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English,
PHD
Throughout its history, the English program at Temple has enjoyed a high reputation for teaching literary history and, especially, for teaching modern and contemporary literature and current movements in literary and cultural criticism. The mission of the English graduate program has been shaped by its history among other programs in the region. Temple is the only public institution in the immediate area offering a doctoral concentration in rhetoric and composition. Temple provides broad access to the traditional discipline for students from all backgrounds and a particular willingness to work at the innovative edges of the discipline in its national context, and it does so in the light of a public educational mission.
Campus
Location:
Main Campus
Students may take courses at the Main and Center City campuses. Also every summer, the department offers the Art and Cultural Seminar in Rome.
Students are able to complete the degree program through classes offered before 4:30 p.m. Students able to complete the degree program on a part-time basis (8 credit hours or less per semester).
Department
Information
Temple University,
Department of English,
1020 Anderson Hall,
1114 W. Berks Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19122-6090
Ranking:
The doctoral and master's degree graduate program in English at Temple stands in the upper third of programs in the nation's universities and is in the first rank of urban universities.
Accreditation:
False
Areas
of Specialization:
The Ph.D. program offers a wide variety of concentrations which include 18th, 19th, and 20th Century American Liferature, African-American Literature, Rhetoric and Composition. Other areas include Women's Studies, Film, and Renaissance literature.
Job
Placement:
Graduates have found jobs in all parts of the U.S. They hold positions as Associate Provosts, Assistant Professors, or adjunt professors with tenure track, as well as non-academic positons such as editors and journalists.
Affiliation(s):
Interdisciplinary
Study :
Study
Abroad:
The Rome Seminar in Art and Culture is offered during Summer I at Temple University's Rome campus, the Villa Caproni. This six-credit graduate seminar is designed to bring together the disciplines of aesthetics and cultural studies. In its interdisciplinary thrust, the seminar is intended to serve as a foundation for advanced study in the human sciences and to reflect the most current trends of thought in post-modern culture. Applicants are from advanced undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students in fields such as literature, film studies, philosophy, art, and social theory. The seminar entails an intensive program of classwork, field trips and guest lectures. The city of Rome is used extensively as a resource. Accommodations can be arranged in a Temple student Residenza, or students can make their own living arrangements in advance. All classes are taught in English.
Licensure:
False
Non-degree
Student Policy:
Non-matriculated students are restricted from taking English courses.
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