Overview

About the program

The English Composition program's graduate faculty at the University of Pittsburgh work within Composition, Rhetoric, and Literacy Studies, and collaborate with researchers in Linguistics, Computer Science, Film, Biology, and Engineering; engage in digital and transnational research and pedagogy; and work with community organizations through research and pedagogical initiatives.

Our faculty’s strengths include: the teaching and study of student writing; digital production and analysis; transnational literacies; technology and materialities of composition; large-scale textual analysis; and approaches to research that combine the critical with the production of artistic and creative work.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Composition Studies
Digital Rhetorics
Writing in Global Contexts: Translingual and Mobility Perspectives
Automating Writing from Amanuenses to AI
Rhetorical Studies
Materialities of Writing
Digital/Critical Interdisciplinary Methods

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-10 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

72 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Language Studies Creative Writing View 224 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

Completed application form
Personal statement & writing sample
Transcripts
Three letters of recommendation
International students: evidence of English Language Proficiency

Tuition Fee

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International

43804 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 43804 USD per year during 60 months.
National

43804 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 43804 USD per year during 60 months.
In-State

25834 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 25834 USD per year during 60 months.

Living costs for Pittsburgh

1148 - 1944 USD /month

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