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PhD Francophone, Italian and Germanic Studies (Germanic Studies) at University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania, United States

Programme overview

The Department of Francophone, Italian, and Germanic Studies at Penn takes a forward-looking perspective on developments in the field. In contrast to many Ph.D. programs in German, we provide a solid grounding in the entire German literary tradition.

Faculty: School of Arts and Sciences  |  Duration: 17 course units  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States

What you will study

Requires 17 course units in total. Listed required courses include FIGS 7770 Francophone, Italian and Germanic Proseminar; FIGS 5900 Teaching and Learning; COML 6060 FIGS Theory Proseminar: Special Topics; COML 6050 Modern Literary Theory and Criticism; COML 6820 Seminar on Literary Theory; GRMN 6050 Modern Literary Theory and Criticism.

Career pathways

Our students are trained with an eye to their career objectives.

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Application information

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