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The department attempts to maintain an informal scholarly atmosphere with close
contact between students and teachers. A monthly Sinological Circle discussion
meeting and the departmental Reading Room, which contains necessary basic research
material, manifest this policy. Strong emphasis is placed upon scholarly methodology
and research based upon linguistic, literary, philosophical, and philological
expertise.
Admission to PhD Degree
Applicants who do not have an M.A. degree from this department will be expected
to fulfill the M. A. requirements and take a Qualifying Examination at the end
of their second semester in the program. The Qualifying Examination is equivalent
to the M. A. Examination. After admission, students shall spend a minimum of
four semesters to satisfy residence requirements.
Major Professor
Note that the Qualifying Examination will be administered by the prospective
Major Professor and two additional faculty members. Supervision by a Major Professor
is imperative for study in the department. Any student not supervised by a Major
Professor will not be able to take the Qualifying Examination or continue in
the Ph.D. program.
PhD Degree Requirements
Ph.D. students must take four seminars (E Asian 932 or 951 or 971) beyond the
M.A. level. With the consent of the Major Professor, courses above the 700 level
(exclusive of reading courses) requiring substantial research papers may be
substituted for one or two of the seminars. Note that Ph.D. students may be
required to take such additional courses as the Major Professor deems necessary.
For example, students in modern Chinese literature are required to take a minor
in English, Comparative Literature, or Theatre and Drama.
Fields of Concentration
The Ph.D. student is required to develop two fields of concentration. These
the student shall investigate in some depth. He or she shall become familiar
with both the original texts and the secondary literature pertaining to them.
Examples of fields of concentration are as follows:
| 1. | Classical literature and criticism (e.g., Shih ching,Ch'u tz'u, Han fu, Wen-hsin tiao-lung, T'ang shih, T'ang ch'uan-ch'i, Sung tz'u, etc.). |
| 2. | Vernacular literature and criticism (e.g., traditional drama, fiction, folk poetry, modern poetry or prose, etc.). |
| 3. | Linguistics (e.g., phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, stylistics, etymology, lexicography, dialectology, etc.). |
| 4. | Thought (e.g., Buddhism, Confucianism, Neo-Confucianism, Taoism, Moism, Yijing, etc.). |
| 5. | History and philology (e.g., paleography, orthography, textual criticism [chiao-k'an-hsueh], folklore, mythology, religion, bibliography [mu-lu-hsueh, pan-pen-hsueh], etc.). |
Language Requirements
The Ph.D language requirements are designed to increase the student's scholarly
efficiency and capabilities and should be completed as early as possible. In
addition to competence in English and modern and classical Chinese, the student
must qualify in one language related to his or her research. Usually this will
be Japanese, French, or German. This requirement may be satisfied either by
showing evidence of two years of successful study of the language or by passing
an examination.
Preliminary Examination
The Preliminary Examination may be taken as soon as the student has 1) fulfilled
the Graduate School minimum credit requirement, 2) satisfied the language requirement,
3) completed all major requirements except dissertation,
4) cleared all incompletes or grades of "P" in non-research courses,
and 5) fulfilled the minor requirements.
The "Prelim" is a written examination administered by the Ph.D. Committee
and covering principally the areas of concentration.
Dissertator Status
A Dissertator must be continuously registered for three credits each semester
until the Ph.D. is obtained. Ordinarily, a Dissertator registers for EA 990,
Research or Thesis. Registration must be maintained every semester, regardless
of whether the student is performing research on or off campus. In addition,
Dissertators who are Research Assistants or who are using university facilities
must also register for summer sessions. Dissertators enjoy reduced tuition rates.
Failure to satisfy the continuous registration requirement results in tuition
penalties as specified by the Graduate
School.
Dissertation Proposal
After passing the Preliminary Examination, the student shall within one semester
formulate a dissertation proposal and present it to the members of the Ph.D.
Committee for their recommendations and approval. Once the proposal has been
approved, the student proceeds to write a dissertation under the direction of
the Major Professor. Successfully passing an Oral Final Examination in defense
of the finished dissertation marks the completion of the Ph.D. degree requirements.
PH.D. MINOR
Students from other departments intending to take a Ph.D. minor in Chinese should
choose a minor professor from the department or consult the department chairman.
For the minor at least 12 credits in graduate standing (400 or above; certain
300 courses are allowable with the prior consent of the department) are required.
The department also offers internal minors. Transfer students may offer up to
six credits from other institutions; however, they may be required to undergo
a special examination.
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