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Program checklist · Doctor of Philosophy English (PhD)

Doctor of Philosophy English (PhD)

Old Dominion University · Norfolk, VA

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Program
Award
Doctor of Philosophy English (PhD)
Credential class
ceterms:DoctoralDegree
Total credits (published)
9
Credits (computed from items)
75
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
232982
CourseShelf checklist
CK_232982_623bcb07
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Curriculum Requirements

7 items
  1. ENGL 810
    Major Debates in English Studies
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. ENGL 840
    Empirical Research Methods and Project Design
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. ENGL 892
    Dissertation Seminar
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. Concentration 1 *
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  5. Concentration 2 *
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  6. Electives **
    Not resolved to a course
    12
  7. ENGL 899
    Dissertation
    Not resolved to a course
    9

Literary and Cultural Studies Concentration

concentration · 26 items
  1. Select three of the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  2. ENGL 801
    Texts and Technologies
    Not resolved to a course
  3. ENGL 803
    Technologies of the Book
    Not resolved to a course
  4. ENGL 805
    Discourse and Rhetoric Across Cultures
    Not resolved to a course
  5. ENGL 822
    Multilingualism and Writing Instruction
    Not resolved to a course
  6. ENGL 825
    Scholarly Editing and Textual Scholarship
    Not resolved to a course
  7. ENGL 826
    The British Periodical Press
    Not resolved to a course
  8. ENGL 827
    London Calling: 20th and 21st Century British Literature
    Not resolved to a course
  9. ENGL 828
    Eighteenth Century British Literature
    Not resolved to a course
  10. ENGL 830
    The Digital Humanities
    Not resolved to a course
  11. ENGL 832
    Digital Activisms
    Not resolved to a course
  12. ENGL 835
    Postcolonial Literature and Theory
    Not resolved to a course
  13. ENGL 836
    (Against) World Literature
    Not resolved to a course
  14. ENGL 837
    Narratology
    Not resolved to a course
  15. ENGL 841
    Nineteenth Century British Literature
    Not resolved to a course
  16. ENGL 851
    American Literature to 1810
    Not resolved to a course
  17. ENGL 853
    Queer of Color Critique
    Not resolved to a course
  18. ENGL 854
    Cultural Studies
    Not resolved to a course
  19. ENGL 855
    Critical Race Theory
    Not resolved to a course
  20. ENGL 856
    Pocahontas Unplugged: Jamestown, Pocahontas and the Forging of American Identity
    Not resolved to a course
  21. ENGL 857
    American Literature 1810-1870
    Not resolved to a course
  22. ENGL 858
    American Literature 1870-1945
    Not resolved to a course
  23. ENGL 864
    Theories of Literature
    Not resolved to a course
  24. ENGL 890
    Seminar in Textual Studies
    Not resolved to a course
  25. ENGL 891
    Seminar in Literary Studies
    Not resolved to a course
  26. ENGL 895
    Topics (when appropriate for emphasis)
    Not resolved to a course

Rhetoric, Writing, and Discourse Studies Concentration

concentration · 20 items
  1. Select three of the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  2. ENGL 805
    Discourse and Rhetoric Across Cultures
    Not resolved to a course
  3. ENGL 806
    Visual Rhetoric and Document Design
    Not resolved to a course
  4. ENGL 815
    Technical Communication Theories and Practices
    Not resolved to a course
  5. ENGL 817
    Teaching Professional and Technical Writing
    Not resolved to a course
  6. ENGL 820
    Pedagogy and Instructional Design
    Not resolved to a course
  7. ENGL 821
    Compositions as Applied Rhetoric
    Not resolved to a course
  8. ENGL 822
    Multilingualism and Writing Instruction
    Not resolved to a course
  9. ENGL 824
    Online Writing Instruction
    Not resolved to a course
  10. ENGL 834
    Theories of Networks
    Not resolved to a course
  11. ENGL 860
    Classical Rhetoric and Theory Building
    Not resolved to a course
  12. ENGL 863
    Seminar in Discourse Analysis
    Not resolved to a course
  13. ENGL 865
    Modern Rhetoric and Theory Building
    Not resolved to a course
  14. ENGL 870
    Research Methods in Language Analysis
    Not resolved to a course
  15. ENGL 875
    Seminar in English Studies - Pedagogy and Curriculum Design
    Not resolved to a course
  16. ENGL 878
    Seminar in Sociolinguistics
    Not resolved to a course
  17. ENGL 880
    Corpus Use, Research, and Material Design
    Not resolved to a course
  18. ENGL 883
    Seminar in Professional Writing
    Not resolved to a course
  19. ENGL 893
    Seminar in Rhetoric
    Not resolved to a course
  20. ENGL 895
    Topics (when appropriate for this emphasis)
    Not resolved to a course

Technology and Media Studies Concentration

concentration · 14 items
  1. Select three of the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  2. ENGL 801
    Texts and Technologies
    Not resolved to a course
  3. ENGL 803
    Technologies of the Book
    Not resolved to a course
  4. ENGL 806
    Visual Rhetoric and Document Design
    Not resolved to a course
  5. ENGL 815
    Technical Communication Theories and Practices
    Not resolved to a course
  6. ENGL 824
    Online Writing Instruction
    Not resolved to a course
  7. ENGL 830
    The Digital Humanities
    Not resolved to a course
  8. ENGL 832
    Digital Activisms
    Not resolved to a course
  9. ENGL 834
    Theories of Networks
    Not resolved to a course
  10. ENGL 866
    New Media Theory and Practice I
    Not resolved to a course
  11. ENGL 871
    New Media Theory and Practice II
    Not resolved to a course
  12. ENGL 880
    Corpus Use, Research, and Material Design
    Not resolved to a course
  13. ENGL 894
    Seminar in New Media
    Not resolved to a course
  14. ENGL 895
    Topics (when appropriate to emphasis)
    Not resolved to a course
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