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1.9k PhD programmes in Humanities

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University of Bath4,4(55)
Bath, United Kingdom Top 5% in Worldwide

Politics, Languages and International Studies

Develop as an independent and competent researcher, and gain a greater understanding of research techniques appropriate to your subject area with this Politics, Languages and International Studies programme at the University of Bath.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$33,671/yr
University of California, Irvine (UCI)4,6(9)
Irvine, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Language Science

The Language Science program at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) offers an integrative approach to the scientific study of language, exploring interfaces between traditional frameworks while fostering a more complete understanding of the human communication system.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$37,217/yr
University of Buckingham3,8(14)
Buckingham, United Kingdom

Garden History

The PhD in Garden History at University of Buckingham is an advanced research degree, awarded on the basis of a thesis and an oral viva voce examination. 

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$19,374/yr
Tor Vergata University of Rome4,2(181)
Roma, Italy Top 5% in Worldwide

History and Philosophical-Social Sciences

The PhD program in History and Philosophical-Social Sciences at Tor Vergata University of Rome is organised in two curricula: History and Philosophical-Social Sciences.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available
University of Cambridge4,4(55)
Cambridge, United Kingdom Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Literature, Culture and Thought

Literature, Culture and Thought at University of Cambridge supports interdisciplinary projects that by virtue of their design clearly transcend or stand outside any one Section in the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics. 

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$56,848/yr
University of California, Riverside4,7(7)
Riverside, United States Top 4% in Worldwide

Religious Studies

The Department for the Study of Religion at the University of California, Riverside offers a focused Religious Studies graduate program that is designed to train advanced students in the critical study of religious traditions through close study with our faculty.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$9,620/yr
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn4,3(14)
Olsztyn, Poland Top 20% in Worldwide

Theology

Education in this Theology program at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn is carried out within the framework of the theological teachings of the Christian religion of the Roman Catholic confession.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsTuition not available
National University of Singapore4,5(61)
Singapore, Singapore Top 0.5% in Worldwide

English Literature

The PhD in English Literature at National University of Singapore trains students to become independent scholars, teachers, critics and thinkers in the arena of literature and, more broadly, the arts.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$31,420/yr
University of Missouri - Columbia4,4(8)
Columbia, United States Top 6% in Worldwide

History

By any measure one might choose, the History Department at the University of Missouri - Columbia is an outstanding one.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$25,924/yr
University of Kent4,0(59)
Canterbury, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide

Postcolonial Studies

Staff supervise research in: African Literature in English and in translation, Caribbean literature, African-American and Native American literatures, Australian literature, New Zealand and South Pacific literature since 1800, Indian and South-East Asian literature in English and in translation, middle-eastern literature and Mediterranean literature, postcolonial women writers.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available
Aberystwyth University4,1(50)
Aberystwyth, United Kingdom Top 15% in Worldwide

Modern Languages

Modern Languages at Aberystwyth University combines taught modules with research conducted by students under the supervision of staff who have expertise in the topic of study.

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available
Pennsylvania State University4,5(40)
University Park, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

History

The Pennsylvania State University Department of History offers a small, focused, PhD program designed to prepare students for careers inside or outside academia.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
Tuition not available
University of Texas El Paso4,2(21)
El Paso, United States Top 15% in Worldwide

Rhetoric and Composition

The PhD program in Rhetoric and Composition at University of Texas El Paso focuses largely on place-based cultural and digital rhetorics and community-based work.  

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
8 years$5,731/yr
Charles University4,3(112)
Prague, Czech Republic Top 5% in Worldwide

Historical Sociology

This Historical Sociology programme offered at Charles University aims to advance research activities and pedagogical training of experts focusing on issues of long-term social processes and trends that significantly impact contemporary societies' lives.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$780/yr
The Ohio State University4,4(34)
Columbus, United States Top 6% in Worldwide

Italian

The Department offers a doctoral program in Italian Studies that gives students an opportunity to achieve a high level of scholarly competence and to develop the capacity to contribute original knowledge to the field.  The Italian programme is offered by The Ohio State University.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$14,318/yr
Johns Hopkins University4,5(42)
Baltimore, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

History of Medicine

The History of Medicine graduate program at Johns Hopkins University attracts a strong cohort of students from diverse backgrounds, including medicine, science, and history. Our PhD program prepares them for scholarly careers in teaching, research, and policy. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$66,580/yr
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)4,2(80)
Beverly Hills, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Linguistics

Linguistics from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) helps students develop professional skills in the field.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$36,297/yr
Johns Hopkins University4,5(42)
Baltimore, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

History

The Department of History at Johns Hopkins University welcomes graduate students as members of a diverse and congenial community of scholars. The department takes seriously the idea that graduate students are junior colleagues with much to contribute. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
6 years$66,670/yr
University of Southern Queensland3,2(6)
Toowoomba, Australia +2 Top 6% in Worldwide

Doctor of Philosophy

The Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Southern Queensland is a research degree available in all study areas and provides you with the skills to become an effective researcher in your previously studied discipline.   

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus +2
3 years$24,840/yr
Stanford University4,2(48)
Stanford, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

English

The Stanford University English department has a long tradition of training the next generation of scholars to become leaders in academia and related fields.  

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$27,540/yr

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