• The doctoral program in the literary studies area offers a rigorous course of study leading to the completion of a doctoral dissertation in any field of English, American, or Anglophone literature and culture, or in any field of literary theory and criticism.
  • The program prepares students for active careers in research and teaching at the university and combines a sharp focus on conceptual approaches to literary and cultural works with a commitment to the broad coverage of the field of Anglophone literature.
  • Graduate seminars taken during the first phases of the doctoral program serve to prepare students to develop research projects for the dissertation.