English, Ph.D., Literary Studies
College of Arts & Sciences
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The Ph.D. program in Literary Studies fosters an environment of critical engagement with the most pressing questions in contemporary literary and cultural studies. Students work with some of the profession’s most talented and productive teachers, scholars and theorists in American, British and world literatures, cultural studies and folklore.
Students in the doctoral program:
English, Ph.D., Literary Studies
College of Arts & Sciences
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For a list of degree requirements, see the graduate catalog.
From 2003 to 2017, the Department of English has tracked employment data on 129 graduates of our Ph.D. program:
77% of these graduates have faculty and/or administrative appointments at a 2- or 4-year college or university
9% are employed in private business or industry
6% are secondary or middle school teachers
5% have postdoctoral fellowships
1% are self-employed or work for the government or nonprofit organization