Both the University of Leicester and Manchester University offer doctoral studies in Museum Studies, ie. the degree is a Doctorate in Museum Studies. Full-time residence is not required for a part-time degree which can be managed from distant locations with trips to the home campus provided you can muster the part-time foreign fees. I won the first Ph.D. in Museum Studies from the University of Leicester back in 1984; this was a degree formed at Leicester in 1976. Several have succeeded since, many Canadians interestingly. Doctorates also exist in Russia, Poland, India. But England has cornered the market in the English-speaking world at least for now. It is my opinion that in ten years there will be a doctoral program in Museum Studies someewhere in North America. Any bets! To my knowledge, there is no Ph.D. in Museum Studies, per se, in any North American university. Of course, it is possible as it has been for decades to take a Ph.D. in a discipline and slant courses or the thesis to museological investigation and hhope for a knowledgeable Supervisor. In my opinion, and I have direct experience as a tenured academic, there are pros and cons to both routes which I would be willing to discuss with anyone who e-mails me directly. My heart, obviously, lies with the degree named Museum Studies, for I am a museologist. However, the strong proviso is that quality academic guidance must be provided to the student. Prof. Lynne Teather, Museum Studies Program, University of Toronto, [log in to unmask]