German - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at University of Waterloo

Programme overview

The PhD program in German Studies at the University of Waterloo is designed to prepare you for a wide range of employment opportunities both within and outside academe. The multi-foci approach of this innovative program of studies encompasses applied linguistics (sociolinguistics, SLA, CALL), literary and media/film studies and fosters productive independent learning and scholarship. If you have an interdisciplinary approach, you can be very successful in this program.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Department: Germanic & Slavic Studies | Duration: 48 months (full-time) | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall (September - December), Winter (January - April), Spring (May - August); application deadlines: February 1 (for admission in September); June 1 (for admission in January of the following year); October 1 (for admission in May of the following year) | Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Research fields: Applied Linguistics/Second Language Acquisition, Literature and Film Studies. Study option(s): Thesis.

Career pathways

The PhD program in German Studies at the University of Waterloo is designed to prepare you for a wide range of employment opportunities both within and outside academe.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A Master of Arts (MA) degree or its equivalent in German with a 78% overall grade average. A study proposal.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applications are made online through the Graduate Studies Application and the non-refundable application fee is $150 CAD per program. Deadlines are set by each programme.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.apply.uwaterloo.ca/apply/

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