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Physical Engineering
The Physical Engineering programme from Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava will help you gain deep, systematic and complex and comprehensive knowledge in the field.
Comparative Literature
Students of the Comparative Literature course Rutgers University consider texts, performances and theoretical inquiries across multiple languages, histories, disciplines, and media.
Chemistry
Chemistry as a subject includes the study of basic and applied processes at the molecular level. This programme is offered at the Karlstad University.
Education
Education as an academic area at Luleå University of Technology focuses on the way people, in light of their background and experience, change the understanding of the world around them and how they act in it.
Chemical Engineering
From authoring definitive text books on Chemical Engineering to finding solutions to the world's water shortages, Swansea University has a proud tradition delivering pioneering innovative process engineering solutions.
Mathematics and Statistics
The aim of the education in the Mathematics and Statistics programme at University of Helsinki is to produce experts, with a strong competence in mathematics or statistics, who are capable of independent scientific research and expert work.
Computer Science
The Department of Computer Science at Aarhus University covers a wide range of theoretical and experimental areas within Computer Science and Bioinformatics.
Sustainable Development
There are a number of taught modules of the Sustainable Development course at De Montfort University which will follow a matrix structure with four contextual modules that have specific relevance to the research groups, and students. There are also four generic modules that will provide the cross cutting and core skills for engaging in ‘real world’ research.
Applied Mathematical and Computational Sciences
Applied Mathematical and Computational Sciences (AMCS) at The University of Iowa is a broad-based interdisciplinary Ph.D. program for students desiring to study mathematics and a companion science so that they can apply their mathematical skills to significant scientific problems.
Social Sciences
The Social Sciences PhD programme at the University of Helsinki is a collaborative effort between a number disciplines at the University of Helsinki that aims to create the best research environment for doctoral training in social sciences.
History
The History program at Northwestern University is distinguished by its relatively compact size, admitting about 15 students or fewer each year. This highly selective program allows close faculty-student interaction and permits exacting criticism of sources, research procedures, and writing skills.

Curriculum and Instruction - Elementary Education (Online)
The Curriculum and Instruction - Elementary Education (Online) EdS program from Liberty University Online will immerse you in advanced studies regarding elementary education. These topics include learning theory and research, cutting-edge assessment techniques, and how to develop highly effective lesson plans.
Learning Sciences and Educational Psychology
In our Learning Sciences and Educational Psychology PhD program at The University of Iowa, you will gain the depth of knowledge and methodological sophistication necessary for original research that contributes to educational psychology and the learning sciences.
Economics
Faculty and graduate students in the Economics program at the University of Pittsburgh explore six fields: econometrics, experimental and behavioral economics, labor/ development, macroeconomics/ international economics, microeconomic theory and urban/ public/ history.
Physics
PhD candidates at Leiden University carry out a Physics programme of independent research and additional (limited) course work, culminating in production of a PhD thesis in typically 4 years.
The Dynamics of Demography, Democratic Processes and Public Policy
The research training group The Dynamics of Demography, Democratic Processes and Public Policy offers doctoral researchers at Hertie School Berlin a unique and internationally competitive three-year PhD programme in cutting-edge quantitative methods and advanced theories of demography, democracy and public policy.
Agroecology, Water and Resilience
The Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience at Coventry University is driving innovative, transdisciplinary research on the understanding and development of resilient food and water systems internationally.
Gender and Sexuality
Researching for a PhD in Gender and Sexuality studies at Birkbeck, University of London will enable you to develop advanced conceptual skills and knowledge that can be applied within or beyond an academic context.
Philosophy
The Philosophy program of the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University is traditionally committed to the development of original and ground-breaking philosophical investigation through lines of research that are constantly and fruitfully intertwined, though following different philosophical traditions and methodologies.
Experimental Psychology
The doctoral program in Experimental Psychology at Washington State University is designed to produce highly skilled, innovative, and productive experimental psychologists in terms of research and teaching.