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Courses

Core Courses

MTL’s core courses are listed below.

Individual Program of Study

Beyond the core courses, each MTL Ph.D. candidate puts together an individual program of study including eight courses offered by literature departments and eight courses by other departments in the student’s fields of interest .

To identify appropriate courses, please visit the corresponding department’s website or look at the Stanford Bulletin.

Recommended Courses

Title
Instructor
Quarter
Day, Time, Location

Saldivar, J. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Thursday
4:30 PM
7:20 PM

LaFromboise, T. (PI)
Umana-Taylor, A. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Wednesday
1:30 PM
4:20 PM

DLCL 221

Hoyos, H. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

DLCL 221

Hoyos, H. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

DLCL 221

Hoyos, H. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Spring

Vermeule, B. (PI)
Daub, A. (PI)
Landy, J. (PI)
Anderson, R. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

Landy, J. (PI)
Anderson, R. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Tuesday Thursday
3:00 PM
4:20 PM

Vermeule, B. (PI)
Daub, A. (PI)
Landy, J. (PI)
Anderson, R. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Spring

Brody, J. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

Monday
12:30 PM
2:20 PM

Brody, J. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

Monday
9:30 AM
12:20 PM

Phelan, P. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

Monday
1:30 PM
4:20 PM

Robinson, A. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Spring

Wednesday
1:30 PM
4:20 PM

Menon, J. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Monday
9:30 AM
12:20 PM