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ments for the Tufts doctorate in drama. However,
acceptance into candidacy for the doctoral degree
ordinarily depends on the quality of work done in
the student’s first year of residence at Tufts.
Transfer of courses is not automatic, and each case
is judged on its individual merit by the graduate
faculty. A student may apply for transfer of courses
earned through graduate work in other schools only
after the satisfactory completion of at least one
semester of residence at Tufts.
POLICY ON INCOMPLETE GRADES
Doctoral candidates should note the restrictions
on incomplete grades stated in the section on the
master’s degree.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
A student must demonstrate a reading knowledge
of two foreign languages. Because a significant
amount of material in this program can be read
only in primary sources, the student is expected to
satisfy the language requirements by passing an
examination or accepted course in one language no
later than the end of the first year of residence, and
the other language prior to taking the comprehensive
examinations. A student whose undergraduate
record indicates successful performance in a
language course at the advanced level may be
exempt.
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS
After the last semester of courses, the student will
complete comprehensive examinations to establish
his or her candidacy for the doctoral degree. These
examinations will be both written and oral.
DISSERTATION
The candidate for the doctoral degree must prove
competence in independent research by preparing
and completing a dissertation on a subject chosen
and planned with the approval of the department’s
graduate faculty and written under the supervision
of an advisor. Ordinarily the student will complete
the dissertation while in residence, although for
special reasons he or she may be permitted to finish
it elsewhere within the time limit established by the
graduate school.
COURSES AVAILABLE IN THE DOCTORAL DEGREE
PROGRAM
Although each course is not offered every year, the
student may expect to find most of them available
during the period of residence. A doctoral candidate
is expected, as part of the course load, to enroll
in two seminars each semester (200-level courses).
For more detailed information, please visit the
website http://ase.tufts.edu/drama-dance.
Earth and Ocean Sciences
Professor Jack C. Ridge, Chair; Quaternary, glacial, and
environmental geology; geomorphology
Professor Grant Garven, Groundwater geology and
hydrology, groundwater chemistry
Associate Professor Anne F. Gardulski, Sedimentology,
oceanography, structure, stratigraphy
Assistant Professor Molly McCanta, Igneous and
metamorphic petrology, mineralogy, planetary geology
Assistant Professor Andrew C. Kemp, Coastal systems, sea
level change, modern and paleo-climate change
Senior Lecturer Jacob S. Benner, Paleoecology, stratigraphy,
ichnology, GIS applications
ASSOCIATED FACULTY:
Professor Samuel Kounaves, Chemistry; Analytical,
environmental, and planetary chemistry
Associate Professor Laurie Baise, Civil and Environmental
Engineering; Geotechnical engineering, geotechnical
earthquake engineering
The Earth and ocean sciences are an interdisciplinary
exploration of Earth’s 4.5-billion-year history
and a study of the geological processes that form
and shape the rocks and minerals of our planet and
other planetary bodies. Earth and ocean sciences
have their own bodies of knowledge, but also draw
on principles from biology, chemistry, astronomy,
physics, and mathematics. Earth scientists are
involved in studying a great variety of problems,
such as the search for natural resources including
water, unraveling the causes and effects of climate
change, tracing the evolution of organisms and
ecosystems through geologic time, and understanding
the origin of the bodies in our solar system.
The program in Earth and Ocean Sciences,
complemented by courses in supporting sciences,
will prepare students well for graduate study or
careers in an array of fields. Tufts University has
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