18.0k Full-time PhD degrees from around the world

The Microbiology department at Stellenbosch University has a history of more than 50 years and maintained a high research profile for over three decades with a focus on bacteriology, mycology and environmental research, with applications thereof in the food, pharmaceutical and bioenergy industries. 

The Civil and Environmental Engineering - Geotechnical Engineering program at Northwestern University provides a strong background in the theory and practice of modern civil and environmental engineering through formal course and research requirements. 

The Materials Science and Engineering program at Northwestern University was the first in the world and is internationally renowned for the excellence of its graduates.

Under the auspices of the Center for Computational Biology, the Computational Biology Graduate Group at University of California, Berkeley offers the PhD in Computational Biology as well as the Designated Emphasis in Computational and Genomic Biology, a specialization for doctoral students in associated programs. 

This Anesthesiology, Intensive Medicine and Pain Management programme from Masaryk University aims to train high-quality, independent, scientific and academic professionals in three primary sub-specialisations: Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Algesiology, but also extending into inter-disciplinary collaboration (e.g. Clinical Pharmacology).

The Counselling Psychology Program, in line with the mission of the research-intensive University of British Columbia, creates, advances and critically examines knowledge in counselling psychology, especially with respect to its validity, applicability, limits, and interface with other disciplines.

In keeping with the collaborative approach of the NBK Institute of Mining Engineering, one of the Department’s greatest strengths lies in its ties with Canada’s mining industry. We offer a degree in Mining Engineering at the University of British Columbia. 

The Imaging Methods and Medical Physics programme at Masaryk University aims to prepare top experts in the field of radiology, nuclear medicine, medical physics and some areas of biomedical engineering and in the disciplines developed within the Biophysical Institute of Medical fakulty and in cooperation with clinics of the Faculty Hospital Brno.

This combined program option is a clinical specialty program that is offered in conjunction with a PhD in Craniofacial Science. The Endodontics program at University of British Columbia provides to successful applicants holding a DMD degree or its equivalent, education and training for clinicians, researchers and teachers. 

This combined Pediatric Dentistry degree at University of British Columbia is a clinical specialty program that is offered in conjunction with a PhD in Craniofacial Science. 

The Internal Medicine doctoral degree programme at Masaryk University has been created through the merging of three originally individual study disciplines, which have become the sub-specialisations of this unified programme - Dermatovenerology, Cardiology, and Internal Medicine.

At University of British Columbia, in the Pharmaceutical Sciences program, our research has shaped our outstanding international reputation. This is the place to collaborate with some of the world's foremost pharmaceutical experts, generating relevant, evidence-based and industry-focused research that makes a positive impact on broader society.

Our EdD program in Counseling Psychology at University of the Pacific is designed for those who wish to pursue a career as mental health practitioner or who want to apply developmental theory to design programs that emphasize the prevention and promotion of mental health and academic success for all learners.

In the fourth year of the Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology program at Masaryk University, the students are expected to focus on the publication of their results, for the reason that the acceptance of an article by academic journals, especially those with a measured impact factor, usually takes at least one year from its submission. 

The Computer Science - Computer Engineering program at Northwestern University primarily prepares students to become expert independent researchers. 

This challenging graduate diploma highlights the comparative, multilingual, cross-cultural nature of a student’s graduate training. We offer a Comparative Literature degree at the York University. 

History researchers at the University of St Andrews study all periods from late antiquity, through mediaeval and early modern, to late modernity.

The Ecological and Evolutionary Biology programme from Masaryk University graduates are familiar with current and advanced working methods and knowledge particularly in the field of plant and animal taxonomy, biosystematics, ecology, palaeoecology, parasitology, hydrobiology, bioinformatics, biostatistics, molecular biology and genetics.

The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at University of California, Berkeley offers a PhD degree in Earth and Planetary Science. The central objective of the graduate program is to encourage creative thinking and develop the capacity for independent and original research.

The Sustainability Management - Water programme offered by University of Waterloo develops advanced expertise in sustainability leadership, organizational transformation, and water-focused management strategies.