Online Doctorate Programs Found in World's TOP 500:
ARWU Rank:
7
7
University offering the Online Doctorate Program:
University of Oxford
Established: 1096
Country: UK
Country: UK
Online Doctorate Program Name:
DPhil in English Local History
DPhil in English Local History
Category:
Humanities - History
Residency Requirements: Required to undertake appropriate research training provided within the University.
Local history has for more than twenty years formed one of the largest programmes within the Department for Continuing Education. The subject has proved an interesting, rewarding and accessible area of historical studies that has enabled many mature students to become directly involved in individual research. At undergraduate level the Department has, since 1980, offered a Diploma course and, in 1999, introduced a pioneering Internet-delivered Advanced Diploma.
ARWU Rank:
101-150
101-150
University offering the Online Doctorate Program:
University of Birmingham
Established: 1900
Country: UK
Country: UK
Online Doctorate Program Name:
History PhD
History PhD
Category:
Humanities - History
Residency Requirements: Required to visit the University once per full year of study for duration of two weeks.
As a postgraduate researcher in the Department of History you will have the opportunity to work alongside academic staff whose research is at the forefront of current historical scholarship. The Department was ranked first in the country in the latest Research Excellence Framework exercise and is unrivalled in the geographical and chronological breadth of its research. From medieval Afghanistan to the modern United States, our staff provide expertise across British, European and world history from around 500 to the present day.
ARWU Rank:
201-300
201-300
University offering the Online Doctorate Program:
University of Aberdeen
Established: 1495
Country: UK
Country: UK
Online Doctorate Program Name:
PhD in History
PhD in History
Category:
Humanities - History
Residency Requirements: Supervisors may stipulate that some meetings be in person.
The PhD at the University of Aberdeen is a research degree. Research degrees are defined by the student’s own research proposal, on which (s)he will write a thesis. Research students read on their own research topic and work closely with their supervisors to define research and write a thesis. They also attend regular research seminars, are provided with opportunities to attend conferences and for some postgraduates, there are opportunities to gain undergraduate teaching experience.