379 Full-time PhD programmes in History

Welcome to the Graduate Program in History at Purdue University. Graduate education is a vital core component of our mission at Purdue: it helps sustain the scholars on our faculty, helps train the coming generation of professional historians, and helps refresh the undergraduate experience for the thousands of students who take our courses annually. 

The Bielefeld University Department of History offers excellent conditions for a successful doctorate. These include the early promotion of academic independence, the international networking of doctoral students, and an intensive supervision.

The Ph.D. in History at Georgia State University prepares students for a wide range of careers, both inside and outside the academy.

The Aberystwyth University DProf programme combines taught modules with research conducted by students under the supervision of staff who have expertise in the topic of study.

Follow your interests and prepare for roles in academia, writing, research, policy and more with this History degree program at the University of Missouri - Kansas City.

The History - Change and Continuity in a Global World (PIUDHist) course at Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon is the first doctoral programme in History that is based on an interuniversitary parternship, bringing together five Portuguese university institutes.

Academics at The Open University UK investigate an array of musical practices, from the 15th century to the present day in this Historical Musicology programme.

The Centre for Cultural Policy Research offers an outstanding research environment and high quality supervision experience from leading international experts in their fields. We offer a Media and Cultural Policy degree at University of Glasgow.

The University of Glasgow hosts the only academic unit in the UK exclusively dedicated to the teaching and research of Scottish Literature.

At University of Glasgow, we have a vibrant student community in the History of Art with many research projects and external collaborations.

We offer supervision for our PhD in History at University of Essex in a range of topics from the period c.1500 to the present day, with particular focus on themes linked to our three research clusters and our Centre for Public History.

The Department of History at The Ohio State University is committed to a tradition of academic excellence. Our large and distinguished faculty provides a notable diversity of historical fields for M.A. and Ph.D. students.

The History and Philosophy of Science programme from University of Cambridge students are part of an exceptionally lively interdisciplinary community, with unparalleled opportunities to learn from and exchange ideas with staff, postdoctoral researchers and visitors here and across the University, and to use the outstanding facilities.

The Ph.D. program in History at The University of New Mexico offers students the best possible preparation for the challenges and opportunities of the historical profession in the twenty-first century. 

The graduate program in the History of Science and Technology at Johns Hopkins University is run jointly by the Department of the History of Science and Technology in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and the Department of the History of Medicine in the School of Medicine.

The aim of this comparative and interdisciplinary field is to allow students to concentrate more fully on medieval studies than is possible in the programs of traditional departments. The Medieval Studies program is offered by Cornell University.

This History PhD degree from University of Pisa main training activity consists in carrying out, under the guidance of supervisors, entirely original research, an experience that enables the doctoral student to acquire the methodological and critical skills necessary to deal with historical sources and to take an active part in the national and international historiographical debate.

Throughout the Medieval Studies MPhil/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.

The aim of this History PhD offered by Sciences Po is to train researchers who are familiar with key historiographical issues and concepts, are capable of conducting rigorous archival research, and are willing to participate in a broad international debate and conversation.

The Phd in Religion at University of Georgia allows one to focus on an area of study, generating a book-length manuscript, and also provides opportunities in preparation for teaching in Religious Studies. Areas of concentration: Global Religions and Religions in America