Arts & Humanities
Indiana University Bloomington, United States
Doctoral programme in English at Indiana University Bloomington, organised around practices rather than content coverage, with literary history remaining central. Students choose a concentration in Literature and Language or Rhetoric. The PhD requires 90 credit hours.
Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Department of English | Intake: Fall only | Location: Bloomington, IN, United States
500-level courses build practical and technical skills, 600-level courses cover reading practices across periods, theories, forms and genres, and 700-level seminars develop advanced research. Students complete a doctoral minor, a qualifying exam, a dissertation prospectus and an oral dissertation defense, and receive extensive training as teachers.
Graduates work in teaching, publishing and administration, in faculty positions at universities and colleges and in alt-academic careers.
Literature + Language concentration: undergraduate English major or equivalent (strong students without an English major may be admitted conditionally); ordinarily overall undergraduate GPA 3.2 and English GPA 3.7 (3.9 graduate GPA for applicants with an MA from another department); personal statement up to 1,000 words; three letters of recommendation; 15-20 page writing sample; foreign-language proficiency considered; TOEFL scores for applicants whose native language is not English; application fee required. Deadlines: January 2 (December 1 for international applicants), Fall entry only. Students without an MA complete an MA in Literature (30-32 hours) within the PhD.
Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.
Intake: Fall only
Apply through the official page: https://graduate.indiana.edu/apply/how-to-apply/index.html
Arts & Humanities
Indiana University Bloomington, United States
Arts & Humanities
Indiana University Bloomington, United States
Arts & Humanities
Indiana University Bloomington, United States
Arts & Humanities
Indiana University Bloomington, United States
Arts & Humanities
Indiana University Bloomington, United States
Arts & Humanities
Indiana University Bloomington, United States
Arts & Humanities
Indiana University Bloomington, United States
Arts & Humanities
Indiana University Bloomington, United States
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