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PhD Germanic Languages at University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Los Angeles, United States

Programme overview

PhD Germanic Languages is a doctoral programme in European Languages and Transcultural Studies, College of Letters and Science at UCLA. Areas of study: Germanic Languages.

Faculty: College of Letters and Science  |  Department: European Languages and Transcultural Studies  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Fall, Winter, Spring  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Areas of study: Germanic Languages. During the first two years of study toward the doctoral degree, students admitted without an M.A. must complete a total of 10 of the 12 required courses (40 units). All courses must be taken for a letter grade, and should be selected from offerings in ELTS, French, German Italian and Scandinavian - although graduate seminars in related fields may be applied with approval of the VCGS. Six of these courses (24 units) must be 200 to 296. Four courses may be upper division undergraduate courses (100 series).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application deadline: December 15, 2026. GRE: Not required. Letters of recommendation: 3, from professors who may provide an evaluation of the applicant's accomplishments or potential in research and. In addition to the University's minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit one writing sample of no more than 10 pages in German or English, and a statement of purpose. Ph.D.: Ph.D.: Applicants interested in a Ph.D. in Germanic Languages are not required to have completed the master's degree in order to be considered for admission. If admitted to the Ph.D. without a master's degree, students are required to complete the UCLA M.A. degree in Germanic Languages while proceeding towards the Ph.D.

Most graduate departments and schools have deadlines in November and early December for the following fall term.

Graduate application fee: $135 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents, $155 for all other applicants; deadlines are set by each programme, mostly in November and early December for the following fall.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.ucla.edu/admissions/steps-to-apply/

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