Overview

PhD Program in Literature / PhD Program in Literature is located in Notre Dame, IN, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required Candidacy exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

33

Applied

9

Accepted

6

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

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

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

30

Total Graduate Students

23%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	13.33%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	30%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	6.67%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	26.67%

Gender

Male (43%)

Female (56%)

Faculty

17

Total faculty

Full-time - 17

Part-time - 0

Male (14)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Interdisciplinary study of literature from a transitional and intercultural perspective; classics, East Asian, French, German, Irish, Italian, Iberian and Latin American (Portuguese, Spanish)
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 100 Campus Distribution Center
Notre Dame, IN  46556
United States

Contact Dr. Joseph Buttigieg
Director of Graduate Studies
Email: litprog@nd.edu
Phone: 574-631-7781

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