The department offers sequential programs (M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D.) for doctoral degrees in Russian Literature and in Polish Literature. M.A. programs in Czech, South Slavic, and Ukrainian Literatures are also offered, with the option of continuing to the M.Phil./Ph.D. through the Center for Comparative Literature and Society. Students who complete the M.A. in Russian or Polish Literature may also choose to do their M.Phil./Ph.D. work in Comparative Literature.
M.A. programsThe department provides a number of courses in Slavic linguistics, although it does not offer degrees in this field. All doctoral students in Russian literature receive rigorous training in linguistics; doctoral students may also choose Slavic linguistics as their minor field.