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3.6k PhD programmes in Social Sciences
School for International Training4,0(1)
Online Doctorate in International Relations
Why a Doctorate in International Relations from the School for International Training? Citizens around the world are witnessing major shifts in world order as new centers of power arise, populist movements grow, and political instability and conflict drive people across national borders.
Ph.D. Part-time Online
4 years$19,875/yr
CEMFI4,5(4)
Madrid, Spain Economics
This Economics PhD program from CEMFI prepares students for successful careers in universities and academic centers as well as in central banks and public and private sector institutions. Many years of successful placements, as well as the career paths of our graduates, speak to the value added of our PhD program.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$7,682/yr
Royal Roads University4,0(5)
Victoria, Canada Social Sciences
This Social Sciences course from the Royal Roads University hybrid doctoral programme combines the rigour of research in a traditional PhD with applied, professional relevancy.
Doctorate Full-time Blended
4 years$16,202/yr
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem3,8(19)
Jerusalem, Israel Top 1% in Worldwide Brain Sciences - Computation and Information Processing
Over the course of your Brain Sciences - Computation and Information Processing at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem studies, you’ll learn computational neuroscience and its application in understanding how the nervous system orchestrates disparate functions including perception and action, learning and memory, thought and creativity.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 yearsFree
University of Bristol4,3(97)
Bristol, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide Comparative Literatures and Cultures
Research in Comparative Literatures and Cultures sits within the School of Modern Languages and builds on two areas of strength within the school: transnational studies and intermediality. University of Bristol offers the Comparative Literatures and Cultures programme.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus +2
4 years$29,522/yr
VILNIUS TECH4,3(68)
Vilnius, Lithuania Top 6% in Worldwide Human Rights in Present-Day Political Communication (Communication and Information)
Open application for a doctoral candidate in Communication and Information. The doctoral candidate position is available in Faculty of Creative Industries, Department of Creative Communication. Applicants interested in other research topics related to Human Rights, are also welcome to apply.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$14,489/yr
University of Dundee4,1(71)
Dundee, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide Gender Inequality in the Contemporary Artworld
This Gender Inequality in the Contemporary Artworld project is offered at University of Dundee.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$29,576/yr
SOAS University of London4,2(40)
London, United Kingdom Top 4% in Worldwide Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies
The Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies programme offered at SOAS University of London welcomes applications from students wishing to undertake research in the disciplines of Comparative Literature, Cultural Studies and Postcolonial Studies.
Ph. D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$31,530/yr
Lancaster University4,2(72)
Lancaster, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide Geography
This Geography course from Lancaster University offers great strength of LEC is its ability to share expertise and ideas from many disciplines in order to provide a flexible approach, which is so important in the dynamic, rapidly developing discipline of environmental science.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available
University of Dundee4,1(71)
Dundee, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide Semiosis - Semiotic Enhancement of Visual Communication for Improved Audience Engagement
How can Peircean semiotic theory facilitate this in visual communication’s primary audiences for mutual benefit? The Semiosis - Semiotic Enhancement of Visual Communication for Improved Audience Engagement programme is offered by the University of Dundee.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$29,576/yr
Cardiff University4,5(161)
Cardiff, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide Political Theory
Political Theory from Cardiff University, is a research area within which you can focus your studies as part of our suite of Politics and International Relations research programmes (MPhil, PhD).
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$35,992/yr
Lancaster University4,2(72)
Lancaster, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide Media and Cultural Studies
This Media and Cultural Studies course from Lancaster University offers a chance to develop your own knowledge and research in the ever changing world of media.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available
Cardiff University4,5(161)
Cardiff, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide Political Theory
Political Theory is a research area from Cardiff University within which you can focus your studies as part of our suite of Politics and International Relations research programmes (MPhil, PhD).
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$35,992/yr
University of Birmingham4,2(61)
Birmingham, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide Global Ethics
Conduct your own Global Ethics research with the support of experts from the Department of Philosophy from University of Birmingham. Explore key ethical issues that have a real-world impact on people's lives.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus +2
3 years$31,530/yr
Curtin University4,3(70)
Perth, Australia Top 1% in Worldwide Doctor of Philosophy - Public Policy
As a research degree in Doctor of Philosophy - Public Policy candidate at Curtin University, you will uncover new knowledge either by the discovery of new facts, the formulation of theories or the innovative reinterpretation of known data and established ideas.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$26,045/yr
Lancaster University4,2(72)
Lancaster, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide Gender Studies
The Gender Studies course from Lancaster University gives you the opportunity to develop your own research skills and expertise as part of our vibrant cross-faculty community.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available
Cardiff University4,5(161)
Cardiff, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide Archaeology
Based in the School of History, Archaeology and Religion, you join a vibrant academic and research community, proud of our reputation for training the next generation of researchers on this Archaeology programme from Cardiff University.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$35,992/yr
University of Dundee4,1(71)
Dundee, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide 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.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available
Cardiff University4,5(161)
Cardiff, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide Language and Communication
The PhD in Language and Communication delivered at Cardiff University invites candidates to undertake substantial, detailed and focused research. The PhD programme empowers candidates both to produce innovative research and to develop themselves as independent and intellectually creative scholars.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$35,992/yr
University of Birmingham4,2(61)
Birmingham, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide Geography (Urban and Regional Studies)
This Geography (Urban and Regional Studies) programme from University of Birmingham is offered by the Department of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences. Based in a city with a rich industrial heritage and rapid urban transformation - your future as a thought leader in planning and development starts here.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$30,843/yr