58 PhD programmes offered by the university

The PhD in Public Health at University of Hawaii at Manoa focuses on community-based and translational research. It prepares students to lead programs, and conduct independent investigations addressing public health topics relevant to culturally diverse groups, with an emphasis on those in the state of Hawai‘i and the Asia-Pacific region. 

The Chemistry program at University of Hawaii at Manoa aims to develop scientists able to develop research projects and perform independent research with minimal supervision in a subdiscipline of chemistry and to present the research results orally and in writing to an audience of peers.

The PhD degree in Natural Resources and Environmental Management at University of Hawaii at Manoa is awarded only to students with outstanding scholarly achievement. Applicants for the PhD program with academic records that do not match NREM MS core requirements will be expected to incorporate these into their PhD program. 

To live and work under the sky of Hawai‘i is an extraordinary privilege. The Institute for Astronomy’s unmatched access to the telescopes and instruments on Maunakea and Haleakala represents a unique resource for education as well as research. This graduate degree in Astronomy is offered at University of Hawaii at Manoa. 

Here in the Department of Mathematics at University of Hawaii at Manoa, we offer both MA and PhD degrees in mathematics. 

The Marine Biology Graduate Program at University of Hawaii at Manoa is an interdisciplinary program co-administered by the College of Natural Sciences and the School of Ocean and Earth Sciences and Technology, offering MS and PhD degrees in Marine Biology.

The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures (EALL) at University of Hawaii at Manoa is the largest department of its kind in the country and offers a curriculum unparalleled in its breadth and scope in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean language, linguistics, literature, and culture.

The English Department at University of Hawaii at Manoa has recognized strengths in traditional and new areas of literary and cultural studies (including film and popular culture), creative writing, composition and rhetoric, and Asia/Pacific studies, with particular attention to Hawai‘i. 

The full-time graduate Physics faculty members from University of Hawaii at Manoa are usually complemented by several visiting faculty members. Together they present a balanced program of teaching and research.

The Tropical Medicine PhD Degree Program at University of Hawaii at Manoa provides students with intensive training in infectious disease microbiology and immunology, research methodologies, and teaching  in the field of Tropical Medicine. 

The PhD track in Foundations of Transformative Education at University of Hawaii at Manoa builds capacities for educational leadership in relation to a range of urgent challenges including those stemming from contemporary struggles over land, wealth, knowledge, law, identity, culture, technology, democracy, and sustainability. 

The Department at University of Hawaii at Manoa offers a graduate program leading to the Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering with areas of concentration in construction management, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, and transportation.

Communication and information technologies are transforming society, impacting a cross section of human activity far greater than any innovation since the printing press. We offer a Communication and Information Sciences degree at University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Ocean and Resources Engineering (ORE) at University of Hawaii at Manoa is an academic department in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. 

The Theatre and Dance programme offered by University of Hawaii at Manoa develops advanced research expertise in performance, theatre, dance, and cultural studies.

The Botany Graduate Program at University of Hawaii at Manoa offers MS and PhD degrees in Botany. Graduate education is in a wide range of botanical specialties, with emphasis placed on tropical botany and conservation. 

The Tropical Medicine PhD Degree Program at University of Hawaii at Manoa provides students with intensive training in infectious disease microbiology and immunology, research methodologies, and teaching  in the field of Tropical Medicine. 

The Political Science program at University of Hawaii at Manoa encourages students to pursue specialized interests and broaden their understanding of political phenomena.