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17 PhD programmes in Humanities in Netherlands
Humanities
The Leiden University Graduate School of Humanities offers advanced degrees spanning the humanities, ranging from linguistics to literature, cultures, arts, history, philosophy and societies worldwide.
Humanities and Digital Sciences
The Graduate School for Humanities and Digital Sciences at Tilburg University is an attractive environment where PhD candidates become skilled and responsible academics.
Humanities
At Humanities from University of Groningen you will strive for excellence, not just for the benefit of your dissertation and the advancement of science, but also to launch your career, be it inside or outside of academia.
Historical Studies
The Amsterdam School of Historical Studies at the University of Amsterdam integrates a variety of (inter)disciplinary perspectives, including history, history of art, literature and religious studies.
Art and Culture, History, and Antiquity
The department of Art and Culture, History, and Antiquity at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is characterised by its staff's interdisciplinary and global approach to research and teaching on the present and the past.
Logic, Language and Computation
The Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) PhD programme at the University of Amsterdam is designed to support and guide PhD candidates in their track to become highly qualified scientific researchers in the areas described by the institute's research mission.
History and Art History
Utrecht University is one of the best research universities in Europe, and we give talented researchers every opportunity to develop. We offer a History and Art History degree at Utrecht University.
Philosophy
In the four year PhD degree Philosophy programme at University of Groningen, students conduct their own research while the Graduate School provides a balanced mix of expert supervision, tailor made postgraduate training and the freedom to pursue your own ideas within a relevant research theme.
Language and Communication
The vision of the Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication at the University of Amsterdam is to solve scientific and societal problems in the broad field of language and communication through a focus on variability in language and the causes and constraints thereon.
Jewish, Christian and Islamic Origins
What cultural and societal processes shaped Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religions? Discover the varied religious roots of modern society, studying the testimonies these traditions left behind. We offer a Jewish, Christian and Islamic Origins degree at the University of Groningen.
Philosophy
Philosophy is a rich field that opens up all domains of the world, thought and society to critical examination, and this is reflected in the composition of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam department of Philosophy.
Language, Literature and Communication
The Department of Language, Literature and Communication (TLC) at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Faculty of Humanities conducts research in the fields of language, cognition, (journalistic) communication, (digital) information and literature.
Christianity and the History of Ideas
The chief research aim of the Christianity and the History of Ideas department at University of Groningen is the analysis of the longue durée of the concepts, ideas, practices, and mentalities that are fundamental to an analysis of the role of religion in Western society.
Heritage, Memory and Material Culture
Heritage, Memory and Material Culture at the University of Amsterdam particularly excels on national and international levels in five interdisciplinary research areas (‘themes’) that connect the fields of heritage, memory studies and material culture.
Comparative Study of Religion
The foremost research aim of the Comparative Study of Religion department at University of Groningen is to advance the multidisciplinary and critical study of religion.
Religion and Theology
Are you passionate about doing theology or studies of religion? And do you want to write a doctoral dissertation and obtain a PhD degree in these fields? The Graduate School of Religion and Theology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam offers excellent opportunities for high-level academic research and doctorate studies, both residential and non-residential.
Theology
The Graduate School for Theology at Tilburg University organizes the instruction of PhD researchers. Within the Graduate School several facilities are in place to support PhD researchers.