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	PhD Degree Requirements
	The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in the Current Students section of this Web site Coursework Requirements Two years (six quarters) of full-time coursework beyond MA degree is required. All doctoral students are required to take MTS 501 and MTS 502-1 or MTS 502-2 (see MA requirements), and to develop expertise in at least two concentrations by taking three or more courses in each area. Students are also required to develop methodological expertise appropriate to their concentrations as specified by their committee. In addition, specific types of courses are required by the fields of concentration, as outlined below: Screen Cultures students are expected to develop expertise in history, cultural theory, and visual analysis by taking recommended graduate courses in Radio/TV /Film as well as undergraduate Radio/TV/Film courses where appropriate. Students are also encouraged take courses with participating affiliate faculty in Art History, Art Theory and Practice, Comp Lit, the Music School, German, French and Italian, Spanish, English, African American Studies, Sociology, and other departments in the School of Communication. See the Screen Cultures website on the Radio/TV/Film Department’s website for more information and a list of participating and core faculty. Select 4 out of 6 of the following Recommended R/TV/F courses: R/TV/F 402 Television and Media Theory R/TV/F 403 Media and Cultural Theory R/TV/F 410 Historiography R/TV/F 420 Film Theory and Criticism R/TV/F 422 Textual Analysis R/TV/F 426 Global Media Additional Requirements: R/TV/F 475 Graduate Production Workshop R/TV/F 501 Research and Design R/TV/F 502-2 Students with a concentration in Media Industries or Technology and Social Behavior are expected to develop expertise in research methods by taking a minimum of two courses in analytical procedures. Below are research courses which have proven useful. Sequences and special topics courses in other departments may also be appropriate, but should be authorized by the student’s chair. Recommended research courses: ANTHRO 389 Ethnographic Methods and Analysis COMM SCI 404-1, 2 Experimental Design and Statistics in Communication Sciences and Disorders PERF ST 327 Field Methods in Performance Studies PSYCH 453 Linear Models: Correlation and Regression PSYCH 454 Psychological Measurement SOCIOL 401-1, 2 Statistical Analysis of Social Data: Applied Regression Methods I, II SOCIOL 402 Applied Regression Analysis SOCIOL 403 Field Methods SOCIOL 404 Designs for Descriptive Causal Research SOCIOL 405 Research Methods STAT 330-1, 2 Applied Statistics for Research I, II Other PhD Degree Requirements Examinations: upon completion of coursework, written and oral comprehensive examination Research/Projects: present a research paper or grant proposal by the end of the second year of coursework PhD Dissertation: based on original, independent research Final Evaluations: oral defense of dissertation Last updated: Mar 13 2006 11:29AM