397 PhD programmes in History

We offer a Tudor History degree at the University of Buckingham. Students are registered initially for the degree of PhD (Doctor of Philosophy), although their status is probationary until the first Annual Review has taken place, normally between 12 and 18 months from first registration.

The Doctoral School of History from University of Szeged is built on four different programmes: Ancient History, Medieval Studies, Modern History, and Comparative and Contemporary History.

The History, Archeology and Classical Studies programme from Aarhus University has its basis in the disciplines of Prehistoric, Medieval and Renaissance Archaeology, Classical Studies (Classical Archaeology and Classical Philology), and History. It thereby spans the study of the human past in its entirety, albeit with various methodological approaches.

The Art History and Education - Art and Visual Culture Education program from The University of Arizona prepares artist/teacher/researchers who contribute to the research, creative scholarship, knowledge, theory, and practice of art and visual culture education in university, school, museum, community, or other arts leadership positions.   

The History programme at University of Lincoln takes the form of supervised individual research where students work on one topic of their choice for the duration of the study period.

The DPhil in English Local History at the University of Oxford draws on the Department for Continuing Education’s knowledge and skills, which have been acquired over many years of providing specialist classes in local history, and profiting from close links with local, social and economic historians elsewhere in the University.

The History PhD program at Koc University seeks to provide students with a strong grounding in the advanced study of history. 

The Medieval Studies students at the University of Lincoln have access to support and training which aim to develop the practical and critical skills necessary for investigation and study at doctoral level.

The History of Ideas programme from Warnborough College focuses on a diachronic study of key ideas as they interact with each other in their journey through time.

Students will select a major doctoral field in Pre-Modern Europe, Modern Europe, or American History. The History program is offered by the University of Tennessee Knoxville.

The new History and Humanities - Europe, America, Arts and Language programme at Pablo de Olavide University takes up the legacy of the PhDs in History of Latin America, History of Europe, Art and Modern Languages, Translation and Spanish as a foreign language, which obtained various Mentions of Quality and the last Mention of Excellence for doctoral programmes.

The graduate program in History at University of Virginia is designed to provide professional training in history, with the expectation that most of its Ph.D. graduates will take teaching positions in colleges and universities.

The History program at Durham University has established itself firmly as one of the top departments in the UK. Staff and students are part of a vibrant learning community, set within the magnificent location of Durham’s World Heritage Site.

One of the oldest, most prestigious academic programs of its kind in the United States, History of Science, Medicine and Technology (HSMT) at University of Wisconsin Madison draws together faculty members in History and in Medical History & Bioethics. 

This History programme is offered by the Department of Historical Studies within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Johannesburg.

The Department of History at University of Saskatchewan has thesis-based M.A. and Ph.D. programs. We specialize in eight signature research areas. 

Our innovative PhD History program at Carleton University combines traditional academic strengths in historical theory, historiography and primary research. 

The History of Science and Ideas programme offered by Umea University develops advanced research expertise in intellectual traditions, knowledge formation, conceptual developments, humanistic perspectives, sustainability debates, and the evolution of thought across different historical periods.

Research interests in this Early Modern Britain and Europe area at The Open University UK include social, political and cultural history in Britain, Ireland and Continental Europe between 1550 and 1750.

The History PhD course from Queen's University students complete their coursework in their first year, selecting from a wide array of graduate-only seminars focused on diverse regional and thematic topics.