Applicable only to students admitted during the 2012-2013 academic year.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

At the time of application to the Ph.D. program, students select a major field of study within art history. By the end of the second quarter of residence, students select a minor field. These fields are registered on a form secured from and submitted to the graduate counselor, and must be signed by the graduate adviser. The faculty member responsible for the chosen minor field serves as the minor adviser, provided he or she consents to do so. Each adviser is responsible for the student's course of study and completion of requirements within his or her field. In addition, the major adviser must be consulted regarding the student's overall course of study at least once each quarter, and must approve and sign the program card. A change of adviser(s), and of either the major and/or minor field, must be approved by the Graduate Review Committee.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

There are twenty-three areas in three fields:

Field A: (1) Aegean; (2) American; (3) baroque; (4) Byzantine; (5) contemporary (post-1945); (6) 18th century; (7) Greek; (8) medieval; (9) 19th century; (10) Renaissance; (11) Roman; and (12) 20th century.

Field B: (13) African; (14) Chinese; (15) Indian; (16) Islamic; (17) Japanese; (18) Native North American; (19) oceanic; (20) pre-Columbian; (21) Southeast Asian; (22) Korean.

Field C: (23) critical theory.

Foreign Language Requirement

Students are normally required to demonstrate, no later than the time of the University Oral Qualifying Examination, reading fluency in one or more foreign languages in addition to those required for admission. The language requirement differs by field and area. The applicability of this requirement, the language(s) required, and the exact means of satisfying the requirement are determined in consultation with the major adviser.

Course Requirements

At the time of application to the Ph.D. program, the student selects a major field of study within art history; by the end of the second quarter of residence, an additional minor (or minors) is selected. The faculty member responsible for the minor serves as the minor adviser. The major and minor advisers are responsible for the student's course of study and completion of requirements within the field. In addition, the major adviser must be consulted regarding the student's overall course of study at least once each quarter. A change of adviser and of either the major or minor field must be approved by the Graduate Review Committee.

If a student enters the Ph.D. program deficient in Art History 200 or its equivalent, it must be added to the total requirements. In some cases, Art History 201 may also be required if recommended by the faculty adviser.

The department offers three options in the selection of majors and minors.

Option I

Major from Field A, areas 1-12 or Field B, areas 13-22 -- five courses in one area.

Minor from Field A, areas 1-2 or Field B, areas 13-22 -- three courses in one area other than the major field, or from Field C, three courses from area 23.

Option II

Major from Field A, areas 1-12 or Field B, areas 13-22 -- five courses in one area.

Minor from an extra-departmental area such as history, anthropology, or film -- three courses in one area.

Option III

Major from Field C, area 22 -- four courses from Field C, area 23 plus four courses in one area from Field A, areas 1-12, or Field B, areas 13-22.

Minor from Field A, areas 1-12, or Field B, areas 13-22 -- three courses in one area not chosen as part of the major or three courses in one area from an extra-departmental area.

For major/minor options I and II, a minimum total of eight graduate and upper division courses is required, of which at least four must be art history courses on the graduate (200 and 596) level. Of this total, at least two must be taken, and up to five may be taken, as extra-departmental upper division and/or graduate courses on approval of the major or minor advisers (where applicable).

For Option III, a minimum total of 11 graduate and upper division courses is required, of which at least four must be art history courses on the graduate (200 and 596) level. Of this total, at least two must be taken, and up to five may be taken, as extra-departmental upper division and/or graduate courses on approval of the major or minor advisers (where applicable).

Teaching Experience

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.

After completion of coursework and language study, students must take the Ph.D. written qualifying examination to test breadth and depth of knowledge in the major and minor fields of study. If the examination is failed, or any part thereof, that portion may be repeated during the subsequent quarter of residence. No further repetition is allowed.

After passing the written qualifying examination, the student selects a dissertation topic. The members of the doctoral committee are then nominated, and the committee is appointed by the Graduate Division.

After submitting a dissertation proposal, the student then takes the University Oral Qualifying Examination, given by the doctoral committee. Assuming there is no more than one negative vote, the student becomes eligible to advance to candidacy.

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

From admission to the Ph.D. program: seven years.

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

Master's

If a thesis is rejected by one member of the committee, it may, at the request of the major adviser, be submitted to the Graduate Review Committee for final judgment; otherwise the student is recommended for termination.

Doctoral

The Ph.D. written qualifying examination may be repeated once. If failed the second time, the student is recommended for termination. Appeals of recommendation for termination are submitted to the graduate counselor for referral to the Graduate Review Committee.

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