278 PhD programmes in Literature

The Ph.D. in English Language and Literature at Catholic University of America is conferred upon completion of 54 credit hours of course work following the B.A., a comprehensive exam, and a dissertation.

At the Catholic University of America, students on the Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatures Ph.D. level may specialize in Ancient Northwest Semitic languages (ANWSL) or Near Eastern Christian languages and literatures (NECLL). Students generally continue from an M.A. degree in the department.

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

The PhD in Hispanic Studies at Texas A&M University is an interdisciplinary program with three intertwined concentrations: Visual Cultures, Linguistics, and Literature. The program prepares it's students for a career in fields such as education, translation, communications, diplomacy, health and social services.

The English and Comparative Literature Department at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill fosters insightful and imaginative thinking, with the goal of producing excellent scholars and teachers. 

The Department of Asian Languages and Literature at University of Washington offers a variety of graduate degree programs in literature and linguistics. 

The School of Modern Languages has an exceptionally broad variety of research interests ranging from the medieval period to the present day and engages with literatures and cultures around the world. This Languages and Cultures programme is offered at the University of St Andrews. 

Comparative Literature at the Karlstad University centres on different forms of transgression in terms of theme, content, and interdisciplinarity.

The graduate program in Literature at University of Texas at Dallas brings together scholars, creative writers and translators who share a commitment to transnational and interdisciplinary approaches to literary study and practice.

The PhD in Spanish at the University of South Carolina allows students to conduct research in Spanish and Latin American literary and cultural studies.

This English (English Education) program at Arizona State University is designed for a wide range of students with diverse interests, backgrounds and professional goals. It is ideal preparation for your career as an expert teacher of English, or as a scholar, researcher, curriculum developer, teacher educator or leader in the field of English education.

The Interuniversity Programme in Advanced English Studies - Linguistics, Literature and Culture Studies run by the Universities of Santiago de Compostela (USC), University of A Coruña (UDC) and Vigo (UVigo), in Galicia (Northwestern Spain), is an accredited programme which meets the high standards of excellence of the European System of Higher Education.

This PhD in English Studies - English for Specific Purposes at the International Islamic University of Malaysia allows you to start a substantial piece of supervised research in ESP specialized areas.

The Digital Humanities at The Open University UK (DH_OU) Research Collaboration is an interdisciplinary network that has made major contributions to the subject internationally.

The Leiden University Graduate School of Humanities offers advanced degrees spanning the humanities, ranging from linguistics to literature, cultures, arts, history, philosophy and societies worldwide.

The Ph. D. in Comparative Studies at Florida Atlantic University has three tracks: Cultures, Languages and Literatures (CLL), Culture, Society and Politics (CSP), and Design, Aesthetics and the Arts.

Exploring the literature and languages of the British Isles and America and beyond, from the earliest written sources to the present day with this English programme offered at the University of Aberdeen. 

The Open University UK Literature and Music research group encourages wide-ranging interdisciplinary study of literature and music.

English and Creative Writing is home to world-leading and field-defining research in the literature and culture of the Romantic period and long nineteenth century. This Romanticism and 19th Century Literature programme is offered at The Open University UK.

Digital Humanities is an interdisciplinary subject area that brings a range of computational, quantitative and other innovative and collaborative methods to the study of texts, images, histories, languages and cultures, while also being critical about methodology, disciplinarity and pedagogy. We offer a Digital Humanities by Practice degree at the University of London.