Overview

Department of English and American Literature and Language / Department of English and American Literature and Language is located in Cambridge, MA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Medieval literature and language
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Renaissance literature
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Eighteenth-century literature
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Literature: nineteenth-century to the present
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Modern British and American literature
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Critical theory

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	11
Doctoral Degrees	10

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test 2 Foreign Languages Exam
Doctoral Degrees	Thesis Required Oral exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

405

Applied

15

Accepted

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

No

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 30th	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Writing sample

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 30
Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

81

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Gender

Male (51%)

Female (48%)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Old and Middle English language and literature, drama, creative writing, transition to Romanticism, history and theory of criticism
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 86 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA  2138
United States

Contact Gwen Urdang-Brown
Phone: 617-495-1551

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