The Doctor of Modern Languages degree, established in 1927, is unique to

Middlebury and differs from the more traditional Ph.D. VERMONT

The Doctor of Modern Languages (DML) prepares teacher-scholars in two
modern foreign languages. Middlebury’s intent in the design of the DML
program is to provide an alternative to the Ph.D. that retains the traditional focus
on depth in research while meeting the special needs of language teachers and
administrators for competence in the areas of second language acquisition,
literature, linguistics and cultural studies.
The DML curriculum incorporates pedagogical and cultural elements and is
sufficiently flexible to accommodate the professional commitments of in-service
teachers. All of the course requirements for the DML can be met by attending
summer sessions of the Middlebury Language Schools.
Academic Program
The DML program includes graduate-level courses in both the principal (L1) and
secondary (L2) languages, comprehensive exams in the principal language,
documentation of residency abroad and teaching experience, and a dissertation
and oral defense. See your languages of interest for information on your
principal and secondary languages.
Principal Language Options
French
German
Hebrew
Italian
Russian
Spanish
Secondary Language Options
French
German
Hebrew
Italian
Russian
Spanish
Arabic
Chinese
2022 Fees
Tuition: $6,960
Room and Board: $3,390
Total: $10,350
Dissertation Fee: $3,195 (due upon dissertation submission)
Non-enrolled DML Fee: $565 per week
Hebrew DML Fee: $2,320
Application Deadline
March 1 (DML applicants should submit an application to the L1
language only.)