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2009-2010 Graduate Studies Bulletin (Archived Copy) [Archived Catalog]
English, Ph.D.
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Degree Requirements |
Doctor of Philosophy in English with an Emphasis in English and American Literature (36 Hours)
For admission, the applicant must have a master’s degree or its equivalent. Each candidate must have a major and minor field. The major field may be chosen from the following: Medieval, Renaissance, Restoration and 18th-century English literature, 19th-century English literature, 20th-century English literature, colonial and 19th-century American literature, 20th-century American literature. The following may be used for the minor field only: linguistics, comparative literature, criticism theory, women’s studies, history of the book and authorship, composition and rhetoric, and Southern literature. Students may choose to design an ad hoc minor, subject to approval by the Graduate Program Committee. Examples of ad hoc minors approved in the past include religion and literature, children’s literature, and computers and literature.
Admission by the Department of English for graduate study does not mean admission as a candidate in the English and American literature Ph.D. program. Students are admitted to such candidacy on the basis of their record and a written qualifying exam; the exam is the section of the M.A. comprehensive exam in literature relevant to their chosen major field. Students should take this qualifying exam no later than the semester in which they are taking their 15th hour of course work. A student is allowed only two attempts to pass the admission-to-candidacy exam. Students in the M.A. program who apply to and are accepted into the Ph.D. program may request to have their M.A. exams reread as a Ph.D. qualifying exam. In such a case, the rereading will count as one attempt. M.A. exams will not be read for Ph.D. qualifying purposes unless or until the student has been accepted into the Ph.D. program. 1. Program of Study
Each student develops a program of study in consultation with the doctoral advisory committee (in place by the end of the first semester of course work), each student develops a program of study that includes: 24 Hours to include*:
*ENGL 701A and ENGL 701B may not be used to fulfill this requirement. Introductory Course
(Recommended not Required) Two 800-level Seminars (6 Hours)
One class in critical theory (3 Hours)
2. Comprehensive exam
A comprehensive exam that consists of two written exams, one in the major field and one in the minor field. 3. An oral exam covering the student’s major field
4. 12 hours of dissertation preparation
5. Foreign languages
A reading knowledge of two foreign languages or one language satisfied by taking a 400-level course of literature, not in translation, with a grade of B or better, or a 500-level course of literature, not in translation, with a grade of C or better; these courses may not be used to fulfill the elective requirement. Completion of ENGL 702 and 703 with an average grade of B or better may fulfill one foreign language requirement. Doctor of Philosophy in English with an Emphasis in Composition and Rhetoric (42 Hours)
For admission, the applicant must have a master’s degree, or its equivalent, in English, composition and rhetoric, or a related field. 2. Two courses (6 Hours) selected from:
3. Two courses (6 Hours) selected from:
Note
Courses from speech communication, linguistics, English or American literature, or another composition and rhetoric course may be substituted with the approval of the student’s academic advisor. 4. Specialization (12 Hours)
To be approved by the department’s Committee on Composition and Rhetoric and the graduate director. 5. Comprehensive Exam
Eight-hour written comprehensive exam in composition and rhetoric and the field of specialization; (Once a candidate has taken 48 credits in this Ph.D. program [including courses accepted in lieu of specific course requirements], the candidate must take the Ph.D. exam before being allowed to enroll for more graduate credits as a candidate in the program. This exam may be taken no more than twice.) 6. Oral Comprehensive Exam
This exam may be taken no more than twice. 7. Foreign languages
A reading knowledge of two foreign languages or one language satisfied by taking a 400-level course of literature, not in translation, with a grade of B or better, or a 500-level course of literature, not in translation, with a grade of C or better. 8. Teaching Experience
At least one year’s experience teaching English composition at the school or college level. 9. Dissertation and Defense
Dissertation and defense, including 12 hours of ENGL 899 , dissertation writing. Admission to candidacy.
Admission by the Department of English for graduate study does not mean admission as a candidate in the composition and rhetoric Ph.D. program. Students are admitted to candidacy by The Graduate School on the basis of their academic record, an approved program of study, and successful completion of a written qualifying exam–the M.A. three-hour comprehensive exam in composition and rhetoric. Students should take this exam no later than the semester in which they are taking their 15th hour of course work. A student is allowed only two attempts to pass the exam. Students in the M.A. program who apply to and are accepted into the Ph.D. program may request that their M.A. exams be reread as a Ph.D. qualifying exam. In such a case, the rereading will count as one attempt. M.A. exams will not be read for Ph.D. qualifying purposes unless or until the student has been accepted into the Ph.D. program. |
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