PhD Literature at University of Texas at Dallas

Programme overview

The Graduate Program in Literature brings together scholars, creative writers, and translators who share a commitment to transnational and interdisciplinary approaches to literary study and practice. The M.A. and Ph.D. programs provide students with a flexible context in which to pursue research across a wide range of literary traditions, critical approaches, and theoretical debates.

Faculty: Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology | Location: Richardson, TX, United States

What you will study

Requires 60 semester credit hours beyond the master's degree. Structure: Dissertation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

In addition to the University's general admission requirements, applicants are required to submit the following materials as part of their application file for holistic admission consideration: Two letters of recommendation A statement of purpose/essay An academic/scholarly writing sample (e.g., a seminar paper or critical essay). Optional - A creative writing sample - 10 pages of poetry or 20 double-spaced pages of prose. Applicants who would like to submit this item should include the writing sample in the same file/document as the required academic/scholarly writing sample and upload the combined document through their application checklist. This writing sample is strongly encouraged for applicants intending to focus on creative writing and/or literary translation. Deadline: Please take note of doctoral application deadlines for doctoral programs.

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.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; doctoral programmes follow their own deadline schedule and available terms.

Doctoral applications: Fall opens August 1 of the prior year, priority December 15, closes May 1; Spring opens January 15 of the prior year, priority May 15, closes October 1; Summer opens August 1 of the prior year, priority October 15, closes March 1. Programmes may set their own schedules. The application fee is $75.

Apply through the official page: https://enroll.utdallas.edu/

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