English, PhD (Boston)
Source: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/social-sciences-humanities/english/english-phd/ Parent: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/phdprograms/
Bachelor's Degree Entrance
Milestones
Annual progress review\ Reading proficiency in two languages other than English\ Comprehensive exam\ Dissertation committee\ Dissertation prospectus\ Doctoral degree candidacy\ Public prospectus/dissertation work-in-progress presentation\ Dissertation defense
Core Requirements
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Proseminar | | | | ENGL 5103 | Proseminar | 4 | | Theories and Methods | | | | Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | | 4 | | ENGL 7351 | Topics in Literary Study | | | ENGL 7358 | Topics in Cultural and Interdisciplinary Studies | | | ENGL 7370 | Introduction to Digital Humanities | | | ENGL 7380 | Topics in Digital Humanities | | | WMNS 6100 | Theorizing Gender and Sexuality | | | WMNS 7976 | Directed Study (GCWS Consortium, selected topics only) | | | Writing and Rhetoric | | | | Complete 4 semester hours from the following (if completing 12 semester hours of Literary Period requirements). | | 4-8 | | Complete 8 semester hours of the following (if completing 8 hours of Literary Period requirements). | | | | ENGL 7360 | Topics in Rhetoric | | | ENGL 7392 | Writing and the Teaching of Writing | | | ENGL 7395 | Topics in Writing | | | Literary Periods | | | | Complete 8 semester hours from TWO of the following Literary Periods (if completing 8 semester hours of Writing and Rhetoric requirements), or complete 12 semester hours from THREE of the following Literary Periods (if completing 4 semester hours of Writing and Rhetoric requirements): | | | | Literature Pre-1700 | | | | ENGL 7281 | Topics in Medieval Literature | | | ENGL 7282 | Topics in Renaissance Literature | | | Literature 1700–1900 | | | | ENGL 7284 | Topics in 18th-Century Literature | | | ENGL 7352 | Topics in Genre | | | Literature Post-1900 | | | | ENGL 7211 | | | | ENGL 7244 | | |
Electives
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Complete 24 semester hours of ENGL courses, or non-ENGL courses through successful petition. | | 24 |
Dissertation
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Exam Preparation | | | | ENGL 8960 | Exam Preparation—Doctoral (Only needed for PhD students who have completed coursework but have yet to complete the comprehensive exams. Repeatable.) | | | Research | | | | ENGL 9986 | Research (To be completed during the proposal/prospectus phase prior to reaching candidacy.) | | | Dissertation | | | | ENGL 9990 | Dissertation Term 1 | | | ENGL 9991 | Dissertation Term 2 | | | Dissertation Continuation | | | | Following completion of ENGL 9990 and ENGL 9991, registration in the following class is required in each fall and spring semester for all students and each summer semester for those within funding until the dissertation is completed (students outside of funding must also register in the summer semester if it is their terminal term): | | | | ENGL 9996 | Dissertation Continuation | |
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
- 48 total semester hours required
- Minimum 3.500 GPA required
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.
Milestones
Annual progress review\ Reading proficiency in two languages other than English\ Comprehensive exam \ Dissertation committee\ Dissertation prospectus\ Doctoral degree candidacy\ Public prospectus/dissertation work-in-progress presentation\ Dissertation defense
Core Requirements
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Proseminar | | | | ENGL 5103 | Proseminar | 4 |
Electives
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Complete 20 semester hours of ENGL courses. | | 20 |
Dissertation
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Exam Preparation | | | | ENGL 8960 | Exam Preparation—Doctoral (Only needed for PhD students who have completed coursework but have yet to complete the comprehensive exams. Repeatable.) | | | Research | | | | ENGL 9986 | Research (To be completed during the proposal/prospectus phase prior to reaching candidacy.) | | | Dissertation | | | | ENGL 9990 | Dissertation Term 1 | | | ENGL 9991 | Dissertation Term 2 | | | Dissertation Continuation | | | | Following completion of ENGL 9990 and ENGL 9991, registration in the following class is required in each fall and spring semester for all students and each summer semester for those within funding until the dissertation is completed (students outside of funding must also register in the summer semester if it is their terminal term): | | | | ENGL 9996 | Dissertation Continuation | |
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
24 total semester hours required\ Minimum 3.500 GPA required