UCLA Graduate Catalog 1980-81 - Registrar - UCLA

160 / HISTORY
Fred C. Notehel fer, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History.
Peter H. Reil I. Ph.D., Associate Professor of History.
Kathryn Kish Sklar, Ph, D., Associate Professor of History.
Geoffrey W Svmcox, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History.
Richard Weiss, Ph.D.. Associate Professor of History.
Robert S. Westman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History.
Agnes A Aidoo, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History.
Robert A. Hill, M.Sc., Assistant Professor of History.
Michael C. Moronv, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History.
Kenneth M. Morrison, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History.
Armstead L. Robinson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History.
M. Norton Wise, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History.
Marv A. Yeager, Ph.D.. Assistant Professor of History.
Amin Banani. Ph D, Professor of Persian and History.
Giorgio Buccellati. Ph.D., Professor of History and Near Eastern
Languages.
Robert C. Frank, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History and
Medical History/Anatomy.
Albert Hoxie, M.A., Senior Lecturer in History.
Ludwig Lauerhass, Ph.D., Lecturer in History and Librarian.
The Master of Arts Degree
Admission Requirements. For admission to graduate
status in the Department of History, a student
should normally have completed the undergraduate
major or its equivalent; have received a Bachelor
of Arts degree or its equivalent from an accredited
college or university; and have maintained at least a
B-plus average in that major and an overall B
average for upper division work. The applicant
must have three letters of recommendation and the
scores of the Aptitude Test of the Graduate Record
Examination submitted to the Department (Note:
the United States field requires GRE scores on both
the Aptitude and Advanced Tests). Students not
meeting the grade average requirements may be
admitted in exceptional cases if their letters of
recommendation, their Graduate Record Examination
scores, or other factors indicate unusual promise.
Students may be admitted with subject deficiencies,
but such deficiencies must be removed by
completing courses in addition to the requirements
for an advanced degree program. Applicants with a
year or more of graduate study at other institutions
should have attained a grade point average of 3.50
or better (on a 4.0 scale) if they wish to work toward
the Ph.D. degree. Admission to the Department
depends upon the number of openings in the field
in which the applicant expects to specialize.
Applications should be submitted before December
30; notification will be made on or before May 1.
Except for extraordinary cases, students are
expected to begin their graduate work in the Fall
Quarter. The Department has no separate application
form, but uses the general University form distributed
by the Graduate Admissions Office.
Departmental information may be obtained by
writing to Mrs. Barbara Kelley, Graduate Adviser.
Advising . Address: Mrs. Barbara Kelley, Graduate
Office- Department of History, Bunche Hall 6273.
A Guide to Graduate Study in History which explains
the requirements and procedures of the History
graduate program is mailed to all new graduate students
who have filed an "Intent to Register" (prior
to registration). The Guide lists all faculty, their
major publications and descriptions of courses
offered during the year.
During registration week, an orientation program
is held for entering graduate students. The requirements
for degrees and criteria, standards and procedures
regarding progress toward the degrees are
discussed.
The Graduate Adviser is available for consultation
regarding University and Departmental requirements
and procedures for advanced degrees. Students
are advised to consult faculty within their
respective fields for more specific academic coun-
seling. Each quarter the Graduate Adviser approves
the study list for each student, but responsibility for
planning a program to satisfy degree requirements
rests with the student.
Students are encouraged to read the course evaluations
submitted by faculty each quarter. These
evaluations appraise the student's coursework and
are indicators of the student's progress and status.
Each Spring Quarter, the Graduate Guidance Committee
conducts a review of the progress of all graduate
students and writes letters to the students
with academic problems or deficiencies.
Admission to Master 's Program . There is no
screening examination. Non-history majors may be
required to take specified courses, depending upon
their background and fields of specialization. A student
is expected to work in the field for which he/
she was admitted. A change of fields after admission
requires the approval of the relevant Admissions
Committee.
Major Fields or Subdisciplines . The Comprehensive
Examination covers one of the following fields:
1. Ancient (also includes Ancient Near East).
2. Medieval (also includes Byzantine and Medieval
Jewish History).
3. Europe, 1500-present (also includes British
History and the British Empire).
4. Africa.
5. Near East (includes candidates
on Armenia).
6. India and Southeast Asia.
7. East Asia.
8. Latin America.
9. United States.
with emphasis
10. History of Science.
11. Special Fields: students in the History of
Religions, Russian History, and Modern Jewish
History will normally be examined in one of the
above fields, but with the approval of the faculty in
these fields may petition the Graduate Guidance
Committee for an M A. examination
specialization.
in their field of
Foreign Language Requirement. A reading
knowledge of any foreign language approved by the
Department is required. It is recommended that this
requirement be met by the second quarter of graduate
work. A score of 500 on the GSFLT for French,
German, Russian or Spanish is required. For other
languages, certification is required by the department
teaching the language according to that
department's standards. Students of United States
History may fulfill the foreign language requirement
by passing a departmentally-administered
translation examination in French, Spanish or German.
Course Requirements . The Department requires a
minimum (and preferably a maximum) of nine
upper division and graduate courses in history, at
least five of which must be graduate courses. No
course in the 300 series may be counted toward this
requirement and only one in the 500 series . For students
in United States History, a minimum of seven
of the nine courses must be at the 200 level, including
at least one two-quarter seminar and History
245. Students in European History must include
History 225, and Africanists must take History 275.
Thesis or Comprehensive Examination Plan. The
Department follows the Comprehensive Examination
Plan (see "Thesis or Comprehensive Examination"
in Degrees and Requirements section of the
Catalog). Individual fields specify fulfillment of the
examination requirement by one of the following
(1) a three-hour written examination designed to
assess the candidate's ability to synthesize a broad
field of knowledge, or (2) the submission of three
essays written for at least two different professors
as part of the candidate's program of study. At least
two of these papers must have been submitted for
graduate courses in the 200 series. Students in the
United States field must submit the paper from the
two-quarter
History.
research seminar in United States
In Spring Quarter of each academic year each field
meets to determine which of the Comprehensive
Examination options it wishes to adopt for the following
academic year. In consultation with the
faculty in each field the Chairperson of the Department
then appoints a field M.A. committee, which
consists of at least three faculty members, to
administer the Comprehensive Examination for
that year.
Field examiners administer the M.A. Comprehensive
Examinations in November, March and May of
each academic year, considering the candidate's
examination in relation to course evaluations filed
by professors for all graduate courses taken by the
candidate. To complete the examination file, an
evaluation of the candidate's potential must be forwarded
to the Field Examining Committee by the
professor whom the candidate would like to
become chairperson of the doctoral committee. The
committee will recommend the following examination
results: Pass to Continue; Pass Subject to
Reevaluation; Terminal Pass; Fail. In cases where
the M.A. is awarded with "Pass Subject to
Reevaluation", the field M.A. committee will conduct
a special reevaluation of the candidate's
progress after not more than an additional
quarters of study.
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Only in exceptional cases are oral examinations
required for the M.A.degree.
Time to Degree. Completion of the master's degree
at UCLA is designed to meet requirements for
admission to the Department's doctoral program.
Students are advised to pace their master's degree
over a two-year period, completing requirements
within six quarters of full-time study. The Department
will recommend to the Dean of the Graduate
Division that students who do not complete the
master's degree in six quarters be dropped from
departmental rolls automatically unless upon petition
the Graduate Guidance Committee grants an
extension of time.
500 Series Course Limitations.
Number of
Course Unit Type of Times May
No. Value Grading Be Repeated
596 2-8 S/U No limit
597 2-8 S/U No limit
Only one 500 series course may be included toward
both the nine-course total course requirement and
towards the minimum five-graduate (200 series)
course requirement. This could be either four units
of 596 or four units of 597.
Teaching Experience . Teaching experience is not a
requirement for the master's degree.
Disqualification and Appeal of Disqualification. A
student may be dismissed at the end of the first year
of graduate work if the Graduate Guidance Committee
determines (after consultation with faculty
in the student's field of study) that the student does
not have the academic qualifications for successfully
completing an advanced degree. If a student
falls below a 3.0 average because of incomplete
grades which lapse to F, the student is given an
opportunity to remove the F(s) within a specified