English
The graduate program in English provides rigorous academics and a supportive environment for students to achieve their goals as thinkers and scholars.

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Degree Offerings
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Application Requirements
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Contact the Department
Questions about your application?
Contact us:
Office of Graduate Admissions
Bendetson Hall
Medford, MA 02155
(617) 627-3395
gradadmissions@tufts.edu
Ph.D. in English
The English Department at Tufts University provides a supportive, collaborative environment for rigorous graduate study and professional development. Faculty and students work together to ensure all students achieve their goals as thinkers and scholars. The collective expertise of our distinguished faculty covers a wide range of historical periods, authors, literary and aesthetic movements, and critical discourses. Special interests among our faculty include black cultural studies; Marxist, feminist, and queer perspectives on literature and culture; postcolonial and multicultural studies; visual and material culture; poststructuralist theory; affect theory; science studies; and environmental humanities.
After undergoing supervised training to help them master the necessary skills, our students gain valuable teaching experience by designing and offering their own courses as Graduate Instructors in Tufts' First-Year Writing Program. The strong training that the department provides and the experience students acquire as independent classroom teachers prepares our Ph.D. candidates for a competitive job market. Our recent Ph.D. recipients have secured faculty positions, including on the tenure-track, as well as other academic positions as teachers, program directors, and administrators. Our students have also been successful in winning prestigious post-doctoral fellowships, including multi-year teaching fellowships.
Faculty
Application Deadline
Fall: January 15
Application Requirements:
> Application fee
> Resume/CV
> Personal statement
> Writing sample
> GRE no longer required
> TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo English Test, if applicable
> Transcripts
> Three letters of recommendation
For questions about this program, including scholarships and assistantships, please contact the graduate program director, Associate Professor Modhumita Roy.
6 The Green
210 East Hall
Medford, MA 02155
Phone: 617.627.3459
Fax: 617.627.3606
E-mail: english@tufts.edu