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ENGLISH 396

Introduction to Graduate Study for Ph.D. Students

UNITS:5
GRADING:Letter (ABCD/NP)
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

Required for first-year graduate students in English. The major historical, professional, and methodological approaches to the study of literature in English.

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1 Term
Seminar 1Open
ID: 6740
0 / 15 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday
TIME:4:30 PM – 7:20 PM
LOCATION:460-429
INSTRUCTOR:
Hoxby, Blair
5units

ENGLISH 396: Introduction to Graduate Study for Ph.D. Students

5 units · Letter (ABCD/NP)

Required for first-year graduate students in English. The major historical, professional, and methodological approaches to the study of literature in English.

Offered in Autumn 2026 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Seminar — Tuesday 4:30 PM – 7:20 PM — 460-429 — Hoxby, Blair (Graduate)

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