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Please view the requirements and procedures listed below, if you are interested in being considered for our PhD in English Language and Literature program. Eligibility: Applicants must currently have, or expect to have, at least a BA or BS (or the equivalent) in any field before matriculation.
The Department of English's Doctoral program in Literature offers advanced study and research in literary history, criticism, and theory, with excellent opportunities for interdepartmental and interdisciplinary study.
A doctorate in literature equips students with a range of highly sought-after skills and competencies: research and analysis of complex material, communication in written and oral modes, collaboration, independence and self-motivation, creativity and adaptability.
The English Department seeks to teach and promote an understanding of both the significance and the history of British and American literature (broadly defined) and to foster an appreciation of the richness and variety of texts in the language.
The Berkeley English Department offers a wide-ranging Ph.D. program, engaging in all historical periods of British and American literature, Anglophone literature, and critical and cultural theory.
Ph.D. in Literature. Students in our Ph.D. program gain advanced knowledge of literature spanning from the British Middle Ages and colonial America to global/postcolonial and contemporary U.S. works. They also develop expertise in literary theory, literary analysis, and interdisciplinary methods.
Be inspired by the range of PhD research in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures. Over the course of your PhD, you’ll be expected to complete an original body of work under the expert guidance of your supervisors leading to a dissertation of usually between 80,000 and 100,000 words.