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The University of Louisville offers a Doctorate of Philosophy in the Humanities designed to provide a broad program of study to qualified students. This doctoral program combines seminars in interdisciplinary humanities with offerings from participating departments and programs: Classical and Modern Languages, English Language and Literature, Fine Arts, History, Linguistics, Music History, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Theatre Arts, Pan African Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies.

The Humanities Ph.D. provides learning, research, and service opportunities in two interdisciplinary areas of concentration:

• Aesthetics and Creativity

• Studies in Culture.

The goal of the program is to preserve, explore, and enhance humankind's cultural legacy through study of formal expressions, creative artifacts, and philosophical and religious thought.

Candidates have extensive opportunities to connect their study with broader communities through internships. Whether directed toward community art organizations or teaching and research, students are well grounded to serve as professionals in a variety of humanities-based programs.

Humanities Doctoral Degree Committee

Annette Allen, Director of Humanities Doctoral Program, Associate Professor of Humanities

Mark Blum, Professor of History

 

Thomas Byers, Professor of English, Director of the Humanities Center

Linda Gigante, Associate Professor of Fine Arts

 

Alan C. Leidner, Professor of Classical and Modern Languages (German)

 

Dismas A. Masolo, Professor of Philosophy and Distinguished University Scholar (Justus Bier Professor)

 

Robert N. St. Clair, Professor of English, Humanities Division (Linguistics)

 

Osborne P. Wiggins, Jr., Professor of Philosophy

 

Humanities Division

Members from the graduate faculties of Classical and Modern Languages, English Language and Literature, Fine Arts, History, Linguistics, Music History, Pan African Studies, Philosophy, Theater Arts, Women's and Gender Studies, and the Division of the Humanities constitute the proprietary faculty for the Humanities Doctorate. Graduate Faculty in Humanities.

 

For inquiries, please contact:

Lisa Schonburg, Administrative Assistant

Doctoral Program in Humanities

Bingham Humanities, Room 213A

University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292

Phone: 502-852-3887 | Fax: 502-852-3886

Email: lkscho01@louisville.edu