59 PhD Degree Programs in Central America and Caribbean

EULER, in cooperation with EUCLID, an intergovernmental treaty-based organization with university mandate, offers to select students from the general public its flagship external (distance or online) degree program called the EUCLID Online PhD in Global Governance (DGG being the program code for this full PhD / Doctorate of Philosophy).

EULER online PhD in monitoring and evaluation (currently offered in partnership with EUCLID) is the only doctoral degree program offered by an institution that is itself an intergovernmental treaty-based institution (EUCLID / EULER & Institute).

EULER, in cooperation with EUCLID, an intergovernmental treaty-based institution with a university mandate, offers to select students from the general public an online PhD in epidemiology and biostatistics with a focus on clinical studies and public health policies.

In cooperation with EUCLID, an intergovernmental treaty-based institution with a university mandate, EULER offers to select students from the general public an online PhD in bioethics which covers both clinical and global health bioethical issues.

The PhD in Engineering is offered to persons wishing to pursue a graduate degree in Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering or Electronic Engineering, on either a full-time or part-time basis. There is a maximum period of registration of five (5) years for full-time PhD students.

EUCLID (Pôle Universitaire Euclide | Euclid University), an international intergovernmental organization with university mandate, offers to intergovernmental and national civil servants (as well as select students from the general public) a specialized external degree program called the EUCLID Online Ph.D. in Climate Change and Sustainability (DCCS). This field of study or specialization covers the full scope of climate-related issues from a policy perspective.

The DrPH is an advanced professional degree with the aim of training Public Health specialists and leaders in keeping with the mission of the UWI to produce top-quality regional leaders. Scholars are exposed to a combination of public health courses, practical experience, and research, resulting in graduates who demonstrate good analytic, visionary, and communication skills.

It is the only Doctorate in Latin America whose theoretical foundation is Engineering in Social Communication and Strategic Communication (NTE). Our teachers are of high level and what is sought is to generate doctors who apply their methods and models to the areas of social life on which they investigate. It is a program that is taught remotely, with sessions every 15 days during the semester, which are recorded and can be sent to the doctoral student's email if it was not possible to connect synchronously. The thought in Communication is considered as the central element of confluence for the efficiency in the application of the diagnosis and the development of communicational solutions and the axis for the theoretical deepening of the phenomenon.

The Doctoral Program in Sciences in Fisheries and Aquaculture Bioeconomy was born from the academic interest of three institutions: Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, SC (CIBNOR), Interdisciplinary Center of Marine Sciences - IPN ( CICIMAR ) and the Marist University of Mérida ( UMM), with the aim of training specialists of the highest level who develop analytical and numerical skills with an ecosystem approach, to carry out bioeconomic modeling, analysis, and evaluation of fisheries and aquaculture production processes, which influence decision-making regarding the establishment of catch quotas, distribution of small effort, allocation of access rights to fishing resources, closures, optimal catch or harvest times and economic optimization, among others.

The Faculty of Behavioural Health provides accredited, recognized and affordable doctoral degrees and master’s degrees for behavioural health professionals who desire to expand their personal and professional development.

The Doctorate in Educational Research offers three lines of generation and application of knowledge (LAGC). Within the framework of these lines of research, doctoral students develop original research projects, which represent contributions to the advancement of knowledge and/or to the understanding of relevant educational problems.

General objectives of the study plan: • To train professionals in Global History with the highest academic and scientific level oriented to satisfy the needs of development, production, promotion, diffusion, and transmission of historical and historiographic knowledge at the national, regional, and international level, with a global perspective. • Provide the doctoral student with theoretical-methodological and analytical tools focused on professional practice, at home or abroad, in various areas of historical specialization, namely: research, dissemination, and teaching of History. • Promote a space for Doctorate studies in Global History within the reach of any person, national or foreign, who has a Master's degree in History or related disciplines. • Generate in the doctoral student a historical-critical spirit and creative thinking based on the interactive tools that information and communication technologies currently provide, to broaden and deepen the knowledge that global interconnection provides today.

One of the great challenges facing Mexican education is to promote proactive leadership that contributes to generating innovation and change strategies for integration and responsible participation in this era of great technological, scientific, social, and cultural transformations. In this sense, the Doctorate in Education with the intention of transforming school processes and practices proposes the improvement of the quality of the National Educational System through the professionalization of high academic level of managers, teachers, and pedagogical technical support personnel as well as the development of research for the creation of innovative educational projects that address problems of learning, management, collaborative work, learning networks, and inter-institutional links, among others. The doctoral program is presented as an academic alternative that offers an educational platform to promote the development of high-quality contextualized and projective management capacities, promoting research projects that contribute to the development of policies and models for the continuous improvement of the quality of the education that is offered.

The PhD in Anthropic Environments Sciences is an interdepartmental and multidisciplinary program offered by the Center for Design and Construction Sciences, with the participation of the Departments of Construction and Structures, Habitat Design, Geotechnics and Hydraulics, as well as Theory and Methods . This postgraduate course offers greater flexibility as it is a tutorial system, which strengthens research activities.

We offer academic and professional degrees to qualified transfer candidates who have a concern for the health and well-being of individual people, communities, and populations.