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May 13, 2024
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2021-2022 Caspersen School of Graduate Studies
Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.)
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Degree Requirements
Students in the Doctor of Letters program complete 45 credit hours from Arts and Letters listings, as well as approved courses from other Caspersen programs.
I. Required Courses (6 credit hours)
II. A Concentration
In order to ensure congruence and connectedness within the course of study, D.Litt students must declare a concentration prior to registering for their 6th course.
A. Conflict Resolution (12 credits)
Selected from CRES and by Convener approval. This concentration became available as a stand alone certificate to all Arts and Letters students starting in the 2020-2021 Academic Year.
B. Literary Studies (12 credits)
Selected from AREL and by Convener approval.
C. Fine Arts and Media Studies (12 credits)
Selected from ARFA and by Convener approval.
D. Historical Studies (12 credits)
Selected from ARHI and by Convener approval.
E. Irish/Irish American Studies (12 credits)
Selected from ARIS and by Convener approval. This concentration became unavailable starting in the 2019-2020 Academic Year.
F. Studies in Religion (12 credits)
Selected from ARSP, and from REL or Theological School offerings by Convener approval.
H. Writing (12 credits)
Selected from ARWR (in addition to ARWR 905 ) and by Convener approval.
Required concentration for a Creative Writing dissertation.
III. Electives (18 credit hours)
The remainder of a D.Litt. student’s coursework should be selected from a minimum of two other areas of concentration, and in consultation with the Program Convener, to achieve breadth and depth in interdisciplinary training. Students must take courses with a minimum of three different professors.
IV. Dissertation (9 credit hours)
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