Doctoral Research Programs in Rhode Island

The Department of Africana Studies offers a graduate program leading to the Ph.D. in Africana Studies. The department is the intellectual center for faculty …

The Department of American Studies offers a graduate program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in American Studies. The department is committed to …

With the Department of History, the Department of Classics sponsors a joint Ph.D. program in Ancient History.

The Department of Anthropology offers a graduate program leading to the Ph.D. in Anthropology. The department is home to faculty and students broadly interes…

The Division of Applied Mathematics offers a graduate program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. Research ranges from applied and algorithmi…

The Joukowsky Institute offers graduate study leading to the Master of Arts (A.M.) degree and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Archaeology and the Ancient…

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program in Behavioral and Social Health Sciences is an interdisciplinary graduate program that trains students interested in…

Salve Regina University's Ph.D. in Behavior Analysis provides students the coursework, research mentorship, and supervised clinical work necessary to help th…

The Biomedical Engineering (BME) graduate program provides cutting-edge, interdisciplinary, graduate-level education at the interface of engineering, biology…

The graduate programs in Biostatistics are designed to provide training in theory, methodology, and practice of statistics in biology, public health, and med…

The Department of Chemistry offers a graduate program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. Graduate students also have the opportunity to part…

The Department of Classics offers graduate study leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Classics. Courses are offered from beginning to advanc…

The Department of Classics offers graduate work in Sanskrit leading to a Ph.D. in Classics and Sanskrit.

The Department of Cognitive and Psychological Sciences offers a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Cognitive Science. The department is a multidisciplina…

The Department of Comparative Literature offers a graduate program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. The department is distinct in its conv…

The Center for Computational Molecular Biology (CCMB) offers Ph.D. degrees in Computational Biology to train the next generation of scientists to perform cut…

The department of Computer Science offers the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in computer science. Since its inception in 1979 the department has forged …

The department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences offers a graduate program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree. DEEPS provides a hi…

The graduate program in Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology (EEOB) is intended for highly qualified students who plan to pursue a career that includes …

The department of Economics offers a graduate program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. Students work in the areas of Microeconomics, Macro…

Brown is one of the premier institutions for the study of Egyptology, Assyriology, and the history of ancient science, and our PhD students train in the foun…

The School of Engineering offers a doctoral program leading to the Ph.D. in Engineering, spanning the School's research areas in biomedical, chemical, electr…

The Department of English offers a graduate program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. Students work across British, American, and Anglophon…

The graduate program in Epidemiology offers comprehensive course work leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. Using sophisticated study designs, …

The Department of French and Francophone Studies promotes an intensive engagement with the language, literature, and cultural and critical traditions of the …

The Department of German Studies focuses its research and teaching on German literature, culture, and critical thought, from German Idealism and Romanticism …

The graduate program in Health Services Research offers comprehensive course work leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. The program seeks to de…

The Department of Hispanic Studies takes a distinctly Trans-Atlantic, interdisciplinary approach to the literatures and cultures of Spain and Latin America, …

The Department of History is a community of scholars and students committed to the values and ethics of rigorous education in the humanities and humanistic s…

The department of History of Art and Architecture offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Arts (A.M.) degree and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) d…

The Ph.D. offers the humanities as a foundation for understanding a world of accelerating and complex change. Cultivating expertise in traditional humanities…

This Ph.D. program is designed to provide students with a regional expertise in an area study of the globe, be that Russia, China, Europe, Africa, the Middle…

The department of Italian Studies offers a graduate program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. The interdisciplinary program in Italian Stud…

The Math Department PhD program is intended for students with a solid background in undergraduate mathematics and a strong interest in research. Most of our …

The department of Modern Culture and Media offers a graduate program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. MCM combines the analysis of diverse…

The graduate program in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry (MCB) is intended for highly qualified students who plan to pursue a career that in…

The graduate program in Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology offers advanced training appropriate for academic and research careers in the fields of biology…

The Department of Music offers the Ph.D. in Music in two areas of study: Musicology & Ethnomusicology and Music & Multimedia Composition. The long-standing d…

The program in Neuroscience offers graduate study leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree. The program is designed to educate and train scientists …

The Pathobiology Graduate Program is an interdisciplinary and interdepartmental program broadly devoted to understanding mechanisms of human disease. The fou…

The Department of Philosophy offers a graduate program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. The department covers contemporary subject areas s…

The Department of Physics offers a graduate program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree. Beyond the six core courses, Ph.D. candidates are expected to…

The Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science requires passing fourteen graduate-level (2000-level) courses with a grade of B or better, twelve of which must…

The Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies offers the Doctor of Philosophy in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies. The department's programs focus on th…

The Department of Cognitive and Psychological Sciences offers a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Psychology. The department does not accept applicants …

The graduate program in Religious Studies at Brown is one of the finest in the nation, admitting around four to six doctoral students a year with six years o…

The Department of Slavic Studies offers a graduate program leading to a Doctor of Philosophy in Slavic Studies. It is the particular strength of the departme…

The Department of Sociology offers a graduate program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree. Faculty and students have extensive ties to programs and ce…

The Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies offers a Doctor of Philosophy in Theatre Arts and Performance Studies. The department's faculty consis…

The Therapeutic Sciences PhD program covers pharmacology, physiology, and biotechnology, as well as other fields that are part of the broader area of therape…