The School of Graduate Studies - New Brunswick
Areas of Concentration
African-American and Diaspora,
Asian-American,
Book and Media History,
Caribbean,
Critical Race Studies,
Digital Humanities,
Drama and Performance Studies,
Early Modern,
Eighteenth-Century British,
Environmental Humanities,
Ethnic,
Gender and Sexuality,
Global Anglophone,
Hemispheric,
Latina/o/x,
Medieval,
Modernism,
Nineteenth-Century American,
Nineteenth-Century British/Anglophone,
Poetry and Poetics,
Postcolonial,
Postmodernism,
Seventeenth Century,
Seventeenth/Eighteenth-Century American,
Theory,
Transatlantic,
Twentieth-Century,
Twentieth-Century American,
Twentieth-Century British,
Twenty-first Century,
Undecided
Program Requirements
Personal Statement (1-2 page single spaced) that describes your academic background, your research interests, and any other information you consider relevant to your scholarly profile, 3 recommendation letters, transcripts, and an academic writing sample, about 20 pages double spaced, demonstrating the applicant's abilities as a literary critic. While a 20-page sample is strongly preferred, two 10-page papers may be submitted.
Test Requirements
GRE test scores (subject or general) are NOT considered during deliberations. We do not accept GRE scores from our applicants. TOEFL or IELTS - Please see complete details regarding requirements/exemptions by visiting: https://gradstudy.rutgers.edu/information/international-students
