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PhD Literature at University of California, San Diego

University of California, San Diego, United States

Programme overview

A single PhD in literature with concentrations in any of the fields in which department members do research. Students who pass the qualifying exam advance to candidacy and receive the CPhil.

Faculty: Literature  |  Department: Literature  |  Duration: 6 years normative time; candidacy by tenth quarter; total registered time max 8 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: La Jolla, CA, United States

What you will study

Coursework includes the LTTH 210A-B-C theory sequence, at least four seminars in one literature and two in another, two seminars on texts or practices before 1800, two graduate seminars in a second language, and open-choice seminars. An optional Critical Gender Studies specialization is available, and apprentice teaching equals a half-time TA for three quarters.

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Entry requirements

University admission (graduate level): a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or the equivalent and a minimum B (3.0/4.0) average in upper-division or prior graduate work. Programme page (catalog): Writing sample (twenty-five page minimum) required for all applicants.

UC San Diego enrolls for Fall term only.

Apply through the official page: https://connect.grad.ucsd.edu/apply/

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