278 PhD programmes in Literature

The mission of the English program at the University of Miami is to introduce them to a range of critical and theoretical methodologies; to introduce them to a range of critical and theoretical methodologies; to provide them with the skills needed to establish their own scholarly expertise within an area of specialization; to prepare them for careers in scholarship and research within the academy.

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures PhD graduate program at University of California, Berkeley is designed to train future scholars and teachers of Slavic languages and literatures. 

 This World and Comparative Literature PhD programme from The University of Exeter seeks to cross the borders and bridge the distances between languages, literatures and cultures.

Combine the traditional strengths of historically and textually based modes of analysis with modern theoretical approaches in the doctoral program in English at the University at Albany. From British, U.S. and postcolonial literature to critical theory, creative writing and media you will develop key competencies in creative and critical inquiry.

Our MA/PhD in English Language and Literature at University of Washington is an integrated program that allows students to earn an MA on the way to the PhD.

The Literature at the University of California, San Diego stresses the transnational outlook of the program and emphasizes its stake in theoretical, interdisciplinary, and cultural studies. 

The Catalan Language and Literature and Theatre Studies programme offered by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona develops advanced research expertise in Catalan linguistics, literary studies, and performing arts.

Romance Languages at Uppsala University researches French, Spanish, Italian and comparative Romance linguistics, as well as French, Spanish and Italian literary studies.

The English Department’s four graduate focal areas in literary studies offer special opportunities for intellectual preparation and innovation to groups of graduate students and faculty members with shared commitments. This English Literature program is offered at the University of Pittsburgh.

The University of Pittsburgh's graduate program in Hispanic Languages and Literatures is one of the top graduate programs in Latin American literature and cultural studies in the United States.

The English PhD programme at City St George's, University of London allows you to study in a vibrant academic environment in London where you can emerge as an independent scholar producing original research.

Study a wide range of English, Scottish, Irish, American and world literature from Anglo-Saxon times to the present day at the University of St Andrews School of English.

The English department at Uppsala University conducts research in the English language and its literatures, North American studies and Celtic languages.

The English Literature programme offered by Swansea University enables doctoral researchers to undertake a substantial independent research project which should be of a publishable standard. It offers supervision in most areas of literature from the middle ages to the present and supports original work across a wide range of literary fields.

Western University - Canada’s program in Comparative Literature has recognized strengths in various literatures (especially – but not limited to – American, Canadian, Classical, English, French & Francophone, German, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian and Spanish). 

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of language and literature with the University of Udine's doctoral program in Linguistics and Literature.

We offer our graduate students a phd programme degree in Political Studies at the University of Cape Town.

The doctor of philosophy in English at the University of Delaware prepares students to be scholars and professors of English, as well as public intellectuals who are prepared to succeed in a range of careers outside academia.

Embark on a scholarly journey at SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities with the Culture, Religion Studies, and Literary Studies doctoral programs.

Each Romance Languages and Literatures graduate program at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill offers advanced interdisciplinary training by the department’s world-class faculty, whose research reflects the wide range of approaches that constitute the study of the humanities today.