10 PhD programmes offered by the university

The key objective of the doctoral degree programme in History at Rutgers University—New Brunswick is to impart rigorous training for innovative research, publication in professional forums, and teaching at the college level. 

Doctoral candidates in French at Rutgers University receive rigorous and broad training in various aspects of French language, literature in and outside France, theory, literary and cultural criticism, and cinema.

The maximum number of Italian course credits required is 48, of which at least 27 must be taken at Rutgers University. There is also a minimum requirement of 24 research credits. 

The Bilingualism and 2nd Language Acquisition course at Rutgers University is aimed at students of Spanish linguistics with an interest in acquiring a strong background in the cognitive foundations of language and research methodology and a desire to apply this new-found knowledge to real-world situations where Spanish is in contact with other languages. 

Students of the Comparative Literature course Rutgers University consider texts, performances and theoretical inquiries across multiple languages, histories, disciplines, and media. 

The Philosophy programme offered at Rutgers University is  a supportive and vibrant community in which to study Philosophy. 

The Classics degree offered at Rutgers University focuses on the interpretation of original texts in Greek and Latin in the context of the general humanistic tradition.

The English programme at Rutgers University offers comprehensive training in all the major periods of British, U.S., and global Anglophone literature, as well as the history of the book, literary and cultural theory, postcolonial studies, digital humanities, performance studies, and feminist and sexuality studies.

The Learning, Cognition, Instruction, and Development - Language Education degree at Rutgers University is concerned with the study of how learners acquire, use, develop, or change languages and how language teaching models may affect these areas.

The Linguistics programme at Rutgers University is structured by the guiding idea that linguistics is a unified discipline, with cross-fertilization between sub-disciplines a major source of growth and innovation.