Overview

The German program at Johns Hopkins University attends to the multifaceted relations between literature and philosophy, aesthetics, art history, media theory, cultural criticism, and the sciences. This exceptional interdisciplinarity has led to German’s extraordinary placement record.

Features

Our PhD students are offered five years of guaranteed and generous funding as well as additional summer scholarships to conduct research at archives, libraries, and museums in Europe.

Students take three years of courses to gain broad familiarity with literature from the early modern period to the digital age as well as philosophy from the Enlightenment to contemporary environmental and political theory.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Seminars within the German program are offered on a wide range of literary genres, authors, cultural phenomena and issues in poetics and aesthetics.

In addition to their seminars within the German program and other offerings within the Modern Languages and Literatures Department, students are encouraged to develop a strong interdisciplinary perspective through courses in departments such as Anthropology, Comparative Thought and Literature, English, History of Art, Philosophy, Political Science and Women, Gender and Sexuality, as well as the Peabody Conservatory.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Baltimore, United States

Disciplines

Language Studies View 215 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

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Other requirements

General requirements

Online application form

Statement of purpose

Three letters of recommendation

Transcripts from each college or university attended

TOEFL scores for international students

Writing sample

Application fee

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Tuition Fee

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International

71203 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 71203 USD per year during 60 months.
National

71203 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 71203 USD per year during 60 months.
In-State

64730 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 64730 USD per year during 60 months.

includes non-resident fee: $6,473 annually

Living costs for Baltimore

1240 - 2100 USD /month

Living costs

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Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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