Russian and Slavic Studies (PhD)

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Russian and Slavic Studies offered by the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures in the Faculty of Arts is a research-intensive program that emphasizes scholarly and in-depth learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in novel thinking, literature synthesis, and academic writing to pursue professional opportunities in academia or industry.

Keywords: Russian; Slavic; Central European; Literature; Film; Culture; Intermediality; 19th, 20th, 21st Centuries; Post-Communism, Russian Novel, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Russian Modernism, Russian Romanticism, High Stalinist Culture, Post-Soviet culture, cultural mythology, intertextuality, women's studies.

• An eligible Bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA out of a possible 4.0 GPA
• English-language proficiency

Each program has specific admission requirements including required application documents. Please visit the program website for more details.

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