Overview

About the program

Through extensive pedagogical training and apprenticeships in the teaching of writing and literature, students graduate prepared to teach in a variety of settings. Our students receive rigorous training in methods of literary research and are encouraged to publish work in scholarly and professional journals, attend and present at academic conferences across the globe, and conduct archival research at the University of Delaware and beyond.

In the classroom, students are challenged to analyze English literature through innovative courses in theory, film studies, material culture studies, composition and rhetoric, environmental humanities, Black cultural studies, digital humanities, and more.

Our department has strengths in African American literature, print and material culture studies, global and postcolonial literature, gender and sexuality studies, film studies, speculative fiction, post45 American literature, early modern literature, the environmental humanities and writing studies.

Outside of the classroom, graduate students and faculty work together on public and digital humanities projects and on reading/working groups focused on areas of research interest. Groups may also bring in guest speakers, host workshops, and participate in excursions to significant cultural institutions, museums, and libraries.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Literary Theory and Criticism
Composition Theory and the Teaching of Writing
Issues in American Material Culture
Medieval Literature and Culture
Twentieth Century Literature
Black Literary History
Studies in Poetry
Studies in Print and Material Culture
Studies in Film and Media
Cultural Theory and Criticism
Studies in Rhetoric and Composition

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-01-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

46 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Language Studies Literature Linguistics View 213 other PhDs in Language 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

Required documents:

Official transcripts
Test scores
Letters of recommendation
Graduate application essay
Resume & personal statement

Tuition Fee

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International

9834 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1069 USD per credit during 60 months.
National

9834 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1069 USD per credit during 60 months.
In-State

9834 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1069 USD per credit during 60 months.

Living costs for Newark

990 - 1700 USD /month

Living costs

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