View: List Detailed Program Admit Term Application Deadline Degree Type GRE Requirement Program Ancient History & Mediterranean Archaeology PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline December 11, 2023 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement No Ancient History & Mediterranean Archaeology Graduate Group Ancient History & Mediterranean Archaeology PhD Application Deadline: December 11, 2023The interdisciplinary program of graduate study in Ancient History and Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean Archaeology (AHMA) is conducted by a group that includes more than 20 faculty members affiliated with seven different Berkeley departments as well as the Graduate Theological Union. A chair, a graduate… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement No Program Classical Archaeology PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline December 11, 2023 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement No Ancient Greek & Roman Studies Classical Archaeology PhD Application Deadline: December 11, 2023The Department of Classics offers both the MA and PhD in Classical Archaeology (the archaeology of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds). All students apply to the PhD program. Those with the BA as their highest degree are admitted to the MA program, while in… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement No Program Classics PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline December 11, 2023 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement No Ancient Greek & Roman Studies Classics PhD Application Deadline: December 11, 2023The program of studies which leads to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Classics at Berkeley is designed to give a thorough preparation in the fundamentals of classical scholarship while encouraging the pursuit of intellectual inquiry and the development of original research, according to… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement No Program Comparative Literature PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline December 4, 2023 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement No Comparative Literature Comparative Literature PhD Application Deadline: December 4, 2023Our graduate program is recognized as one of the top Comparative Literature programs in the country. The Comparative Literature department is a vibrant place for the research and study of literatures and cultures in an interdisciplinary framework, from transnational and cross-cultural perspectives. Our faculty and graduate… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement No Program English PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline December 15, 2023 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement No English English PhD Application Deadline: December 15, 2023The Berkeley English Department offers a wide-ranging PhD program, engaging in all historical periods of British and American literature, Anglophone literature, and critical and cultural theory. The program aims to assure that students gain a broad knowledge of literature in English as well as the highly-developed… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement No Program Ethnic Studies PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline December 4, 2023 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement No Ethnic Studies Ethnic Studies PhD Application Deadline: December 4, 2023Founded in 1984, the graduate program in Ethnic Studies is the first interdisciplinary PhD program in the U.S. dedicated to the study of comparative race and ethnicity in national, hemispheric, and global contexts. It continues to be a premier PhD program that provides rigorous interdisciplinary training… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement No Program Film & Media PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline December 4, 2023 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement No Film and Media Film & Media PhD Application Deadline: December 4, 2023PhD in Film and Media Students in the Film and Media PhD are encouraged to situate moving images within the larger theoretical and analytical frameworks of a range of other disciplines. They integrate the traditions of history, law, literature, cultural studies, gender studies, and political theory to… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement No Program History of Art PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline December 4, 2023 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement No History of Art PhD Application Deadline: December 4, 2023The Department of History of Art offers a two-stage integrated master's and doctoral program (MA/PhD) in preparation for college teaching, writing, and specialized curatorial careers. Students are not admitted to work for a terminal MA degree, though students may apply for the MA after meeting Stage… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement No Program History PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline December 1, 2023 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement No History History PhD Application Deadline: December 1, 2023The Department of History offers a PhD program in History. The program prepares the student in four selected fields of study: Three fields of history (called the first, second, and third field) and one field in another discipline (called the outside field). Students indicate their choice… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement No Program Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline December 4, 2023 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement No Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures PhD Application Deadline: December 4, 2023Graduate programs leading to the PhD degree are offered in Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian Languages and Literatures; Middle Eastern Archaeology; Cuneiform; Hebrew Bible; Biblical and Judaic Studies; Egyptology; and Islamic Studies. Degree requirements should be completed according to the University's normative time standards. Normative time for… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement No Program Music PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline December 11, 2023 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement No Music Music PhD Application Deadline: December 11, 2023The Department of Music at Berkeley is one of the oldest and most prominent in the country, bringing together a renowned group of composers, scholars, and performers. The graduate program is ranked among the top in the nation. The department offers the MA/PhD and the PhD… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement No Program Philosophy PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline January 8, 2024 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement Optional Philosophy Philosophy PhD Application Deadline: January 8, 2024The Graduate Program in Philosophy at Berkeley offers a first-rate faculty, a stimulating and friendly community of graduate students, and the resources of one of the world's finest research universities. Two features distinguish our profile from that of other leading graduate programs in philosophy: The department has strengths… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement Optional Program Rhetoric PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline December 4, 2023 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement No Rhetoric Rhetoric PhD Application Deadline: December 4, 2023The Department of Rhetoric offers an interdisciplinary PhD program focusing on the study of rhetorical theory and the interaction of the historical concerns of rhetoric with contemporary critical theory across a broad spectrum of disciplines. Crucial to the department's approach is an investigation into the rhetorical… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement No
Program Ancient History & Mediterranean Archaeology PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline December 11, 2023 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement No Ancient History & Mediterranean Archaeology Graduate Group Ancient History & Mediterranean Archaeology PhD Application Deadline: December 11, 2023The interdisciplinary program of graduate study in Ancient History and Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean Archaeology (AHMA) is conducted by a group that includes more than 20 faculty members affiliated with seven different Berkeley departments as well as the Graduate Theological Union. A chair, a graduate… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement No
Program Classical Archaeology PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline December 11, 2023 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement No Ancient Greek & Roman Studies Classical Archaeology PhD Application Deadline: December 11, 2023The Department of Classics offers both the MA and PhD in Classical Archaeology (the archaeology of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds). All students apply to the PhD program. Those with the BA as their highest degree are admitted to the MA program, while in… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement No
Program Classics PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline December 11, 2023 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement No Ancient Greek & Roman Studies Classics PhD Application Deadline: December 11, 2023The program of studies which leads to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Classics at Berkeley is designed to give a thorough preparation in the fundamentals of classical scholarship while encouraging the pursuit of intellectual inquiry and the development of original research, according to… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement No
Program Comparative Literature PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline December 4, 2023 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement No Comparative Literature Comparative Literature PhD Application Deadline: December 4, 2023Our graduate program is recognized as one of the top Comparative Literature programs in the country. The Comparative Literature department is a vibrant place for the research and study of literatures and cultures in an interdisciplinary framework, from transnational and cross-cultural perspectives. Our faculty and graduate… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement No
Program English PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline December 15, 2023 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement No English English PhD Application Deadline: December 15, 2023The Berkeley English Department offers a wide-ranging PhD program, engaging in all historical periods of British and American literature, Anglophone literature, and critical and cultural theory. The program aims to assure that students gain a broad knowledge of literature in English as well as the highly-developed… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement No
Program Ethnic Studies PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline December 4, 2023 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement No Ethnic Studies Ethnic Studies PhD Application Deadline: December 4, 2023Founded in 1984, the graduate program in Ethnic Studies is the first interdisciplinary PhD program in the U.S. dedicated to the study of comparative race and ethnicity in national, hemispheric, and global contexts. It continues to be a premier PhD program that provides rigorous interdisciplinary training… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement No
Program Film & Media PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline December 4, 2023 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement No Film and Media Film & Media PhD Application Deadline: December 4, 2023PhD in Film and Media Students in the Film and Media PhD are encouraged to situate moving images within the larger theoretical and analytical frameworks of a range of other disciplines. They integrate the traditions of history, law, literature, cultural studies, gender studies, and political theory to… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement No
Program History of Art PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline December 4, 2023 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement No History of Art PhD Application Deadline: December 4, 2023The Department of History of Art offers a two-stage integrated master's and doctoral program (MA/PhD) in preparation for college teaching, writing, and specialized curatorial careers. Students are not admitted to work for a terminal MA degree, though students may apply for the MA after meeting Stage… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement No
Program History PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline December 1, 2023 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement No History History PhD Application Deadline: December 1, 2023The Department of History offers a PhD program in History. The program prepares the student in four selected fields of study: Three fields of history (called the first, second, and third field) and one field in another discipline (called the outside field). Students indicate their choice… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement No
Program Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline December 4, 2023 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement No Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures PhD Application Deadline: December 4, 2023Graduate programs leading to the PhD degree are offered in Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian Languages and Literatures; Middle Eastern Archaeology; Cuneiform; Hebrew Bible; Biblical and Judaic Studies; Egyptology; and Islamic Studies. Degree requirements should be completed according to the University's normative time standards. Normative time for… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement No
Program Music PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline December 11, 2023 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement No Music Music PhD Application Deadline: December 11, 2023The Department of Music at Berkeley is one of the oldest and most prominent in the country, bringing together a renowned group of composers, scholars, and performers. The graduate program is ranked among the top in the nation. The department offers the MA/PhD and the PhD… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement No
Program Philosophy PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline January 8, 2024 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement Optional Philosophy Philosophy PhD Application Deadline: January 8, 2024The Graduate Program in Philosophy at Berkeley offers a first-rate faculty, a stimulating and friendly community of graduate students, and the resources of one of the world's finest research universities. Two features distinguish our profile from that of other leading graduate programs in philosophy: The department has strengths… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement Optional
Program Rhetoric PhD Admit Term Fall Application Deadline December 4, 2023 Degree Type Doctoral / PhD GRE Requirement No Rhetoric Rhetoric PhD Application Deadline: December 4, 2023The Department of Rhetoric offers an interdisciplinary PhD program focusing on the study of rhetorical theory and the interaction of the historical concerns of rhetoric with contemporary critical theory across a broad spectrum of disciplines. Crucial to the department's approach is an investigation into the rhetorical… Degree Type(s) Doctoral / PhD Admit Term Fall GRE Requirement No