Dr. Stephanie Jed

Professor

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Biography

Stephanie Jed received her BA in Classics from Lawrence University and her PhD in Italian Literature from Yale University. She is a Professor Emerita in the Italian Comparative Literature Department at the University of California, San Diego. Her research interests include medieval and early modern Italian literature, Italian humanism, and the early modern constructions of knowledge, as well as literary theory, transnational feminism, and feminist theory. Professor Jed has published two books: 'Chaste Thinking: Rape, Lucretia, and the Birth of Humanism' and 'Wings of Courage: Gender, Erudition, and Republican Thought', along with several articles that have contributed to her field. Additionally, she has served as Chair of the Literature Department at UC San Diego.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
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  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).