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Marine Science
Marine Science studies the phenomena, nature and changes of the ocean, as well as the protection, development and research of marine resources. This PhD degree program is offered by the School of Oceanography at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Arabic Studies
At the Imperial, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Arabic Studies. For those who wish to improve their command of a foreign language or to embark on a new one, day and evening classes at all levels from beginners to advanced are available within the college.
Medical Physics
This Medical Physics degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria.
Media and Communication
This research degree in Media and Communication at RMIT University will provide the framework, the focus and the discipline necessary to conduct speculative inquiry in the field of media and communication.
Management
Management at Keele University undertakes critical inquiry into a number of themes within management including: Culture and organisation, Ethnographic Research, Gender, organisations and work, Philosophical and Methodological Inquiry, consumption and regulation and Markets.
Maori Laws and Philosophy
The Maori Laws and Philosophy programme from University of Auckland is a premier, comprehensive three-year postgraduate degree that equips students for a diverse array of legal careers.
Religious Studies
The Ph.D. program in the Department of Religious Studies at Indiana University Bloomington mentors future scholar-teachers who stand at the forefront of the contemporary study of religion.
Exercise Science
The Exercise Science department’s Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program at the University of South Carolina is a mentor-based program that has consistently been ranked among the top programs in the United States by the National Academy of Kinesiology.
Communication
The Communication Ph.D. program at the University of Delaware provides advanced training to students in the field of communication and others with relevant disciplinary interest, such as social sciences or technology, with the goal of preparing them for research-based careers.
Organizational Leadership and Evaluation
The Organizational Leadership and Evaluation concentration of the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program at University of the Incarnate Word prepares graduates to become catalysts of effective organizational change and leadership within educational institutions, businesses, public systems and social agencies.
Higher Education and Adult Learning
Do you aspire to drive transformative educational change in your institution and community? Designed for practitioners and administrators from P-12 to higher education, the Higher Education and Adult Learning program from Walden University offers flexibility and choices to meet your needs—even if those needs change along the way.
Water Resources Engineering
This Water Resources Engineering from Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava will prepare graduates for pursuing a career in the chosen scientific area. Candidates are supported by their supervisors.
Cognitive, Computational and Social Neurosciences (CCSN)
The Cognitive, Computational and Social Neurosciences (CCSN) Program at IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca is organized into a single training curriculum but is characterized by the significant interdisciplinary nature of its approach.
Business, Enterprise and Management
If you are looking to pursue research in Business, Enterprise and Management, then connecting with the academic community at Staffordshire University is great place to start.
Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics
The DPhil in Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics at University of Oxford is an advanced research degree for qualified students who are ready to begin thesis work in the field of general linguistics (including phonetics but not applied linguistics), in historical and comparative philology and linguistics, or in the linguistics of a specific language.
Bioengineering
The Department of Bioengineering at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign offers both a traditional doctoral program (for students with a previous master's degree) and a direct doctoral program (for students with only a bachelor's degree).

Micro-Bio-Mechanical Modelling of root growth in soils
Roots will be modelled as bonded DEM particles. By means of simple artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, the model will include features such as gravitropism, time-dependent root stiffening (thickening), root branching and root tip reorientation based on penetration resistance in the Micro-Bio-Mechanical Modelling of root growth in soils at University of Dundee
Interdisiplinary Research on Substance Use
The Interdisiplinary Research on Substance Use program at the University of California, San Diego is an addiction research program designed to train researchers using cutting-edge, investigational data analytics and methodologies to reduce the national and global burden of substance use and misuse.

Statistics (Integrated)
The Statistics (Integrated) course from Lancaster University those who have the academic potential to do a PhD in Statistics but lack the necessary statistical background to be normally considered for a PhD.
Empirical-Practical Studies of Religion and Theology
Within the subject area Empirical-Practical Studies of Religion and Theology doctoral studies can be applied for with two different specialisations: Sociology of religion and Practical theology. Within both doctoral students at Uppsala University can choose a didactics of religion profile.