236 PhD programmes in Language Studies in North America

Throughout the English PhD course from Queen's University, you’ll learn to read perceptively, analyze clearly, and above all, communicate effectively. 

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. 

As a student in the Online Ed.D. in Second Language Instruction program at American College of Education, you will gain experience as a scholar practitioner and expand your knowledge of innovative curriculum, current technology, and instruction methods that are relevant to the educational needs of a language learner.

Pursuing a Ph.D. in English at University of Nevada, Reno allows students to explore the intricacies of language, literature, theory and culture at the highest level.

English is one of the largest Ph.D. programs in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Wayne State University and it prepares students to enter into the academic profession.

The objectives of the Linguistics and Applied Linguistics PhD program at York University are to educate candidates in linguistics and applied linguistics. The program approaches the study of language from a variety of perspectives, with a primary focus on language in its social context. 

The PhD program in Second Language Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa was established in 1989. 

The Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies at University of Alberta offers Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. 

Students in the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in English program at the University of Manitoba will develop a higher degree of specialization and advanced training in research and application in English literature.

The PhD program in English (Writing, Rhetorics and Literacies) at Arizona State University promotes the study of rhetorical strategies, production, distribution and interpretation of oral, written, digital, visual, discursive, material and symbolic texts.

The Department of English at University of Saskatchewan provides graduate training in literary studies towards M.A. and Ph.D. degrees.

Our English PhD program at University of Rochester offers students a rare combination of close interaction with faculty and personalized courses of study, with the wide array of intellectual, scholarly, and cultural opportunities that define a major research institution such as ours. 

The German graduate curriculum at Johns Hopkins University is unique in its dual emphasis on critical theory and cultural phenomena from the seventeenth to twenty-first centuries. 

The doctoral program in French Language and Literature at Boston University provides each student with a thorough knowledge of French and Francophone literature, its history, and its major works.

The degrees at the University of Wisconsin Madison offered are the master of arts and doctor of philosophy in Spanish. In addition, the department offers a doctoral minor in Spanish or Portuguese.

The Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures has one of the premier comprehensive graduate programs in the country. The Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures and Management program is offered by The Ohio State University.

A student must successfully complete a program of study, normally six full semesters as outlined below, approved by the candidate’s committee or the Director of Graduate Studies in English. The English program is offered by the University of Tennessee Knoxville.

The PhD with a major in modern foreign languages requires advanced training in a major language (French, German, Spanish) and either a second language (French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish), applied linguistics or Latin American Studies. The Modern Foreign Languages program is offered by the University of Tennessee Knoxville.

The English Graduate Program at University of British Columbia, one of the most vibrant and wide-ranging in Canada, has been awarding the M.A. degree since 1919.