PhD in English Language And Literature

Class Profile

Class Size

25

Average Age

28

Average Work Experience

2 Years

Rentention Rate

99

Diversity

Others:

10%

Native American:

1%

Hispanic American:

10%

International:

19%

African American:

9%

Asian American:

28%

White American:

23%

Career Outcomes

Median Earnings After Graduation

$1,10,000 / year

Graduation Rate

96%

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FAQs

• What facilities and resources are available to research students?
  
  Students benefit from access to the University of Chicago Library and Special Collections Research Center, departmental workshops and reading groups, interdisciplinary humanities centres, pedagogy training, and opportunities to present at international conferences.
• What funding opportunities are available for research students?
  
  All admitted PhD students receive full financial support for up to 6 years, which includes tuition remission, a living stipend, health insurance, and research/travel funding. Support is provided through fellowships, teaching assistantships, and research assistantships.
• How is progress monitored and assessment carried out?
  
  Students complete coursework in the first two years, followed by field and language examinations, a dissertation proposal, and the dissertation itself. The degree is awarded after submission of a doctoral dissertation (normally 80,000–100,000 words) and a successful defense.
• What research areas are available within this programme?
  
  Areas of supervision include medieval literature, Renaissance and Shakespeare studies, seventeenth- and eighteenth-century literature, Romanticism, Victorian studies, American literature from colonial to contemporary, African American literature, modernism, contemporary world literatures, postcolonial studies, literary and critical theory, poetics, drama and performance studies, digital humanities, visual culture, gender and sexuality studies, and interdisciplinary studies with history, philosophy, religion, and political thought.
• What is the duration of the PhD in English Language and Literature at the University of Chicago?
  
  The PhD normally takes 6–7 years of full-time study.