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About the Program

Join a vibrant, collaborative community where you can pursue advanced study in German literature, culture, and history from the Middle Ages to the present. Our interdisciplinary program encourages you to draw on a broad spectrum of faculty expertise spanning philosophy, political discourse, and visual culture to shape your own unique research. Supported by comprehensive funding, rigorous second-language training, and hands-on teaching experience, you will develop specialized linguistic and cultural skills needed to flourish in a variety of academic, teaching, and professional roles outside of academia.

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Our faculty are the intellectual heart of our program. As renowned researchers, passionate educators, and dedicated mentors, they drive innovation, shape the future of their fields, and inspire the next generation of leaders. Explore our directory to learn more about their teaching, research, and expertise.

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Master of Arts

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Develop the linguistic and analytic ability to explore the significance of the cultural traditions and political histories of the German-speaking countries of Central Europe. Evaluate the broader and contradictory legacies of the German past, the history of rapid modernization, and the status of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland today.
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Doctor of Philosophy

PhD
Join our innovative program and vibrant community to prepare yourself to flourish in an academic or non-academic environment. You’ll have direct access to the unique expertise of our faculty to draw on in creating your own courses of study and developing your dissertation project.
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PhD Minor

PhD Minor
Complement your PhD studies in another field with graduate-level coursework covering art, economics, history, literature, media theory, philosophy, political science, and other fields of the German-speaking countries of Central Europe to earn this PhD minor.
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