Doctor's degree German Studies - Duke University

Doctor's degree German Studies from Duke University is a Campus Ph.D Language degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. Program Description The Carolina-Duke Graduate Program in German Studiesis a fully merged graduate program, granting the PhD in German Studies , with a joint admissions process and a single diploma bearing the names of both Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Its organizing principle is a careful combination of disciplinary rigor and interdisciplinary flexibility that recognizes the fundamental interrelation of all the cultural expressions of societies where the German language is spoken. Taking full advantage of the intellectual, educational, and cultural resources of two of the finest universities in the nation, the program features an advantageous combination of individual attention in small classes and a close connection to the broader communities of literature, cultural studies, and German Studies at Duke University and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The sixteen core German Studies faculty represent all branches of research in the field, including medieval studies , gender and sexuality studies, literary theory and poetics, European intellectual history, modernism, German-Jewish studies , politics and culture in the twentieth century, media studies, and contemporary society. Faculty engage in innovative, interdisciplinary teaching and research projects involving other departments and programs and support close intellectual ties with major German universities. Admission is highly competitive and limited to about seven students a year. Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are committed to offering five years of full funding, including tuition, to admitted students. Students take courses full time in their first year of study; in subsequent years they acquire teaching experience at both a private (Duke) and a public (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) university. Multiple program options are available to students, from the study of historical periods and genres (medieval to contemporary) to literary criticism and theory. Interdisciplinary work is strongly encouraged. View more details on Duke University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Language courses.