PhD English at University of Arkansas

Programme overview

The PhD in English requires 24 semester hours of coursework beyond the MA and 18 dissertation hours, with candidacy exams, a dissertation prospectus, dissertation and defense. An optional Focused Study in Rhetoric and Composition is available.

Department: English | Duration: 24 coursework hours beyond the MA plus 18 dissertation hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Fayetteville, AR, United States

What you will study

Coursework includes at least one critical theory course and at least four seminars, one in the field of specialization. Candidacy comprises a 72-hour take-home written exam and an oral exam. Reading knowledge of at least one language other than English is required; medieval specialists also need Latin, Old English and Middle English. Sample courses include Seminar in Medieval Literature and Culture and Seminar in Criticism and Literary Theory.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants submit a separate application to the Graduate School and to the Director of Graduate Studies. A 3.50 GPA is required in post-master's coursework at candidacy.

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 entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer sessions.

Graduate School application deadlines: August 1 for fall, December 1 for spring, April 15 for summer sessions; some departments set earlier deadlines. The application fee is $60 for new applicants; $30 for returning UA graduate students.

Law (JD): priority application deadline April 15, with rolling review after that date; admission is for the full-time program in the fall.

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