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The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in the Student Services section of this Web site.
Coursework Requirements
Fifteen to seventeen courses, at least nine of which must be taught by faculty in the Department of French and Italian, and French 596 Thesis tutorial. Of the required French and Italian courses, one must be French 495 Writing Tutorial, taken in the winter quarter of the second year, and at least three must cover the period prior to 1900.
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Courses
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Units
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First Year
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Nine courses in French and Italian and other departments, as follows:
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Fall quarter:2 French and Italian courses, 1 elective
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3
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Winter quarter:2 French and Italian courses, 1 elective
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3
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Spring quarter:2 French and Italian courses, 1 elective
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3
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Total Units (Year 1)
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9
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Second Year
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Five courses in French and Italian or other departments
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5
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FRENCH 495 Writing Tutorial (winter quarter)
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1
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FRENCH 498 Independent Reading (teaching assignment)
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3
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Total Units (Year 2)
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9
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Third Year
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Fall Quarter: Two (2) courses in French and Italian or other departments
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2
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FRENCH 596 PhD Thesis Tutorial
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1
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FRENCH 590 Research
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3
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FRENCH 498 Independent Reading (teaching assignment)
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3
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Total Units (Year 3)
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9
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Total Required Units (by end of Year 3)
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27
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Other PhD Degree Requirements
- Examinations: for admission to candidacy, one written examination covering three areas; one is directly related to the student’s dissertation, one corresponds to the student’s primary field, and one corresponds to the student’s secondary field. One oral examination. There are three possible outcomes of the qualifying exam. If the student does not pass the exam on the first try, he or she will be given the opportunity, during the following quarter, to rewrite the section(s) of the exam that were deemed unsatisfactory. If, however, on the second attempt the results are still unsatisfactory, the student will not pass and will be offered the possibility of taking a terminal master’s under the second year review policy (see next item).
- Second Year Review: The review will take place at the end of the spring quarter, and will be based on the faculty’s evaluation of an “advanced research paper” prepared in the Writing Tutorial during the winter quarter of the second year as well as on professor assessments and the student's self-evaluation.
- PhD Dissertation: original and significant contribution to French and Francophone studies; may be written in English or French.
- Oral Defense: defense of the dissertation before dissertation committee. The student may decide to opt for a public defense.
- Other: teaching assignments or graduate assistantships starting in year two.
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