Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 84 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting August 2027
- Apply before Dec 2026
Language
English
- TOEFL iBT: 90
- IELTS: 7
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- Berkeley, United States
Disciplines
Literature
Overview
The Comparative Literature degree from University of California, Berkeley provides students with tools for engaging, analyzing, and interpreting texts; and for writing, editing, translating, and thinking across disciplinary and national boundaries.
Features
- Our graduates take up various literary traditions, historical periods and genres, modalities, forms, and contexts, from, for example, Latin American concrete poetry, to discourses of political and race theory, to Yiddish experimental fiction.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Comparative Literature
- Historical coverage
- Literature
- Latin American Literature
- Poetry
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
- TOEFL iBT: 90
- IELTS: 7
Other requirements
General requirements
- Statement of Purpose
- Personal Statement
- The Writing Sample
- Evidence of English Language Proficiency
- Letters of Recommendation
- Application Fee
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International (Non-residents): 18,452 AUD / year (≈ 13,140 USD / year)
- Out-of-State: 18,452 AUD / year (≈ 13,140 USD / year)
- Domestic (In-State): 18,452 AUD / year (≈ 13,140 USD / year)
Living costs
Berkeley, United States
2,457-3,960 AUD / month
Funding
Scholarship opportunities are available for PhD students for Comparative Literature. Available scholarships include the Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF), the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowships For Overseas Studies, the Fulbright-Masaryk Award, the Study Abroad Graduate Scholarships Of Jeollanam, Next 100 (Kitas 100), the Veterans’ Fund Indigenous Scholarships, the Marietta Blau Grant, the Tatra Banka Scholarship, the International Peace Scholarship Fund, the OAS Academic Scholarship Program, and many others.
