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Applicable only to students admitted during the 2010-2011 academic year.

World Arts and Cultures

School of the Arts and Architecture

Graduate Degrees

The Department of World Arts and Cultures offers the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree in Dance and the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Culture and Performance.

Culture and Performance

Admission

Program Name

Culture and Performance

Address

Glorya Kaufman Hall
120 Westwood Plaza, Suite 150
Box 951608
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1608

Phone

(310) 825-8537

Email

hsafonov@arts.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.A., Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Exceptions only in special cases.

Deadline to apply

December 1st

GRE (General and/or Subject), TWE

GRE: General

Letters of Recommendation

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit

M.A.: Statement of purpose and a research or term paper, as well as evidence of other creative work relevant to the degree program.

Ph.D.: A statement of purpose and a master’s thesis or substantial research paper, as well as evidence of other creative work relevant to the degree program. Applicants are normally expected to hold a master’s degree or its equivalent from a recognized college or university.

Master’s Degree

Advising

Each entering student is assigned a temporary academic adviser, from among the ladder faculty of the department, who takes primary responsibility for academic advising. Each student is expected to form an advisory committee and apply for advancement to candidacy no later than Fall Quarter of the second year. The departmental graduate adviser is fundamentally responsible for advising students in regard to program requirements, policies, and University regulations.

Areas of Study

Students designate a major field of study, to be determine in consultation with their faculty adviser. The major field consists of at least three courses. The faculty strongly advises that one of these fields should be a course that provides introduction to the special methods or discourse of the major field (whether in this department, i.e., ethnography, or in another department). Examples of some possible fields of study include dance studies, folklore, curatorial studies, arts and activism, or field studies in African, Caribbean, or Native American cultures, among others.

Foreign Language Requirement

Students must demonstrate reading competence in one foreign language. The purpose of the language requirement is to ensure that students have the necessary skills to conduct independent research. Any foreign language useful for field study and/or library research is acceptable. The language requirement must be completed before students file the advancement to candidacy petition for the degree.

The language requirement may be met by: (1) passing a departmental examination, administered by the department’s Graduate Foreign Language Examination Committee; (2) demonstrating the equivalent of five quarters or four semesters of training in an approved foreign language, completed within the last five years before admission with a grade of B or higher in the final courses; (3) placing at level six on the Foreign Language Placement Examination; or (4) petitioning to use English as a foreign language (only for international students whose native language is not English).

Course Requirements

Students must successfully complete a total of 36 units (normally nine courses) taken for a letter grade and with a minimum 3.0 grade-point average. Of the 36 units, at least 24 must be completed at the graduate level. The required courses are distributed as follows:

(1) Four core courses, taken during the first year of study; World Arts and Cultures 200, 201, 202, and 204.

(2) Three courses in the designated major field, chosen in consultation with the student’s academic adviser.

(3) Two elective courses.

Of the combined three major field and two elective courses, at least three of the five courses must be graduate level courses taken within the department.

No more than two 500-series independent study courses (e.g., World Arts and Cultures 596A) may be applied toward the graduate course requirement.

The minimum course load is 12 units per quarter. Students must be registered and enrolled at all times unless they are on an official leave of absence.

Teaching Experience

Teaching experience is encouraged but not required.

Field Experience

Field experience is not required but is expected of students whose theses are based on ethnographic research.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

Students who select this plan take a comprehensive examination that consists of a series of essay questions. This examination is designed to test the student’s knowledge of theories and methods in the study of performance and expressive culture, and their ability to apply these ideas and techniques to the study of particular traditions, genres, geo-cultural areas, social groups, or historical periods. The examination is administered and evaluated by the student’s advisory committee, which consists of no fewer than three and no more than five members, a majority of whom must be ladder faculty in the department. Students are expected to demonstrate competence in their designated major fields.

The master’s comprehensive examination is graded: (1) Fail; (2) Pass with awarding of the master’s degree; or (3) Pass with awarding of the master’s degree and recommendation to proceed to the doctoral program. If it is recommended that the student continue to the doctoral program, departmental faculty make the final determination regarding admission to the doctoral program at the next meeting of the faculty. Students who fail the comprehensive examination are allowed to retake it once, no later than the following quarter. In general, master’s degree students who seek to apply to the doctoral program in Culture and Performance are advised to select the comprehensive examination plan as preparation for their doctoral studies.

Thesis Plan

Every master’s degree thesis plan requires the completion of an approved thesis that demonstrates the student’s ability to perform original, independent research.

The purpose of the master’s thesis is to demonstrate a student’s ability to conduct research in the areas of performance and expressive culture, to interpret the results, to demonstrate the relevance of the work to conceptual and practical issues in selected disciplines, and to present the findings in lucid prose. Students who pursue this plan must submit an acceptable thesis, prepared under the direction of their academic adviser and thesis committee. The thesis committee must be appointed no later than Fall Quarter of the student’s second year.

Upon successful completion of the thesis, the committee members may recommend that the student be allowed to proceed to the doctoral program. If it is recommended that the student continue to the doctoral program, departmental ladder faculty make the final determination.

Time-to-Degree

The master’s degree is designed as a two-year program. Normal progress toward the degree is as follows:

Core course requirements — expected time of completion: end of third quarter.

Thesis committee — expected time of nomination: fourth quarter.

Language requirement — expected time of completion: before advancement to candidacy petition is filed.

Advancement to candidacy — expected time of completion: fourth quarter.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

The Ph.D. degree is organized around the relationship between the individual student, the student’s adviser, and the doctoral committee. Each entering student is assigned a temporary academic adviser, from among the ladder faculty of the department, who takes primary responsibility for academic advising. Each student is expected to choose a dissertation adviser and form an advisory committee during the first year of academic residence. The departmental graduate adviser is fundamentally responsible for advising students in regard to program requirements, policies, and University regulations.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Students designate a major field of study, to be determined in consultation with their faculty adviser. The major field consists of at least four courses. The faculty strongly advises that one of these fields should be a course that provides introduction to the special methods or discourse of the major field (whether in this department, i.e., ethnography, or in another department). Examples of some possible fields of study include dance studies, folklore, museology, or field studies in African, Caribbean, or Native American cultures, among others.

Foreign Language Requirement

Students must demonstrate reading competence in one foreign language. The purpose of the language requirement is to ensure that students have the necessary skills to conduct independent research. Any foreign language useful for field study and/or library research is acceptable. The language requirement must be completed no later than the end of the fifth quarter of residence.

Course Requirements

All students must successfully complete a total of 48 units (normally 12 courses) taken for a letter grade, with a minimum 3.0 grade-point average. These courses are chosen in consultation with the student’s academic adviser. The required courses are distributed as follows:

(1) Four core courses, taken during the first year of study; World Arts and Cultures 200, 201, 202, and 204.

(2) Four courses in the designated major field, chosen in consultation with the student’s academic adviser. It is strongly recommended that one of these courses be a course that provides knowledge of the special methods and discourse in the major field (i.e., a course in ethnography for a student whose major field is folklore or field studies).

(3) Four elective courses.

Of the combined four major field and four elective courses, at least four of the eight courses must be graduate level courses taken within the department. It is strongly advised that students take some courses outside of the department.

No more than three 500-series independent study courses (e.g., World Arts and Cultures 596A) may be applied toward the graduate course requirement.

Students who enter the doctoral program from the department’s own master’s degree program are not required to repeat courses. Having completed the four core courses (World Arts and Cultures 200, 201, 202, and 204), three major field courses, and two electives, these students must complete a total of 32 additional units. If these students continue in the same major field, they will need to complete one additional major field course and two elective courses, and courses toward the 32 unit total, in consultation with their academic adviser. If these students choose a new major field, they will need to complete four major field courses, in consultation with their academic adviser. No more than three of the combined major field and elective courses can be at the 500-series level.

Teaching Experience

Teaching experience is encouraged but not required.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

Academic Senate regulations require all doctoral students to complete and pass University written and oral qualifying examinations prior to doctoral advancement to candidacy. Also, under Senate regulations the University oral qualifying examination is open only to the student and appointed members of the doctoral committee. In addition to University requirements, some graduate programs have other pre-candidacy examination requirements. What follows in this section is how students are required to fulfill all of these requirements for this doctoral program.

The doctoral qualifying examinations are composed of a written and an oral examination. The timing of these examinations is determined in consultation with the members of the doctoral committee. Students must successfully complete all required coursework (including the core courses and foreign language requirement) before scheduling their examination, and must be registered and enrolled during the quarter in which the examination is administered. Students who fail the written or oral examinations are allowed to retake them once, no later than in the following quarter. A second failure leads to a recommendation to the Graduate Division for termination from the doctoral program.

The written qualifying examination is administered by the student’s doctoral committee. This examination takes the form of essay questions, developed in consultation with the student’s adviser and committee, and tailored to the theoretical and substantive interests of the student, and to the refinement of a dissertation topic. The written examination evaluates competence in three main areas relevant to the student’s dissertation topic: (1) theoretical concepts and problems; (2) geo-cultural and/or historical field of specialization; and (3) expressive genre(s) or media.

Examination answers are evaluated as pass or fail. If one answer is fail, the written examination receives an overall evaluation of fail. Any examination question that originally receives a fail evaluation may be retaken once. If a student fails any single question on the written examination a second time, the student has failed the written examination. A failed written examination leads to a recommendation to the Graduate Division for termination from the doctoral program.

The University Oral Qualifying Examination is primarily a defense of the dissertation proposal and is administered by the student’s doctoral committee. A pass examination evaluation cannot have more than one committee member who votes fail regardless of the size of the committee. Students may retake the oral examination once within the next quarter. If the second oral examination results in a second fail evaluation, the student has failed the oral examination. A failed oral examination leads to a recommendation to the Graduate Division for termination from the doctoral program.

Evaluation results of written and oral examinations are communicated to the student in writing within 14 days from the date of the completion of the examination. However, the doctoral committee usually informs the student of the evaluation result of the oral examination immediately upon completion of the examination.

Advancement to Candidacy

Students are advanced to candidacy upon successful completion of the written and oral qualifying examinations.

Doctoral Dissertation

Every doctoral degree program requires the completion of an approved dissertation that demonstrates the student’s ability to perform original, independent research and constitutes a distinct contribution to knowledge in the principal field of study.

Final Oral Examination (Defense of Dissertation)

Not required for all students in the program. The decision as to whether a defense is required is made by the doctoral committee.

Time-to-Degree

Expected time to degree for the doctoral degree is four years from the master’s degree (three years for students who hold the master’s degree in Culture and Performance), depending on prior academic and language preparation and the length of dissertation. Under typical circumstances, a student would complete all course requirements during the first four quarters in residence. Fall and Winter quarters of the second year would be devoted to any additional coursework, including completion of language requirements, if necessary; to the development of grant proposals; and to preparation for the qualifying examinations, typically taken no later than Spring Quarter of the second year of residency.

Normal progress (post-master’s) toward the degree is as follows:

Core course requirements (if necessary) — expected time of completion: end of third quarter

Forty-eight units of coursework (or 32 units if continuing from the M.A. degree in this department) — expected time of completion: end of fifth quarter

Completion of foreign language requirement — expected time of completion: end of fifth quarter (must be completed before the nomination of committee and the qualifying examinations)

Doctoral committee — expected time of nomination: end of fifth quarter

Written and oral qualifying examinations and advancement to candidacy — expected time of completion: sixth quarter

Final oral examination (defense of dissertation [if required]) and filing of dissertation — expected time of completion: no later than the end of the twelfth quarter (i.e., six quarters of doctoral candidacy status allowed)

Post-master’s to doctoral degree — expected time of completion: twelve quarters

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for termination of graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing termination of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

Special Departmental or Program Policy

A recommendation for termination is made by the chair of the department after a vote of the department’s graduate faculty. Before the recommendation is sent to the Graduate Division, a student is notified in writing and given two weeks to respond in writing to the chair. An appeal is reviewed by the department’s graduate faculty, which makes the final departmental recommendation to the Graduate Division.

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2010-2011 academic year.

Urban Planning

School of Public Affairs

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Urban Planning offers the Master of Urban and Regional Planning (M.U.R.P.) degree and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Urban Planning.

Doctoral Degree

Admission

Program Name

Urban Planning

Address

3250 Public Affairs Building
Box 951656
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1656

Phone

(310) 825-4025

Email

upinfo@luskin.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

Ph.D.: December 15th

GRE (General and/or Subject), TWE

GRE: General

Letters of Recommendation

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit the departmental application and a statement of purpose. Applicants admitted to the Ph.D. program in Urban Planning must have a master’s degree in planning or a closely related field.

The statement of purpose, letters of recommendation, grade-point averages and GRE scores, and resume of relevant experience are all considered in the review process for admission. Applicants must submit transcripts from each college attended.

A minimum grade-point average of 3.5 is required in all graduate work completed for consideration for the Ph.D. program. Employment experience in planning or a closely related field is strongly recommended.

Applicants are required to submit two statements of purpose. The first should address how past experiences have shaped the applicant’s interest in planning, the applicant’s personal career plans, and how a Ph.D. in planning will contribute to those plans. The second statement should describe the applicant’s intended area of concentration, specific areas of interest in planning, including research interests, and current plans for the dissertation.

Before acceptance into the program, two faculty members must agree to assume responsibility for guiding students in their studies.

For those applicants whose native language is not English, a score of 600 (paper and pencil test) or 250 (computer-based test) or 100 (internet-based) on the TOEFL, or overall band score of 7.5 on the IELTS is expected.

Advising

Doctoral students are assigned two faculty advisers upon admission to the program, one of whom is the primary adviser. The two faculty members assuming responsibility for an incoming Ph.D. student constitute the student’s advisory committee. Students must ask a third member to join this committee by the end of the first year. The advisory committee administers the major field examination and ensures the student’s compliance with the area, methods, and outside coursework requirements (see Course Requirements). Students have the right at any time to request a substitution for any member of the committee. Such substitutions must be approved by the coordinator of doctoral studies.

Ongoing evaluations of student progress are made at the beginning of each quarter, when students meet with their adviser to determine a course of study which best suits their needs and interests within the context of the general departmental and University requirements.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Students choose a major field by the end of the first quarter in the program. Expertise in the major field is primarily reflected in an ability to teach a sequence of Urban Planning courses at a major university, from introduction to the field to an advanced research seminar. Within each major field, students should identify two to three subspecializations that reflect their particular interests and approach. The following is a list of major fields in which faculty members are prepared to guide students in preparing for the major field examination:

History of Planning Practice
History of Planning Doctrines

Political Economy of Urban and/or Regional Development
Community Development: Social, Economic, and Physical
Critical Studies of Cities and Regions

Comparative Social Policy
Social Policy Formation (U.S.)
Public Finance of Urban Services
Social Services Planning
Urban Transportation Planning
Housing Policy
Political Economy of the Environment
Land-Use Policy and Planning
Regional Resources Policy (water, energy and so forth)
Pollution and Environmental Hazards
History of Environmental Policy

History of the Built Environment
Social Policy and the Built Environment
Planning and Designing the Built Environment

Comparative International and Third World Studies:
Regional Development
Rural Development
Urbanization Policy
Housing Policy
Resource-based Development
Environmental Policy

Additional Major Fields. In special circumstances, students may devise their own field in consultation with appropriate faculty members. Final approval of the proposed additional major field must be obtained from the department chair. Further details may be obtained from the graduate adviser.

Foreign Language Requirement

A foreign language is not required either for admission to or completion of the doctoral program. However, if students are expecting to do dissertation research abroad, they are strongly advised to obtain the necessary language skills prior to beginning such research.

Course Requirements

A high level of competence in a major field and in planning theory and history, as measured by coursework and doctoral examinations, is required. In addition, students must satisfy a requirement in research methods, take three related courses in an area outside of their major field, and are required to take a three-course sequence in planning research design (Urban Planning 208A-208B-208C). Urban Planning 208A introduces students to planning scholarship and guides them through the preparation and filing of the doctoral program of study. Urban Planning 208B is a foundation course in planning research design. Urban Planning 208C guides students through the preparation of their doctoral dissertation research proposal.

Planning Theory and History Requirement . Planning theory is concerned with the ways that philosophers and social scientists have examined the question of how scientific and technical knowledge is to be joined to practice and action, with particular emphasis on the field of urban and regional planning. Planning history looks at how planning has evolved in the U.S., Western Europe, and elsewhere in the world as a form of institutionalized practice. Students are expected to acquire an understanding of both and become familiar with the several styles and forms of planning and the major debates in the field. To satisfy the planning theory and history requirement students must take a two-course planning theory and history sequence (Urban Planning 222B and 222C). Students who enter the doctoral program without having previously completed a graduate level course in planning theory and history equivalent to Urban Planning 222A are required to complete this course before taking Urban Planning 222B and 222C.

Major Field Requirement. The major field is defined as a subject in which a student is prepared to teach two or three courses and conduct advanced research. The area should be generally recognized by academics in other planning schools and should be substantially broader than a dissertation topic. To prepare for an individualized major field examination which tests competence in an area of planned study, students must submit for approval a plan of study to their advisory committee and to the coordinator of doctoral studies, preferably no later than the beginning of Spring Quarter of the first year. The plan must include (1) a one to two page description of the major field and its subspecializations; (2) a short indicative bibliography; (3) a list of suggested courses and research papers through which the student proposes to prepare for the examination; (4) a list of three courses each to satisfy the Research Methods and Outside Field Requirements; (5) a timetable indicating expected completion dates for all requirements and examinations; and (6) a brief statement identifying a possible dissertation research topic. Once approved, the plan is filed with the graduate adviser. The normal time for completion of the major field requirement is two academic years. The actual timing for the examination is set by agreement between the student and the advisory committee.

Research Methods Requirement. To fulfill the research methods requirement, a student must complete a sequence of three methods courses beyond the introductory level with grades of B or better. All doctoral students must first demonstrate competence in statistical methods at the master’s level (Urban Planning 220B or the equivalent) either by completing Urban Planning 220B with a grade of B+ or better or by submitting a waiver petition with appropriate documentation. In addition, as part of their plan of study, all students must take a pre-approved set of three advanced courses in research methods. These courses, which students should begin taking in the first year in the Ph.D. program, must be closely related to the major field and must be completed with grades of B+ or better. A list of recommended courses is included in the Ph.D. handbook. Students may waive a portion of this requirement on the basis of prior work by submitting a petition with the appropriate documentation to their committee and the coordinator of graduate studies.

Outside Field Requirement. As with Methods, the Outside Field Requirement should be complementary with both the Major Field and with the preparation of a detailed dissertation research proposal. Three courses are required and must be completed with grades of B+ or better. The department encourages students to take these courses outside the Department of Urban Planning, but with approval from the advisory committee; courses in Urban Planning that are outside the major field can be included.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

Details on the written qualifying examinations are included in the Planning Theory and History and Major Field Requirements under Course Requirements.

After successful completion of the planning theory and history, major field, research methods, and outside field requirements, students may nominate their doctoral committee. The committee consists of four members, three of whom may be chosen from the advisory committee and one of whom must come from outside of the department (students may contact the graduate adviser for additional details on committee membership). The doctoral committee administers the University Oral Qualifying Examination. At this examination the student defends the dissertation proposal. The University Oral Qualifying Examination should be taken by the end of the third year of doctoral study.

Advancement to Candidacy

Students are advanced to candidacy upon successful completion of the written and oral qualifying examinations.

Doctoral Dissertation

Final Oral Examination (Defense of Dissertation)

Not required for all students in the program. The decision as to whether a defense is required is made by the doctoral committee.

Time-to-Degree

Normal progress toward the Ph.D. degree, from admission to the doctoral program to award of the degree: fifteen quarters (five years).

(1) The planning theory and history requirement should be completed during the first year of study.

(2) Students are expected to pass the major field requirements/examination by the end of the second year, and to finish all other requirements and take the University Oral Qualifying Examination by the end of the third year.

3) Students who have not taken their oral qualifying examination by the end of the third year (excepting approved leaves of absence), must submit a written explanation to their advisory committee with a copy to the department chair.

(4) Students who have not passed the oral qualifying examination by the end of the fifth year (excepting approved leaves of absence), are asked to withdraw from the program. However, students are entitled to request that a review board be established to consider their case.

(5) Dissertation work typically requires two full years of work, including field research (if any) and the final writing. To enable students to devote this time to their research, every effort should be made to obtain extramural funding.

(6) Students must be registered continuously or on approved leave of absence or their student status will lapse. A leave is normally granted for periods of one to three quarters. Leaves may be extended for a total of two years (six quarters) at the request of the student, on the recommendation of the department involved, and with the approval of the Graduate Division. A student who fails to return to the University the quarter after being on official leave of absence must apply for readmission to graduate study.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

A counseling board of three faculty members is established for every student whose grade point average is below 3.0 or who fails to make sufficient progress toward the degree. The board is responsible for reviewing the student’s record, determining strengths and weaknesses, and aiding the student to raise academic performance to minimum standards. In addition, the faculty and the graduate counselor meet each winter and spring quarter to discuss the progress of all registered students.

A student whose grade point average is below 3.0 for any three quarters may be subject to a recommendation for termination. Recommendations for termination based on other reasons may be made by (1) the counseling board submits a written statement to the department chair; and (2) the department chair, acting in consultation with the student’s adviser, recommends termination. In certain circumstances a student may be given the option to withdraw from the program. A student may appeal a recommendation for termination to the three-person faculty review board.

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2010-2011 academic year.

History

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Department of History offers the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in History.

Admission

Program Name

History

Address

6265 Bunche Hall
Box 951473
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1473

Phone

(310) 206-2627

Email

gradoffice@history.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.A., Ph.D.

The History department admits only applicants whose objective is the Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

December 1st

GRE (General and/or Subject), TWE

GRE: General

Letters of Recommendation

Other Requirements

Applicants normally are expected to hold a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in history from an accredited college or university, with at least a B+ average in upper division coursework. For applicants to the European field, demonstrated proficiency in at least one foreign language (usually French or German) is expected; prospective students are strongly urged to have proficiency in two foreign languages.

Applicants who have had a year or more of graduate study at other institutions should have attained a grade-point average of 3.5 or better (on a 4.0 scale) if they wish to work toward the Ph.D. degree.

Admissions are limited to the number of openings each year in the field in which the applicant expects to specialize. Applicants are urged to correspond with a member of the History faculty in the field in which they intend to work.

Students are expected to work in the field for which they are admitted. A change of fields after admission requires approval of the relevant admissions committee.

Master’s Degree

Advising

See under Doctoral Degree.

Areas of Study

The comprehensive examination covers one of the following fields: (1) ancient (includes ancient Near East) and late antiquity); (2) medieval (includes Byzantine and medieval Jewish history); (3) Europe, ca 1450 to present (also includes British history, Jewish and Russian history); (4) Africa; (5) Near East (includes Armenia); (6) South and Southeast Asia; (7) China; (8) Japan; (9) Latin America; (10) U.S.; (11) history of science; (12) special fields (students in the history of religions or history of Christianity are normally examined in one of the above fields).

Foreign Language Requirement

A reading knowledge of one foreign language approved by the department is required for the M.A degree. It is recommended that this requirement be met in the first year of graduate work, except for students in the European field, who should meet this requirement during the first quarter of graduate work. Students of U.S., Near East and African history may take a departmental translation examination in French, Spanish, or German. Students of European history must take a departmental translation examination in French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, German, or Russian, preferably during the first quarter of graduate work, as noted above, but no later than the beginning of the sixth quarter of full-time study. For other languages, students arrange to take a language examination administered by a faculty member in the History department or a foreign language department at UCLA; certification of competence is made in accord with the standards of the language department faculty. Departmental foreign language examinations are administered during the Fall and Spring quarters.

Course Requirements

The department requires a minimum (and prefers a maximum) of nine upper division and graduate courses in history, at least six of which must be graduate courses. For students in U.S. history, the minimum of nine courses must all be at the 200 level, including History 246A-246B-246C, at least two two-quarter seminars, one seminar in another field in this department, and one graduate level course in another department. Students in European history must take History 225 and two two-quarter seminars. Students in African history must take History 275A-275B-275C. Students in the history of science must take History 295. For students in fields other than U.S. history, only one 500-series course may be applied toward both the total course requirement and the minimum six graduate (200-series) course requirement. This may be either four units of 596 or four units of 597. History 495 and courses in the 300 series are not applicable toward course requirements.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

The department follows the comprehensive examination plan. Individual fields specify the fulfillment of the examination requirement by (1) a three-hour written examination designed to assess the candidate’s ability to synthesize a broad field of knowledge; or (2) the submission of three essays written for at least two different professors as part of the candidate’s program of study. At least two of these papers must have been submitted for graduate courses in the 200 series. In addition, some fields have examination formats that differ from the above, and specify dates when the examinations are given, as follows:

The U.S. field requires students to achieve a satisfactory pass of the doctoral written qualifying examination following 12 months in academic residence. Students who fail the examination may retake it once by petition when it is offered again at the beginning of the next Fall Quarter.

The European field requires a comprehensive examination in the form of two completed two-term research papers with the grade of B or better within the period of six quarters of graduate study, and a satisfactory pass in the doctoral written qualifying examination administered during the sixth quarter.

The African field requires a four-hour comprehensive examination.

The comprehensive examination, regardless of format, is graded (1) pass to continue for the Ph.D.; (2) pass, subject to reevaluation for continuance for the Ph.D.; (3) terminal M.A. pass; or (4) fail. In cases where the M.A. degree is awarded with pass subject to reevaluation, the field M.A. committee conducts a special reevaluation of the candidate’s progress after no more than three additional quarters of study.

All students must file a petition for advancement to candidacy with the Graduate Office within the first two weeks of the quarter in which they expect to receive their master’s degree.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

Completion of the requirements for the master’s degree is designed to meet requirements for admission to the department’s doctoral program. Students are advised to complete the requirements within six quarters of full-time study. The department will recommend to the Graduate Division that students who do not complete the requirements for the master’s degree within six quarters be terminated from graduate study, unless, by petition, the Graduate Guidance and Curriculum Committee grants an extension of time.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

Entering students must select and submit the name of a faculty adviser to the graduate adviser by the end of the sixth week of the first quarter. Students are expected to meet with the adviser no less than two times a quarter during the first year. By the end of six quarters, students must submit the name of a dissertation chair and committee members to the graduate counselor. During the third year, students are expected to maintain contact (at least two times during the quarter) with the dissertation chair and all committee members, including the faculty member from the outside field. Upon advancing to candidacy, students are expected to maintain contact (at least three times during the year) with the dissertation chair. Failure to maintain contact with the dissertation chair and committee members will result in departmental probationary status and may result in a recommendation for termination of graduate study. The department’s graduate adviser, a full-time staff member, monitors the progress of students in their programs. Students are encouraged to consult the graduate adviser about requirements and procedures for progress toward the Ph.D. degree.

There is a departmental Graduate Guidance and Curriculum Committee, consisting of five faculty members and one graduate student, and appointed by the chair of the department, which reviews and makes recommendations regarding all doctoral programs and any petitions in request of exceptions from the regular program requirements. The vice chair for graduate affairs is an ex officio member of this committee and channels all petitions and programs for review to the committee. The student’s committee chair is normally consulted about petitions and exceptions.

The following evaluation procedures determine whether continuing students may proceed to the Ph.D. degree:

Students who enter the graduate program with a B.A. degree: an evaluation comparable to the M.A. comprehensive examination must occur within the period of six quarters.

Students who enter with a master’s degree from another department: an evaluation must be completed by the end of three quarters of study in the History Department in order to determine whether or not they are permitted to continue toward the Ph.D. This evaluation is conducted in the same manner as described under the M.A. program.

All students must present to the Graduate Guidance and Curriculum Committee a field approval form signed by the faculty member who has agreed to support their work for the Ph.D., and in accord with the following schedule: by the end of the seventh quarter or earlier for those who enter with only a B.A. degree, and by the end of the third quarter or earlier for those entering with an M.A. degree from another department. Students who do not meet the time limits for proceeding to the Ph.D. degree are subject to dismissal.

An annual review of all graduate students is made each Spring Quarter by the Graduate Guidance and Curriculum Committee. Letters are written to those students with program or grade-point deficiencies or other academic problems.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Ancient Greece; ancient Rome; medieval constitutional and legal; medieval social and economic; medieval ecclesiastical and religious; medieval intellectual and cultural (specialists in medieval history may offer no more than two of these fields in medieval history); Byzantine; Russia since 800; East Central and Southeast Europe since ca 1450; England prior to 1485; Britain since ca 1450; the British Empire; ancient Near East; the Near East, 500 to 1500; the Near East since 1500; Armenian; survey of African history; topics in African history (preferably on a regional basis); history of science since ca 1450; Europe, Renaissance/Reformation; Europe, Reformation to the French Revolution; Germany since ca 1450; France since ca 1450; Italy since ca 1450; Spain and Portugal since ca 1450; Europe since 1740; European socioeconomic history since ca 1450; European intellectual and cultural history since ca 1450; Women’s history, The Netherlands since ca; 1450; psychohistory; China 900 to 1800; China since 1800; early modern Japan; modern Japan; pre-modern Korea; modern Korea; South Asia; Southeast Asia; Latin America, 1492 to 1830; Latin America since 1759; Latin America and globalization; history of religions; Jewish history; history of Christianity; comparative history; U.S.: (1) mastery of the general field of U.S. history sufficient to teach a college-level survey course and (2) a specialized field chosen from the following: Afro-American, American diplomatic, American West, American Indian, Asian American, California, history of the South, Civil War and Reconstruction, Colonial, cultural, economic, immigration, intellectual, Jeffersonian and Jacksonian America (1800 to 1850), labor, Mexican-American, social, the new nation (1763 to 1800), 20th century, urban, women’s history. Both the general and a specialized field must be offered by specialists in United States history and only two fields in United States history are permitted. Either field (1 or 2 or both) may be chosen as minor fields for the Ph.D.

The history of Christianity may be offered as a major or minor field for the doctorate in history. Students may offer this field with emphasis on a particular aspect such as the early church, Protestantism, or orthodox Christianity, although by definition they are required to be familiar with the historical New Testament. Where possible, the field is defined as chronologically and geographically coterminous with an existing departmental field. Emphasis in either American Christianity or medieval Latin Christianity counts as an American or medieval field.

Comparative history Ph.D. students may choose comparative history as one of their four fields. This means choosing one topic across three existing Ph.D. fields. The topic should be chosen with the help of the student’s Ph.D. advisers; among possible topics are labor history, women’s history, history of religions, economic history, and many others. The geographical/temporal fields covered may correspond to some or all of the student’s other three Ph.D. fields. The comparative field is more intensive and involves genuine comparisons. It is highly recommended (and comparative chairs may require) that those majoring in a Western field choose one non-Western field and vice versa. Two or three professors may, if needed, supervise a comparative program, and may help examine the candidate either on the orals or by written examination.

Students in the history of science program must select three of the above fields and either the history of medicine or an allied field. They must also demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the substance and historical development of a particular science or a type of engineering or technology as a subfield common to the historical fields.

Foreign Language Requirement

A reading knowledge of the languages listed below for the major fields is required. If only two languages are listed for the field, students must demonstrate competence by passing examinations administered by the department, for certain fields, or by the appropriate language department. Students in U.S., Near Eastern and African history may use departmental examinations in French, Spanish, or German. Students in European history must take departmental translation examinations. In cases where the field deems it appropriate, coursework or alternate languages may be used to fulfill the language requirements, subject to the approval of the Departmental Foreign Language Examination Committee. For a third or fourth language, evidence of competence satisfactory to the chair of the doctoral committee is considered acceptable.

No oral qualifying examination for the Ph.D. degree may be scheduled until students have passed an examination in at least two foreign languages, except for students in U.S. history, who are required to demonstrate competency in only one foreign language.

African history: French and at least one other European or African language needed for the student’s research and approved by the chair of the Ph.D. committee.

Ancient history: French, German, Latin, and Greek.

Ancient Near Eastern history: French, German, and two ancient languages, one of which should be either Akkadian, Egyptian, or Hebrew. The other ancient language may be Sumerian, Hittite, Ugaritic, Phoenician, Aramaic, Greek, or Latin, depending on individual programs. It is expected that the ancient languages, with all attendant problems of philological and textual criticism, will normally constitute the fourth field of the doctoral examination.

Armenian history: Students must demonstrate a competency in Armenian, French, and at least one other language germane to the student’s present and future research interesting and chosen in consultation with the student’s faculty adviser.

Asian history: (a) India: two languages: Hindi; and either French, German, Spanish, Dutch or Portuguese, or any regional or classical language of India, or another one of the above noted Western European languages; (b) East Asia: (1) for the M.A. degree: two years of Chinese of Japanese; (2) for the Ph.D. degree in Chinese history: four years of Chinese and two years of Japanese. In certain cases, reading knowledge of French or German may also be required; Ph.D. degree in Japanese history: French, German or another pertinent language; four years of Japanese coursework (or its equivalent; demonstrated ability in specialized Japanese that will allow one to read source materials, e.g. coursework or its equivalent in Kanbun, sorobun, bungotai, Meiji documents). Admission to candidacy for the Ph.D. in the Chinese and Japanese fields requires the completion of a research seminar in the major field. Students are advised that successful completion of this seminar usually requires the equivalent of at least four years of superior college-level language work in Chinese or Japanese.

History of Christianity: German, elementary New Testament Greek, and a modern Romance language. For some specialties, medieval Latin and/or other languages may also be required. The choice of languages and the necessary level of proficiency must be approved by the committee chair.

European history (modern) and history of science: Either Dutch, French, German, Italian, or Spanish and a language needed for the students’ research and approved by the Graduate and Curriculum Guidance Committee. Proficiency in foreign languages is to be determined by a departmental examination. British history: French and German, with the possibility of substitution. Russian history: Russian and German as well as French or another language deemed necessary by the instructor for the student’s research.

Jewish history: Hebrew (modern or pre-modern) plus at least two additional languages necessary for conducting research in the student’s area(s) of expertise or for engaging with relevant modern scholarship (e.g., Arabic, Aramaic, French, German, Greek, Ladino, Latin, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Yiddish) to be determined in consultation with the student’s adviser.

Latin American history: Two of the following: Spanish, Portuguese, or special methodological studies.

Medieval history: All medievalists must have an excellent command of Latin, French, and German, as well as whatever other modern and medieval languages are necessary for their particular areas of research. Prior to taking the University Oral Qualifying Examination, students must have completed field requirements in these three languages. However, with permission of their adviser, another modern language may be substituted for French. Completion of these requirements may be met in one of the following ways: (1) Students may complete six quarters (or four semesters) of the language with a B or better; (2) Students may complete a Department of History examination in modern languages set by a member of the medieval field. All students taking this examination are given the same two passage to translate, one to be translated with the assistance of a dictionary and one without a dictionary. Satisfactory translation of both is necessary to pass the examination; (3) Students may complete language examinations set by the relevant language department (including the Latin examination given by the Department of Classic for its graduate students); (4) The Latin requirement can be satisfied by completion of two quarters of medieval Latin at the 100-series course level.

Near Eastern history: Students must demonstrate, to the satisfaction of their graduate adviser, competency in two Middle Eastern languages prior to advancement to candidacy. Students must also demonstrate competency in one European language other than English. These languages should be germane to the student’s present and future research interests and are chosen in consultation with the student’s adviser.

History of religions: French and German plus (in most cases) a classical or ancient language in the religious tradition of the specialization.

Southeast Asian history: Students must pass reading comprehension examinations in at least two relevant languages prior to advancement to candidacy. Competency is required in the language or the country or cultural area under study. The University offers Hindi, Sanskrit, Pali, Vietnamese, Thai, Tagalog, and Indonesian, and also intensive summer courses in other South and Southeast Asian languages. Also required is a reading comprehension of at least one language other than English external to the region, normally chosen from Arabic, Dutch, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Persian (for South Asia), or Chinese or Japanese (for Southeast Asia). With the approval of the student’s adviser, the student may petition to have the second language chosen from the country or cultural area under study.

U.S. history: One modern foreign language to be fulfilled through a departmental examination.

Except in the fields of African, Asian, British, and U.S. history, reading knowledge of an appropriate language is usually required for admission to all graduate seminars.

Course Requirements

Candidates for the Ph.D. degree must meet the special requirements for admission to the doctoral program detailed under Admission. Additionally, doctoral students must (1) demonstrate a command of good English, spoken and written; (2) demonstrate the ability to read at least two foreign languages, except in the U.S. field where only one foreign language is required, as detailed under Foreign Language Requirement; (3) demonstrate an acquaintance with general history; and (4) complete at least one continuing two- or three-quarter seminar which must include the preparation of a substantial research paper.

All students must write a dissertation prospectus (for credit under History 596 or 597) which is expected to contain (1) a full statement of the dissertation topic; (2) a historiographical discussion of the literature bearing on the topic; (3) a statement of the methodology to be employed; and (4) a survey of the sources sufficient to demonstrate the viability of the topic. The prospectus must be submitted in writing to the dissertation adviser for approval prior to the oral part of the qualifying examinations. After approval, a copy of the prospectus is given to each member of the examining committee.

The following coursework is required in specific fields: (1) U.S. history — History 246A-246B-246C, one seminar in another field in the department, and one graduate level course in another department; (2) European history — History 225; (3) African history — History 275A-275B-275C (unless exempted by petition); (4) medieval history — Latin 130 or 131, 243, and History C219A-C219B (a letter-graded History 596 course in paleography may be substituted for C219A-C219B with the permission of faculty).

Students who are admitted with subject deficiencies must complete courses in addition to those required for the degree program.

Members of doctoral committees may require that individual students complete additional courses that they deem necessary for preparation for the qualifying examinations. Courses taken to fulfill M.A. degree requirements may be used to satisfy Ph.D. degree requirements.

Teaching Experience

The department cannot provide teaching experience for all Ph.D. candidates and therefore does not require it for the degree. However, students should be able to demonstrate the ability to give instruction in their field.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

All Fields

In the written and oral qualifying examinations students are expected to demonstrate not only a mastery of their special subject, but also an extensive knowledge covering the wider field of historical knowledge; in addition, they must demonstrate an ability to correlate historical data and to explain their significance. Therefore these examinations are designed to test not just factual knowledge, but also power of historical analysis and synthesis, critical ability, and capacity for reflective thinking. Knowledge of the history of any area includes a solid understanding of its historiography and bibliography, its geography, and its political, cultural, economic, and other historical aspects.

In the oral examination, students are examined in four fields, one of which may be an approved field in anthropology, economics, geography, language and literature, philosophy, political science, or other allied subjects. This allied field must be comparable in size and scope to the established fields in history included under Major Fields or Subdisciplines. Students should select the fields in consultation with their adviser and must receive the department’s approval of all four fields no less than one to two months before the written qualifying examination is taken. In the European field, students must choose their four fields by the quarter after they have successfully passed the doctoral written qualifying examination (i.e., normally by the seventh quarter of residency). To obtain approval, students must provide the Graduate Guidance and Curriculum Committee with the name of the faculty member who has agreed to serve as the sponsor of the doctoral work and the details of the proposed program. A full-time graduate student must begin the written qualifying examinations no later than the end of the ninth quarter of graduate work.

The written qualifying examination includes the major field only, except in the European field which requires a written examination in three fields. In U.S. and European history, each field administers a written qualifying examination as outlined below. The oral examination covers all four fields (except for the African field) and is normally held after the written examination. In most fields, the oral examination will be held shortly after the written examination or, at the discretion of the doctoral committee, as late as six months after the written examination. Both the written and oral examinations are to be considered by the committee as a whole in arriving at a judgment of the student’s performance, except in the European field. The written qualifying examination is normally prepared and administered by the chair of the committee and read by the entire committee before the oral qualifying examination, except for the U. S. and European fields, for which separate procedures are outlined below. All students in the European field take the doctoral written qualifying examination during the sixth quarter in residence.

U.S. Field

Written Qualifying Examination

Students must take the written qualifying examination following 12 months in academic residence. The written qualifying examination is administered once a year at the beginning of Fall Quarter. Students who fail the examination may retake it once by petition when it is offered again at the beginning of the next Fall Quarter. Students who fail the examination a second time are not permitted to continue in the program.

The examination committee consists of three faculty members who in the previous year taught History 246A-246B-246C. If any of these faculty members are unavailable, preference is given, in replacing such members, to faculty members who have taught History 246A-246B-246C in recent years. The written examination is intended to test a comprehensive broad understanding of American history both before and after the independence of the U.S. All facets of history (political, social, diplomatic, etc.) are included. Therefore, an ability to synthesize factual information, sometimes across long chronological periods, is essential. Knowledge of the scholarly literature and of the principal historiographical controversies arising out of it are tested along with the student’s interpretive capabilities. Passing of the examination implies that the student is qualified, in the judgment of the U.S. field, to teach courses in U.S. history at the college level. Questions related to the planning of such courses may appear on the examination.

Oral Qualifying Examination

Students must complete all prior degree requirements before taking the University Oral Qualifying Examination. Students who have outstanding Incomplete grades are not permitted to take this examination. The examination is normally taken during a student’s third year of study. The examination committee must include four faculty members, including the student’s adviser. Normally two members come from the U.S. field. One member must come from a field in the department other than the U.S. field, and one must come from another department.

During the examination students are questioned about their dissertation proposal and, in connection with the proposal and their preparation with the members of the examination committee, they also may be questioned on related fields of study. Students either pass or fail the examination. By majority vote of the committee, students who fail the examination may retake it once. Students whose committees do not agree to a repeat of the examination and students who fail the examination a second time are not permitted to continue in the program.

European Field

Written Qualifying Examination

All students in the European field take the doctoral written qualifying examination during the sixth quarter in residence. Prior to taking the written qualifying examination, a student must have passed at least one language examination and have secured the agreement of a qualified member of the department in the European field to serve as chair of the doctoral committee. The European written examination is administered once a year in the week prior to the Spring Quarter. Students who fail the examination may petition to retake it in the following Spring Quarter. The examination may be retaken only once. Students who enter with a B.A. degree who fail the doctoral examination will be allowed to complete the M.A. program as outlined in the requirements.

The entire European faculty who are in residence during the Spring Quarter administers the examination. The examination is divided into the following sections: Europe 1450-1600; Europe 1550-1880, Reformation to French Revolution; Europe since 1740; European Social and Economic History since 1450; European Intellectual and Cultural History since 1450; Russia since 800; Jewish History; East Central and Southeast Europe since 1450; Germany since 1450; Italy since 1450; Spain and Portugal since 1450, European History of Science since 1450; Women’s history, Britain since ca. 1450, France since ca 1450, The Netherlands ca 1450. Students choose three sections in which they are examined.

The examination lasts three days. The examination is intended to test a comprehensive, broad understanding of European history, both of the modern and early modern periods. Different facets of history (political, social, intellectual, etc.) are included. An ability to synthesize factual information, sometimes across long chronological periods is, consequently, essential. Knowledge of the scholarly literature and of the principal historiographical controversies arising out of it is tested, along with interpretive capabilities. Questions relating to the planning of college-level history courses may appear on the examination.

Oral Qualifying Examination

For the University Oral Qualifying Examination, the student must submit four fields that will enhance the scope and quality of the dissertation. Following the written examination, a student may select a comparative field, or a field outside Europe or the department. The oral examination concerns the dissertation prospectus and the substantive elements of the four fields as they relate to the prospectus. The oral examination normally takes place at the end of nine quarters of residence but must be taken by the end of the twelfth quarter. The second language examination must be passed before a student takes the oral examination. Students who fail the oral examination must retake it, at a time set by the committee, within six months. Any variance from time limits must be approved by the European field before going to the Graduate Guidance and Curriculum Committee for final approval.

Advancement to Candidacy

Students are advanced to candidacy and awarded the Candidate in Philosophy (C.Phil.) degree upon successful completion of the written and oral qualifying examinations.

Doctoral Dissertation

Final Oral Examination (Defense of Dissertation)

Not required for all students in the program. The decision as to whether a defense is required is made by the doctoral committee.

Time-to-Degree

Students who enter the program with a bachelor’s degree are expected to complete the Ph.D. within 18 to 21 quarters, depending on the requirements of the specific field. Students who enter the program with a master’s degree are expected to complete the degree within 12 to 15 quarters. The following is a suggested timeline:

End of three quarters: completion of six to nine courses, one foreign language examination.

End of six quarters: completion of master’s coursework, additional language requirements, master’s written examinations, submission of research papers.

End of nine to 12 quarters: completion of additional language requirements as specified by the field, completion of the prospectus and oral examinations.

End of 15 quarters: completion of archival research.

End of 18 to 21 quarters: completion of dissertation writing.

This timeline is a suggested model. Students are encouraged to complete the program in an even shorter time than suggested, if possible. The Graduate Guidance and Curriculum Committee reviews the student’s progress on a regular basis and informs the student if the student fails to make normative time-to-degree progress.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

A student may be recommended for termination at the end of the first year if the Graduate Guidance and Curriculum Committee determines, after consultation with the faculty in the student’s field of study, that the student does not have the academic qualifications for successfully completing a degree. If a student’s grade point average falls below 3.00 due to Incomplete grades that lapse to F, the student is given the opportunity to remove the F grades within one quarter before action is taken regarding a recommendation for termination.

A student who fails to proceed according to normal progress stipulations, is subject to termination except in cases in which extenuating circumstances prevent the student from meeting specified deadlines.

A doctoral candidate is expected to complete the dissertation no later than 18 quarters from the date of matriculation into the fields of U.S., England or British empire, or within 21 quarters of the date of entry into all other fields. A student may be granted a one year extension of time by petitioning the Graduate Guidance and Curriculum Committee and showing that the dissertation can be completed within one year. Further extensions are considered on an individual basis, taking into consideration the extent and type of research required, availability of source material, and other, sometimes personal, mitigating factors which may cause delays. It is the student’s responsibility to inform both the doctoral chair and the graduate office of progress (or lack thereof) and estimated completion dates. A student may be recommended for termination after 21 quarters if there has been no communication with the department after the oral qualifying examination.

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2011-2012 academic year.

History

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Department of History offers the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in History.

Admission

Program Name

History

Address

6265 Bunche Hall
Box 951473
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1473

Phone

(310) 206-2627

Email

gradoffice@history.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.A., Ph.D.

The History department admits only applicants whose objective is the Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

December 1st

GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General

Letters of Recommendation

Other Requirements

Applicants normally are expected to hold a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in history from an accredited college or university, with at least a B+ average in upper division coursework. For applicants to the Ancient field, demonstrated proficiency in ancient Greek and Latin is expected. For applicants to the European field, demonstrated proficiency in at least one foreign language (usually French or German) is expected; prospective students are strongly urged to have proficiency in two foreign languages.

Students are expected to work in the field for which they are admitted. A change of fields after admission requires approval of the relevant admissions committee.

Master’s Degree

Advising

See under Doctoral Degree.

Areas of Study

The comprehensive examination covers one of the following fields: (1) ancient (includes ancient Near East) and late antiquity); (2) medieval; (3) European history, ca 1450 to present (also includes British history, Jewish, Russian, East Central and Southeast European history); (4) Africa; (5) Near East (includes Armenia); (6) South and Southeast Asia; (7) China; (8) Japan; (9) Latin America; (10) U.S.; (11) history of science; (12) Jewish history; (13) special fields (students in the history of religions or history of Christianity are normally examined in one of the above fields).

Foreign Language Requirement

A reading knowledge of one foreign language approved by the department is required for the M.A degree. It is recommended that this requirement be met in the first year of graduate work, except for students in the European field, who should meet this requirement during the first quarter of graduate work. Students of U.S., Near East and African history may take a departmental translation examination in French, Spanish, or German. Students of European history must take a departmental translation examination in French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, German, or Russian, preferably during the first quarter of graduate work, as noted above, but no later than the beginning of the sixth quarter of full-time study. Students of Chinese history must have a minimum of three years of Chinese. Students of Japanese history must have a minimum of three years of Japanese. For other languages, students arrange to take a language examination administered by a faculty member in the History department or a foreign language department at UCLA; certification of competence is made in accord with the standards of the language department faculty. Departmental foreign language examinations are administered during the Fall and Spring quarters.

Course Requirements

The department requires a minimum (and prefers a maximum) of nine upper division and graduate courses in history, at least six of which must be graduate courses. The six graduate courses must include at least one continuing two- or three-quarter research seminar which must include the preparation of a substantial research paper.

For students in U.S. history, the minimum of nine courses must all be at the 200 level, including History 246A-246B-246C, at least two continuing two-quarter seminars, one seminar in another field in this department, and one graduate level course in another department.

Students in European history must take History 225 and two continuing two-quarter seminars.

Students in African history must take History 275A and at least one continuing two- or three-quarter seminar.

Students in the history of science must take two two-quarter research seminars, and must complete History 200O twice, in the fall quarters of their first and second years.

Students in Chinese history must complete one two-quarter research seminar, History 282A-282B, in the major field.

Students in Jewish history must complete the following: three seminars in cognate fields within the department; at least one continuing two- or three-quarter research seminar in the Jewish history field, including preparation of a substantial research paper; and one graduate seminar with at least one faculty member in the Jewish field other than the student’s primary adviser.

Students in Medieval history must take History 200C or its equivalent, and must complete at least one continuing two- or three-quarter research seminar which must include preparation of a substantial research paper.

Students of Latin American history must complete a two-quarter research seminar (History 266, 267, 268). The completion of two graduate seminars in the same subfield (colonial or modern) may be applied to satisfy the two-quarter research requirement if a relevant two-quarter seminar has not been offered during a student’s term of pre-candidacy (i.e., within two to three years).

Students of Near East history must complete one continuing two- or three-quarter seminar, and two of the following seminars: Historiography of the Pre-Modern Middle East, Historiography of the Early-Modern Middle East, and Historiography of the Modern Middle East.

Students in South and Southeast Asian history must complete one two-quarter research seminar.

For students in fields other than U.S. history, only one 500-series course may be applied toward both the total course requirement and the minimum six graduate (200-series) course requirement. This may be either four units of 596 or four units of 597. History 495 and courses in the 300 series are not applicable toward course requirements.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

The European field requires a three part four-hour comprehensive examination to be completed at the end of the student’s fifth quarter.

The African field requires a four-hour comprehensive examination to be completed in May of the second year of study. Students entering the program with an M.A. degree must complete the examination by May of the first year of study.

The History of Science field requires students to achieve a satisfactory pass in the doctoral written qualifying examination administered at the end of the sixth quarter of study.

The Medieval field requires two three-hour written examinations in the student’s primary field and an oral examination in the minor fields and on the prospectus.

The Near East field requires students to achieve a satisfactory pass of the doctoral written qualifying examination.

All students must file a petition for advancement to candidacy with the Graduate Office within the first two weeks of the quarter in which they expect to receive their master’s degree.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

Doctoral Degree

Advising

There is a departmental Graduate Affairs Committee, consisting of five faculty members and one graduate student, all appointed by the chair of the department, which reviews and makes recommendations regarding all doctoral programs and any petitions in request of exceptions from the regular program requirements. The vice chair for graduate affairs is an ex officio member of this committee and channels all petitions and programs for review to the committee. The student’s committee chair is normally consulted about petitions and exceptions.

The following evaluation procedures determine whether continuing students may proceed to the Ph.D. degree:

Students who enter the graduate program with a B.A. degree: an evaluation comparable to the M.A. comprehensive examination must occur within the period of six quarters.

All students must present to the Graduate Affairs Committee a field approval form signed by the faculty member who has agreed to support their work for the Ph.D., and in accord with the following schedule: by the end of the seventh quarter or earlier for those who enter with only a B.A. degree, and by the end of the third quarter or earlier for those entering with an M.A. degree from another department. Students who do not meet the time limits for proceeding to the Ph.D. degree are subject to dismissal.

An annual review of all graduate students is made each Spring Quarter by the Graduate Affairs Committee. Letters are written to those students with program or grade-point deficiencies or other academic problems.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Ancient Greece; ancient Rome; medieval constitutional and legal; medieval social and economic; medieval ecclesiastical and religious; medieval intellectual and cultural (specialists in medieval history may offer no more than two of these fields in medieval history); Byzantine; Russia since 800; East Central and Southeast Europe since ca 1450; England prior to 1485; Britain since ca 1450; European Colonialism and Imperialism; ancient Near East; the Near East, 500 to 1500; the Near East since 1500; Armenian; survey of African history; topics in African history (preferably on a regional basis); history of science since ca 1450; Europe, Renaissance/Reformation; Europe, Reformation to the French Revolution; Germany since ca 1450; France since ca 1450; Italy since ca 1450; Spain and Portugal since ca 1450; Europe since 1740; European socioeconomic history since ca 1450; European intellectual and cultural history since ca 1450; European Women’s history since ca; 1450,, The Netherlands since ca; 1450; China 900 to 1800; China since 1800; early modern Japan; modern Japan; pre-modern Korea; modern Korea; South Asia; Southeast Asia; Latin America, 1492 to 1830; Latin America since 1830; Latin America and globalization; history of religions; Jewish history; history of Christianity; comparative history; U.S.: (1) mastery of the general field of U.S. history sufficient to teach a college-level survey course and (2) a specialized field chosen from the following: Afro-American, American diplomatic, American West, American Indian, Asian American, California, history of the South, Civil War and Reconstruction, Colonial, cultural, economic, immigration, intellectual, Jeffersonian and Jackson Ian America (1800 to 1850), labor, Mexican-American, social, the new nation (1763 to 1800), 20th century, urban, women’s history. Both the general and a specialized field must be offered by specialists in United States history and only two fields in United States history are permitted. Either field (1 or 2 or both) may be chosen as minor fields for the Ph.D.

Students in the history of science program are examined in three distinct fields: core field, field specific to research, and a field outside the history of science.

Foreign Language Requirement

A reading knowledge of the languages listed below for the major fields is required. If only two languages are listed for the field, students must demonstrate competence by passing examinations administered by the department, for certain fields, or by the appropriate language department. Students in U.S., Near Eastern and African history may use departmental examinations in French, Spanish, or German. Students in European history must take departmental translation examinations. In cases where the field deems it appropriate, coursework or alternate languages may be used to fulfill the language requirements, subject to the approval of the field coordinator and faculty adviser. For a third or fourth language, evidence of competence satisfactory to the chair of the doctoral committee is considered acceptable.

African history: One African language and at least one European or other African language needed for the student’s research and approved by the chair of the doctoral committee.

Ancient history: French, German, Latin, and Greek.

Chinese history: (1) for the M.A. degree, a minimum of three years of Chinese; (2) for the Ph.D. degree, four years of Chinese and three years of Japanese. In certain cases, reading knowledge of another language also may be required. Admission to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree in the Chinese field requires the completion of a research seminar in the major field. Students are advised that successful completion of this seminar usually requires the equivalent of at least four years of superior college-level language work in Chinese.

European history (modern): Students must demonstrate proficiency in two foreign languages prior to advancement to candidacy. Proficiency in foreign languages is to be determined by successful completion of a departmental language examination. Exceptions to this rule must be approved by the faculty adviser, the field coordinator, and the vice chair of graduate affairs. For those working on (1) Europe: French and German, either of which can be replaced by another language deemed necessary for research; (2) Russian or East European history: Russian plus German or French, any of which can be replaced by another language deemed necessary for research. All substitutions must be approved via petition by the faculty adviser, the field coordinator, and the vice chair for graduate affairs.

Japanese history: (1) for the M.A. degree, three years of Japanese are required; (2) for the Ph.D. degree, four years of Japanese (or its equivalent); demonstrated ability in specialized Japanese sufficient to master source material appropriate to the research specialization (possibly including Kanbun, sorobun, and/or bungotai); secondary language proficiency in either another language or in premodern Japanese. Admission to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree in the Japanese field requires the completion of a research seminar in the major field. Students are advised that successful completion of this seminar usually requires the equivalent of at least four years of superior college-level language work in Japanese.

Jewish history: Students must pass departmental examinations in at least two foreign languages which are to be determined in consultation with the student’s adviser. Students should consult with their primary adviser in the first year of graduate study to determine the course of language preparation most suitable to their research interests.

Latin American history: Students in the Latin American field should demonstrate fluency in Spanish or Portuguese and proficiency in a second language, including Spanish, Portuguese, French, or an indigenous language, such as Nahuatl or Quechua, in accordance with the student’s particular research interests.

Medieval history: All medievalists must have an excellent command of Latin, French, and German, as well as whatever other modern and medieval languages are necessary for their particular areas of research. Prior to taking the University Oral Qualifying Examination, students must have completed field requirements in these three languages. However, with permission of their adviser, another modern language may be substituted for French. Completion of these requirements may be met in one of the following ways: (1) Students may complete six quarters (or four semesters) of the language with a B or better; (2) Students may complete a Department of History examination in modern languages set by a member of the medieval field. All students taking this examination are given the same two passages to translate, one to be translated with the assistance of a dictionary and one without a dictionary. Satisfactory translation of both is necessary to pass the examination; (3) Students may complete language examinations set by the relevant language department (including the Latin examination given by the Department of Classic for its graduate students); (4) The Latin requirement can be satisfied by completion of two quarters of medieval Latin at the 100-series course level.

Near Eastern history: Students must pass departmental language examinations in two middle Eastern languages, and one European language other than English, prior to advancement to candidacy. These languages should be germane to the student’s present and future research interests and are chosen in consultation with the student’s adviser. Students specializing in Armenian history must demonstrate competency in Armenian, French, and at least one other language germane to the student’s present and future research interests and chosen in consultation with the student’s faculty adviser.

History of Science: Students must demonstrate proficiency in two foreign languages prior to advancement to candidacy. Students must consult with their faculty adviser to determine the languages deemed necessary for their research. Proficiency in foreign languages is to be fulfilled by successfully completing departmental language examinations.

South and Southeast Asian history: Students must pass reading comprehension examinations in two relevant languages prior to advancement to candidacy. Competency is required in at least one language of the country or cultural area under study. Qualifying languages to fulfill these requirements are chosen with the approval of the student’s adviser.

U.S. history: One modern foreign language to be fulfilled through a departmental language examination.

Except in the fields of African, Asian, British, and U.S. history, reading knowledge of an appropriate language is usually required for admission to all graduate seminars.

Course Requirements

Candidates for the Ph.D. degree must meet the special requirements for admission to the doctoral program detailed under Admission. Additionally, doctoral students must (1) demonstrate a command of good English, spoken and written; (2) demonstrate the ability to read at least two foreign languages, except in the U.S. field where only one foreign language is required, as detailed under Foreign Language Requirement and in the Medieval field in which three languages are required; (3) demonstrate an acquaintance with general history; and (4) complete at least one continuing two- or three-quarter seminar which must include the preparation of a substantial research paper (two continuing two-quarter seminars are required for students in European history, History of Science and U.S. history).

The following coursework is required in specific fields: (1) U.S. history — History 246A-246B-246C, one graduate seminar in another field in the department, and one graduate level course in another department; (2) European history — History 225; (3) African history — History 275A; (4) Medieval history — Greek or Latin paleography, which may be completed by taking a course in paleography at UCLA, at a summer institute at another university, or through a letter-graded History 596 course in paleography; History 200C or its equivalent; (5) Chinese history — two research seminars, History 282A-282B; (6) Near East history — two of the following seminars: Historiography of the Pre-Modern Middle East, Historiography of the Early-Modern Middle East, and Historiography of the Modern Middle East; (6) History of Science — History 200O twice (in the fall quarters of the first and second years); (7) Jewish history — three seminars in cognate fields within the department, at least one continuing two- or three-quarter research paper, and one graduate seminar with at least one faculty member in the Jewish field other than the student’s primary adviser.

Students who are admitted with subject deficiencies must complete courses in addition to those required for the degree program.

Teaching Experience

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

All Fields

Students with outstanding Incomplete grades may not be permitted to sit for the written and oral qualifying examinations. The written qualifying examination must be passed before the oral qualifying examination can be taken. Students must begin the written qualifying examinations no later than the end of the ninth quarter of graduate study. To be eligible to sit for their qualifying examinations, student must have completed all their coursework and language requirements.

In the oral examination, students are examined in four fields, one of which may be an approved field in anthropology, economics, geography, language and literature, philosophy, political science, or other allied subjects. This allied field must be comparable in size and scope to the established fields in history included under Major Fields or Subdisciplines. Students should select the fields in consultation with their adviser and must receive the department’s approval of all four fields no less than one to two months before the written qualifying examination is taken. In the European field, students must choose their four fields by the quarter after they have successfully passed the doctoral written qualifying examination (i.e., normally by the seventh quarter of residency). To obtain approval, students must provide the Graduate Affairs Committee with the name of the faculty member who has agreed to serve as the sponsor of the doctoral work and the details of the proposed program. A full-time graduate student must begin the written qualifying examinations no later than the end of the ninth quarter of graduate work.

The written qualifying examination includes the major field only, except in the Ancient, European, Science and Medieval fields. In African, Ancient, U.S., European, Jewish, Medieval, History of Science, South and Southeast Asia and Near East history, each field administers a written qualifying examination as outlined below. The oral examination covers all four fields (except for the African field) and is normally held after the written examination. In most fields, the oral examination will be held shortly after the written examination or, at the discretion of the doctoral committee, as late as six months after the written examination. All students must write a dissertation prospectus that must be approved by the doctoral committee chair and given to each member of the doctoral committee prior to the oral qualifying examination. Both the written and oral examinations are to be considered by the committee as a whole in arriving at a judgment of the student’s performance, except in the European field. The written qualifying examination is normally prepared and administered by the chair of the committee and read by the entire committee before the oral qualifying examination, except for the U. S. and European fields, for which separate procedures are outlined below. All students in the European field take the doctoral written qualifying examination during the sixth quarter in residence.

Ancient Field

Written Qualifying Examination

Students must take the written qualifying examinations in Greek, Roman, and/or Late Antique history as determined by the Ancient field faculty and any examinations mandated by committee members.

Oral Qualifying Examination

Upon passing the written qualifying examinations, the student must take the oral qualifying examination. The oral qualifying examination has three basic components: (1) a return to issues raised in the written qualifying examinations; (2) an oral examination by the committee members; and (3) a defense of the written doctoral research prospectus.

African Field

Written Qualifying Examination

Students must produce a substantial research paper based, at least in part, on primary sources prior to taking the Ph.D. qualifying examinations. Students must pass an eight-hour written examination to be taken no later than the end of the ninth quarter of the program.

Oral Qualifying Examination

The oral examination must be completed within a period not exceeding six months from the passing of the written examination. The oral qualifying examination has three basic components: (1) a return to issues raised in the written qualifying examinations; (2) an oral examination by the committee members in the two outside fields; and (3) a defense of the written doctoral research prospectus.

U.S. Field

Written Qualifying Examination

The examination committee consists of three faculty members who in the previous year taught History 246A-246B-246C. If any of these faculty members are unavailable, preference is given, in replacing such members, to faculty members who have taught History 246A-246B-246C in recent years. The written examination is intended to test a comprehensive broad understanding of American history both before and after the independence of the U.S. All facets of history (political, social, diplomatic, etc.) are included. Therefore, an ability to synthesize factual information, sometimes across long chronological periods, is essential. Knowledge of the scholarly literature and of the principal historiographical controversies arising out of it is tested along with the student’s interpretive capabilities. Passing of the examination implies that the student is qualified, in the judgment of the U.S. field, to teach courses in U.S. history at the college level. Questions related to the planning of such courses may appear on the examination.

Oral Qualifying Examination

European Field

Written Qualifying Examination

All students in the European field take the doctoral written qualifying examination during the fifth quarter in residence. Prior to taking the written qualifying examination, a student must have met the following requirements: passed at least one departmental language examination; completed History 225; completed one two-quarter research seminar; started a second two-quarter research seminar; completed the minimum number of other courses required during the first five quarters; and have secured the agreement of a qualified member of the department in the European field to serve as chair of the doctoral committee. The European written examination is administered once a year in the week prior to the Spring Quarter. Students who fail the examination may petition to retake it in the following Spring Quarter. The examination may be retaken only once. Students who enter with a B.A. degree who fail the doctoral examination will be allowed to complete the M.A. program as outlined in the requirements.

The entire European faculty who are in residence during the Spring Quarter administers the examination. The examination is divided into the following sections: Europe 1450-1600; Europe 1550-1800; Europe since 1740; European Social and Economic History since 1450; European Intellectual and Cultural History since 1450; Russia since 800; Jewish History; East Central and Southeast Europe since 1450; Germany since 1450; Italy since 1450; Spain and Portugal since 1450, European History of Science since 1450; European Women’s history 1450 to present, Britain since ca. 1450, France since ca 1450, The Low Countries since ca 1450, Colonialism and Imperialism. Students choose three sections in which they are examined.

The examination consists of three parts of four hours each. The examination is intended to test a comprehensive, broad understanding of European history, both of the modern and early modern periods. Different facets of history (political, social, intellectual, etc.) are included. An ability to synthesize factual information, sometimes across long chronological periods is, consequently, essential. Knowledge of the scholarly literature and of the principal historiographical controversies arising out of it is tested, along with interpretive capabilities. Questions relating to the planning of college-level history courses may appear on the examination.

Oral Qualifying Examination

Jewish Field

Written Qualifying Examination

Students must take a written qualifying examination by the end of the third year of study. The written qualifying examination consists of two components: (1) a written examination in the major field, and (2) a two-hour oral examination covering all four fields, to be taken within a week of the written examination.

Oral Qualifying Examination

The University Oral Qualifying Examination, which is a defense of the dissertation prospectus, must be taken within six months of passing the written qualifying examination.

Latin American Field

Written Qualifying Examination

The written qualifying examination is administered by the student’s principal adviser, focusing on the subfield (colonial or modern) in which the student is specializing. The examination normally consists of two broad, substantive questions which do not overlap with content covered in the dissertation prospectus. The written examination should be taken at least one week before the oral examination.

Oral Qualifying Examination

The oral qualifying examination focuses on questions and issues related to the dissertation prospectus, which must be distributed to members of the committee at least two weeks before the date of the examination.

Medieval Field

Written Qualifying Examination

The written examination includes questions set by members of the student’s medieval fields. Students are examined in four fields, including two medieval fields, one historical field outside of medieval history, and one field outside of history.

Oral Qualifying Examination

A portion of the oral qualifying examination explores the student’s dissertation prospectus. Committee members may also follow up on the written qualifying examination and pose additional questions to their fields. The oral qualifying examination is usually taken one week following the written qualifying examination.

Near East Field

Written Qualifying Examination

Students are examined in each of two Middle East fields. One of these is the major field, the other field can be outside of the Middle East with the permission of the chair of the dissertation committee. The major field might be Pre-Modern Middle Easter history, Early Modern Middle Eastern history, Modern Middle Eastern history, or Armenian history.

Oral Qualifying Examination

The oral qualifying examination focuses on questions relating to the dissertation prospectus, which must be distributed to members of the committee at least two weeks before the oral examination.

Science Field

Written Qualifying Examination

Students must take the written qualifying examination in June of the second year of study. Students are examined in three distinct fields: (1) Core field which is a general overview of the history of science, medicine, and technology from the ancients to the present; (2) Specific/major field which is defined by the student in close consultation with relevant faculty members; (3) Field outside the history of science, in an area taught in the other fields of the department. Students should consult with their faculty adviser regarding the outside field.

Oral Qualifying Examination

The oral examination is to be taken as soon after the written examination as possible but not later than the end of the third year of graduate study.

South and Southeast Asia Field

Written Qualifying Examination

Students must taken a written examination in three fields of study, chosen in consultation with the student’s adviser and two additional faculty, who will administer the examination.

Oral Qualifying Examination

The examination if normally taken during a student’s third year of study. The examination committee must include four faculty members, including the student’s adviser. Normally two members come from the South and Southeast Asia field. One member must come from a field in the department other than the South and Southeast Asia field, and one must come from another department. During the examination students are questioned about their dissertation proposal and, in connection with the proposal and their preparation with the members of the examination committee, they also may be questioned on related fields of study.

Advancement to Candidacy

Students are advanced to candidacy and awarded the Candidate in Philosophy (C.Phil.) degree upon successful completion of the written and oral qualifying examinations.

Doctoral Dissertation

Final Oral Examination (Defense of Dissertation)

Not required for all students in the program. The decision as to whether a defense is required is made by the doctoral committee.

Time-to-Degree

End of three quarters: completion of six to nine courses, one foreign language examination.

End of six quarters: completion of master’s coursework, additional language requirements, master’s written examinations, submission of research papers.

End of nine to 12 quarters: completion of additional language requirements as specified by the field, completion of the prospectus and oral examinations.

End of 15 quarters: completion of archival research.

End of 18 to 21 quarters: completion of dissertation writing.

This timeline is a suggested model. Students are encouraged to complete the program in an even shorter time than suggested, if possible. The Graduate Affairs Committee reviews the student’s progress on a regular basis and informs the student if the student fails to make normative time-to-degree progress.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

A student may be recommended for termination at the end of the first year if the Graduate Affairs Committee determines, after consultation with the faculty in the student’s field of study, that the student does not have the academic qualifications for successfully completing a degree. If a student’s grade point average falls below 3.00 due to Incomplete grades that lapse to F, the student is given the opportunity to remove the F grades within one quarter before action is taken regarding a recommendation for termination.

A doctoral candidate is expected to complete the dissertation no later than 18 quarters from the date of matriculation into the fields of U.S., England or European Colonialism and Imperialism, or within 21 quarters of the date of entry into all other fields. A student may be granted a one year extension of time by petitioning the Graduate Affairs Committee and showing that the dissertation can be completed within one year. Further extensions are considered on an individual basis, taking into consideration the extent and type of research required, availability of source material, and other, sometimes personal, mitigating factors which may cause delays. It is the student’s responsibility to inform both the doctoral chair and the graduate office of progress (or lack thereof) and estimated completion dates. A student may be recommended for termination after 21 quarters if there has been no communication with the department after the oral qualifying examination.

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2011-2012 academic year.

Spanish and Portuguese

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese offers the Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Spanish, the Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Portuguese, and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Hispanic Languages and Literatures.

Hispanic Languages and Literatures

Admission

Program Name

Hispanic Languages and Literatures

Address

5310 Rolfe Hall
Box 951532
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1532

Phone

(310) 825-1036

Email

gtovar@humnet.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

December 31st

GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General

Letters of Recommendation

3, from professors familiar with the applicant’s work as a graduate student, that address the applicant’s capacity for research-oriented doctoral studies and possible entry into the profession

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit a statement of purpose and a writing sample.

A master’s degree in Spanish or in Portuguese is required for admission to the Ph.D. program in Hispanic Languages and Literatures. Applicants holding master’s degrees in Spanish or Portuguese linguistics who wish to pursue the Ph.D. in Spanish, Spanish American or Luso-Brazilian literature must take the master’s comprehensive examination in literature. Aplplicants holding master’s degrees in Spanish, Spanish American or Luso-Brazilian literature who wish to pursue the Ph.D. in Spanish or Portuguese linguistics must take the master’s comprehensive examination in linguistics.

Applicants who hold the M.A. in Spanish or in Portuguese from UCLA must have the recommendation of the department to proceed toward the Ph.D. degree; they are notified of their eligibility to continue when they receive the M.A. degree.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

During the first year of doctoral study students choose an adviser, who becomes chair of the doctoral committee and director of the dissertation. Based on the selection of dissertation topic or area, and in consultation with the adviser, students choose two other committee members from among the department faculty, whose interests and fields of expertise support research in the proposed area of the dissertation. These three department faculty members constitute the departmental advisory committee. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with the advisory committee as early as possible during the first year, to determine a program of coursework and directed research that leads to the doctoral qualifying examinations. This meeting must take place by the end of Spring Quarter of the first year. During the second year students choose an additional faculty member, from a different department, who becomes the fourth member of the doctoral committee responsible for the examinations and the dissertation. This committee is nominated by the department and appointed by the Graduate Division. Until the departmental advisory committee is formed, students are advised by the Director of Graduate Studies.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Dissertation topics may be drawn from any field in Spanish and Portuguese language and literature. Possible fields include: Spanish linguistics; Portuguese linguistics; diachronic Hispanic linguistics and philology; medieval Spanish literature; Renaissance and Golden Age Spanish literature; 18th-and 19th-century Spanish literature; 20th-century Spanish literature; colonial Spanish American literature; 19th-century Spanish American literature; 20th-century Spanish American literature; Chicano literature; early Portuguese literature; modern Portuguese literature; early Brazilian literature; modern Brazilian literature; Spanish and Luso-Brazilian folklore.

Foreign Language Requirement

In addition to proficiency in Spanish and Portuguese, students must have a reading knowledge of two other foreign languages, to be chosen with the approval of their guidance committee. Students fulfill this requirement by (1) passing the University reading examination in the language; (2) successful completion of a University course of at least level 3; or (3) successful completion of two upper division literature courses in the foreign language. Students must fulfill the requirement in one of these languages no later than the third quarter of graduate study and in the other no later than the sixth quarter of graduate study.

Course Requirements

After the B.A. degree, a minimum of 20 graduate courses is required. Spanish or Portuguese M201A or M201B may be required if students have not previously taken it or similar courses elsewhere. Of the 20 courses, a total of four may be taken in other departments with the approval of the dissertation adviser. In the first year of the Ph.D. program, students take regularly scheduled graduate courses and seminars (200-series, excluding 291). In the second year students may take a combination of regularly scheduled and directed research (291 and 596) courses with the dissertation adviser. A maximum of 16 units of directed research is permitted.

Students who hold an M.A. degree in Spanish or Portuguese from another university may petition for up to nine graduate courses used for this master’s degree to count toward the Ph.D. degree.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

The qualifying examinations consist of (1) presentation of a 40-60 page paper related to the specific dissertation area; (2) a three-hour written examination in the student’s field of specialization; 3) a two-hour University Oral Qualifying Examination at which the above research paper, written examination, and a dissertation prospectus are discussed. The written examination is based on a reading list approved by the advisory committee. The advisory committee also prepares the questions for the written examination. The examinations are normally taken no later than twelve quarters after receiving the B.A. degree and six quarters after receiving the M.A. degree. Only students who pass the qualifying examinations are advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree.

Advancement to Candidacy

Students are advanced to candidacy and awarded the Candidate in Philosophy (C.Phil.) degree upon successful completion of the written and oral qualifying examinations.

Doctoral Dissertation

Final Oral Examination (Defense of Dissertation)

Required for all students in the program.

Time-to-Degree

For a full-time student taking three courses per quarter, the following figures are optimal: (a) from graduate admission to award of the M.A. degree: six quarters; (b) from award of the M.A. degree to authorization to form a guidance committee: one quarter; (c) from formation of a guidance committee to qualifying examinations: three to five quarters; (d) from passage of qualifying examinations (advancement to candidacy) to presentation of the dissertation: three to fifteen quarters; (e) from graduate admission to award of the Ph.D. degree (or normative time-to-degree): five years (fifteen quarters).

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

The Committee of Graduate Advisers in the department reviews each student’s progress at the end of each academic year. If the Committee finds that a student is not making satisfactory progress, they propose a probationary period during which certain conditions must be met. The departmental chair advises the student in writing of the Committee’s decision. A student who is unwilling to comply with the expectations of the chair and the Committee is subject to a recommendation for termination.

Master’s

Unsatisfactory progress is specifically defined by the department as the following:

(1) Failure to maintain a 3.0 grade point average.
(2) Failure to remove lapsed Incomplete grades within a specified time period.
(3) Failure to complete at least five courses in each full academic year for TA’s; seven courses for non-TA’s. A student may petition for reduced enrollment to the chair, who refers the petition to the Committee of Graduate Advisers. Petitions are approved only for extraordinary circumstances.
(4) Failure to complete the language requirement during or before the last quarter of course work.
(5) Failure to pass the master’s examination in two attempts (no degree awarded).
(6) Passing the M.A. examination but not receiving the recommendation of the committee to proceed to the doctoral program.
(7) Passing the M.A. examination on the second attempt (terminal master’s degree awarded).

A student may appeal a recommendation for termination in writing to the departmental chair who present the case first to the Committee of Graduate Advisers and, if needed, to the faculty of the department, whose decision is final.

Doctoral

Same as 1-4 for M.A. degree noted above.

A student may appeal a recommendation for termination in writing to the departmental chair who presents the case first to the Committee of Graduate Advisers and, if needed, to the faculty of the department, whose decision is final at the departmental level.

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2010-2011 academic year.

Management

John E. Anderson School of Management

Graduate Degrees

The John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management offers the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctoral of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Management, the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree, and the Master of Financial Engineering (M.F.E.) degree. In addition, there are a number of degree programs, offered in cooperation with other graduate and professional degree programs on campus, that lead to the M.B.A. and another degree. The school also offers the Executive M.B.A. Program (EMBA) and the M.B.A. for the Fully Employed (FEMBA).

Master of Science and Doctoral Program

Admission

Program Name

Management: M.S., Ph.D.

Address

C-501 Entrepreneurs Hall
110 Westwood Plaza, Suite C501
Box 951481
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1481

Phone

(310) 825-2824

Email

ms.phd.admissions@anderson.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.S., Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

January 10th

GRE (General and/or Subject), TWE

GMAT or GRE

Letters of Recommendation

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit the departmental application and a statement of purpose.

Master’s Degree

Advising

New master’s degree students are initially advised by the M.S. adviser in their field of concentration. Students are urged to establish a working relationship with one or two faculty members early in their studies. Students are free to change advisers whenever they wish during the course of their progress through the master’s program. The overall adviser of the program is the assistant dean, M.S./Ph.D. programs.

Students are required to submit Proposal of Study forms by the end of their second quarter. These forms list the courses students expect to take to fulfill the requirements of the program. The M.S./Ph.D. Program Office conducts a quarterly review of student progress, based on study forms and transcripts. Students who are having scholastic difficulty or who are not making sufficient progress are asked to discuss their situation with the assistant dean. All conversations with the assistant dean relating to progress are documented; copies are sent to the student’s adviser, and records are kept in the student’s file in the M.S./Ph.D. Programs Office.

Areas of Study

Decision sciences.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Students entering the M.S. program are assumed to have taken calculus through differentiation and integration of several variables, two courses in probability and statistics, two quarters of computer programming, and a managerial core of courses in managerial accounting, managerial economics, and managerial finance (Management 403, 405, 408). These courses can be waived on the basis of previous coursework.

The specialization consists of the following five-course methodological core: Management 203A, 210A, 210B, 210C, 216A. The specialization also includes three elective courses that typically are supportive of the thesis, along with four units of Management 598. The elective courses may be methodological in nature or may relate to management science aspects of a functional field such as operations management, information systems, or finance. Courses from other departments may also be selected. A minimum of 36 units of coursework, all at the graduate level, is required for the degree.

Teaching Experience

Not Required.

Field Experience

Not Required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

The comprehensive examination is a written examination of three to four hours duration. Students are tested on material covered in courses that are required for the M.S. degree program.

Thesis Plan

Every master’s degree thesis plan requires the completion of an approved thesis that demonstrates the student’s ability to perform original, independent research.

The thesis must be finished within one year after all required coursework is completed. A student lacking a strong prerequisite background nominates a thesis committee by the fifth quarter of study and presents a proposal for committee approval at the beginning of the sixth quarter.

Time-to-Degree

From graduate admission to award of the degree: six quarters.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

New doctoral students are initially advised by the doctoral adviser for their particular academic unit. Students are urged to establish a working relationship with one or two faculty members early in their studies. Students are expected to have a close working relationship with at least one faculty member by the end of their first year in the program. Students are free to change their adviser whenever they wish during the course of their progress through the program. The overall adviser is the assistant dean, M.S./Ph.D. programs.

First-year students are reviewed by their respective academic units during Spring Quarter of their first year in the program. First-year grades and faculty evaluations are used in the review process. A final, written evaluation is forwarded to the M.S./Ph.D. Programs Office and is kept in the student’s file in the M.S./Ph.D. Programs Office.

By the end of the first year in the program, students are required to submit Proposal of Study forms, which must be approved by the assistant dean. These forms list coursework students plan to take to satisfy the program requirements and the dates when the coursework, research paper, and major field examination are expected to be completed. The M.S./Ph.D. Program Office conducts a quarterly review of student progress based on program deadlines, study forms and transcripts. For students who are having scholastic difficulty, who appear not to be making sufficient progress, or who are approaching a program deadline, the major field adviser is contacted. The assistant dean, in consultation with the adviser, determines what action should be taken. A copy of all correspondence between the assistant dean, the student, and/or the student’s adviser is maintained in the student’s file.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Accounting; decisions, operations and technology management; finance; global economics and management; human resources and organization behavior; information systems; international business and comparative management studies; marketing; policy.

Foreign Language Requirement

None

Course Requirements

Research Preparation Requirement. The research preparation requirement consists of two parts: (1) a course requirement and (2) a research paper. Students are required to take five research courses which are not part of the major field area classes taught in the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management. These courses must be completed before taking the oral qualifying examination and may not be waived by prior graduate work. The research paper must be submitted to and accepted by the research paper committee no later than Spring Quarter of the third year of study.

Breadth Requirement. The breadth requirement consists of eight courses which are clearly outside the major field area. Students should use these courses to become more knowledgeable about the basic elements of several other management disciplines and functional areas or to define a minor field of research and teaching proficiency. Three of these courses may be waived by prior coursework from a previously earned master’s degree. They must be completed before taking the oral qualifying examination.

There is no formal major field course requirement. In consultation with a major field adviser, a course of study is designed which prepares the student to pass the major field examination.

Teaching Experience

Not Required.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

Proficiency in the major field area is determined by a written examination, supplemented in some areas by an oral examination. The major field examination must be passed by the end of Spring Quarter of the third year of study.

Students are required to present the substance of their dissertation proposal in a formal seminar to which all Ph.D. students and faculty are invited.

When all the preliminary requirements have been fulfilled (coursework, research paper, major field examination, seminar), students are eligible to take the University Oral Qualifying Examination and, if passed, to be advanced to candidacy. The oral qualifying examination must be passed within four and one-half years of the date of entrance into the program.

Advancement to Candidacy

Students are advanced to candidacy and awarded the Candidate in Philosophy (C.Phil.) degree upon completion of the written and oral qualifying examinations.

Final Oral Examination (Defense of Dissertation)

Required for all students in the program.

Time-to-Degree

The program is designed to take four years (12 quarters) from graduate admission to awarding of the degree. Completion of the degree cannot exceed seven and one-half years (23 quarters). Normative time-to-degree is four and one-half years (14 quarters).

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

Regular M.B.A. Program

At the end of the first year, a student who has a grade point average below 3.00 or who has completed fewer than 48 units is subject to a recommendation for termination. The student’s records are reviewed by the assistant dean of the program, who makes a recommendation for termination. A student may appeal a recommendation for termination to the dean of the school.

M.S. Program

The decision to recommend termination is made by the assistant dean in consultation with the faculty in the student’s area of specialization. A student may appeal a recommendation for termination through a request to the dean of the school to appoint a faculty committee to review it. The dean decides whether such action is warranted.

Ph.D. Program

A student may be recommended for termination as a result of conclusions of the major field area faculty’s first-year review, or for failure to meet the time requirements for the research paper, major field examinations, advancement to candidacy or the dissertation.

The minimum standard of performance of the school exceeds the University’s minimum grade point average of 3.00. In particular, if a student receives two or more grades of B, or if Incomplete grades are not removed within one quarter, the student’s record indicates serious scholastic deficiencies that require review by the appropriate academic unit and may be the basis for a recommendation for termination.

A student is given written notification of approaching deadlines. All deadlines are determined by the date of entry into the program.

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