About the Ph.D. Track in Creative Writing and Literature
The Ph.D. program provides dual emphasis in literature and creative writing, culminating in the dissertation, which combines critical analysis with creative originality. Doctoral candidates not only read and write texts as finished products of scholarship in researching their creative work’s literary and historical milieu, but also consider the text as writers create it, then compose texts as writers, a process that goes to the source of the study of literature and of literature itself. This integration of literature and creative writing is reflected in the structure of the dissertation, which introduces the creative work within a context of critical inquiry, bringing together the examination and embodiment of the literary act, a new model of scholarship and creative innovation.
For complete information, please visit https://dornsife.usc.edu/cwphd.
Admission
Requirements for admission to study in the Ph.D. program in Creative Writing and Literature include:
- B.A. degree in any area of study
- GPA, undergraduate and graduate (if applicable)
- Creative writing sample (25 pages of prose or 10-12 pages of poetry)
- Critical writing sample (10-25 pages)
- Statement of purpose (no more than three pages)
- Three letters of recommendation
- Resume/CV
- Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate coursework
Application deadline: December 1
For More Information:
>> See Ph.D. in Creative Writing & Literature Website <<
Potential applicants may contact:
Janalynn Bliss, Graduate Coordinator
Ph.D. in Creative Writing and Literature
Department of English
Taper Hall 431
University of Southern California
University Park Campus
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0354
(213) 821-0477
Contact Details
USC Department of English
3501 Trousdale Parkway
Taper Hall of Humanities 404
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0354