How to Apply

Graduate information: https://graduate.dartmouth.edu

The deadline for the application is January 15.

Please apply online : https://apply.gs.dartmouth.edu/apply/

Application Information and Deadlines

Graduate Directors
Roopika Risam will be the MA Graduate Director for 2026/2027.
Miya Xie is the MA Graduate Director for 2025/2026.
Deadline
The deadline for the application is January 15.
Please apply online : https://apply.gs.dartmouth.edu/apply/
Admissions Requirements
A strong undergraduate record in a major in any humanities field
Fluent reading, writing, and speaking knowledge of at least one language in addition to English
Minimum of beginning training in a third language 
Essay outlining why you want to do graduate work in this field and your plans for your time at Dartmouth
A writing sample (a scholarly essay or excerpt of an essay of  10 - 15 typed double spaced pages, longer essays may not get reviewed in detail)Official transcript(s) of all college or graduate-level credits
Complete application (including three letters of recommendation and a language proficiency survey for each language)
Program length and teaching assistant requirement
The Program is nine and a half months long. As part of their MA, students work for one term as a teaching assistant (TA) in a lecture course. Typically, the TA works for ten hours a week and is in charge of a discussion section,  and to hold some office hours, although this may vary. Many of our graduate students are  placed with the introductory course COLT 01: Read the World in the fall term. Otherwise, placement is facilitated by the Director of Graduate Studies and may be available in humanities departments or in other relevant units.

Program length and teaching assistant requirement

The Program is nine and a half months long. As part of their MA, students work for one term as a teaching assistant (TA) in a lecture course. Typically, the TA works for ten hours a week and is in charge of a discussion section,  and to hold some office hours, although this may vary. Many of our graduate students are  placed with the introductory course COLT 01: Read the World in the fall term. Otherwise, placement is facilitated by the Director of Graduate Studies and may be available in humanities departments or in other relevant units.