PhD Slavic Languages at Columbia University

Programme overview

The department offers sequential MA, MPhil and PhD degrees in Russian, Czech, Polish, South Slavic and Ukrainian literature. The doctoral programme requires extensive study of literature from the middle ages to the present with grounding in the region's history, linguistics and culture, plus training in literary theory and analysis.

Faculty: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | Department: Department of Slavic Languages | Intake: Fall | Study mode: full-time | Location: New York, NY, United States

What you will study

Students work in their primary literature for the MA, do more advanced work in their major field for the MPhil, and complete a minor field or the Certificate in Comparative Literature and Society for the PhD. A Harriman Institute certificate is also available.

Career pathways

Candidates are prepared for scholarship and for teaching language and literature at all levels.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences PhD application: transcript for each school attended, statement of academic purpose, personal statement, resume, 3 letters of recommendation (at least two academic). Writing sample: 30 pages, double-spaced. GRE General: not required. Fall admission deadline: 1/7/2027. International applicants whose undergraduate degree is from an institution in a country where English is not the official language must submit TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo English Test scores.

Intake: Fall

Apply through the official page: https://www.gsas.columbia.edu/content/prospective-students

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