Our PhD curriculum offers an intensive set of advanced courses with a primary focus on German-language literature and culture since the Enlightenment. Students can enter the PhD program with either a BA or MA in hand.<br>The Department of German and Scandinavian offers both MA and PhD programs in German. Our graduate students study with leading scholars, gain teaching experience, and follow their intellectual passions as they collaborate with faculty to conduct their own research projects.<br>Our PhD curriculum offers an intensive set of advanced courses with a primary focus on German language literature and culture since the Enlightenment. In both the core 500- and 600-level courses, the study of theoretical and philosophical discourses complements the investigation of literary genres and their historical contexts.<br>We encourage and support interdisciplinary explorations as part of that coursework. Comprehensive exams are taken at the beginning of the fourth year (if entering with a BA) or the second year (if entering with an MA). After advancing to candidacy and embarking on their dissertation work, students enroll in six more courses (on a pass/no pass basis) over their remaining time in the program. This allows them to stay connected to the intellectual life of the department and keeps them engaged with faculty and fellow students while they are working on their dissertation.