46 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Department of Linguistics at Memorial University of Newfoundland maintains strong links between teaching and research, with emphasis on data-driven, theoretically informed inquiry into aboriginal languages, language variation and change, and language acquisition.

Theoretical Physics at Memorial University of Newfoundland is broadly based and includes several subdisciplines with the common denominator that each applies advanced mathematical techniques to the study of physical problems.

Although the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Memorial University of Newfoundland has offered graduate degrees for many years, the past decade has seen an explosion of interest in these programs, adding invaluable new voices to the Department's community of researchers.

Memorial University of Newfoundland's Department of Philosophy offers a thriving intellectual community where students are invited to explore the nature and problems of human existence and human thought.

The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at the Memorial University of Newfoundland offers thesis-based graduate programs leading to a doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree in Civil Engineering.

The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at the Memorial University of Newfoundland offers thesis-based graduate programs leading to a doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree in Process Engineering.

Human Genetics and Genomics research at the Memorial University of Newfoundland is interdisciplinary with unique opportunities to apply skills to work with regional genetic isolates, as well as other populations, to explore the genetic and non-genetic determinants of health and diseases of global significance.

Archaeology at Memorial University of Newfoundland has a growing international reputation founded on the breadth and quality of faculty research, excellence in teaching and state-of-the-art facilities.

The on-campus Nursing PhD program at the Memorial University of Newfoundland helps students lay the foundation for a program of research in nursing.

Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Environmental Science programs are interdisciplinary in nature and offered by the Faculty of Science.

At the graduate level Memorial University of Newfoundland offers a PhD program in Anthropology which requires ethnographic fieldwork. 

The Department of Psychology at the Memorial University of Newfoundland has active research programs in many areas of psychology, many of which rely on volunteers from the community.

The PhD in Ethnomusicology at Memorial University of Newfoundland is designed to train individuals who envisage a career in scholarship, either as professors in the academy or as cultural animators of various types in the public sector.

The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at the Memorial University of Newfoundland offers thesis-based graduate programs leading to a doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree in Ocean and Naval Architectural Engineering, including the related fields of hydrodynamics, marine structures, underwater vehicles, and ocean environmental engineering.

The Faculty of Education at the Memorial University of Newfoundland is responsible for the professional preparation of those who will give leadership in education.

The graduate program in Cardiovascular and Renal Sciences at the Memorial University of Newfoundland enables students to pursue research and academic studies in selected cardiovascular and renal physiology topics towards the PhD degree.

Memorial University of Newfoundland has one of the largest and most diverse Earth Sciences departments in Canada and is able to offer high quality graduate degree programs.

This Fisheries Science program at Memorial University of Newfoundland is aimed at those who want to participate in the development of new fisheries science knowledge.

The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at the Memorial University of Newfoundland offers thesis-based graduate programs leading to a doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree in Computer Engineering.

Memorial University of Newfoundland's Department of Biology is home to over 100 graduate students along with full-time faculty members and numerous cross-appointment faculty from other academic departments.