466 PhD programmes in Language Studies

On this English Literature programme at the University of Surrey you will perform innovative and world-leading research across literature, writing and linguistics.

This English with Creative Writing  PhD programme from University of York encourages distinctive approaches to practice-based literary research. 

Enhance your Bachelor's degree with postgraduate study and gain advanced knowledge and skills in PhD in Applied Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington. 

Gain expertise in a specialised area of Language, Literature and Culture at the Flinders University.

Develop advanced and highly desirable skills in reading, writing, and critical thinking with this English degree at the University of Canterbury.

The English programme offered by Bangor University is awarded for a dissertation of not more than 60,000 words and the PhD for a dissertation normally of not more than 100,000 words.

This Languages, Cultures and Societies degree from School of Advanced Study, University of London can be completed part-time in up to six years, there's no need to put your life on hold.

This English Literature MPhil, PhD programme from Newcastle University enables you to study one of our specialist areas of literature which ranges in period from the medieval to the contemporary. You will benefit from expert supervision and join our thriving School with an energetic, creative and well-resourced research culture.

This Linguistics and English Language, Integrated PhD programme from Newcastle University combines taught modules with original research. You will develop knowledge and expertise in linguistics and English language. You will also gain detailed knowledge and experience of research methods and research management.

The discipline of German Studies programme Queen Mary University of London  has a long tradition at Queen Mary, University of London. We cover linguistics, literature, thought and culture in all periods from the early modern era to the present day, and our expertise includes GDR & FRG studies as well as Austrian and Swiss literature and culture.

Within this Speech and Language Sciences PhD programme from Newcastle University as a postgraduate researcher you will carry out a major research project working with supervisors who are experts in your field.

This Phonetics and Phonology IPhD programme from Newcastle University is for students who wish to develop an advanced theoretical and experimental grounding in phonetics and phonology.

English Language and Literature (Combined PhD) at Istanbul Aydin University designed for students who wish to pursue advanced academic study directly after completing their bachelor’s degree.

The Chinese Studies programme at the Maynooth University offers research degree opportunities for students with specific interest in the fields of Chinese language, literature and culture. 

The Department of English at the University of Chester, Institute of Gender Studies and Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences offer a vibrant, supportive and inclusive research community for students working on research projects in English Literature and/or Language, Creative Writing and Gender Studies. 

Modern Languages at the University of Leicester offers research supervision for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Modern Languages.

This Linguistics (by thesis and coursework) course from Lancaster University is designed to broaden your knowledge of relevant research and research methodologies.

English at Brunel University of London has gone from strength to strength over the last decade to the point where it is now regularly ranked in the top ten English departments in the UK in the Guardian league tables. 

Throughout this English Literature course from Lancaster University you will develop your own scholarly, theoretical, critical, or even critical-creative, voice through one-to-one support from widely published scholars and critics.

The research programme in Languages and Translation Studies, from Cardiff University, aims to offer knowledge and expertise in subject-specific and generic skills, qualifying you for both academic and non-academic positions in a variety of organisations.