Overview

The twenty core German Studies faculty represent expertise in all periods from medieval studies to literature and culture of the twenty-first century, and engage in interdisciplinary teaching and mentorship in multicultural studies (including German-Jewish, Afro-German, and Turkish-German studies), gender and sexuality studies, theory and aesthetics, visual and sound studies, and science studies.

Features

The Graduate Program in German Studies at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill works closely with other departments and programs and supports close intellectual ties with major German universities.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

German Linguistics

Foreign Language Pedagogy: Theories and Practice

Adorno and Philosophy

Relationality and the Individual: Self, Other, Environment around 1800 and beyond

The History of Ideology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 96 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-12-18 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

German and Scandinavian studies View 19 other PhDs in German and Scandinavian studies in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

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Other requirements

General requirements

Statement of Purpose: In order to help the Admissions Committee assess how well your interests and goals fit with our graduate program, please provide a statement of purpose of approximately 650 to 2000 words. At the top of your statement please insert a brief description (20 keywords or fewer) of your specific research interests.

In addition, please discuss your goals in pursuing the Carolina-Duke German Studies Ph.D., your previous study abroad experience(s) and the trajectory of your academic career thus far. [Statement of Purpose Upload]

Substantial Writing Sample: Please upload a single writing sample of approximately 7,000 to 8,000 words that represents your very best academic writing. Typically, this is an essay previously submitted as an academic requirement in a humanities course of relevance to German Studies. It should make an interpretive argument supported by evidence from one or more literary texts or other cultural media.

Tuition Fee

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International

28844 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 14422 USD per semester during 96 months.
National

28844 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 14422 USD per semester during 96 months.
In-State

10552 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 5276 USD per semester during 96 months.

Living costs for Chapel Hill

900 - 1400 USD /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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