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1.9k PhD programmes in Humanities

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Kyushu University4,0(2)
Fukuoka-shi, Japan Top 4% in Worldwide

Japanese Humanities

The International Master’s Program (IMAP) in Japanese Humanities (founded 2011) and the International Doctorate (IDOC) in Japanese Humanities (founded 2017) are the only two graduate programs conducted in English within Kyushu University’s Graduate School of Humanities.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$3,386/yr
University of Miami4,6(20)
Miami, United States Top 4% in Worldwide

History

With a program and faculty that are recognized regionally, nationally, and internationally, the history department at the University of Miami is dedicated to producing History PhD's of the highest quality.  

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 yearsFree
The University of Iowa4,0(4)
Iowa City, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

History

The Department of History at The University of Iowa offers a doctoral program for students interested in earning a Ph.D. in history.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$32,776/yr
Warnborough College4,8(4)
Online

Italian History

The modules in this Italian History programme from Warnborough College consider some important aspects of Italian history.

Ph.D. Part-time Online
3 years$6,688/yr
University of Utah4,6(12)
Salt Lake City, United States Top 4% in Worldwide

World Languages and Cultures

The World Languages and Cultures PhD program offered at University of Utah is available with a specialization in Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies (CLCS).

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available
University of Glasgow4,3(92)
Glasgow, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide

Creative Writing

Our Creative Writing Research degrees at University of Glasgow  are unique and intense programmes for practising writers who wish to complete an ambitious creative project, representing a distinctive contribution to the field of Creative Writing. The Creative Writing programme is offered at University of Glasgow.

Ph. D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$37,038/yr
Cornell University4,2(42)
Ithaca, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

History

At Cornell University, we offer our graduate students a phd programm degree in History. To encourage flexibility, general requirements are kept to a minimum. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$20,800/yr
The Ohio State University4,4(34)
Columbus, United States Top 6% in Worldwide

Near Eastern Languages and Cultures

The program for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in NELC at The Ohio State University has as its aim a concentration and breadth of study designed to foster productive and independent scholarship. The Near Eastern Languages and Cultures programme is offered by The Ohio State University. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$14,318/yr
University of Kent4,0(59)
Canterbury, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide

Text, Practice and Research

This programme addresses one of our main aims at Kent, which is to enable research students to take risks and use cross-disciplinary techniques to explore research questions. This is the PhD that covers narrative non-fiction, as well as other forms of creative writing that are not poems or a novel.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$29,329/yr
University of California, Berkeley4,3(102)
Berkeley, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

English

English from University of California, Berkeley is designed to assure that students are familiar with a wide range of literary forms, critical approaches, and scholarly methods. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$13,140/yr
King's College London4,2(113)
London, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Comparative Literature Research

The Comparative Literature Research programme offered by King's College London explores literary traditions, cultural exchange, and textual interpretation across languages, periods, and global regions.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$38,749/yr
King's College London4,2(113)
London, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Contemporary India Research

The Contemporary India Research programme offered by King's College London investigates the political, social, economic, and cultural dynamics of modern India through interdisciplinary and globally informed research.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$40,085/yr
King's College London4,2(113)
London, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Palaeography and Manuscript Studies

The Palaeography and Manuscript Studies programme offered by King's College London investigates ancient handwriting, manuscript cultures, textual transmission, and the preservation of written heritage across historical periods and linguistic traditions.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$36,210/yr
Pompeu Fabra University4,2(93)
Barcelona, Spain Top 4% in Worldwide

History

Students enrolled on the programme full-time will have to submit their theses at the end of the third academic year, with a possible extension of one additional year. The History programme offered at the Pompeu Fabra University is organized in two stages.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$447/yr
University of Essex4,2(88)
Colchester, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide

English Language Teaching

Many of our former PhD students in English Language Teaching at University of Essex work in higher education institutions around the world, as teachers and/or as academic researchers, but also in teacher education, in the area of educational advice and management, programme evaluation, and syllabus design.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$27,558/yr
Cornell University4,2(42)
Ithaca, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Classics

At the Cornell University, we offer our graduate students a phd program degree in Classics. Join us! 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$20,800/yr
University of Zurich4,2(54)
Zürich, Switzerland Top 5% in Worldwide

English and American Literature (Individual Doctorate)

The English and American Literature (Individual Doctorate) program from University of Zurich requires participants to conduct independent research, write a PhD thesis, and to perform coursework. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$366/yr
Stanford University4,2(48)
Stanford, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

History

Become a world-class historian to pursue a successful career in teaching, research, or higher education administration with this History program at Stanford University.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$27,540/yr
Stanford University4,2(48)
Stanford, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Philosophy

Stanford University's Ph.D. program in Philosophy is among the world's best. Our graduate students receive their training in a lively community of philosophers engaged in a wide range of philosophical projects. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$27,540/yr
Cornell University4,2(42)
Ithaca, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Comparative Literature

The Field of Comparative Literature at Cornell University offers a Ph.D. degree in all major areas of literary study and on literary and cultural theory. Because the field is small (about twenty students), it is possible to plan diverse and interdisciplinary programs of study. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
7 years$20,800/yr

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