UCLA General Catalog 1971-72 - Registrar - UCLA

244 / COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
the works of five authors in the minor literature.
The oral examination will be a general
discussion of the student 's major literature
and his period of emphasis within the minor
literature. This examination goes beyond the
student's reading list and allows a greater
degree of probing into the student 's capacity
to analyze, synthesize, and discuss relations
between works of literature. The student will
be allowed to proceed towards the Ph.D. in
Comparative Literature only after he has
passed this oral examination.
Ph.D. Requirements
Admission
Basic requirements are the same as for the
M.A. Normally the student will be expected
to qualify for his M.A. before proceedin
towards the Ph.D. A student coming.with
an M.A. in one literature shall be required
to pass the qualifying examination for the
M.A. in Comparative Literature.
Course Requirements
The plan for the first year will be similar
to that for the M.A. in Comparative Literature.
There are no course requirements be -
yond the twelve outlined in the M.A. requirements,
but a number of courses are usually
necessary to give the student sufficient depth
in his major and two minor literatures. All
students will be required to pass the written
and oral M.A. examinations before proceeding
towards the Ph.D. The student 's second
year program will be determined in consultation
with his advisory committee.
The Ph.D. Qualifying Examination
The candidate will be examined in his
major literature and in two minor literatures.
(Two of these three literatures must be from
different language groups, i.e. Romance and
Germanic , English and Slavic, etc .) The examinations
may be taken as soon as the student
has received permission to proceed and
has satisfied all foreign language requirements.
The candidate will normally be examined
on:
1. One literature from its earliest texts to
the end, with heavy emphasis on one period,
and the remainder on the basis of a reading
list.
2. Two additional literatures in only one
relevant period each . A student may petition
to be examined on only two literatures if
both have been studied from the earliest
texts to the end.
3. The methodology of Comparative Literature
in relation to the period or periods of
emphasis.
Written Examinations
Five written examinations are required
Foreign Language Requirements
for the Ph.D. Qualifying Examination. They
The candidate must have literature profi- may be taken together or spaced over five
ciency in at least two foreign languages be- quarters . In the major literature - assuming
fore taking the qualifying examination. If it is a European literature-there will be
the student intends to offer three literatures three examinations covering the early, the
written in foreign languages for his Ph.D. middle, and the modem period of that litera-
degree, he will be expected to have literature
proficiency in the three pertinent foreign
languages. Normally, the student will be
tested in his first foreign language during his
ture . There will, in addition , be one examination
in each of the two minor literatures
within the student's period of specialization.
first year of residence and in his second
foreign language during his second year of
residence. The committee recommends a
reading knowledge of a third language. A
classical language is usually necessary for
anyone majoring in a period prior to the 19th
century.
The Oral Examination
The oral examination emphasizes the student
's ability to deal with the theory and
problems of Comparative Literature as they
specifically relate to his particular fields of
interest.
Dissertation
When a candidate has passed his qualifying
examinations he is officially advanced
to candidacy and may proceed with the writing
of his dissertation on a topic approved
by his committee.
Final Examination
The final examination for the degree is a
defense of the dissertation before a University
committee.
Graduate Courses
200. The Methodology of Comparative Literature.
Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. A study of
both the methodology of comparative literature and
the theory of literature . Mr. Shidder