277 Full-time PhD programmes in Literature

Organized by the theoretical and interdisciplinary emphasis of critical and cultural studies, the Critical and Cultural Studies doctoral program at the University of Pittsburgh fosters challenging and inventive work in the ongoing project of English studies, broadly conceived.

The Curriculum and Instruction - Literacy Education programme offered by University of Wyoming enables students to acquire expertise and further the global knowledge base in literacy education while collaborating with faculty and developing a scholarly career.

One of the strongest and most diversified graduate English programs in North America, the University of Toronto’s Graduate English Department presents a wide array of approaches to the study of literature that includes both rigorous historical scholarship and the innovations of new theoretical, cultural, and interdisciplinary methods.

University of New Brunswick's celebrated English graduate programs offer both creative writing and academic streams of study, helping students reach both their creative and critical potential.

The Graduate Program in Comparative Literature at the University of California, Riverside is an internationally recognized site for advanced study in comparative literature.

The Department of English Literary Studies at University of Cape Town supervises research degrees in a broad range of areas, from Early Modern to contemporary literature and theory. 

The nationally ranked Ph.D. program in English Language and Literature at the University of Maryland provides specialized training in literary, cultural and language studies for students who plan to teach at universities and colleges. 

The Literature programme at University of Essex supports doctoral research in literature across diverse historical periods, genres, and global literary traditions.

The Literature programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in literary texts, reading cultures, and interpretive traditions.

The defining strength of research carried out in Comparative Literature at University of Liverpool is the multidisciplinary nature of projects with a global reach and informed by an ethos that challenges rigid disciplinary boundaries and consolidated practices. 

Embark on a captivating academic journey at the University of Florence's distinguished Comparative Languages, Literatures, and Cultures doctoral program.

The Chinese Language and Literature programme offered by Hong Kong Baptist University advances scholarly study of Chinese texts, linguistic origins, and intellectual traditions across historical periods.

This programme addresses one of our main aims at Kent, which is to enable research students to take risks and use cross-disciplinary techniques to explore research questions. This is the PhD that covers narrative non-fiction, as well as other forms of creative writing that are not poems or a novel.

The Comparative Literature Research programme offered by King's College London explores literary traditions, cultural exchange, and textual interpretation across languages, periods, and global regions.

The English and American Literature (Individual Doctorate) program from University of Zurich requires participants to conduct independent research, write a PhD thesis, and to perform coursework. 

The Stanford University English department has a long tradition of training the next generation of scholars to become leaders in academia and related fields.  

Welcome to the website of the interdepartmental Ph.D. program in Romance Languages and Literatures (RLL) at University of California, Berkeley!

The Field of Comparative Literature at Cornell University offers a Ph.D. degree in all major areas of literary study and on literary and cultural theory. Because the field is small (about twenty students), it is possible to plan diverse and interdisciplinary programs of study. 

The Creative Writing MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter covers all areas of Victorian Britain and the Empire: culture (high Victorian and fin de siecle literature, gender, and sexuality); science (biology and economics); technology (print, optical and sound media).

English Language and Literature (Postgraduate Research) students at the University of Wolverhampton play a key role in our research community and it is our mission to support your development into researchers, academics or whatever career you aspire to.