A total of 20 points of course work is required (a maximum of 8 points may overlap with the credits required for the M.A. or Ph.D.): Proseminar in Poetics and the Origins of Literary Theory (G40.2001); Poetics and Theory Seminar (G40.2002); and three additional courses, of which one must cover either philosophy or rhetoric or be a theory survey, and two must be listed outside the student’s home department (cross-listing in the home department is allowed).

In addition to the five courses, students seeking the advanced certificate must present a paper at least once at one of the yearly workshops or conferences offered by the Program in Poetics and Theory. Students planning on participating in a conference or workshop develop a paper in the context of the Poetics and Theory Seminar, which focuses on a topic leading to the conference. This paper may be a chapter of the dissertation.

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