Overview

The Transcultural German Studies program at The University of Arizona, a cooperative effort between the University of Arizona and two German partner Universities in Leipzig and Cologne, is a unique program designed especially to train students aspiring to pursue academic careers relating to national and international educational, cultural, and linguistic interests in the German-speaking countries, the United States of America, and in a great variety of Asian, African, Latin American, and European countries.

Key Features

Graduates of this program will have a thorough grounding in cultural, literary, and language studies from interdisciplinary, transcultural perspectives. Students from each institution are required to spend one year, usually their second year of the overall program, at a transatlantic partner institution.

That is, most students beginning and ending the Ph.D. program in Arizona will spend the second year of their program in Leipzig or Cologne, taking courses that fulfill the joint requirements for the program.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Intensive Reading German for the Sciences and Humanities
Appropriating and Reshaping the Past
Genre as a Category for Organizing Experience
Erziehung and Bildung in German Culture
1770-1830: German Literary, Artistic and Intellectual Currents
History of the English Language

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

57 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Tucson, United States

Disciplines

Area & Cultural Studies Language Studies View 210 other PhDs in Language Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Official transcripts showing an overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher, and with a GPA in German courses of 3.5 or higher (international students should include documentation in the form of all available grade reports)
3 academic letters of recommendation (request to recommenders will go out via email once the addresses are entered in GradApp)
Statement of purpose in German (approx. 1-2 double-spaced pages), outlining your interests and/or experiences in the areas research and teaching and what you hope to achieve during your graduate studies
3-5 minute audio recording in German, including a short personal narrative and/or a reading of a favorite text (speakers of German as their first language are not required to submit an audio recording)
Curriculum vitae, comprehensive resume, or Lebenslauf
Graduate Assistantship application form
For PhD program applicants only: academic writing sample (15-25 double-spaced pages) either in German or English.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

23400 USD / year

≈ 23400 USD / year
Out-of-State

23400 USD / year

≈ 23400 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

12700 USD / year

≈ 12700 USD / year

Living costs

Tucson

United States

830 - 1140 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Funding

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