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  1. PhD Program in English Language and Literature

    English PhD students pursuing interdisciplinary research may include on their special committees faculty members from related fields such as comparative literature, medieval studies, Romance studies, German studies, history, classics, women's studies, linguistics, theatre and performing arts, government, philosophy, and film and video studies.

  2. Ph.D. Program

    The Berkeley English Department offers a wide-ranging Ph.D. program, engaging in all historical periods of British and American literature, Anglophone literature, and critical and cultural theory. The program aims to assure that students gain a broad knowledge of literature in English as well as the highly-developed skills in scholarship and ...

  3. Graduate Program Overview

    Students may also take courses in cognate departments such as comparative literature, classics, philosophy, linguistics, history, and art history. Course of Study. The graduate program in English is a five-year program (with multiple opportunities for funding in year six) leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.).

  4. Ph.D. Program

    The Stanford English department has a long tradition of training the next generation of scholars to become leaders in academia and related fields. Our Ph.D. program encourages the production of ambitious, groundbreaking dissertation work across the diverse field interests of our prestigious faculty. Fusing deep attention to literary history ...

  5. Ph.D. in Literature

    Students in our PhD program gain advanced knowledge of literature from the British Middle Ages and colonial America to global/postcolonial and U.S. contemporary, as well as knowledge of literary theory, literary analysis, and interdisciplinary methods. The course of study balances coverage of national literary traditions with innovative methods and topics such as literature and science ...

  6. English Literature PhD

    A UNESCO World City of Literature, Edinburgh is a remarkable place to study, write, publish, discuss and perform prose, poetry and drama. Take a PhD with us and you will be based in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (LLC) in the historic centre of this world-leading festival city.

  7. English (Literature), PHD

    The PhD in English (literature) at ASU is a premier graduate program in the U.S. with strong interdisciplinary ties and faculty links to research centers on campus and in the state, including the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy, the Institute for Humanities Research, and the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing.

  8. Ph.D. Program Overview

    The first year of the PhD program is the sequential MA program. ... The Writing Program is associated with the Department of English and Comparative Literature, but is run separately. Consult the University Writing Program webpage for a more detailed description of the program. For 8-10 students in their third year, one semester of University ...

  9. The Doctoral Program in English Literature

    All application materials are due by 11:59 pm (CST) on the day of the deadline. Applications for doctoral study are considered for Fall admission only. Prospective students must submit all application materials by the deadline listed above. The English Department admissions process occurs once a year and ends in early February.

  10. English PhD

    The Berkeley English Department offers a wide-ranging PhD program, engaging in all historical periods of British and American literature, Anglophone literature, and critical and cultural theory. The program aims to assure that students gain a broad knowledge of literature in English as well as the highly-developed skills in scholarship and ...

  11. English

    The graduate program in English provides you with a broad knowledge in the discipline, including critical and cultural theory and literary history. SHARE. ... they must have both the requisite critical skills and a foundation in English literature for graduate work in English. Most of our successful candidates have some knowledge of all the ...

  12. Overview

    The PhD program prepares students for independent work as teachers, scholars, and critics by developing their abilities to pose and investigate problems in the advanced study of literatures in English. The program consists of four major components: coursework, teaching, fields exams, and the dissertation.

  13. PhD Program

    The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the Department of English guarantee five full years (12 months each) of financial support for PhD students who maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress. This support will be in the form of Teaching Fellowships or Graduate Fellowships. All requirements for the doctorate, including dissertation, must be ...

  14. PhD in Literature

    PhD in Literature. The PhD program is a five-year curriculum that comprises a language requirement and three basic components: coursework, a Comprehensive Examination, and a dissertation. Starting with the fall 2024 admissions cycle, the English Department will be moving to an every-other-year admissions model for PhDs.

  15. Graduate

    The Department of English offers a program leading to the PhD degree in literatures in English. The department is small in numbers and its graduate students are carefully selected on the basis of their professional distinction as teachers, critics, and scholars. Because of its small size, the department affords students exceptionally focused attention.

  16. PhDs in English Literature

    Studying a PhD in English Literature is a truly immersive experience. You will have the opportunity to engage with a wide range of literary texts, from classic works to contemporary pieces, and explore the historical, cultural, and social contexts in which they were written. You will develop advanced critical thinking and analytical skills, as ...

  17. English, PhD < University of Pennsylvania

    2023-24 Catalog. English, PhD. The Department offers full-time M.A. and Ph.D. programs. Comprehensive in their range of specializations, these programs are intellectually dynamic and rigorous. Our M.A. program offers students a solid foundation in the professional study of literature and culture, and our Ph.D. program prepares students for full ...

  18. MA/PhD in English Language and Literature

    Program Overview. Our MA/PhD in English Language and Literature is an integrated program that allows students to earn an MA on the way to the PhD. We do not admit students for a terminal MA degree. The program receives over 250 applications of admission each year and typically enrolls an entering class of 10-14 students, all of whom receive ...

  19. PhD English

    PhD English. The Doctor of Philosophy in English is a limited enrolment program unique in Canada for its integration of literary studies with such fields as rhetoric, new media, and discourse analysis. The program draws students from across Canada, and has a very strong placement rate for its graduates, in high-quality academic and upper-level ...

  20. Recent PhD Dissertations

    Recent PhD Dissertations. Terekhov, Jessica (September 2022) -- "On Wit in Relation to Self-Division". Selinger, Liora (September 2022) -- "Romanticism, Childhood, and the Poetics of Explanation". Lockhart, Isabel (September 2022) -- "Storytelling and the Subsurface: Indigenous Fiction, Extraction, and the Energetic Present".

  21. PhD in English Literary Studies

    A/Prof Polo Moji ( [email protected]) The Department of English Literary Studies supervises research degrees in a broad range of areas, from Early Modern to contemporary literature and theory. We specialise particularly in writings of and from South Africa and Africa and work closely with prospective students to develop a thesis topic that ...

  22. English (PHD) Literature Emphasis

    This course is required for doctoral students specializing in Critical Literacy. Development of the British NovelEng 540. A study of the origin and development of the novel in Great Britain from the eighteenth century to the present. Novels by authors such as Fielding, Austen, Dickens, Hardy, Woolf, and Joyce may be included.

  23. Doctor of Philosophy (English Literature)

    Students applying for the PhD programme must meet the University's admission requirements, and should have a relevant MA degree for admission into the PhD programme. The PhD programme is by research only, and students are expected to produce an original thesis of up to 100,000 words in length. Through our academic staff's specialization and ...

  24. PhD English Literature Course Admission, Entrance Exam Syllabus

    PhD English Literature is a desirable course for those who are interested in studying about the rich history of the language and want to learn about different types of English literature. The course also helps you in developing various skills- research skills, analytical skills, verbal and written communication skills.

  25. Research Methods in English Language and Literature

    J. Mangayarkarasi provided a better understanding on various ways of conducting research. Under the title "Research Methods in English Language and Literature", she explained all possible gateways of research approaches with ample illustrations from the existing studies. She also clarified the queries of the participants regarding research ...

  26. The Major in English

    The Major in English. English majors must take a total of 10 courses: one course in literary and cultural history (LCH), the junior seminar (JRS), and eight departmental courses. Courses in literary and cultural history ask questions about tradition and transmission over longer periods, and provide background for more specialized study.