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Program Structure 1. Core RequirementsAll students are required to complete the following courses:
These are determined by the area in which the student chooses to concentrate. Major Area requirements include: the area Ph.D. courses; seminars at Kellogg; and additional courses needed to develop each individual student's competence to engage in productive academic research. 3. Summer Research Paper Students are expected to engage in research activities continuously. A research paper must be completed during the summer quarter of the first year and must be presented at the Tiffin Meeting (faculty research seminar). The summer research paper must be supervised by an individual faculty advisor at Sasin, though the research advisor need not be the same person as the Area Advisor. 4. Preliminary and Area Exams There will be two sets of written qualifying examinations. The first, usually conducted at Sasin at the end of the student's first year in the program, is a Preliminary Examination to determine if the student has met minimum core and area qualifications. This Preliminary Examination at Sasin must be successfully completed before students are permitted to advance to the Kellogg Year (Year 2). The second examination is an Area Comprehensive Examination in the student's major area. Students must successfully complete this Area Comprehensive Examination prior to proceeding to Year 3 in the program. 5. Dissertation The most important requirement of the Ph.D. program is a dissertation demonstrating original and significant research. A dissertation topic should be selected in the third year of the program in collaboration with the student's dissertation chairperson and the advisory committee. In addition to taking an Oral Qualifying Examination, the student presents his or her preliminary results at a faculty seminar during the third year. 6. Oral Qualifying Examination (Dissertation Proposal Defense) For the Oral Qualifying Examination, a student must submit a written dissertation proposal which will include a dissertation topic, a discussion of its significance to the development of knowledge, an explanation of the research methods to be used, and a presentation of any preliminary results. The Oral Qualifying Examination must be successfully completed before the student is admitted into candidacy and enters Year 4 of the program. 7. Dissertation Defense The dissertation and the final examination of the finished dissertation (Dissertation Defense) complete the degree requirements. |
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