Program Overview
The Ph.D. in English and American Literature at Johns Hopkins University is designed for full-time students and focuses on major literary fields including the Renaissance, 18th century, Romanticism, Victorian literature, American literature, and 20th-century literature. The program emphasizes close faculty-student relationships and can be completed in five to six years. Required assessments include graduate seminars, oral exams, foreign language proficiency, and a dissertation.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Department of English offers a Ph.D. degree in English and American literature. The program focuses on major literary fields such as the Renaissance, the 18th century, the Romantic period, the Victorian period, American literature, and 20th-century literature. The program is designed for full-time students and there is no autonomous M.A. program. Due to the department's small size and close faculty-student relationships, the program can be completed in five to six years.
Assessment:
Students are required to complete the following assessments:
- 12 graduate seminars (including the Proseminar)
- Oral examination in two fields
- Examinations in one or two foreign languages
- Dissertation
Teaching:
- Teaching experience is considered an important part of the program.
- Graduate students are required to teach in the department's literature courses and the expository writing program during their second, third, and fifth years at Hopkins.
Other:
- Fourth-year students will receive dissertation fellowships.
- For further information about graduate study, contact the academic coordinator or Director of Graduate Studies at the Department of English or go to http://english.jhu.edu/graduate/.
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