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Program Requirements
Thesis
Required Course
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GERM 701 Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination
Overview
German (Arts)
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Complementary Courses
Eight 3-credit courses (24 credits); with the approval of the Graduate Studies Committee, students are permitted to take a maximum of 6 credits in another department.
Language Requirement
French Language examination or Latin (if specializing in German Literature before 1600).
Original research leading to new insights is a prerequisite for the acceptance of a Ph.D. thesis.
As a rule, it will take a student at least three years after the M.A. degree to complete the requirements for the Ph.D. degree. Students who have not spent an appreciable length of time in a German-speaking country are advised to spend one year at a university in such a country, for which credit may be given in the above program.