Overview

About the program

In the academy and the rest of the world, ideas about literature and how it matters have been changing. Expanded canons, ongoing developments in critical theory and cultural studies, new forms of interdisciplinary exchange, and the important transformations wrought by digital culture have revitalized literary studies.

Grounded in literature’s long association with the history of writing and print and the cultural value of art, the graduate focal areas in this English Literature program at the University of Pittsburgh also prepare scholars and teachers to examine literature’s life across media and language’s activity in the world.

Programme Structure

Areas of focus include:

Children’s Literature and Childhood Studies:

Drawing on Pitt’s nationally-renowned faculty in Children’s Literature and Culture, CLCS pursues the interdisciplinary study of children’s literature and media from the U.S., Great Britain, and beyond.

Genealogies of Modernity: Medieval and Early Modern:

Spanning the medieval and early modern eras, GenMod supports inquiries into religion and secularism, ethics, gender and sexuality, and comparative media during the “age of reform” (roughly 1300-1650).

Media and Material Practices:

The MMP graduate focal area engages past, present, and emerging media, exploring how scholarly paradigms designed for print, performance, and digital cultures can inform the study of both new and old media.

Race, Poetics, Empire:

The RPE graduate focal area examines how imperialism and its racial politics have shaped modern cultural forms.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-10 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

72 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Pittsburgh, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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General requirements

Completed application form
Personal statement & writing sample
Transcripts
Three letters of recommendation
International students: evidence of English Language Proficiency

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

47378 USD / year

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47378 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

26876 USD / year

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Living costs

Pittsburgh

United States

1148 - 1944 USD / month

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Key information

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