2010-2011 UF Graduate Catalog (PDF Format) - Graduate School ...

University of Florida Graduate School
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Doctor of Philosophy: The Ph.D. program trains future scholars to
conduct original research and teach in colleges, universities, and
other educational, governmental, and nongovernmental institutions.
A student usually enters with a religion master’s degree either from
this or another institution. Those admitted with master's degrees in
disciplines other than religion may petition to bypass the religion
master's degree with additional religion course work. All students
are admitted into one of the three specialty fields and must fulfill
the requirements of that field, as outlined. In addition, all students
are encouraged to take courses in other departments to support
work in their specialty field.
Course requirements: The University of Florida requires 90 hours of
course work for the Ph.D. These may include up to 30 hours from a
completed M.A. degree. The number of hours credited toward the
Ph.D. is at the discretion of department faculty. A minimum of 45
hours is devoted to course work at the doctoral level. The specific
distribution of course work depends on the specialization but will
include intensive work in the major area of specialization, 6 hours of
method and theory (If not taken at the M.A. level) and 15 hours
devoted to dissertation writing and research.
Language requirements: All doctoral students must demonstrate
proficiency in at least one and in many cases two languages other
than English. The chosen language(s) as well as how and when the
student's competence will be judged must be approved by the
student's supervisory committee chair. Frequently language
competence is documented by 1) taking an appropriate course or
courses in the language with a grade of "B" or better, or 2) passing
a translation exam (usually administered by a department member
or a language department at the University). Basic course work for
scholarly languages will not count toward the required 90 credit
hours. However, students studying a scholarly language connected
to their research needs (above and beyond basic competence) can
receive 6 (or more) credit hours for such advanced courses toward
the required 90 total credit hours, with approval of the student's
supervisory committee chair.
Qualifying examinations: Qualifying examinations form a bridge
between course work and dissertation research. Normally students
will take qualifying examinations during their third year in residence.
The precise areas of questioning and the reading list are decided by
the supervisory committee in consultation with the student, well in
advance of the examinations, but no later than the beginning of the
term in which the student intends to take the qualifying
examinations.
Dissertation proposal: Each doctoral candidate submits a formal
dissertation proposal to the candidate's supervisory committee