English (Literature), PHD

Required Core (3 credit hours)
ENG 501 Approaches to Research (3)

Concentration (12 credit hours)
ENG 588 Writing for Publication (3)
ENG 601 Job Market Workshop: Designing Your Future (3)
ENG 605 Advanced Contemporary Approaches to Literary and Cultural Studies (3)
ENG 790 Reading and Conference (3)

Pedagogies and Practices (3 credit hours)
ENG 555 Literary and Cultural Pedagogies (3)
ENG 580 Practicum (3)
ENG 604 Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies (3)
ENG 784 Internship (3)

Language and Linguistics (3 credit hours)
ENG 530 Old English (3)
ENG 532 Middle English Dialects (3)
ENG 550 Translation (3)
LIN 517 History of the English Language (3)
a 400-level course in an approved language (3)
an approved 500-level LIN course (3)
an approved graduate-level SILC course (3)

Restricted Electives (12 credit hours)

Electives and Research (39 credit hours)

Culminating Experience (12 credit hours)
ENG 799 Dissertation (12)

Additional Curriculum Information
When approved by the student's supervisory committee and the Graduate College, this program allows 30 credit hours from a previously awarded master's degree to be used for this degree. Students who do not hold a master's degree are required to take additional elective and research credit hours to reach the 84 credit hours required for this program.

The restricted electives include four courses which students can choose from an approved list of literary and cultural studies. Theses courses may be substituted with advisor approval.

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree from a regionally accredited institution.

Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program, or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program.

All applicants must submit:

1. graduate admission application and application fee
2. official transcripts
3. statement of purpose
4. resume or curriculum vitae
5. three letters of recommendation
6. academic writing sample relevant to the field
7. statement of teaching philosophy (teaching assistantship only)
8. proof of English proficiency

Additional Application Information
An applicant whose native language is not English and has not graduated from an institution of higher learning in the United States must provide proof of English proficiency, regardless of current residency. Official scores must be sent to ASU in order for the application to be processed.

The well-considered, one- to two-page, single-spaced statement of purpose should explain the applicant's scholarly background and training, career goals, proposed research specialization, any secondary field of interest and why the applicant wishes to pursue a PhD in English with a concentration in literature at Arizona State University. Applicants applying for funding must also submit a statement of teaching philosophy.