10 PhD programmes offered by the university

Studying for a PhD in French at the University of Stirling, you’ll benefit from our international partnerships and broad and deep specialisms in Francophone Studies, especially Africa and Canada/Quebec, as well as metropolitan France.

Study for a PhD in Politics at the University of Stirling and you’ll be part of a dynamic culture where collaboration is key, international links abound and the desire to make a meaningful contribution to society is always at the forefront of our minds.

Our experienced health psychologists and placement learning at the University of Stirling will prepare you to become an independent scientist-practitioner in Health Psychology.

Studying for a PhD in Spanish at the University of Stirling, you’ll benefit from our international partnerships and broad expertise in film and visual cultures, literary writing and theory, postcolonial studies and more.

Study for a PhD in Housing Studies at the University of Stirling and you’ll be part of a research environment with an outstanding international reputation.

As a PhD student in Languages, Cultures and Religions at the University of Stirling you’ll contribute to a research culture that cuts across the disciplinary units of English, Modern Languages, Global Cinema and Religion, and foregrounds their intersections.

As a PhD researcher in Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Stirling, you’ll benefit from our desire to engage with communities around the world and produce research that makes a positive difference to society.

The aim of the PhD Economics programme at the University of Stirling is the development of students who develop a very high degree of technical ability in economic theory and methods, to allow advanced career progression in the field, and who are supported to make an original research contribution to knowledge through high level peer-reviewed publication.

Conducting a PhD in Management and Organisation at the University of Stirling will put you at the heart of a vibrant environment which facilitates the development of world-class research.

Our unique research strengths in Psychology at the University of Stirling are face processing, cognitive development and cultural evolution. Our aim is to deliver significant, tangible contributions to the field and to society.