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Communication Research
Life in contemporary Western societies heavily depends on media and communication technologies. How we work and how we spend our spare time; what we do as citizens and as consumers; how we relate to others and to ourselves – all of this is now heavily pervaded by new media and communication technologies. This Communication Research programme is offered at the University of Amsterdam.
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Pursue Educational Leadership and Policy Studies doctoral-level research at University of Denver through field-based opportunities that address important issues of practice.
Chemistry
Graduate study in Chemistry at the Auburn University leads to the MS and PhD degrees. By the end of the second semester, graduate students must submit a Plan of Study which details the courses that will be taken.
Public Health and Caring Sciences
The Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences (IFV) at Uppsala University has postgraduate students who conduct studies, research and teaching within our different research areas.
Computer Science
Many PhD Computer Science graduates at University of Nottingham choose to continue an academic career.

Pattern Recognition and Classifiers
Pattern recognition is a very active field of research intimately bound to machine learning and data mining. This Pattern Recognition and Classifiers PhD programme is offered at Bangor University.
Chemistry
Chemical technologies enrich our quality of life, creating new developments in areas from drug discovery to transitional metal chemistry. This Chemistry programme is offered at the University of Sussex.
Nursing and Healthcare Innovation
The Nursing and Healthcare Innovation PhD program at Arizona State University provides an enriching academic environment that strongly fosters scholarship, critical thinking and interprofessional collaboration.
Economics
The PhD in Economics program at University of Guelph will prepare you to become an independent and skilled researcher, in preparation for a career in academia, public or private sector.
Educational Psychology and Research
The Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Research at the University of Kansas offers doctoral students two unique program specialization areas of emphasis.
Communication, Rhetoric and Digital Media
The Ph.D. in Communication, Rhetoric and Digital Media at North Carolina State University prepares students to analyze the social, cultural, rhetorical, philosophical, and political dimensions of information technologies, new communication media, and digital texts, and to actively engage digital media through research, criticism, production, and practice.
Neuroscience
Neuroscience from The University of Texas at San Antonio offers students a foundation in the study of brain structure, function, and behavior.
Management
The Wayne State University's Management Ph.D. track prepares students to become faculty members at major research universities.
Materials Science
Materials Science at The University of Vermont is an interdisciplinary activity engaged in the application of basic sciences and engineering to understanding the behavior of materials, their development and applications.
Civil Engineering
The Department of Civil Engineering at The University of Vermont offers doctorate degrees in Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering.
International Studies - International Cooperation
International Studies - International Cooperation from Yonsei University prepares students to demonstrate proficiency in analytical methods, empirical methods, foreign language,
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse
The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) plan of study in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program offered by the University of San Francisco prepares registered nurses (RNs) with a baccalaureate or master's degree as Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners (ARNPs) in the PMHNP role.
Creative Writing
The Creative Writing MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter covers all areas of Victorian Britain and the Empire: culture (high Victorian and fin de siecle literature, gender, and sexuality); science (biology and economics); technology (print, optical and sound media).
Global PhD Programme
The Global PhD Programme at Catholic University of Portugal examines the nature of legal reasoning, the truth-conditions of legal argument, the history of legal thought and a variety of resources from other disciplines useful to the study of law. It is a ‘nuts and bolts’ course for researchers in the field.
Astronomy
At the division of Astronomy and Space Physics at Uppsala University we are doing research across a range of fields, from space in Earth's direct vicinity to the first stars in the universe found in distant galaxies.