94 PhD programmes offered by the university

The PhD in Health and Organisational Research from University of Essex offers you a unique opportunity to undertake research in a variety of health and organisational contexts. 

The Psychology (Integrated) program at University of Essex provides a route into research study if you do not have a Masters degree, or have very little research training. It enables you to spend your first year completing a full-time Masters-level qualification, followed by a full-time PhD studied over 3-4 years or a part-time PhD studied over 6-7 years.  

PhD Management Studies (at the Southend Campus) course from University of Essex gives you the opportunity to interrogate issues surrounding the contemporary workplace and how these relate to wider society on a local and global level.

For the PhD Economics within ISER from University of Essex, they offer supervision in applied microeconomics and microeconometrics, which should interest you if you plan to use socio-economic survey data in your research. 

The PhD in Applied Psychology from University of Essex offers you a unique opportunity to undertake research in an applied psychological context.

Research in the School of Life Sciences covers a wide spectrum of biology from genes to ecosystems, and this broad-based structure provides opportunities for developing novel ideas and inter-disciplinary projects. Learn more with the Cancer Biology programme from University of Essex. 

This research programme in Accounting and Finance from University of Essex gives you the opportunity to undertake advanced empirical research in the fields of accounting and finance. You will gain in-depth knowledge of the research methods used in capital market analysis and will explore areas high on the agenda of financial institutions.

 Our PhD Film Studies (Creative Practice) at University of Essex draws on this unique tradition, offering supervision for students in all fields of our wide-ranging staff research expertise, including an exceptional variety of approaches to mainstream and experimental practice, global cinemas, and comparative media.

The Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies offers supervision for PhD Creative Writing at University of Essex in all fields of staff research interest within this area.

For Applied Social and Economic Research programme from University of Essex we offer supervision in quantitative research in sociology and other social sciences.

For the PhD in Art History and Theory at University of Essex  of offer supervision across a range of fields and have a long tradition of postgraduate training in all the major areas of European art and architecture from 1300 to the present, and in the art and architecture of Latin America and the United States.

The PhD in Social Policy from University of Essex offers you a unique opportunity to undertake research in a variety of social contexts.

Psychoanalytic Studies graduates from University of Essex go on to a number of different destinations, including further study and training in psychoanalysis, Jungian analysis, or psychoanalytic psychotherapy. 

The PhD Computing and Electronic Systems from University of Essex of is concentrated in the following principal research areas: biometrics, evolutionary-fuzzy systems, neuro-genetic systems, computational intelligence and games, embedded systems, intelligent inhabited environments and robotics.

The aim of the Health Service Management course offered at University of Essex is to provide a unified approach to theory and practice within a professional context, so your learning is structured to allow you to develop your skills both in the workplace and within the university environment.

Criminology programme at University of Essex are hosted within our Department of Sociology.  We offer supervision that covers a wide range of topics and we take a global approach to the subject, with particular expertise in diverse regional settings.

The aim of the Nursing course from University of Essex is to provide a unified approach to theory and practice within a professional context, so your learning is structured to allow you to develop your skills both in the workplace and within the academic environment.

The PhD Data Science from University of Essex is an advanced research degree within our Department of Mathematical Sciences and we have staff members available to act as supervisors across a number of areas within data science. 

The School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science offers PhD Mathematics supervision in a wide range of mathematical areas, including both pure and applied subjects. Learn more at the Mathematics programme from University of Essex.

Benefit from the commitment to interdisciplinary research, connecting the research strengths in journalism to fields such as creative writing, politics, and human rights. Learn more at the Journalism programme from University of Essex.