60 PhD programmes in Liberal Arts in Europe

Humanities and Communication
The doctoral programme in Humanities and Communication from Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) trains students to research the social change phenomena that can be found in social practice and ideology.

Social Sciences and Humanities
The Social Sciences and Humanities programme at Aston University welcomes applications for the doctoral programme in any of the research areas covered by the School.

Theatre Studies
This Theatre Studies course from Lancaster University could focus on one of a wide range of topics within Theatre Studies or on a subject that crosses different disciplines.

Philosophy
Throughout this Philosophy PhD course from University of East Anglia you'll have opportunities to work at the heart of active research teams, challenging boundaries and making real advances.

Digital Humanities
This Digital Humanities degree from School of Advanced Study, University of London demonstrates the value of digital research to the wider humanities community and fulfils the School’s remit to promote and facilitate digitally enabled research across the disciplines.

Arts and Humanities
In the Arts and Humanities programme from Royal College of Art we offer a dynamic interplay between theory and practice.
Proficiency in Art
The Proficiency in Art programme from Yasar University refers to specialization in one subject with the inspiration from other disciplines.
Interdisciplinary Studies
Through the Interdisciplinary Studies MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter all students have a primary and a secondary supervisor who provide regular, high quality advice, support and direction in their academic endeavours. You will work closely with your supervisors to develop, investigate and write-up a project at the cutting edge of research.
Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
In the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences programme from Bournemouth University, we conduct research in areas such as healthcare, midwifery, nursing, leadership or dementia, as well as radiography and medical imaging, nutrition, exercise, the social sciences, humanisation and social work.
Humanities
Humanities from University of Nova Gorica is based on intellectual exchange of foreign and Slovenian teaching staff, researchers, and students in the humanities and social sciences.
Theatre Studies
At University of Glasgow, our outward-looking, multi-disciplinary research activities are based on high-quality, challenging and flexible graduate Theatre Studies programmes.
Humanities
The Humanities degree at University of Roehampton aims to provide its research students with the opportunity to study in a stimulating, responsive, supportive environment, which fosters independent, critical thinking.
Humanities
At Humanities from University of Groningen you will strive for excellence, not just for the benefit of your dissertation and the advancement of science, but also to launch your career, be it inside or outside of academia.
Digital Humanities
Digital Humanities at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne has become a vibrant, rapidly growing field in recent years. It witnessed major innovations, new technologies and methods, bringing together research initiatives in the arts and humanities with cutting edge empirical methods from data science, machine learning, visualization and other fields.
Language, self, and society - Linguistic inequality and beyond
Our highly interdisciplinary Language, self, and society - Linguistic inequality and beyond project at University of Dundee attempts to address complex interwound relationships between language, individuals and societies.
Humanities and Social Sciences of Medicine
The Humanities and Social Sciences of Medicine program at the University of Lausanne reflects specifically upon the integration of medicine and health care into society at large, in both a critical and constructive way.
Interdisciplinary Studies
At the University of Glasgow’s rural campus in Dumfries we provide a friendly and focused learning environment with a high level of access to Interdisciplinary Studies.
Advanced Quantitative Methods (AQM) in Social Sciences
The Advanced Quantitative Methods (AQM) in Social Sciences programme from The University of Exeter provides an ideal place to undertake a MPhil/PhD in Politics and International Relations, Security, Conflict and Human Rights, or Strategy and Security. There are opportunities at both the Streatham Campus in Exeter and at the Penryn Campus near Falmouth.
Art and Design
One of the core values held by the University of New York in Prague is excellence in research. Offered at their partner, New York College Athens, in coordination with the University of Bolton, students will be able to earn their Ph.D. in Art and Design.
Doctor of Professional Studies
The Doctor of Professional Studies programme at Middlesex University is open to experienced practitioners from all professional areas who bring a high level of curiosity and passion to their commitment to make a positive difference to their sector/field. It is designed to help the individual practitioner respond to the complex, high level challenges that show up in their context.