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2023 PhD Cohort
MA in EnglishPhD in EnglishPhD in Rhetoric & Composition

 

TCU is a mid-sized liberal arts university nestled in the vibrant, culturally rich Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Our tradition of excellence in graduate studies combines intellectual development with practical training, professional mentoring, and individual attention throughout our three degree programs:

These programs support students with multiple opportunities to further their understanding of critical theory, research, and pedagogy in rhetoric and composition; the cultural roles that literature in its many forms plays in local, regional, national and transnational contexts; and the generative craft work and exploration of the cultural impact of creative writing.

M.A. and Ph.D. candidates undertake original research and creative projects and learn the critical applications of humanities research in our world with:

  • A nationally respected faculty with strong research and publication profiles.
  • A program that is small enough and friendly enough to allow for individual intellectual development and career mentoring.
  • A balanced and flexible course of study that allows you to integrate work in literary studies and cultural studies, rhetoric and composition studies, or to focus on one research area alone.
  • Competitive graduate fellowships that typically provide six years of funding for Ph.D. students who enter with a B.A. and five years of funding for students who enter with an M.A.
  • Appointments for graduate instructors that carry a 1:1 teaching load.
  • Sustained mentoring of your teaching, including summer workshops and graduate courses in pedagogy
  • An excellent record of student placement and publication
  • Graduate certificates in Women and Gender Studies and Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies.