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1.9k PhD programmes in Humanities

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Swansea University4,2(90)
Swansea, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide

History

A PhD in History at Swansea University enables you to undertake a substantial project led by your own passions and interests.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$26,668/yr
University of Gothenburg4,1(61)
Göteborg, Sweden Top 3% in Worldwide

Logic

The Logic programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in mathematical, philosophical, and computational logic.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree
University of Naples Federico II4,2(282)
Napoli, Italy Top 4% in Worldwide

Historical Studies

The University of Naples Federico II proudly offers an esteemed doctoral program in Historical Studies.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsFree
University of Pretoria4,2(184)
Pretoria, South Africa Top 7% in Worldwide

Church History and Church Polity

The outcome of a Church History and Church Polity programme at University of Pretoria is highly specialised, research-based knowledge and expertise.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
2 years$1,603/yr
Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich4,1(100)
München, Germany Top 1% in Worldwide

Buddhist Studies

The focus of the Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich is academic research on Buddhism in all its manifestations. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsFree
University of Nottingham4,2(105)
Nottingham, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide

Bioethics

At the University of Nottingham, they have extensive international experience of research in applied Bioethics, biotechnology assessment and the sociology of science and technology.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$45,182/yr
University of Washington4,2(57)
Seattle, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Near and Middle Eastern Studies

The University of Washington Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Near and Middle Eastern Studies is designed for students who wish to pursue research with a comparative perspective.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
10 years$33,171/yr
New York University4,3(115)
New York City, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Classics

The Department of Classics at the New York University offers graduate programs leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 yearsTuition not available
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill4,4(14)
Chapel Hill, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Romance Languages and Literatures

Each Romance Languages and Literatures graduate program at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill offers advanced interdisciplinary training by the department’s world-class faculty, whose research reflects the wide range of approaches that constitute the study of the humanities today. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$29,422/yr
New York University4,3(115)
New York City, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Ancient World

Encompassing the ancient world from the western Mediterranean to East Asia, from the Neolithic to the early Medieval period, ISAW is focused on creating a new generation of scholars whose work crosses over the disciplinary boundaries of traditional departments. We offer a Ancient World degree at the New York University. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 yearsTuition not available
Uppsala University4,2(113)
Visby, Sweden Top 2% in Worldwide

Assyriology

Assyriology at Uppsala University consists of two main parts: a philological and linguistic study of Akkadian (Assyrian-Babylonian) and Sumerian cuneiform texts from various periods and of a wide range of different types, and partly a study of the archaeology, political and cultural history, and the history of religion in the entire ancient Near East.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree
Uppsala University4,2(113)
Visby, Sweden Top 2% in Worldwide

Computational Linguistics

Computational Linguistics, or Language Technology, is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the computational modeling of natural language. This PhD is offered by the Department of Linguistics and Philology at Uppsala University.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree
University of Pennsylvania4,3(22)
Philadelphia, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Ancient History

Ancient History is a discipline that draws on literary, documentary, visual, archaeological, and environmental evidence, and employs a range of methodologies in combining these evidentiary categories in order to answer specific questions about the structures, processes, and thought-worlds of ancient societies. This degree is offered at the University of Pennsylvania.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$44,792/yr
Emory University4,3(39)
Atlanta, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Religion

Emory University’s Graduate Division of Religion (GDR) is a unit of the Laney Graduate School and draws on the resources of the Department of Religion in Emory College and Candler School of Theology.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$48,800/yr
University of California, Berkeley4,3(102)
Berkeley, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Slavic Languages and Literatures

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures PhD graduate program at University of California, Berkeley is designed to train future scholars and teachers of Slavic languages and literatures. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$13,140/yr
University of Oklahoma4,5(32)
Norman, United States Top 10% in Worldwide

Philosophy

The Ph.D. Philosophy program at University of Oklahoma requires a minimum of 90 hours of graduate work, of which a maximum of 39 hours may be dissertation research. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
$11,128/yr
The University of Exeter4,3(102)
Exeter, United Kingdom Top 3% in Worldwide

World and Comparative Literature

 This World and Comparative Literature PhD programme from The University of Exeter seeks to cross the borders and bridge the distances between languages, literatures and cultures.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$32,684/yr
University of Waterloo4,1(94)
Waterloo, Canada Top 3% in Worldwide

Philosophy - Applied Philosophy

The Philosophy - Applied Philosophy programme offered by University of Waterloo develops advanced expertise in ethical reasoning, critical analysis, and the application of philosophical inquiry to contemporary issues.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$10,481/yr
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)4,2(80)
Beverly Hills, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

English

The graduate program of the English Department at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is one of the strongest, most diverse, and most intellectually exciting in the country.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$36,297/yr
Binghamton University4,1(55)
Binghamton, United States Top 15% in Worldwide

English

The graduate program in English at Binghamton University has distinguished faculty and outstanding graduates in a variety of fields.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$24,500/yr

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