PhD English and American Literature at New York University

Programme overview

The Department of English warmly welcomes qualified applicants who wish to pursue advanced study towards a graduate degree. We are a large department and value historical coverage of the field that has traditionally been the study of English and American literature: we also encourage innovative approaches to that study, and have an expansive sense of the topics it might cover.

Faculty: Graduate School of Arts and Science | Duration: 72 credits | Location: New York, NY, United States

What you will study

Sample required courses: PhD Proseminar: Studies in Advanced Literary Research; Guided Research II (in preparation for Doctoral Examination); Dissertation Seminar I (in preparation for submission of the dissertation proposal); Dissertation Seminar II (consisting of oral defense of the Dissertation Proposal and beginning of writing and research of dissertation); Pedagogy Colloquim (taken during the first semester in which teaching is anticipated); Workshop on Professional Practices (must be taken in the student's third year of program).

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Application information

Entry requirements

All applicants to the Graduate School of Arts and Science (GSAS) are required to submit the general application requirements, which include: Academic Transcripts Test Scores (if required) Applicant Statements Résumé or Curriculum Vitae Letters of Recommendation, and A non-refundable application fee. See English for admission requirements and instructions specific to this program.

Duration: 72 credits

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