PhD Degree Requirements
Requirements Checklist:Ph.D. in English with a concentration in Linguistics
Required: |
Offerings: |
2 foundation courses |
5340, 5342 |
1 course in British literature (before or after 1700) |
Before: 5301, 5303, 5304, 5305, 5306 5334 (may count as either) After: 5307, 5309, 5313, 5315 |
1 course in American literature (before or after 1900), ENGL 5337 (American Dialects or Linguistics and Literature with American focus) may replace this course |
Before: 5320, 5323 After: 5324, 5325 |
1 course in Comparative literature |
5355, 5317, 5343, 5380 |
1 professional development |
5390, PDC |
2 additional courses with selected in consultation w/ advisory committee |
LING or CMLL courses as advised |
1 pedagogy course |
5392 |
6 courses in the student's area of specialization (at least 4 of which must be taken at TTU as PhD; one course must focus on the structure of English and one course must focus on sociological issues) |
5335 (required), 5337, 5338, 5339 LING or CMLL courses as advertised - note 60/45 hr. requirements below |
Literary genres: lit courses from above must cover at least three of five genres (poetry, drama, fiction, film, non-fiction) |
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12 dissertation hours |
8000 |
Tools: language(s); philology; relevant subfields |
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Residency Requirement |
24 hours of coursework during 18 months |
Total Hours |
60 minimum in English or 45 with 15-hour minor |
*Courses with individual genres (ENGL 5350, 5351, 5352, 5353) and/or specialized or Advanced Problems courses (ENGL 5317, 5327, 5380) may also satisfy these period/genre requirements.
Department of English
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Address
P.O. Box 43091 Lubbock, TX 79409-3091 -
Phone
806.742.2501 -
Email
english@ttu.edu