115 Part-time PhD programmes in Area & Cultural Studies

Literature, Culture and Thought at University of Cambridge supports interdisciplinary projects that by virtue of their design clearly transcend or stand outside any one Section in the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics. 

The DPhil in Area Studies (Middle East) is a research-based course exploring the Middle East through interdisciplinary approaches, covering politics, history, religion, literature, and social anthropology. The Area Studies (Middle East) programme is offered at University of Oxford.

The Kurdish Studies MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter is an Area Studies department grounded in multidisciplinary approaches to research and training.

Make an original contribution to Canadian scholarship. Join the national conversation as part of the only interdisciplinary Canadian Studies doctorate program in the country, offered at the Trent University.

The Culture, Media and Creative Industries Research programme offered by King's College London examines cultural production, media systems, and creative sectors through interdisciplinary and globally oriented perspectives.

The programme at The Chinese University of Hong Kong provides academic training for students to conduct advanced research on history, theory and studio practice of Chinese art. It adopts an all-inclusive approach to Chinese Art - traditional, modern, international and contemporary.

The Social Science programme at University College London (UCL) is a research degree for experienced professionals from education and related fields who would like to extend their professional understanding and develop skills in research, evaluation and high-level reflection on practice. 

Undertaking a PhD in the School of Performance and Cultural Industries at University of Leeds will allow you to become an expert in a specialist area.

The Institute of Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool is an interdisciplinary centre of academic excellence with a global reputation for the study of Ireland.

Undertaking doctoral Latin American and Caribbean Studies research degree at University of London allows you to develop in-depth knowledge, while making a meaningful contribution to your chosen field.

The Islamic Civilization program at University Kebangsaan Malaysia aims to produce research graduates who are fully equipped with the ability to conduct research, possess data analysis skills, and develop professionalism among Muslim social scientists. 

The Arts, Memory and Communities programme offered by Coventry University investigates the relationships between arts, culture, memory, heritage, identity, and community engagement through interdisciplinary and practice-based research.

The DPhil in Area Studies (Africa) is a research-based course exploring Africa through interdisciplinary approaches, covering politics, history, society, literature, and globalisation, with opportunities for fieldwork and regional focus. The Area Studies (Africa) programme is offered at University of Oxford.

The Magic and Occult Science programme from The University of Exeter studies the magic and occult sciences spans historical, literary and social science approaches, covering witchcraft, folklore, Western Esotericism, occult traditions in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, as well as links to gender, sexuality, philosophy, metaphysics, nature, and the history of science and medicine.

The Heritage course offered at University of Plymouth benefits from a range of staff with professional expertise in architecture, archives and museums, and community-based and collaborative research.