463 Full-time PhD programmes in Language Studies

The French doctoral program at McMaster University focuses on the literatures, films and cultures of the Francophone world.

The English program offered by University of Missouri - Columbia is dedicated to the study of English language and literature in all of its various historical, cultural, and theoretical aspects.

The English graduate program at the University of Oklahoma offers a vibrant intellectual community with specializations in literary and cultural studies, rhetoric and writing, and creative writing.

The Department of English at Lehigh University has a focus on Literature and Social Justice, the outcome of a multiyear effort to revitalize the traditional period-based approach to literary studies.

The Francophone, Italian and Germanic Studies - Germanic Studies program offered at University of Pennsylvania takes a forward-looking perspective on developments in the field.

In our PhD English program at University of Victoria, you’ll pursue the most advanced, research-intensive degree our department offers.

The Department of French and Italian at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees in French and in Italian. 

The PhD in Hispanic Studies at Texas A&M University is an interdisciplinary program with three intertwined concentrations: Visual Cultures, Linguistics, and Literature. The program prepares it's students for a career in fields such as education, translation, communications, diplomacy, health and social services.

The PhD program in English at Texas A&M University prepares students to become leading scholars, excellent teachers, and active members of the academic community by fostering critical engagement with the discipline of English Studies and its interdisciplinary practices.

At Indiana University Bloomington we offer a doctoral degree in Second Language Studies to our graduate stuidents .

Research interests in French Studies at the University of Liverpool cover all areas of French literature, culture and history, including Medieval studies, sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth century studies, French theatre, French cinema, travel literature, francophone postcolonial studies (including French language representations of India), modern and contemporary France, and sociolinguistics.

At Florida State University, whether you earn a doctorate, specialist or master’s in English Education, you’ll go on to flourish in classrooms and beyond.

The Department of English at University of Illinois at Chicago offers work leading to degrees in English at both the master’s and doctoral levels. Students in the MA and PhD pursue one of three areas of emphasis: English Studies, Creative Writing (also known as the Program for Writers), and English Education. 

Could your passion for German language, culture and history help us better understand the world in which we live in today? We offer a phd degree in German University of Nottingham. 

The Modern Languages and Cultures programme at Durham University provides an excellent environment for postgraduate research. Students undertake work on a wide range of topics, including translation, literature, theatre, cinema, and photography, while participating in various postgraduate activities such as dialogue days and research seminars

The Department of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign offers programs of study leading to the Master of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees. 

The Ph.D. in Language and Information Technology at Carnegie Mellon University focuses on developing the next generation of scientific and entrepreneurial leaders.

Are you interested in how modern languages shape our understanding and experiences in the world? Do you have a particular intercultural topic you would like to research? We offer a Modern Languages and Culture Studies degree at the University of Nottingham.

Our research inn Iranian Languages at Uppsala University primarily focuses on a few main areas: linguistics, sociolinguistics, literary studies, oral tradition, text edition, translation and translation theory.

Chinese language and literature as a research discipline is called Sinology. It emerged as a philological discipline but has in recent times expanded to encompass China-related research in the humanities and social sciences. This Sinology (Chinese) programme is offered at Uppsala University.