15 PhD programmes offered by the university

Through course work, participation in seminars, and supervised research, the Economics program of Brown University trains students to conduct theoretical and empirical research at the highest level.

Graduate Archaeology and the Ancient World students at Brown University receive a broad overview of the archaeology and art of the ancient Mediterranean, Egypt and the Near East, allowing them to develop particular research interests revolving around one or more of these complex cultures.

Brown University's graduate Anthropology program encourages a diversity of doctoral research agendas in sociocultural anthropology, anthropological archaeology and linguistic anthropology.

The Department of Hispanic Studies at Brown University trains students to be both specialists and generalists, language teachers and literature scholars, researchers and active intellectuals.

The Italian Studies program at the Brown University offers students the opportunity to study the language, history and culture of Italy under the guidance of internationally renowned scholars in anthropology, history, history of art and architecture, literature and modern culture and media.

Brown University's graduate program in Psychology is designed to prepare students for careers as scientists and teachers who will make contributions to society in academic and applied settings.

The Department of Slavic Languages at the Brown University offers a comprehensive doctoral program in Slavic Studies specializing in Russian literature and culture, in modern Czech culture and in Polish literature and culture.

The Ph.D. program American Studies at the Brown University trains students to become knowledgeable, engaged and productive scholars and public humanists.

The signatures of Behavioral and Social Health Sciences training at Brown University include health behavior interventions, development, and evaluation. Our students collaborate across disciplines, researchers, and communities.

Brown University's graduate program in Cognitive Science is designed to prepare students for careers as scientists and teachers who will make contributions to society in academic or applied settings.

The Ph.D. Modern Culture and Media program at Brown University prepares students to engage in rigorous and innovative scholarship and teaching in the theory, history and critical analysis of one or more media in ways that encompass diverse cultural contexts and historical periods.

The Department of Sociology at the Brown University has developed an exciting program of studies at the graduate level, built on our faculty's research interests and their commitment to excellence.

The Ph.D. program in Africana Studies at Brown University provides a firm base for graduate students to create new and innovative knowledge within the discipline as well as develop cutting-edge scholarship that contributes to the broader academy and public life.

At the Brown University, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies.

Our faculty and Political Science students profit from the many outstanding institutes, centers and programs at Brown University that relate to the study of politics.