PhD Slavic Languages and Literatures at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Programme overview

The doctoral program in Slavic Languages and Literatures offers interdisciplinary training in the languages, history, cultures and geopolitics of Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Students work across Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian and Yiddish and in fields such as film and media, gender studies, history, museum studies and philology.

Faculty: College of Literature, Science, and the Arts | Department: Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures | Intake: Fall; application deadline January 7 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Ann Arbor, MI, United States

What you will study

Students complete at least 46 credit hours of graded graduate coursework in the first three years, including three cognate credits, with core courses such as Slavic 549 Research Methods/Proseminar (6 credits), Slavic 500 Teaching Slavic Languages, nineteenth-century and twentieth/twenty-first-century literature and culture requirements, and East European literary theory. Students must show proficiency in at least two foreign languages, at least one taught in the Slavic department.

Career pathways

Academia, government service, industry and nonprofit organizations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applications are due January 7 for fall entry via the Rackham online application. Rackham requires a U.S. bachelor's degree or equivalent and English proficiency (MELAB, TOEFL, IELTS or ECPE) from non-native speakers, with an exemption for degrees from English-language institutions. The department requires three letters of recommendation, a statement of purpose of about two pages, a writing sample of 10-20 double-spaced pages, a Rackham personal statement, and GPA reported on a four-point scale. Strong applicants have humanities training and high-intermediate or advanced command of a relevant Slavic research language. GRE is encouraged for native English speakers but not required.

Intake: Fall; application deadline January 7

Apply through the official page: https://rackham.umich.edu/admissions/applying/

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