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Materials Engineering
Dalhousie University's Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering programme offers you the opportunity to benefit from significant industry collaboration. Advance your career in aerospace, automotive, electronics, energy, biomedical, materials production and recycling, corrosion and wear resistance, electronic materials development, or composite materials design.
Philosophy
The PhD in Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London is an opportunity to undertake a major piece of research under the supervision of someone with academic expertise in your field.
Biomedical Sciences
Investigate and explore the processes that govern the functioning of molecules, cells, and organisms in health and disease through a Biomedical Sciences Ph.D at the University of North Dakota. Our researchers delve deep into these topics to produce internationally recognized research that impacts the world.
Applied Mathematics
This Applied Mathematics degree at Washington State University is awarded in recognition of distinctive scholarship and original contributions to knowledge in Mathematics.
Islamic Studies - Gender and Women's Studies
We offer our graduate students a program in Islamic Studies - Gender and Women's Studies at the McGill University.

Music Technology
The Music Technology PhD programme from University of York enables students to study a chosen area of research with leading researchers in the Department.
Doctor of Business Administration
The Doctor of Business Administration programme from Swansea University is a part-time professional doctorate designed for senior managers and leaders in all sectors; private, public and not-for-profit.
Animal Science
The primary goal of the Animal Science course at MATE - Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences is to establish scientific frame for the doctoral education and related research for a PhD degree in Animal Sciences for early career applicants.
Computer Science
The four-year PhD Computer Science (with research and communication skills) course from University of Essex has been designed to support students who do not have English as a first language.
Humanistic Studies
The PhD in Interdisciplinary Humanistic Studies (IHS) is a doctoral program at Johns Hopkins University, funded by a grant from the Mellon Foundation, that aims to facilitate the investigation of topics and problems that benefit from the insights of two disciplines.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
The Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Program at University of California, Davis offers both Ph.D. and M.S. degrees. Research within the department advances design in diverse fields such as manufacturing, micro- and nano-technology, vehicles, biomechanics, aerostructures, sensors, controls, mechatronics, combustion, and energy systems.
English
One of the strongest and most diversified graduate English programs in North America, the University of Toronto’s Graduate English Department presents a wide array of approaches to the study of literature that includes both rigorous historical scholarship and the innovations of new theoretical, cultural, and interdisciplinary methods.
Social Justice Education
This PhD program at the University of Toronto offers students with opportunities for advanced study, original research, and theoretical analysis in Social Justice Education. It is designed primarily for those interested in research and careers in academia.
Sport and Development, Exercise and Physical Activity
Much of our Sport and Development, Exercise and Physical Activity research at Abertay University focuses on work involving populations with protected characteristics (e.g. age, gender, disability) and aims to contribute to the duty of care agenda, which has growing salience as an issue in contemporary sport.
Business and Leadership
Prospective Business and Leadership students at University of Kwazulu Natal (who may originate from any disciplinary background) will undergo a rigorous process of selection.
Geosciences
The PhD in Geosciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is offered in the specialisations of Geology, Geophysics and Palaeontology.
Political Science
The Political Science programme offered by Stockholm University develops advanced research expertise in political systems, power relations, and governance.

Welsh History
Practice your research skills surrounded by peers and professors who share your passion. Join the Welsh History programme offered at Bangor University.
Educational Psychology
The Educational Psychology program from The University of Arizona provides an environment where students are expected to acquire a balanced knowledge of both the scholarly and applied aspects of the field of educational psychology.
Physics
If you want to work at the leading edge of physics research and become a trailblazer in academia or industry, the Physics program of Colorado School of Mines will get you there.