30 hours

A complete application includes: a) the application form, fees, and all transcripts; b) a CV, a statement of purpose of 2-3 pages, and a writing sample of 12-15 pages; and c) 3 letters of recommendation. The Graduate School also requires foreign applicants to submit English proficiency scores, and a statement of financial certification. The application deadline is Jan. 15 for the following fall. Under normal circumstances the department admits to the doctoral program only qualified students with an M.A. degree (or its equivalent) in Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies, in one of the individual languages and literatures, or in a related field in the humanities and social sciences.

CMLT 8001

Comparative Methods in the Humanities

3

CMLT 8002

Key Skills for Comparative Literature Studies

3

CMLT 8003

Problems in Literary Translation

3

CMLT 9300  *

Doctoral Dissertation

1-9

*To be enrolled in semester of graduation.

Choose 12 credit hour(s) from the following:

CMLT prefix courses numbered 6000-level and above

Choose 6 credit hour(s) from the following:

Graduate courses appropriate to the student’s program of study in other literature and related departments (e.g., Anthropology, Art History, Drama, English, History, Philosophy, Women’s Studies)

No more than 3 hours of CMLT 8980 (Independent Study) may be counted.

GRSC 7001

GradFIRST: First-year Research and Scholarship Training Seminar

1

GRSC 7770  *

Graduate Teaching Seminar

1-3

*if selected for teaching assistantship

Language Requirement

Candidates for the PhD are required to demonstrate proficiency in two languages in addition to English by the time they take their comprehensive examinations. One of these languages is designated as “primary” and the other “secondary.” Students should achieve an advanced level of reading comprehension in the primary language, and an upper-level intermediate level in the secondary language. In most cases, the student will have advanced proficiency in the primary language on admission to the program and it will simply be a case of demonstrating that proficiency. For the secondary language, it is more likely that students will need to undertake additional language learning.

The Graduate School requires that 16 or more hours be in 8000- and 9000-level courses in addition to research (9000) and dissertation writing (9300). In practice, this means that at least 4 courses must be at the 8000-level or higher, including 8001, 8002, and 8003. 6000-level courses are only considered graduate-only if they are not at the 4000/6000 split level, which is the case for the 6000-level courses offered by this department.

These are minimum course requirements for the degree. Students are encouraged to take additional courses, including courses in related fields.

Qualified students will be nominated for Graduate School Presidential and Graduate Fellows awards.

The Department encourages international study, and serves as the home department for a number of Study Abroad programs.

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