Course Work
PhD students take a total of nine courses, at least four of which are research seminars (900-level), plus a final course, ART 994 (Dissertation Registration). Two of the nine courses may be taken in other departments as electives for supplementary and complementary studies.
Electing to pursue an External Minor: PhD students may choose to complete a formal External Minor, which consists of at least three additional courses in a field related to her/his area of specialized study (such as, communication studies, women's studies, history, or medieval studies). The student must secure prior approval of the minor department, and a copy of the proposed courses to be taken must be signed by both departments and entered in the student's permanent record in the Department of Art and the UNC-Chapel Hill Graduate School.
Language Requirement
PhD students are required to demonstrate proficiency in 2 languages (other than English) appropriate to the area of study, to be determined in consultation with advisor, DGS and graduate committee. Some fields require additional languages and students should study these languages as necessary.
Preliminary Doctoral Exams
PhD students take both the written and the oral Preliminary Exams during the semester after the PhD course work is completed. Most PhD students will take the Preliminary Exams during the spring semester of their second year in the PhD program. Those students pursuing an External Minor will take the Preliminary Exams during the fall semester of their third year.
- Written Exams. Students take the written Preliminary Exams over the course of a one-week period. Students who fail the written exams may repeat them only once. These exams are taken in three parts: major field of study (eight hours), minor area of study related to the major field (four hours), minor area of study not related to the major field (four hours).
- Oral Exam, or "Prospectus Meeting." Approximately three weeks after passing the written exams, PhD students defend their Dissertation Prospectus orally. At least two weeks before the oral examination, the student submits a Dissertation Prospectus to her/his Dissertation Committee, which should consist of five faculty members, three of whom must be permanent members of the UNC-Chapel Hill art history faculty.
Dissertation and Final Oral Exam
After passing the Preliminary Doctoral Exams, the student begins work on the Dissertation. Once the Dissertation is completed and approved by the Advisor and Dissertation Committee, the student defends the finished Dissertation. Doctoral students have eight calendar years from the date of first registration in the PhD Graduate School to complete the PhD. For doctoral students, there is a minimum residence credit requirement of four semesters, and at least two semesters must be earned through continuous full-time registration on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.
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