13 PhD programmes in Liberal Arts in Asia

Art, Design and Transdisciplinary Studies
The Art, Design and Transdisciplinary Studies programme from Manipal Academy of Higher Education develops competency in high-quality and rigorous research in art, design and transdisciplinary studies with the view of making original contributions to these disciplines.
Proficiency in Art
The Proficiency in Art programme from Yasar University refers to specialization in one subject with the inspiration from other disciplines.
Humanities and Social Sciences
The Humanities and Social Sciences programme from Hamad Bin Khalifa University is the first degree of its kind in Qatar, and one of the few in the world providing students with the philosophical and technical grounding to design and tailor their own interdisciplinary program while being able to specialize through a dissertation.
Humanities and Human Sciences
Our Humanities and Human Sciences doctoral courses at Hokkaido University typically take 3 years for completion. The doctoral course aims to train students to become independent researchers and specialists equipped with all requisite skills.
Humanities and Creative Writing
Embark on a transformative academic journey with Hong Kong Baptist University's Humanities and Creative Writing Doctoral Program.
Humanities
Humanities at Nanyang Technological University will enable you to gain a solid background in research and be fully equipped to have a career in research and teaching in world-class universities.
Arts and Social Sciences
Welcome to Hong Kong Metropolitan University's Arts and Social Sciences Doctoral Program, a comprehensive academic pursuit offering a transformative journey in advanced research.
Social Sciences and Humanities
Step into the world of academic excellence with the esteemed University Malaysia Sarawak's Doctoral Program in Social Sciences and Humanities.
Arts
The Arts program at Monash University involves the independent investigation of a research problem formulated by you in consultation with your supervisors.
Creative Arts
Designed for high performing university graduates, the Creative Arts program from James Cook University is a postgraduate research degree with a supervised project of original research at its core. Develop high level independent research skills while making an original contribution of knowledge to a specific discipline or area of practice.
Humanities
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's Humanities doctoral programme provides training for students who intend to pursue professional and academic careers.
Japanese Humanities
The International Master’s Program (IMAP) in Japanese Humanities (founded 2011) and the International Doctorate (IDOC) in Japanese Humanities (founded 2017) are the only two graduate programs conducted in English within Kyushu University’s Graduate School of Humanities.
Doctor of Philosophy
Embark on an enriching intellectual odyssey at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) with the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program.