26 PhD programmes in Language Studies in Sweden
Iranian Languages
Our research inn Iranian Languages at Uppsala University primarily focuses on a few main areas: linguistics, sociolinguistics, literary studies, oral tradition, text edition, translation and translation theory.
Slavic Languages
The objective of doctoral education in Slavic Languages at the University of Gothenburg is partly to provide in-depth knowledge within the respective language area and partly to provide the skills in research methodology that are required in order to carry out a major research task and report the results in a thesis.
English
The objective of doctoral education in English at the University of Gothenburg is partly to provide in-depth knowledge within the respective language area and partly to provide the skills in research methodology that are required in order to carry out a major research task and report the results in a thesis.
Sinology (Chinese)
Chinese language and literature as a research discipline is called Sinology. It emerged as a philological discipline but has in recent times expanded to encompass China-related research in the humanities and social sciences. This Sinology (Chinese) programme is offered at Uppsala University.
Language Technology
Language Technology is a research field of growing importance to modern society. The subject encompasses many different areas of inquiry and numerous specialisations at the University of Gothenburg, and common to all is a focus on the development and use of linguistic resources, in particular corpora and lexical resources, as well as the associated language technology tools.
Latin
The objective of doctoral education in Latin at the University of Gothenburg is partly to provide in-depth knowledge within the respective language area and partly to provide the skills in research methodology that are required in order to carry out a major research task and report the results in a thesis.
Romance Languages
Doctoral studies in Romance Languages at Stockholm University are offered with five specialisations: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and general. The studies mainly consist of general literary studies or linguistics within each specialisation.
Multilingualism
The primary objective of this programme at the University of Gothenburg is to provide a comprehensive understanding of linguistic theories and methodologies, as well as ample experience in exploring and analyzing linguistic areas of inquiry related to Multilingualism.
Latin
Research in the field of Latin at Uppsala University deals with texts from the entire period of the long and varied history of the Latin language, with a clear focus on ancient Latin.
Turkic Languages
Our research on Turkic Languages at Uppsala University focuses on philological and linguistic investigations of historical and modern Turkic languages with the broadest possible coverage.
Language and Culture
The Language and Culture programme at Linköping University takes in the following three perspectives as its point of departure: a culture and media analytical perspective, a literature analytical perspective and a language and interaction analytical perspective.
English
The doctoral programme at the Department of English at Stockholm University is divided into two sections, specialising in English Linguistics or in English-language Literature.
Arabic
The degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Arabic is to be awarded upon successful completion of the third-cycle programme at the University of Gothenburg.
Romance Languages
Romance Languages at Uppsala University researches French, Spanish, Italian and comparative Romance linguistics, as well as French, Spanish and Italian literary studies.
Japanese
The objective of doctoral education in Japanese at the University of Gothenburg is partly to provide in-depth knowledge within the respective language area and partly to provide the skills in research methodology that are required in order to carry out a major research task and report the results in a thesis.
Scandinavian Languages
The third-cycle subject area of Scandinavian Languages at the University of Gothenburg encompasses many different fields and numerous specialisations.
English
The English department at Uppsala University conducts research in the English language and its literatures, North American studies and Celtic languages.
Swedish Language and Multilingualism
At the Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism at Stockholm University, you can get a doctoral degree in Bilingualism, Scandinavian Languages or Translation Studies.
Language Teaching and Learning
Doctoral Language Teaching and Learning education at Umea University involves four years of full-time study, which includes a number of courses and a thesis.
Semitic Languages
Research in Semitic Languages at Uppsala University is mainly divided between the fields of Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew and Assyriology.