Art History and Archaeology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

A total of thirty-three credit hours, after the M.A. degree, is required for the Ph.D. program. For the direct Ph.D.--in which the M.A. degree is bypassed--the student must complete a total of fifty-seven credit hours. For coursework distributional requirements, see the department's web page. A minimum grade of "B-" is required for all courses approved for graduate credit. Two grades below "B-" result in dismissal from the program.

Advance to Candidacy: In addition to the below course requirements, all doctoral students must pass two advisor-approved, field-specific foreign language exams (one of these could have been taken as an M.A. student), submit a successful request for approval of doctoral exam topics, pass both the written and oral doctoral exams, and successfully defend a dissertation proposal, and 

Post-candidacy: Students must successfully defend a dissertation. 

Requirements after the M.A. Degree

Requirements for Students Who Bypass the M.A. and Enter Directly into the Doctoral Program

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For coursework distributional requirements, please see the M.A. core requirements.