English (Ph.D.)

The Ph.D. program in English at UL 69´«Ă˝ affords students close professional guidance from a diverse graduate faculty distinguished in its commitment to both teaching and research. All doctorates in English have a foundation in British and American language and literature, thus students receive a broad education in the discipline that prepares them to teach effectively at any college level and provides the background for advanced research in their areas of particular expertise. Students also receive training in preparation for career diversity.


Ph.D. students may choose from the following concentrations:

  • Literary and Cultural Studies 
  • Creative Writing
  • Folklore 
  • Linguistics
  • Rhetoric & Composition


Ph.D. Exam Areas
Ph.D. students design three areas of concentration for their comprehensive exams with guidance from exam committee members of their choosing. Some possible areas include:

•  English Literature to c.1500
•  English Literature of the Renaissance
•  English Literature of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century
•  British Literature of the Nineteenth Century
•  British Literature from c.1900 to the Present
•  American Literature to 1865 
•  American Literature from 1865 to 1945
•  American Literature from 1945 to the Present
•  Literary Theory
•  Rhetoric and Composition Studies
•  African American Literature
•  Black Studies
•  Children’s Literature
•  Creative Writing Pedagogy
•  Drama
•  Feminist Theory and Criticism
•  Narrative Film
•  Southern Literary Studies
•  Speculative Fiction
•  Folklore Studies

 



 

English at UL 69´«Ă˝