All Ph.D. students receive a tuition scholarship as well as a stipend of at least 25,164. Students in later years of the program are eligible to apply for Distinguished Fellowships that carry stipends of up to 33,124. Students specialize in a given historical period or tradition and receive intensive pedagogical training in a two-semester teaching practicum. Ph.D. students are eligible to take graduate courses at Columbia, NYU, Princeton, and elsewhere through the Doctoral Consortium. Most of our Ph.D. students receive tenure-track positions (see English Ph.D. Placement).<br>Program Highlights<br>Attain research and teaching skills in a field of learning in literary studies,Learn to conduct original research and produce written accounts to a professional standard<br>Acquire professional skills commensurate with the capacity to secure employment in disciplines of literary and cultural studies