Overview

Program Details

The department offers a balanced emphasis on scholarship, criticism, and theory. It is especially well-represented in Medieval, Renaissance, eighteenth-century studies, American literature, literary theory, cultural criticism, culture of information, interdisciplinary studies, and digital humanities.

The program in English at the University of California, Santa Barbara is large enough to field a full range of graduate seminars, but small enough to provide a sense of community and a high level of faculty-student engagement.

Emphases

Environment and Society; Feminist Studies; Global Studies; Medieval Studies; Technology & Society; Translation Studies; Writing Studies (All Ph.D. only)

Programme Structure

Research Centers

The first generation of the department’s centers, started in the 1990s, include the Transcriptions Center, the Early Modern Center (EMC), and the American Cultures & Global Contexts Center (ACGCC).

A second generation, Literature & Mind Initiative (L&M), Literature & Environment (L&E), Hemispheric Souths (HSs), the Center on Modernism, Materialism, and Aesthetics (COMMA), and Medieval Literature, began 2008-10.

All the centers have a distinguished record of funded research, colloquia, and curricular “specializations” for students. For more on the centers, please see this excerpt.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-04 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Santa Barbara, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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English requirements

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General requirements

Online application

Statement of Purpose, Personal Achievements/Contributions, and Resume or CV (submitted in the online application)

Three Letters of Recommendation (submitted online)

Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended (submitted online). Admitted students will be required to send official copies to the Graduate Division.

GRE General test scores and optional GRE Literature Subject test scores

Tuition Fees

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14430 USD / year

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14430 USD / year

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In-State

14430 USD / year

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Living costs

Santa Barbara

United States

1640 - 2480 USD / month

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Programme Structure

Key information

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Credits

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

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Domestic

Living costs

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