Major Language Requirement
3 years (6 semesters) of an Asian language offered by the Department.
An examination of the student's competence will be Part One of the student's
Ph.D. preliminary examination. The form of the examination will be determined
by the faculty member administering the examination. Elementary and
intermediate languages taken in the course of fulfilling this language
requirement cannot be counted toward the "credit requirement"
described below.
Minor Language Requirement
2 years (4 semesters) of another Asian language, or 1 year (2 semesters)
of two other Asian languages offered by the Department. Elementary and
intermediate languages taken in the course of fulfilling this language
requirement cannot be counted toward the "credit requirement"
described below.
Additional Language/s
It will be the responsibility of the student's Ph.D. adviser to establish
additional language requirements (if any). This should be attended to
as soon as the adviser is chosen. At that time the Department Chair,
the student's Ph.D. adviser (if different from the Chair), and the student
will sign an Adviser/Additional Language that will be filed with the
Graduate Coordinator. The student must complete the additional language/s
requirement before taking any part of the Ph.D. preliminary examination.
A note about languages
The Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia recognizes the study
of the following languages as relevant for its Ph.D. track in Languages
and Literatures: Arabic, Filipino, Hindi, Indonesian, Nepali, Pali,Persian/Tajik,
Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish and Turkic (Tatar, Uzbek),
Urdu, and Vietnamese. Students interested in receiving recognition for
other languages should address their inquiries to the Department Chair.
Credit Requirement
39 credits taken in courses numbered 300 or higher. Course work taken
for the M.A. count towards the 39 credits. Elementary and intermediate
language courses do not count toward the 39 credits. "Directed
Study" and "Independent Study" courses are not accepted
toward the fulfillment of the 39 credits unless approved in writing
in advance by the Academic Programs Committee.
a) Two courses in Literature and/or Linguistics, one of which may
be taken in either the Department of Linguistics or in the Department
of Comparative Literature.
b) Four seminars or pro-seminars in the Department of Languages and
Cultures of Asia. At least 3 must deal with one or more languages
and literatures.
c) (Optional) Up to 3 credits in Research and Thesis (990) used to
satisfy the M.A. research requirement; however, these credits do not
satisfy the requirements in a or b.
d) Additional courses in the Department of Languages and Cultures
of Asia to bring the total to 39 credits. With prior approval in writing
by the Academic Programs Committee, courses with 25% or more Languages
and Cultures of Asia content can be taken in other Departments to
bring the total to 39 credits.
Ph.D. Minor – Required
The purpose of the minor is to give breadth to a Ph.D. major. The course
work for the minor is in addition to the course work required for the
Ph.D. major. A Ph.D. Minor Agreement Form must be on file with the Graduate
Coordinator prior to taking the preliminary examination. There are two
kinds of minors: Option A and Option B.
Ph.D. Minor
Option A and Option B
Preliminary
Examination
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