Overview

Department of English / Department of English is located in Los Angeles, CA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Literature and creative writing
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	English
Master of Arts (MA)	English

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	5
Doctoral Degrees	21

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test (English literature) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Applying

85

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test (English literature)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

99

Total Graduate Students

8%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	14.14%
Black or African American	1.01%
White or Caucasian	48%
American Indian or Alaska Native	1.01%
Asian	3.03%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	3.03%
Unknown	21.21%

Gender

Male (42%)

Female (57%)

Faculty

49

Total faculty

Full-time - 37

Part-time - 12

Male (26)

Female (23)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Creative writing and literature; early modern studies; gender and sexuality; narrative studies; poetry and poetics; media, film, and popular culture; studies in race and minority literature
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address University Park Campus
Los Angeles, CA  90089
United States

Contact Prof. Margaret Russett
Chair
Email: russett@usc.edu
Phone: 213-740-3727
Fax: 213-741-0377

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