doctoral School of History from University of Szeged is built on four different programmes: Ancient History, Medieval Studies, Modern History, and Comparative and Contemporary History.

The History, Archeology and Classical Studies programme from Aarhus University has its basis in the disciplines of Prehistoric, Medieval and Renaissance Archaeology, Classical Studies (Classical Archaeology and Classical Philology), and History. It thereby spans the study of the human past in its entirety, albeit with various methodological approaches.

The Department of History at the University of Oklahoma has awarded graduate degrees for more than one hundred years. The internationally recognized faculty publish groundbreaking scholarship and lead professional organizations in the United States and around the globe.

The History program from The University of Arizona emphasizes the development of critical habits and technical skills to foster advanced research, publication and teaching in the field of history, broadly conceived.  

In this History programme at the University of the National Education Commission, Krakow, you will gain advanced, detailed knowledge related to this area of research.

The Cornish Studies MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter staff in the History department research political, economic, social, cultural, religious, medical, maritime, military, humanitarian, environmental and international history. We range in time from the early medieval period to the late 20th century.

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.

Explore the past and prepare for the future with a PhD in History from Case Western Reserve University. 

The Contemporary India Research programme offered by King's College London supports interdisciplinary investigation of India within comparative and global contexts.

The outcome of a Church History and Church Polity programme at University of Pretoria is highly specialised, research-based knowledge and expertise.

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.

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

The PhD in Arts and Social Sciences at The University of Sydney is for those with a first or second-class honours bachelor’s degree, a research master’s, or a master’s by coursework with a research component (75% or above). Alternatively, significant experience and high-level qualifications in the field may be accepted. 

History is a subject that describes, and mainly explains societal changes and events in the past. At the unit for history at Luleå University of Technology, a number of employees are engaged in research and teaching about history.

The University of Naples Federico II proudly offers an esteemed doctoral program in Historical Studies.

The History programme offered by Hong Kong Shue Yan University develops expertise in historical research with a focus on Hong Kong and modern China.

The PhD programme History and Theory of Private Law at Tor Vergata University of Rome focuses on the legal tradition of private law – in its broadest sense – seen both from a historical perspective and in its current dimension.

The chief research aim of the Christianity and the History of Ideas department at University of Groningen is the analysis of the longue durée of the concepts, ideas, practices, and mentalities that are fundamental to an analysis of the role of religion in Western society. 

The University of New Brunswick History department’s graduate programs examine diverse narratives about societies, institutions and cultures to help make sense of the complex world in which we live today.