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Optometry
This PhD in Optometry at the University of Hertfordshire develops extensive subject expertise and independent research skills which are honed over an extended period, depending on the level of the award.

Doctor of Philosophy - Applied Geology
As a student of this Doctor of Philosophy - Applied Geology programme at Curtin University, you will uncover new knowledge either by the discovery of new facts, the formulation of theories or the innovative reinterpretation of known data and established ideas.
Occupational Therapy
The Occupational Therapy program offered by University of Missouri - Columbia is to improve the health and well-being of society by assisting people to optimize their participation in everyday life occupations.
Law (Postgraduate Research)
The postgraduate research students of the Law (Postgraduate Research) programme offered by the University of Wolverhampton are supervised by academics who are leading experts in their area of law. At least one academic in each supervisory team will have a track record of successful supervisions.
Art and Design
The Department of Art and Design at University of Alberta offers graduate programs leading to the Doctor of Philosophy in the History of Art, Design and Visual Culture and Master of Fine Arts and Master of Design degrees in a wide range of studio disciplines.
Operations Research
The Operations Research (OR) group at Tilburg University aims at conducting cutting-edge research in deterministic OR research, stochastic OR, and game theory. The focus of the program is on fundamental theoretical research for improving the quality of decision making in business.
History
The Doctoral Program in History at Western University - Canada trains select graduate students to be professional historians—world-class researchers, teachers, and scholars.
Chemistry
Join the Chemistry PhD programme from University of York if you love chemistry, you might like to think about doing advanced research into an area you are especially interested in and study. The Department of Chemistry offers a wide range of chemistry PhD projects to students living in the UK, EU or further afield.
Computer Science
We are a leading computing department in Wales and one of the major UK departments, both for research and for teaching. We intend to build on our past achievements, to become one of the leading departments at international level. This Computer Science PhD degree is offered at Aberystwyth University.
Communication Arts
The Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin Madison has long been one of the world's leading centers for study and research in communication.
Geography - Aeronautics
Exceptional students may be allowed to enter the PhD Geography - Aeronautics program at University of Waterloo directly from the Master's program.
Law
The Faculty of Law at University Kebangsaan Malaysia has designed postgraduate programmes Doctor of Philosophy (Law) and Master of Laws (LLM) in improving a standard of thoughts, skills & knowledge.

Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated) - Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities
Receive intensive research training to prepare for doctoral study. The Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated) - Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities programme from Victoria University offers an alternative path to a PhD in a broad range of disciplines.
Astronomy
Our department at Western University - Canada offers programs in both physics and astronomy leading to MSc and PhD Astronomy degrees. We have a vibrant core faculty of 30 researchers covering the areas of astronomy, condensed matter physics, medical physics, atmospheric physics and planetary science.
Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics
Students in the Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics programme from Comenius University Bratislava master the extensive mathematical apparatus and experimental and theoretical methods of physics to solve complex problems in the field of living systems.
Social and Economic Sciences
The Social and Economic Sciences doctoral programme at Vienna University of Technology is assessed in the viva voce, a general examination by a committee involving defence of the dissertation by the candidate.
Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Cellular and Molecular Physiology at University of Liverpool focuses on understanding how molecular and cellular processes give rise to complex physiologic functions.
Social and Political Thought
Politics is inextricable from human society and our teaching in this Social and Political Thought programme at the University of Sussex reflects this.
Aerosol Technology
The subject of Aerosol Technology at Lund University addresses the formation, transport, physical and chemical transformation, and deposition of airborne particles, the physical and chemical properties of different aerosol systems and other properties of significance for human health, the environment and technical applications.
Mechanical Engineering
The University of Vermont offers a doctoral (Ph.D.) degree in Mechanical Engineering. The size of the program also enables you to have close interactions with the rest of the faculty, and to regularly participate in the life of the program via graduate student seminars and invited speaker presentations.