277 Full-time PhD programmes in Literature

The graduate program in Scandinavian Languages and Literatures from University of California, Berkeley is designed for future scholars and teachers in the fields of Scandinavian language, literature, and cultural history.

This English degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria.

The Comparative Literature programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London critically explores literary works, visual culture, and other cultural forms across multiple linguistic, regional, and national settings.

If you have an interest in social justice through an examination of and contribution to cultural expression in this hemisphere, then consider joining our program in Theatre (Theatre and Performance of the Americas) at Arizona State University.

The Comparative Literature programme offered by Umea University develops advanced research expertise in literary theory, literary history, and comparative analysis across national and international contexts.

Students of the Comparative Literature course Rutgers University consider texts, performances and theoretical inquiries across multiple languages, histories, disciplines, and media. 

Our Literature, Media, and Culture program at Florida State University exposes students to provocative questions that spark scholarly engagement and creativity, helping them discuss the social and political impact of literature. Together, we explore literature's various histories, cultures, and philosophical and geographic movements.

This English (Research) programme is offered by the Department of English within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Johannesburg.

Welcome to Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies at Freie Universität Berlin. Members of FSGS have access to excellent infrastructure.

Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) was formed to explore how the discipline could join its strengths in critical theory to such forces as third world literature and gender and sexuality studies.

The History of Books and Reading (HOBAR) Research Collaboration, based in English & Creative Writing at The Open University UK has made major contributions to the subject internationally.

At Florida State University we offer an M.A. in Rhetoric and Composition and a Ph.D. in English with a specialization in Rhetoric and Composition. 

The English Department at Memorial University of Newfoundland is a dynamic and productive community of full-time faculty members engaged in active research programs, graduate supervision, and publication of literary scholarship and creative writing.

From Medieval and Renaissance writing to the 18th century to the present, from the novel to poetry to modernism, postmodernism and the contemporary scene – English at the University of Sussex is strongly committed to the interdisciplinary study of literature.

The University of California, Riverside English Department is committed to the study of English and American literature and cultures.

Undertaking doctoral English Studies research at University of London allows you to develop in-depth knowledge, while making a meaningful contribution to your chosen field.

This Linguistic Studies and Foreign Literatures PhD degree from University of Pisa is one of three doctoral courses offered by the Department of Philology, Literature and Linguistics, University of Pisa, each with the goal to promote, organize and manage activities related to high-quality research projects within the area of the human sciences. 

The Ph.D. program in Comparative Literature at Pennsylvania State University offers a global breadth of study of literature and other cultural productions.

The PhD program in English (Literature) at Arizona State University trains students in various methodologies, pedagogies and areas of inquiry that constitute literary and cultural studies.

This Literary Studies programme is offered by the Department of English Studies at Durham University, one of the leading English Departments in the UK, offering teaching and research of the highest quality.