Overview

As a PhD student in the English Department, you will explore a variety of literary subjects in small graduate seminars. After undergoing supervised training to help you master the necessary skills, you will gain valuable teaching experience by designing and offering your own courses as Graduate Instructor in Tufts' First-Year Writing Program.

Program Outcomes

Tufts University will prepare you for a competitive job market by providing strong training and opportunities to serve as independent classroom teachers.

Graduates of the English PhD program have won prestigious postdoctoral fellowships, including multi-year teaching fellowships. Recent PhD recipients have secured tenure-track faculty positions as well as other academic positions, such as teachers, program directors, and administrators.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Creative Writing
Nonfiction Writing
Heroes, Lovers and Demons: British Lit from Beowulf to 18th Century
Asian American Writers
Short Fiction
Hitchcock: Cinema, Gender, Ideology
Literary Theory
Seminar in English: Malcom X

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Language Studies Literature View 224 other PhDs in Language Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

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

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Student insurance

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Home contents and baggage
Accidents
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Other requirements

General requirements

Application fee
Resume/CV
Personal statement
Writing sample
TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo English Test, if applicable
Transcripts
Three letters of recommendation

Tuition Fee

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International

Free

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National

Free

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In-State

Free

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Based on the tuition of 0 USD per year during 60 months.

The tuition for PhD students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is fully covered by Tufts tuition scholarships.

Living costs for Medford

1458 - 3019 USD /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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