16 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Linguistics Ph.D. program at University of Wisconsin Madison focuses on research in formal theories of language (encompassing cross-linguistic studies in syntax, phonology, and morphology) and the documentation and revitalization of American Indian languages. 

The Department of English at the University of Wisconsin Madison offers a Ph.D. in English (with specializations in composition and rhetoric, English language and linguistics, or literary studies); an MFA in creative writing; and a terminal M.A. in English with a specialization in applied English linguistics. 

The graduate program in German at University of Wisconsin Madison is recognized internationally for its comprehensive coverage of German studies and the thorough preparation of candidates for its graduate degrees. 

The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at University of Wisconsin Madison offers a new interdisciplinary M.A. and Ph.D. program in Asian Languages and Cultures. 

The M.A. and Ph.D. programs in French at University of Wisconsin Madison offer a first-rate faculty in all the areas of French and Francophone literature and culture. 

The Italian program at University of Wisconsin Madison offers the master of arts and Ph.D. degrees. In most academic years, a wide array of courses and seminars is offered each semester to provide an even distribution across various literary periods. 

We offer a phd degree in Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Soon after the founding of the University of Wisconsin in 1848, the department was created as one of the first academic units at the university. 

The degrees at the University of Wisconsin Madison offered are the master of arts and doctor of philosophy in Spanish. In addition, the department offers a doctoral minor in Spanish or Portuguese.

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. 

The University of Wisconsin Madison offers an M.A. and Ph.D. degree in Chinese, specializing either in linguistics or in literature and culture. 

University of Wisconsin Madison offers M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Japanese, specializing either in linguistics or in literature and culture. 

With some 130 graduate students and nearly 60 faculty members, the Department of History at University of Wisconsin Madison is home to one of the oldest, most distinguished, and most comprehensive graduate programs in the U.S., renowned for its long and valued tradition of collegiality and openness.

Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Wisconsin Madison is a national leader of doctoral programs in the field, and welcomes students with a B.A./B.S. or M.A. who are interested in all areas of Russian and comparative Slavic prose, poetry, drama, and philosophy. 

The Ph.D. Program in Second Language Acquisition at the University of Wisconsin Madison is a rigorous interdisciplinary academic program that embodies the university’s mission to foster the study of globally important issues. 

The Department of Philosophy at University of Wisconsin Madison offers work leading to the doctor of philosophy with a major in philosophy.

The degrees offered at University of Wisconsin Madison are the master of arts in Portuguese and the doctor of philosophy with a major in Portuguese. In addition, the department offers a doctoral minor in Spanish or Portuguese.