博士 该计划旨在培训学者教师在其特定领域进行专业素质的高级研究，在所有研究生和本科生水平上教授该领域的课程，并在意大利文学，语言和文化方面教授本科课程。鼓励学生参加许多不同的课程，以发现特别感兴趣的领域，获得考试所需的背景，并为毕业论文和职业做好准备。博士学位最多可算入30个小时的转学分。获得研究生顾问和研究生院批准的学位。
The Ph.D. program is intended to train scholar-teachers to do advanced research of professional quality in their special field, to teach courses in this field at all graduate and undergraduate levels, and to teach undergraduate courses in Italian literature, language and culture. Students are encouraged to take many different courses in order to discover areas of special interest, acquire the background necessary for the exams, and prepare for a dissertation as well as a career. Up to 30 hours of transfer credit may be counted toward the Ph.D. degree with approval of the graduate advisor and the Graduate School.