10 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Medieval Studies program from Princeton University seeks to encourage interdisciplinary study of medieval period (c. 500-1500): its art, literature, music, religion, philosophy, science, politics, and economic and social structures. 

Princeton University was a pioneer in developing the academic study of religion outside the context of theological seminaries and without formal ties to particular religious traditions. The Religion program is offered by Princeton University.

The aim of the Slavic Languages and Literature program from Princeton University is to further interest, knowledge, and scholarship relating to Russia, Slavic Central Europe, and Eurasia, primarily through the cultural humanities. 

The aim of the English program from Princeton University is to produce well-trained and field-transforming scholars, insightful and imaginative critics, and effective and creative teachers.

The Department of Near Eastern Studies (NES) has been a leader in the study of the Middle East since 1927, when it was founded as the Department of Oriental Languages and Literatures. The Near Eastern Studies program is offered by Princeton University.

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. 

The History program from Princeton University values an approach to scholarship grounded in the particular while retaining a sense of the whole. 

Princeton University's Ph.D. program in the Department of Classics recognizes the increasing diversity of approaches and subjects housed within the discipline and aims to provide students with the opportunity to develop a varied and comprehensive course of study appropriate to their developing research interests. 

The Philosophy program from Princeton University in philosophy is designed to equip promising students for careers as philosophers and teachers of philosophy.

The degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Literature is offered by the Department of Comparative Literature from Princeton University in cooperation with other departments.