Vacancy: PhD program open for application at the University of California, Berkeley (US)

The graduate program in Scandinavian is designed for future scholars and teachers in the fields of Scandinavian language, literature, and cultural history. The department’s strengths lie in the areas of the modern literatures and film (Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish), in Old Norse and medieval studies, and in intellectual and cultural history. The department is willing to consider applications from students with special interests in areas such as Scandinavian film, art, and history, as long as literary studies remains a major point of comparison. Prospective applicants interested in such areas may consult the graduate adviser or other faculty members and should detail their interests when applying for admission in their statement of purpose.

International applicants: It is important for students applying from abroad to realize that Berkeley is a public university and that student support funding structures limit the number of international applicants that can be considered for admission. Nevertheless, international applicants with very strong academic records and research interests appropriate to our program are encouraged to apply if they are willing to pursue the broad comparative training in Scandinavian topics that our program provides. Of special note: Students accepted from abroad cannot enter the program to work directly on dissertation research, but must first complete the required coursework and Qualifying Exam before being advanced to Ph.D. candidacy.

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