• PhD Degree Requirements
• Curriculum

The Department of German Literature and Critical Thought offers a graduate program that focuses on the theoretical and cultural foundations for the development of German literature, critical thought, and media from 1750 onward. In order to acquire these foundations, students take a two-year sequence of six required (core) and twelve elective courses. Students are encouraged to choose electives in related disciplines such as art history, comparative literary studies, film studies, French/Italian, history, philosophy, Slavic, and Spanish, as well as in the German Department.

Students in this program are also encouraged to participate in TGS’s Interdisciplinary Initiative program. For more information on how you can have a second intellectual "home" outside of your department or program please visit the Interdisciplinary Initiative page.

Applicants should contact the program or see the departmental Web site in order to learn about program-specific requirements for admission.

Faculty

The primary appointment for those faculty with joint or affiliate status in another program is noted in parentheses.