11 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Department of History at Georgetown University offers programs of study leading to an M.A. degree in History for Global, International and Comparative History (MAGIC) and a Ph.D. in History.

At the Georgetown University, we offer our graduate students a dual Ph.D./J.D. degree in Philosophy - Law.

The Spanish Linguistics program at Georgetown University is offered in close collaboration with the Department of Linguistics. 

At the Georgetown University, we offer our graduate students a dual Ph.D./M.D. degree in Philosophy - Medicine. 

The Department of Linguistics at Georgetown University offers four concentrations leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Linguistics.

The German graduate program at Georgetown University fosters students’ critical thinking, intellectual engagement (with a range of competing ideas, concepts, and approaches), and comprehensive knowledge either in the area of literary and cultural studies or in German second language teaching and learning (G/SLA). 

The Department of Philosophy at Georgetown University offers a program of study that leads to the PhD in philosophy. We also offer programs that lead to either the PhD or MA in philosophy in conjunction with a JD in law or an MD in medicine.

The Arabic and Islamic Studies program at Georgetown University seeks to advance knowledge and understanding of classical and modern Islamic thought and to provide understanding of Arabophone culture and intellectual history in the pre-modern and modern periods. 

The department at Georgetown University offers a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Global, International, and Comparative History. 

In light of the need for intercultural and interreligious understanding, and in light of the related challenges to religious studies and theology, the Department at Georgetown University offers a doctoral program which focuses on the phenomenon of religious pluralism as it impacts Theological and Religious Studies. 

Our program in Spanish Literature and Cultural Studies at Georgetown University emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach in which attention to primary texts and critical theory is combined with audiovisual, historical and philosophical perspectives so that students can develop their research skills to the fullest.