19 Full-time PhD programmes in Modern History

This Art, Cultural and Intellectual History degree from School of Advanced Study, University of London can be completed part-time in up to six years, there's no need to put your life on hold.

The Late Antique, Medieval and Early Modern Studies at Central European University (CEU) is a research-oriented program that emphasizes interdisciplinary research, collaboration with international scholars, and working with original sources.  

The Comparative History program at Central European University (CEU) focuses on the comparison, interconnectedness and entanglements of distinct geocultural regions: Central, Southeastern, and Eastern Europe, from the Eastern Mediterranean to Central Asia, in close relation to the history of other historical regions, most notably with Western Europe and the Middle East. 

Pursue original research, supervised by leading historians with expertise in a broad chronological, geographical and thematic range, spanning the medieval to the modern period across the globe on the History and Welsh History programme from Cardiff University.

The History - United States PhD degree from Mississippi State University offers a primary emphasis in either United States or European History. A student may choose a minor field of study outside the History Department with concurrence of their advisor.

The University of Oklahoma helped pioneer the professional study of the History of Science, Technology and Medicine in American universities.

The new interdisciplinary Genocide Studies doctoral program at Clark University broadens the methodological, conceptual, and empirical training offered; transcending history as a discipline, it goes beyond European and Ottoman genocides.

The History Research programme offered by King's College London supports advanced study of societies, cultures, ideas, and historical change from late antiquity to the present day.

The American Indian Studies programme from The University of Arizona – the first such degree in the U.S. –  is an interdisciplinary programme designed to prepare graduate students for careers both within the academy and/or in Native American governance, the nonprofit sector, philantropy, and/or government service. 

At the New York University, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Modern European History. Join us! 

The Politics and Contemporary History programme offered by King's College London examines political institutions, policymaking, governance, and historical developments shaping Britain in the modern era.

Contemporary History at the University of Sussex combines a long tradition in a field of scholarship pioneered at Sussex with a commitment to fostering new and emerging fields of inquiry. 

The Cornish Studies MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter staff in the History department research political, economic, social, cultural, religious, medical, maritime, military, humanitarian, environmental and international history. We range in time from the early medieval period to the late 20th century.

The postgraduate research students of the History (Postgraduate Research) programme offered by the University of Wolverhampton are afforded the opportunity to develop their research skills through participation in training events organised by the Faculty of Social Sciences and the University’s Doctoral College.

The goal of the History of Science program at Princeton University is to enhance our students' enthusiasm for the subject while also training them for the joint professional responsibilities of teaching and research. 

We have a wide range of expertise on conflict, war and politics in the 20th century, supported by the Centre for War and Peace in the 20th Century at The Open University UK.

For the PhD in Art History and Theory at University of Essex  of offer supervision across a range of fields and have a long tradition of postgraduate training in all the major areas of European art and architecture from 1300 to the present, and in the art and architecture of Latin America and the United States.

The Graduate Programme for Transcultural Studies (GPTS) from The Heidelberg University is a three-year, structured doctoral programme that is taught in English. Each doctoral student will be assigned two mentors/advisors. Half of the scholarships are reserved for students from Asia.

As one of the UK's leading centres of historical research, the department emphasises the international and transnational context of historical developments. Learn more at the International History programme from London School of Economics and Political Science.