The reading list for the M.A. exam in folklore is available on the English Department website . The Ph.D. in Folklore Currently, most folklore doctoral students enroll in the Department of English , although a few enrolled enroll in the other departments offering the Ph.D including Slavic Languages and Literatures and East Asian Languages and Literatures . For information about qualifications and application, consult each department's website. Several of these students have been successful in finding academic positions at tenure granting institutions, often in foreign language departments. Most departments offering the M.A. and the Ph.D. offer graduate teaching assistanceships to the students they admit.
Students typically teach undergraduate foreign language classes or freshman writing classes.
Folklore students who have completed substantial coursework and fieldwork also teach the introduction to folklore course and the second level writing seminar in folklore. The Center for Folklore Studies has two full time graduate research assistanceships, and the Department of English offers one half-time archivist position for a graduate research assistant. The heritage research project also provides support for graduate research assistants to do fieldwork with a particular community.