PhD Cultural Analysis and Theory: Comparative Literature Track at Stony Brook University

Programme overview

The Comparative Literature track of the PhD in Cultural Analysis and Theory emphasizes contemporary interpretive theory and a global perspective on literature beyond narrow linguistic and cultural boundaries, with links to the humanities, arts and social sciences. Students design individual programmes connected to related fields.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature | Duration: Minimum 48 graduate credits (up to 30 transfer credits possible for holders of a relevant MA) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Stony Brook, NY, United States

What you will study

Required courses in Theories of Comparative Literature, History of Literary Criticism, the Cultural Studies Research Seminar and a Practicum in Teaching, plus twelve additional graduate courses, at least three numbered 600 or higher.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree in an appropriate field from a recognized institution; competence in one foreign language as well as English, with reading knowledge of a second foreign language desirable; admission by the departmental graduate studies committee on the total record with no predetermined quantitative criteria; holders of the Stony Brook MA in Cultural Analysis and Theory (comparative literature) may be admitted directly.

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.

Graduate School: the application fee is $100 (limited exceptions). Deadlines vary by program; for fall applications considered for funding the deadline is typically January 15.

Apply through the official page: https://www.stonybrook.edu/grad/admissions/apply-graduate-programs.html

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