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3.6k PhD programmes in Social Sciences
University of Essex4,2(88)
Colchester, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide Refugee Care
We offer supervision in Refugee Care at University of Essex, allowing you to undertake research that introduces a therapeutic dimension and psychosocial perspectives to your work with asylum seekers, refugees and other involuntarily dislocated persons.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$27,570/yr
University of Cyprus4,1(94)
Nicosia, Cyprus Top 8% in Worldwide English Literature and Comparative Cultural Studies
The doctoral programme in English Literature and Comparative Cultural Studies at University of Cyprus is designed for students who wish to undertake research in Anglophone or comparative literature, with particular emphasis on theoretical, cross-cultural and interdisciplinary perspectives.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$4,460/yr
Rovira i Virgili University4,0(40)
Tarragona, Spain Top 9% in Worldwide Health, Psychology and Psychiatry
The Health, Psychology and Psychiatry course from Rovira i Virgili University brings together various disciplines in order to provide a broad overview of the basic and applied processes in psychology, psychiatry and health sciences.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$854/yr
Turiba University4,4(26)
Riga, Latvia Communication Management
The Communication Management course from Turiba University offers the opportunity to acquire research and pedagogical skills and develop new knowledge in integrated marketing communication, media and communication science and management science, including strategic, communication and media management.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3½ years$3,334/yr
Anglia Ruskin University4,1(98)
Cambridge, United Kingdom Top 15% in Worldwide Sociology
The Sociology programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University investigates social structures, identities, inequalities, migration, culture, and contemporary social issues through advanced sociological research and critical analysis.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
2 years$23,393/yr
University of Kent4,0(59)
Canterbury, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide Sociology
Research in Sociology at Kent covers a range of areas, including social and critical theory, social movements, globalisation and everyday life, cities and space, media and technology, class, ‘race’ and ethnicity, gender, work, visual sociology, the welfare state, risk and society, violence, NGOs and organisations, and social aspects of the body.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available
University of Kent4,0(59)
Canterbury, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide Mental Health of People with Learning Disabilities
The Tizard Centre offers excellent opportunities for full or part-time research in intellectual disability, community care and autism, leading to higher degrees. The Centre has a strong track record of attracting research studentship funding.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$29,342/yr
King's College London4,2(113)
London, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide Old Age Psychiatry Research
The Old Age Psychiatry Research programme offered by King's College London investigates mental health, dementia, ageing, and neurological disorders affecting older adults through clinical and biological research.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$46,385/yr
University of Kent4,0(59)
Canterbury, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide Italian
Italy is a cornerstone of European culture and provides a controversial and stimulating area of study in the modern period. A PhD in Italian enables you to undertake a substantial piece of supervised research in the subject that makes an original contribution to knowledge and is worthy of publication.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$29,342/yr
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava3,9(27)
Bratislava, Slovakia Top 20% in Worldwide Geodesy and Cartography
Graduates of this Geodesy and Cartography programme from Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava acquire a complete third-degree university education in the specialization of geodesy and cartography with the focus laid on the following areas: precise, integrated four-dimensional geodetic systems.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$1,338/yr
The University of Manchester3,9(90)
Manchester, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide Social Anthropology with Visual Media
This Social Anthropology with Visual Media programme at The University of Manchester is intended for those with a degree in social or cultural anthropology who wish to use visual media in the course of pursuing doctoral research.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$30,077/yr
King's College London4,2(113)
London, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry
The Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry programme offered by King's College London examines how genetic and environmental influences contribute to psychiatric conditions, neurodevelopmental differences, and behavioural variation across development.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$46,385/yr
Graz University of Technology (TU Graz)4,3(23)
Graz, Austria Top 8% in Worldwide Techno-Economics
In the Doctoral School of Techno-Economics at the Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), you conduct research on a high international standard.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$1,619/yr
The University of Manchester3,9(90)
Manchester, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide Humanitarianism and Conflict Response
Our PhD in Humanitarianism and Conflict Response at The University of Manchester is inspired by the need to conduct rigorous, in-depth research and analysis on the impact and outcomes of contemporary and historical crises.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$30,077/yr
King's College London4,2(113)
London, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide Geography Research
The Geography Research programme offered by King's College London examines spatial relationships shaping places, landscapes, communities, and environmental systems worldwide.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$40,102/yr
The University of Manchester3,9(90)
Manchester, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide Spanish Studies
Our PhD Spanish Studies programme at The University of Manchester will enable you to carry out a piece of original research under the supervision of our academics.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$30,077/yr
Johns Hopkins University4,5(42)
Baltimore, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide Cognitive Science
The primary goal of the Cognitive Science PhD program at Johns Hopkins University is to train a new generation of cognitive scientists who can meld multiple existing disciplines into a new, genuinely integrated science of the mind/brain.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$66,670/yr
The Ohio State University4,4(34)
Columbus, United States Top 6% in Worldwide Psychology
Our department is noted for a long history of excellence in research, teaching, and service. With approximately 50 faculty, 150 graduate students, and 1800 undergraduate majors, we are one of the largest departments at Ohio State. The Psychology program is offered by The Ohio State University.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$14,318/yr
University of Zurich4,2(54)
Zürich, Switzerland Top 5% in Worldwide Geography - Earth System Sciences
At the centre of the Geography - Earth System Sciences program offered at the University of Zurich is a written dissertation describing an original, independent scientific research project.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$366/yr
University of Lausanne3,9(11)
Lausanne, Switzerland Top 3% in Worldwide Economics
Welcome to the University of Lausanne and thank you for your interest in our PhD program in Economics. As the academic home of some of the most eminent economists of the last two centuries such as Léon Walras and Vilfredo Pareto, the University of Lausanne has a distinguished history of scholarship in economics and aspires to remain a leading center for economic research and learning.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$683/yr