The Princeton Slavic Department offers the Ph.D. degree in either Russian Literature or Russian and Slavic Linguistics. The program provides students with a firm foundation in their major area as well as the opportunity to explore related fields, for example: comparative literature, literary theory, linguistic theory, and other Slavic languages and literatures.

Princeton’s Ph.D. program is small: this enables us to offer graduate students accepted into the program a support package for the entire four or five years required to complete the degree. Princeton provides a scholarly, small-town atmosphere in close proximity to both New York City and Philadelphia.

INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS:

The following guidelines are intended to answer some of the most common questions asked by prospective graduate students. More detailed information on the program itself can be found in the Graduate Student Handbook.

If you cannot find the answer to your question, feel free to contact the Director of Graduate Studies at any point in the application process.

Princeton’s graduate program is small, with three or four students entering each year. Graduate students receive a stipend of full tuition and fees as well as a five-year fellowship that includes summer salary.

The faculty prides itself on its accessibility and responsibility. Meetings with professors – both formal and informal – are frequent. Advanced graduate students work closely with their dissertation advisor and generally receive their dissertation chapters back (well annotated) within a week…detalii click [sursa]