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45 PhD programmes in American and Australasian studies

PhD in Spanish and Latin American Studies
Get an in-depth understanding of Spanish and Latin American culture, society and literature, and build your fluency in the Spanish language with the PhD in Spanish and Latin American Studies degree at Victoria University of Wellington.

PhD in New Zealand Studies
PhD in New Zealand Studies at Victoria University of Wellington focuses on historical and cultural topics specific to Aotearoa. Find out how New Zealanders understand their identity—looking at themes that span New Zealand's literary, oral, and written histories.

American Studies
The Centre for American Studies at University of Leicester was established in 1997 and since then has cemented its place as one of the UK's leading providers of American Studies degrees.

American Studies
University of Hull pioneered American Studies in Britain. After more than half a century, American Studies at Hull has one of the finest collections of American resources of any British university.

PhD in Pacific Studies
Build a more profound understanding of the Pacific’s past influences and future possibilities with this PhD in Pacific Studies degree at Victoria University of Wellington.

Spanish and Latin American Studies
The Spanish and Latin American Studies programme from Maynooth University will introduce students to academic communication and educate them in the same through active participation and presentation at departmental graduate symposia, at research conferences nationally and internationally.

Latin American and Caribbean Studies
This Latin American and Caribbean Studies degree from School of Advanced Study, University of London presents the opportunity to gain expertise in your area of interest while also honing a range of transferable skills.
Latin American Studies
In the Latin American Studies program from The University of New Mexico has a long and distinguished history of emphasizing Latin American scholarship, research, and teaching.
American Studies
The American Studies course at the Rutgers University educates students to become knowledgeable and productive scholars who will contribute significantly to a wide range of academic, cultural, and public institutions because we believe that interdisciplinary training in American Studies provides a critical foundation to understanding our world and changing it.
American Studies
Students in George Washington University’s American Studies PhD program receive rigorous training in the interdisciplinary study of American culture, society, and politics, as part of a course of study that is comprehensive yet personally tailored to the student’s specific interests.
African American Studies
As an interdisciplinary graduate program, the African American Studies (AAS) Ph.D. Program at Emory University—the first program of its kind in the U.S. Southeast—is a highly selective course of study combining the expertise of an esteemed group of more than 50 core and affiliated graduate faculty.
History - United States
The History - United States PhD degree from Mississippi State University offers a primary emphasis in either United States or European History. A student may choose a minor field of study outside the History Department with concurrence of their advisor.
American Studies
The PhD in American Studies at New York University is one of the country’s top-ranked programs in this dynamic field.
American Studies
The graduate program in American Studies at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill provides rigorous yet flexible training in a range of theoretical perspectives and research methodologies building on the interdisciplinary history of our scholarly pursuit.
American Studies
The graduate program in American Studies at the University of Maryland offers students the opportunity to apply American studies theory and method to their own areas of research, while encouraging them to draw on the approaches of related disciplines in order to inform and enrich their work.
British and American Studies
The British and American Studies programme from Pavol Jozef Safárik University in Kosice makes a fundamental contribution to the education of new experts and thus to maintaining the continuity of this research in Slovakia.
American Indian Studies
The American Indian Studies programme from The University of Arizona – the first such degree in the U.S. – is an interdisciplinary programme designed to prepare graduate students for careers both within the academy and/or in Native American governance, the nonprofit sector, philantropy, and/or government service.
Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies Research
We offer a Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies Research degree at the King's College London.
American Studies
The Doctor of Philosophy program in American Studies at The University of Iowa requires a minimum of 72 s.h. of graduate credit. Students may focus in American studies or choose the sport studies subprogram.
American and New England Studies
The American and New England Studies Program (AMNESP) at Boston University (BU) provides interdisciplinary doctoral preparation in the study of American culture and society.