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PhD Requirements
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Current
as of 9/06/07
Demonstration of proficiency in a second relevant to the student’s course of study usually Chinese, Japanese, Korean evidenced by either a) completion of minimum of two years of an approved sequence courses; or b) by examination. The language to be studied will be decided in consultation with the student’s adviser and with the written approval of the Director of Graduate Studies.
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All
requirements for the A.M. as stated above. |
Students
who have received their A.M. degrees at UIUC will already have
fulfilled all these requirements before entering the Ph.D. program.
Students with an A.M. from another institution are required
to fulfill these requirements if they cannot present evidence
of having done acceptable cognate work elsewhere. |
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Courses
in the major field defined by culture and discipline (500-level) |
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Research
seminars (500-level) |
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Elective
500-level courses |
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Other
graduate-level courses (400- or 500-level) |
Any
number of these courses may be post-prelim EALC 599 (dissertation
research) units. |
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= 96hrs |
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Passing a written
and oral preliminary examination in the major and two minor fields
(after completion of coursework)
- Successful presentation
of a dissertation proposal (often as part of the preliminary exam)
- Completion of the
dissertation
- Defense of the
dissertation
- Please
note: Ph.D. students should also consult the graduate
procedures page for more information on degree requirements
and expectations.
Ph.D. Language
Requirement
In addition to
the language requirement noted above, Ph.D. students whose primary
focus is Japan are required to take one year of classical Japanese,
and those whose primary focus is China are required to take
one year of classical Chinese. These 400- and 500-level language
courses carry graduate credit and may be counted towards degree
requirements.
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