Combined Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and Ph.D. in Film Studies 24 months PHD Program By Yale University |Top Universities

Combined Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and Ph.D. in Film Studies

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Program Duration

24 monthsProgram duration

Main Subject Area

Modern LanguagesMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Modern Languages

Study Level

PHD

Yale?s doctoral Program in Film and Media Studies quickly achieved the international stature it enjoys today. Building on a core faculty that had long overseen an impressive undergraduate major, the graduate program attracted incoming faculty who were eager to help shape it. The quality of the students who have applied has been superior, and the large majority of those selected have chosen to study here. Fifty students have completed, or are in the midst of, their degrees. Our alumni hold positions at a range of institutions, including universities with major graduate programs, and several have already seen their revised dissertations published as books by important presses. 16 term-courses will be the norm, taken over a two-year period. In some cases a candidate may be allowed to take one of these courses in the fifth term of study. A. Requirements in Film and Media Studies: 6 courses, A. FILM 601 Films and Their Study (offered every other Fall term), B. FILM 603 Film Historiography (offered in alternate Fall terms), C. Four additional seminars in Film Studies, B. Requirements in Comparative Literature: 6 courses, A. Proseminar in Comparative Literature (taken first term offered), B. One course in theoretical issues, C. Four courses in literary study, each originating in Comparative Literature or bearing a cross list number, a. A course involving poetry and one drama, b. One course in pre-1800 literature, one in pre-1900 literature, a. Any course can count for more than one designation, C. Four other courses to be worked out with DGS of both units, A. Students may gain up to two course credits for prior graduate work if approved by the DGSs and the Graduate School.

Program overview

Main Subject

Modern Languages

Study Level

PHD

Yale?s doctoral Program in Film and Media Studies quickly achieved the international stature it enjoys today. Building on a core faculty that had long overseen an impressive undergraduate major, the graduate program attracted incoming faculty who were eager to help shape it. The quality of the students who have applied has been superior, and the large majority of those selected have chosen to study here. Fifty students have completed, or are in the midst of, their degrees. Our alumni hold positions at a range of institutions, including universities with major graduate programs, and several have already seen their revised dissertations published as books by important presses. 16 term-courses will be the norm, taken over a two-year period. In some cases a candidate may be allowed to take one of these courses in the fifth term of study. A. Requirements in Film and Media Studies: 6 courses, A. FILM 601 Films and Their Study (offered every other Fall term), B. FILM 603 Film Historiography (offered in alternate Fall terms), C. Four additional seminars in Film Studies, B. Requirements in Comparative Literature: 6 courses, A. Proseminar in Comparative Literature (taken first term offered), B. One course in theoretical issues, C. Four courses in literary study, each originating in Comparative Literature or bearing a cross list number, a. A course involving poetry and one drama, b. One course in pre-1800 literature, one in pre-1900 literature, a. Any course can count for more than one designation, C. Four other courses to be worked out with DGS of both units, A. Students may gain up to two course credits for prior graduate work if approved by the DGSs and the Graduate School.

Admission Requirements

7+
A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) prior to matriculation at Yale. Other English language Requirements: Yale?s most competitive applicants will have TOEFL scores of at least the following, 600 on the paper-based TOEFL, 250 on the computer-based TOEFL.

Jan-2000

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