The PhD program in German Studies at the University of Waterloo is designed to prepare you for a wide range of employment opportunities both within and outside academe.

The multi-foci approach of this innovative program of studies encompasses applied linguistics (sociolinguistics, SLA, CALL), literary and media/film studies and fosters productive independent learning and scholarship. If you have an interdisciplinary approach, you can be very successful in this program. You can uncover and develop a critical knowledge base in the core areas of German Studies.