PhD English at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Programme overview

PhD in English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln offering study in literature studies, creative writing, and composition and rhetoric, with professional development through scholarly and teaching portfolios, study groups, a fiction and poetry reading series and faculty research collaboration.

Department: English | Intake: Fall only | Study mode: full-time | Location: Lincoln, NE, United States

What you will study

Graduate coursework in literature studies, creative writing, and composition and rhetoric. Specializations: Composition and Rhetoric; Krause Specialization in Creative Writing; Ethnic Studies; Great Plains Studies; Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs; Literary and Cultural Studies; Nineteenth Century Studies; Women's & Gender Studies. Certifications: Digital Humanities; Teaching of Writing.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate Studies requirements for all programmes: online application, unofficial transcripts (all college-level records for international applicants), and verification of English proficiency if the applicant's native language is not English. Programme-specific: Minimum English proficiency: Internet TOEFL 100, IELTS 6.5 Resume/CV Personal Statement: This statement should be 1-3 pages and include why you want a degree from Nebraska. The department particularly welcomes personal statements that articulate the applicant's connection to the English Department Mission Statement . Writing Sample: Provide 15-20 pages of a critical paper in English Studies. Creative writing applicants only: In slot 1 upload a critical writing sample (15-20 pages of a critical paper in English Studies) and in slot 2 upload a creative writing sample in the appropriate genre (12 poems or no more than 30 pages of fiction or non-fiction). (See department website for details.) Other Upload: A summary of your teaching experience or a discussion of your teaching potential, no more than 2 pages. Three recommendation letters Deadlines: December 1 for Fall. Prospective students admitted Fall only.

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.

Intake: Fall and Spring (see deadlines)

Apply through the official page: https://go.unl.edu/gradapp

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