The Department of English & Communication Studies grants a doctoral degree in the form of a Ph.D. in English to its students pursuing doctoral studies in myriad areas of the field . The program entails students to go through an intense and a thorough in depth analysis of their area of study . This is reflected in their exams, and their dissertations by reflecting on a variety of areas encompassing periods of Anglophone literature, Native American literature and language, creative writing, critical theory, screen studies, rhetoric and professional writing, composition and rhetoric, narratology, linguistics, and Teaching English as a second language (TESL) etc. Doctoral candidates may also choose an interdisciplinary methodology keeping in line with the NEP standards of Research and Design. In consultation with their advisory committees, students devise an individualized curriculum that reflects their own intellectual interests and professional goals befitting their research in the long run. Ph.D. in English is a doctoral degree program that focuses on the advanced study of literature, language, and writing in the English language. The program is designed for students who wish to pursue a career in academia, research, or other fields where advanced knowledge of English is required.