Ph.D. in Literature
Ph.D. in Literature
The Ph.D. in Literature, offered by the Program in Literature, is an innovative interdisciplinary program which focuses on the study of literature from a transnational and intercultural perspective. Combining in one doctoral program the forces of a number of departments and programs--Classics (Arabic, Greek, Latin, Syriac), East Asian Studies, French and Francophone Studies, German and Russian, Iberian and Latin American Studies (Portuguese and Spanish), Irish Studies, Italian Studies and Philosophy and Theology--the Ph.D. in Literature brings together outstanding faculty and resources to enable doctoral students to study literature both within traditional disciplines and across disciplinary and national boundaries. Designed for the intellectually creative student, the Ph.D. in Literature requires both the breadth and depth of a doctorate in Iberian and Latin American Literatures while offering students ground-breaking curricular freedom in the design of a degree which is responsive to their own interests in literature.
Uniquely tailored to take advantage of Notre Dame's many resources, the program offers an unprecedented level of intellectual and financial support. All admitted doctoral students will be funded for at least 5 years in the form of full tuition waivers and teaching, research, or graduate fellowships.
The Ph.D. in Medieval Studies
The Medieval Institute gathers the largest contingent of medievalists in North America, a prestigious graduate program, an important lecture and conference series, and a vast collection of original, microfilm, and facsimile manuscripts. The PhD in Medieval Studies trains its students in the skills, methods, and knowledge essential to medieval study, while developing their professional profile within a department or discipline. A student may pursue the PhD with a specialization in medieval and Renaissance French, Italian or Spanish literature.
