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12 PhD programmes offered by the university
Religious Studies
The PhD in Religious Studies at University of British Columbia provides training in early Judaism, Christian origins, and religions of the Late Antique Mediterranean.
Philosophy
The PhD in Philosophy at University of British Columbia provides students with intense philosophical training, and can help them transition to careers in philosophical research and teaching.
Classics
Classicists study the languages, literature, material culture, and history of Ancient Greece and Rome. The Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies at University of British Columbia offers a PhD Classics with the option of three streams: Classics (language-based program), Ancient History, or Classical Archaeology.
Interdisciplinary Oncology
The Interdisciplinary Oncology program (IOP) is a graduate program at University of British Columbia designed to appeal to a broad range of students interested in cancer research. IOP offers advanced study and research in a variety of fields relating to oncology.
Theatre
The Ph.D. Theatre program at University of British Columbia offers students the opportunity to pursue theatre studies through coursework, comprehensive examination preparations and a doctoral dissertation project.
English
The English Graduate Program at University of British Columbia, one of the most vibrant and wide-ranging in Canada, has been awarding the M.A. degree since 1919.
Language and Literacy Education
Students in our Language and Literacy Education programs at University of British Columbia are teachers and other professional educators who engage in courses, conversations and research addressing a broad range of issues and contexts – in and out of schools, nationally and internationally, and across the lifespan.
Hispanic Studies
The Graduate Program in Hispanic Studies at University of British Columbia offers a dynamic curriculum focusing on a contextualized knowledge of the languages, literatures, and cultures of Latin America, Spain, and other Spanish-speaking communities within the US and Canada.
Interdisciplinary Studies
The Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program (ISGP) at the University of British Columbia was established in 1971, the first of its kind in Canada. It is one of the only Canadian programs to offer doctoral degrees in interdisciplinary studies, and is possibly one of the largest of its kind in North America.
Linguistics
Linguistics at the University of British Columbia is a highly interdisciplinary field which combines research methods from the humanities and the social, natural, and mathematical sciences.
History
For more than 80 years, our History graduate program at University of British Columbia has promoted this analysis from social, cultural, political, and intellectual perspectives in diverse contexts throughout the world.
Teaching English as a Second Language
The Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) degree at University of British Columbia examines the social, linguistic, educational, cognitive, cultural and political processes affecting the teaching, learning, assessment, and use of English as an additional language locally and globally.