277 Full-time PhD programmes in Literature

The PhD in Spanish at the University of South Carolina allows students to conduct research in Spanish and Latin American literary and cultural studies.

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

Comparative Literature from University of California, Berkeley is a vibrant place for the research and study of literatures and cultures in an interdisciplinary framework, from transnational and cross‐cultural perspectives. 

The English programme offered by Queen's University Belfast offers pathways in Literary Studies, Creative Writing, and Language and Linguistics. Proposals are welcomed in all areas from Medieval to Modern, supported by award-winning writers, linguists and critics working across British, Irish and American Literature.

The English department offers a wide-ranging course of study that combines historical research with theoretical inquiry in a stimulating, challenging and supportive environment. The English programs from the University at Buffalo, are among the most open and flexible in the country.

This World Languages and Cultures - Comparative Literature Emphasis is offered at the University of Utah. 

The Studies of Cultures programme of Tallinn University is an umbrella study programme, covering fields like Cultural Theory, Estonian Literature and Culture, English Literature and Culture, German Literature and Culture, Romance Studies, Russian Literature and Culture, Middle Eastern and Asian Literatures and Cultures, Cultural Geography, Philosophy, and Social and Cultural Anthropology.

In the English Linguistics programme from University of Debrecen we welcome and encourage experimental and corpus-driven approaches to the study of language.

The English Language and Literature programme at the Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University aims to train experts, successful academics and literary critics in the field of literature.

The doctoral program in Hispanic Language and Literatures at Boston University will help you work toward a comprehensive knowledge of Hispanic literatures, their histories, and their major works.

The Department of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) offers the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Comparative Literature.

Become a master of your area of interest in Spanish linguistics or research by earning a PhD in Spanish from the University at Albany.

The German Languages and Literatures program at the University of Pennsylvania takes a forward-looking perspective on developments in the field.

The Program in Comparative Literature and Literary Theory at the University of Pennsylvania is a center for the study of literature through various disciplinary and critical perspectives, and the study of cultural history through the production of representations.

The Department of Romance and Arabic Languages and Literatures offers two areas of study at the Ph.D. level: Spanish literature & cultural studies and Latin American literature & cultural studies. This PhD in Romance Languages and Literature is offered at the University of Cincinnati.

The Languages and Literatures programme at Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan provides interdisciplinary doctoral training in linguistics, literary studies, and Polish studies.

The Ph.D. program in English - Literary Studies at Georgia State University fosters an environment of critical engagement with the most pressing questions in contemporary literary and cultural studies.

The Humanities course at University of Ferrara aims to train young researchers with an excellent scientific profile in the human sciences. 

A doctoral degree in Languages, Linguistics and Literature 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 English and Humanities programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London explores literary, cultural, theatrical, and creative traditions across historical periods, engaging with developments in contemporary culture and related fields.