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1.9k PhD programmes in Humanities

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Georgia State University4,2(67)
Atlanta, United States Top 8% in Worldwide

English - Rhetoric and Composition

Georgia State University offers the largest English - Rhetoric and Composition program in the Southeast, with eight specialized faculty members in rhetoric, composition, digital media and communication, writing center theories and pedagogies and language studies.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$31,726/yr
Lehigh University3,7(3)
Bethlehem, United States Top 15% in Worldwide

History

Students pursuing a Ph.D. in History at Lehigh University are encouraged to identify faculty members they are interested in working with, and are encouraged to contact faculty directly to learn more about opportunities for collaboration and research.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 yearsTuition not available
University of California, Davis4,3(12)
Davis, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Spanish

The Spanish Graduate Program at University of California, Davis offers comprehensive knowledge of the history of the Spanish language, literary or linguistic scholarship, and competence in two other foreign languages. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$30,691/yr
Texas Christian University4,6(18)
Fort Worth, United States

English

Make connections between ideas, construct persuasive arguments and gain new perspectives through the power of language with the English phd degree offered at the Texas Christian University. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$39,780/yr
University of Buckingham3,8(14)
Buckingham, United Kingdom

20th-Century British History

The usual period of doctoral study is three years, though the University’s Regulations also permit candidates who make particularly rapid progress to apply to the University Research Committee for permission to submit at the end of their second year of study. We offer a 20th-Century British History phd degree at University of Buckingham.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$19,383/yr
University of Liverpool4,3(138)
Liverpool, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide

Italian

An emphasis on the contemporary characterises research in the Italian subject group at the University of Liverpool.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
2 years$33,887/yr
The Open University UK4,2(159)
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Top 15% in Worldwide

History of Mathematics

The History of Mathematics Group is housed in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at The Open University UK.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$21,949/yr
University of Sussex4,0(79)
Brighton, United Kingdom Top 3% in Worldwide

American History

American History at the University of Sussex welcomes research applications focusing on the social and political history of the United States.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$31,414/yr
University of St Andrews4,4(24)
Saint Andrews, United Kingdom Top 4% in Worldwide

History

History researchers at the University of St Andrews study all periods from late antiquity, through mediaeval and early modern, to late modernity.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$28,834/yr
University of Manitoba4,1(126)
Winnipeg, Canada Top 6% in Worldwide

Individual Interdisciplinary Studies

The Individual Interdisciplinary Studies program at the University of Manitoba provides students with a proven track record the opportunity to combine substantial aspects of existing programs – of at least two units – into a unique syllabus that lies outside traditional disciplinary boundaries.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$4,450/yr
University of Pittsburgh4,1(7)
Pittsburgh, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

History and Philosophy of Science

The graduate program in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh is committed to research and teaching in the historical and conceptual foundations of science.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
8 years, 1 month$47,378/yr
University of Wisconsin Madison4,1(9)
Madison, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Japanese

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

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$25,732/yr
University of Manitoba4,1(126)
Winnipeg, Canada Top 6% in Worldwide

Linguistics

The PhD degree program in Linguistics is offered by the Faculty of Arts at the University of Manitoba and is strongly research-oriented.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$4,450/yr
University of Liverpool4,3(138)
Liverpool, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide

Archives and Records Management

Our innovative, international and interdisciplinary approach in the Archives and Records Management programme from University of Liverpool has established us as a leading centre for archival education and research.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
2 years$33,887/yr
University of Wisconsin Madison4,1(9)
Madison, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Chinese

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

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$25,732/yr
University of Glasgow4,3(92)
Glasgow, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide

Modern Languages and Cultures

In the Modern Languages and Cultures programme from the University of Glasgow, we have expertise and supervision in language, culture, sociolinguistics, literature and history for the subjects of French, German, Hispanic, Italian and Slavonic Studies, alongside a strong postgraduate community in Comparative Literature and Translation Studies.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$37,055/yr
University of Glasgow4,3(92)
Glasgow, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide

English Literature

Beyond their individual projects, our students are fully engaged in the rich intellectual life of our subject area and the School of Critical Studies, organizing reading groups and conferences, participating in colloquia, and, from the second year of study, contributing to undergraduate teaching. We offer a English Literature degree at the University of Glasgow.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$37,055/yr
University of Oxford4,1(106)
Oxford, United Kingdom Top 0.1% in Worldwide

History

The DPhil in History at University of Oxford is an advanced research degree, awarded on the basis of successful completion of an individual research thesis and an oral examination. 

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$49,567/yr
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign4,5(28)
Urbana, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Comparative Literature

A candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Comparative Literature at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign must fulfill the general requirements of the Graduate College in addition to those specified for the master's degree. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$32,204/yr
University of Pennsylvania4,3(22)
Philadelphia, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

English

The English Ph.D. program at the University of Pennsylvania prepares students for full participation in the profession as scholars and teachers of English and American literature, broadly conceived.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$44,792/yr

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