466 PhD programmes in Language Studies

The English programme is offered at Maynooth University. Candidates take 50 credits over three years.

Join our community of critical thinkers and creative writers to reimagine worlds across styles, genres, and mediums, engaging our ever-changing world with this English Language and Literature PhD programme from University of Tulsa.

A PhD of Multilingualism (Linguistics) offered by University of Pannonia focuses on multilingualism, studying how multiple languages coexist within individuals, societies, and schools. We welcome applicants interested in researching multilingual people and communities, as well as language teachers aiming to improve language teaching and learning through evidence-based academic research.

The Language, Reading and Culture degree at The University of Arizona provides a vehicle for training specialists who wish to prepare themselves for leadership roles in reading or bilingual/ESL education, and those seeking advanced academic preparation in these areas. 

Students in the English (Literary Studies) programme of The Chinese University of Hong Kong are required to write a research thesis which will make an original contribution to English literary studies.

The French Language and Literature PhD program from the University at Buffalo is one of progressive specialization that will culminate in a dissertation. Students in RLL are prepared to participate in critical discussions in the discipline and engage meaningfully with the scholarship of colleagues in neighboring disciplines.

The Spanish Language and Literature programe at the University at Buffalo, trains students to develop new knowledge about the languages, literatures and cultures of the Romance languages, as well as the cultures and diasporic communities with which they have remained in sustained contact.

Students admitted to the English PhD at Case Western Reserve University after completing an MA must complete 24 hours of coursework. 

The Literary Studies at University of Szeged  offers a number of 4-year programmes for international students, including Comparative Literature, English and American Literature, French Literature, German Literature, Italian Literature, Russian Literature, Classical Philology, and Neo-Latin Literature.

The PhD program in English from University of Nevada, Las Vegas is a highly specialized program designed to develop a capacity for research, original thought, and writing and to equip students for careers in the teaching of English at the college or university level and in writing, editing, and publishing.

The English Language and Linguistics programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University explores language structure, use, development, and variation, enabling researchers to investigate linguistic phenomena across multilingual, social, cultural, and theoretical contexts.

The English programme offered by Queen's University Belfast offers pathways in Literary Studies, Creative Writing, and Language and Linguistics. Proposals are welcomed in all areas from Medieval to Modern, supported by award-winning writers, linguists and critics working across British, Irish and American Literature.

The Didactics of Foreign Language PhD programme from Masaryk University aim is to provide young researchers, or experts in the decision-making sphere with high-quality academic preparation based on very good traditions of domestic and international theoretical and empirical research relevant to educational policy and practice in the field of foreign language education.

In our PhD English program at University of Victoria, you’ll pursue the most advanced, research-intensive degree our department offers.

The Department of French and Italian at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees in French and in Italian. 

Undertaking a English PhD at University of Leeds allows you to develop in-depth knowledge and make a meaningful contribution to your chosen field.

The Language Education and Multilingualism PhD program at the University at Buffalo provides a comprehensive background in theory, practice and research, for those who aspire to academic appointments in colleges/universities, or leadership roles in school systems. 

The French doctoral program at McMaster University focuses on the literatures, films and cultures of the Francophone world.

The Class of Language is one of four classes of the Graduate School Language & Literature Munich (GS L&L) from Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich. 

The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers graduate degrees with specializations in German, French, and Spanish.