Overview

About the program

Over seventy graduate students enjoy close interaction with thirty-eight internationally renowned faculty members in the Department who teach and publish on a large number of historical periods, theoretical areas, and methodological approaches.

Many of our English faculty at the University of Pennsylvania work across traditional period and disciplinary divides, and we encourage our students to bring similar innovation and creativity to their own research and teaching.

Programme Structure

Fields of concentration include:

Medieval Literature
Early Modern/Renaissance Literature
Restoration and Eighteenth-Century British Literature (includes Restoration, Eighteenth Century, Early Romanticism, British Empire Studies)
Nineteenth-Century British Literature (includes Later Romanticism, Victorianism, British Empire Studies)
Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century British Literature (includes British Modernism, Postwar, Contemporary, British Empire Studies)
American Literature through the Nineteenth Century
Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century American Literature (includes American Modernism, Postwar, Contemporary)
American Studies/Ethnic Studies (Asian American, Latino/a, Native American, Critical Race Studies, Transnational Americas)
African American and Afro-diaspora Literature
Contemporary Poetry & Poetics
Postcolonial Studies (Global South: South Asia, Africa, Caribbean, Latin America, East Asia)
Film, Television, and New Media
Gender & Sexuality Studies
Material Texts and Digital Humanities

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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100

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Credits

20 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Philadelphia, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

A personal statement
A critical writing sample
Three letters of recommendation
Electronic versions of your academic transcripts
Proof of English Proficiency

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

44792 USD / year

≈ 44792 USD / year
Out-of-State

44792 USD / year

≈ 44792 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

44792 USD / year

≈ 44792 USD / year

Additional Details

Most of our PhD programs are fully funded, meaning the program will pay for your tuition and fees, as well as provide you with a minimum stipend of $39,425.

Living costs

Philadelphia

United States

1313 - 2284 USD / month

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About the program

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

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Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Additional Details

Living costs

Philadelphia

Funding

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