PhD World Languages and Cultures at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Programme overview

The PhD in World Languages and Cultures requires a concentration in French, German, Spanish or Applied Linguistics and 12 hours in a cognate field outside but complementary to the concentration.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures | Duration: 78 credit hours beyond the bachelor's or 54 beyond the master's | Study mode: full-time | Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Minimum 42 hours of graduate coursework in the concentration plus 24 hours of dissertation research (600-level); all concentrations take WLC 512 Teaching a Foreign Language; French, German or Spanish concentrations also take WLC 584 Modern Theory and Criticism and 6 hours at 600-level. A 12-hour cognate such as a second language, Africana studies, cinema studies, gender studies, Latin American and Caribbean studies, medieval and Renaissance studies or social theory. Comprehensive examination and oral dissertation defence.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants generally hold an MA in French, German, Spanish or Applied Linguistics; significant graduate training in these areas is also considered. Minimum GPA 3.00 for graduates of US and non-US institutions. Online application to the Office of Graduate Admissions.

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.

International graduate applicants on F and J visas: Fall online submission April 15 and file completion May 15; Spring June 15 and October 1; Summer October 15 and February 15. Departmental deadlines may be earlier.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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