2007-2008 Program Requirements for UCLA Graduate Degrees |
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Applicable only to students admitted during the 2007-2008 academic year. Classics College of Letters and Science Graduate Degrees The Department of Classics offers the Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Greek, the Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Latin, and the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Classics. Admission
Master's Degree Advising All students in the M.A. programs are supervised by the department's graduate adviser, a member of the regular departmental faculty. Students are required to consult the graduate adviser (or the department chair when the graduate adviser is unavailable) at the beginning of each quarter to plan their programs, and as needed to discuss changes in programs, and are required to notify the graduate adviser of plans for examinations. Students also should consult with the adviser about problems they are experiencing in the program. Twice during each academic year, the graduate adviser conducts a review of all graduate students at a full departmental faculty meeting. The results of the review are recorded in the departmental minutes. At the end of each academic year, the substance of the evaluation of each individual student is communicated in writing to the student by the graduate adviser within 30 days. Areas of Study The department offers the M.A. degree in Classics (Greek and Latin) as a preliminary to the Ph.D. degree. Students entering with a single-language M.A. degree (Greek or Latin) must complete requirements in the other language (as detailed below) before proceeding to the Ph.D. track. Foreign Language Requirement In addition to taking courses in Greek and/or Latin, students must demonstrate proficiency in German, French, or Italian, either by passing German 5, French 5, or Italian 5 at UCLA (or an equivalent course) with a minimum grade of B, or by passing a one-hour written translation examination administered by the department. Course Requirements The courses presented for the Classics M.A. degree must include (1) four units of Classics 287, (2) Greek or Latin 210, (3) two courses from Greek 200A-200B-200C and two courses from Latin 200A-200B-200C, and (4) three four-unit graduate seminars (two-unit seminars may not be counted). Students must receive a grade of B or better in each of the above courses. Students presenting (1) Classics 287, (2) Greek 210, and (3) two courses from Greek 200A-200B-200C may apply for a Greek M.A. degree. Students presenting (1) four units of Classics 287, (2) Latin 210, and (3) Latin 200A-200B-200C may apply for a Latin M.A. degree. The four-unit 200A-200B-200C courses test the appropriate part of the departmental reading lists. The remaining courses are to be selected in consultation with the graduate adviser. Teaching Experience Consult the department. Field Experience Not required. Comprehensive Examination Plan The department follows the comprehensive examination plan. Students take an examination in each of the two courses from Greek 200A-200B-200C and each of the two courses from Latin 200A-200B-200C that are required for the M.A. degree. Students must earn a grade of B+ or better on each of these four examinations in order qualify for a terminal M.A. degree or to be admitted to the Ph.D. program. Students who elect to receive an M.A. degree in Greek or Latin take an examination in all three of Greek 200A-200B-200C or Latin 200A-200B-200C, and must earn a grade of B+ or better on each of these examinations. Essay Requirement As part of the requirements for this plan, students also submit a revised seminar paper in Winter Quarter of their second year. A student must receive a grade of at least A- on this paper in order to qualify for a terminal M.A. degree or to be admitted to the Ph.D. program. In consultation with a faculty mentor, the student revises a paper previously submitted in a seminar in the M.A. program. A committee of two faculty members evaluates the revised paper. Shortly after submitting this paper in Winter or Spring Quarter of the second year, the student presents it at a departmental seminar and leads discussion on relevant bibliography agreed upon with the faculty mentor. Students who elect to receive an M.A. degree in Greek or Latin also must satisfy the essay requirement. Thesis Plan None. Time-to-Degree Adequately prepared students taking a normal course load of three courses per quarter are expected to complete the M.A. degree in six quarters. Entering students whose initial level of preparation is not fully adequate will be allowed one or two quarters to remedy deficiencies before beginning the regular M.A. program. Students serving as teaching assistants (normally not in the first year of study) are permitted to count the required course 375 as one of the three courses constituting the normal load per quarter. Doctoral Degree Advising Students in the doctoral program are required, at the beginning of each quarter, to consult the department's graduate adviser who assists in planning their programs of study. After the written qualifying examinations are completed, the student's individual adviser shares responsibility for guidance. However, students must continue to submit each quarter's study list for the graduate adviser's approval. Major Fields or Subdisciplines The department offers the Ph.D. degree in Classics with opportunities to specialize in ancient history, ancient philosophy, archaeology, classical linguistics, and post-classical Latin, as well as in classical literature and philology. Foreign Language Requirement New students in the doctoral program normally have demonstrated proficiency in French, German, or Italian as described in the requirements for the M.A. degree. During the first year of study in the Ph.D. program, students must demonstrate proficiency in either French (Italian may be substituted with the consent of the regular departmental faculty) or German, whichever was not used to satisfy the M.A. requirement. If Italian or French was used to satisfy the M.A. requirement, students must demonstrate proficiency in German. Course Requirements Students who hold the M.A. degree in Greek or Latin only must complete the Classics M.A. course requirements by taking 200A-200B-200C in the other language. A minimum of 32 units of 200-series courses (exclusive of Greek/Latin 200A-200B-200C) is required. These may include courses taken prior to the M.A. degree in excess of M.A. requirements, and may include courses in other departments. The choices of courses are subject to the graduate adviser's approval. At least 20 units must be full seminars, and they must include Greek and Latin 210, unless these were taken previously. Most Classics, Greek, and Latin seminars may be taken in one of two ways: (1) as full seminars, with the requirement of a final paper (or an equivalent workload, such as a final examination, as designated by the instructor) to be presented to the instructor and assessed as part of the final grade; full seminars carry four units, with a regular letter grade; or (2) as half seminars, requiring full participation in the course but no paper (or equivalent as described above). Half seminars carry two units and are normally taken for S/U grading only, except that arrangements may be made with the instructor beforehand, at the instructor's discretion, for a letter grade to be given. Prior to the special field examination, no more than four units per quarter in the 500 series normally may be taken. Teaching Experience Consult the department. 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. (1) Two three-hour translation examinations consisting of passages from the Ph.D. reading lists and other literature. These examinations are normally offered twice a year, and must be taken before the end of the second year in the doctoral program. (2) A significant research paper on a field or author of the student's choosing outside of the area of the student's expected specialization. The research paper must be submitted before the end of the third year in the doctoral program, and may be submitted either before or after the translation examinations. (3) A special field examination in the form of a written three-hour examination in the general area of the student's prospective dissertation topic. This examination is to be taken before the end of the third year in the doctoral program. Each qualifying examination may normally be retaken once. Within one quarter of the last qualifying examination, the University Oral Qualifying Examination is administered by the doctoral committee. This examination probes the candidate's knowledge of the major field (and possible stipulated areas outside the specialization) and includes a discussion of a formal dissertation proposal. Advancement to Candidacy Students are advanced to candidacy upon successful completion of the written and oral qualifying examinations. The Candidate in Philosophy degree is awarded for the quarter the student is advanced to candidacy. 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 the 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 Full-time students with no deficiencies on admission to graduate status are expected to complete the Ph.D. degree within 12 quarters after entry into the doctoral program. 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 student may be recommended for termination for failure to correct deficiencies in performance the term following notification of these deficiencies by the graduate adviser. A student may appeal a recommendation for termination by the graduate adviser to the departmental faculty. |
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