Graduate Studies in Literature
Graduate study in English Literature offers a wide range and variety of seminars taught by nationally renowned scholars.
The program, subtitled Critical and Cultural Theory, takes a cultural studies approach to literary study and invites cross-fertilization between programs, disciplines, and traditional periods in both classroom work and dissertation projects. Students particularly appreciate the flexibility they have to design their own programs and major scholarly projects. The doctoral dissertations they produce enable them to take diversity as well as comprehensive training to the academic market. In addition, Pitt English places a high value on teacher development; doctoral students are encouraged to design and teach a variety of courses in literature, both general and inflected with their own fields of interest.
For information about applying to the graduate program or details about graduate student policies and procedures, visit the main graduate studies page.
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