11 PhD programmes offered by the university

Graduate study in Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware is organized around four major subfields: American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Political Theory.

The Ph.D. in Linguistics and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Delaware is designed to furnish students with a solid background in theoretical linguistics as well as to direct them to advanced study in a particular area of specialization.

The Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware offers a doctor of philosophy degree program in both Sociology and Criminology.

The Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration at the University of Delaware is an interdisciplinary research degree that prepares students to engage in rigorous scholarship that addresses the critical policy and administrative challenges of our times.

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Delaware offers a doctoral degree program in Psychological and Brain Sciences, with specialization in the areas of social psychology, cognitive psychology, behavioral neuroscience and clinical science.

The University of Delaware offers programs leading to the doctor of philosophy degree in Geography. Students work closely with their advisory committee to design and complete the graduate degree in physical geography, human geography or coupled human-environment systems.

The Ph.D. program in Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Delaware is designed to prepare the next generation of scholars for positions as researchers, professors, and leaders in early childhood, human development, family sciences, human services and related fields.

The primary focus of the Sociology program at the University of Delaware is the preparation of members of the next generation of sociologists and criminologists by emphasizing systematic training in theory and research methodology as well as teaching.

The University of Delaware’s interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Education and Social Policy program, a collaboration between the College of Education and Human Development and the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration, prepares students to address these complex education and social policy questions.

The Department of Economics at the University of Delaware offers programs leading to Ph.D. degrees in Economics.

The Communication Ph.D. program at the University of Delaware provides advanced training to students in the field of communication and others with relevant disciplinary interest, such as social sciences or technology, with the goal of preparing them for research-based careers.