Doctor's degrees in German Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the German language and related dialects as used in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, neighboring European countries containing German-speaking minorities, and elsewhere. Includes instruction in German philology; Old, Middle, and High German; Plattdeutsch and other regional dialects; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
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Study for higher degrees in the Department of Germanic Languages Literatures (this designation was instituted in 1897) is intended as preparation for a career in teaching and research. The emphasis is on literature and cultural studies rather than on the language itself. However, Germanic philology may be studied in conjunction with medieval literature.
The resources of the department make it possible for students interested in German literature...
Each year the department admits a small number of highly motivated students who intend to obtain the Ph.D. degree. It does not offer a special M.A. program, but an M.A. degree is awarded, upon request, after successful completion of the general examination. The only major formal requirements for the Ph.D. are the general examination and the dissertation. Princeton has no credit system, and thus the question of transfer of credits cannot arise. After...
The first year of work, which leads to the M.A. degree, is designed to introduce each student to the three major areas of study. During Spring Quarter of the first year, all students, except those admitted with a master's degree, must take an oral M.A. examination. During the one-hour examination, the student is questioned by three examiners, chosen by the student, on work undertaken in specific graduate courses.
The department at Yale has long been considered one of the strongest departments of German in the United States. While keeping to a tradition that allows students to emphasize a rigorous study of canonical, and now also non-canonical, texts of German literature, the department also encompasses and encourages within its own framework the intensive study of interdisciplinary fields such as film, critical theory and philosophy, and the practice of contemporary...
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