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Ph.d. program.
The program of studies leading to the doctorate in philosophy provides subjects and seminars in such traditional areas as logic, ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of science, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, aesthetics, social and political philosophy, and history of philosophy. Interest in philosophical problems arising from other disciplines, such as linguistics, psychology, mathematics and physics, is also encouraged.
Before beginning dissertation research, students are required to take two years of coursework, including a proseminar in contemporary philosophy that all students must complete in their first year of graduate study. Students are also required to pass general examinations and demonstrate competence in the following areas: value theory, logic and the history of philosophy.
Interdisciplinary study is encouraged, and candidates for the doctorate may take a minor in a field other than philosophy. There is no general language requirement for the doctorate, except in those cases in which competence in one or more foreign language is needed to carry on research for the dissertation.
Below is a detailed description of the philosophy Ph.D. program. For information about applying, see our admissions page ; we have also compiled data on placement , retention, and average completion times .
When you join the Department you will be assigned a faculty advisor who will supervise your course of study. Your advisor must approve your program at the beginning of each term, and you should keep them abreast of your progress and problems. When forming a Fifth Term Paper committee the chair of your committee becomes your advisor. Similarly, when you form a dissertation committee.
Your teachers will write comments on your performance in subjects which you complete. These comments will be placed in your file in the Department office (your file is open to you), and they will be discussed at a meeting of the faculty at the end of each term. You should see your advisor at the end of each term to review your progress.
You may change your advisor at any time. Similarly you may change the composition of your fifth year paper and dissertation committees, as well as adjust the topics of those projects. To make a change first ask the relevant faculty if they are willing, then notify the Chair of the Committee on Graduate Students (COGS).
The current composition of COGS is: Brad Skow (Chief Cog), Kieran Setiya , and Roger White .
2.1 overall course requirements.
Students must pass (with a grade of C or higher) at least 10 graduate subjects in philosophy (unless you earn a minor, in which case see section 4 below ). At least 7 must be subjects at MIT.
Students may petition COGS to use undergraduate subjects at MIT to satisfy the overall course requirement (except: in the case of an undergraduate logic subject more advanced than 24.241, no petition is needed).
Students must take at least 2 subjects in philosophy at MIT during each term of their first year, and at least 1 subject in philosophy at MIT during each term of their second year. Normally, students take 4 subjects during their second year.
All graduate students must acquire some teaching experience. This requirement is normally satisfied by serving as a Teaching Assistant in an undergraduate subject in philosophy at MIT.
The logic requirement may be satisfied by doing one of the following:
(a) Pass the half-term subject Logic for Philosophers with a grade of B or better. (b) Audit Logic I and complete the work (Logic I may not be taken for graduate credit). (c) Pass Logic II, Modal Logic, or Theory of Models. Other advanced logic classes may also be used, with COGS approval. (d) Submit to COGS a syllabus from a logic class completed elsewhere, with a grade of B+ or better, showing it equivalent to Logic I.
Students should complete the logic requirement by the end of their fourth semester.
2.4.1 proseminar.
All first-year students are required to complete the two-semester sequence 24.400-24.401, Proseminar in Philosophy. The first semester is an intensive seminar on the foundations of analytic philosophy from Frege to roughly 1960. The second semester is an intensive seminar on highlights of analytic philosophy from roughly 1960 to the present. The two-semester sequence counts as two subjects.
Students must complete two graduate subjects in the history of philosophy. For the purposes of this requirement, the history of philosophy means philosophers or philosophical schools that flourished before 1879.
A subject that spends a substantial part of, but not all of, its time on history counts toward this requirement provided the student’s term paper focuses on the history part. If there is doubt about whether a subject qualifies, consult COGS.
History subjects designed for a mixture of graduate and undergraduate students, like 100-level courses at Harvard, also count.
COGS permission is required in order to satisfy this requirement by taking two subjects on the same philosopher. (COGS will likely reject using two subjects on Descartes’ Meditations to fulfill the history requirement; COGS will likely approve using two subjects on Kant, one focused on ethics, the other on metaphysics and epistemology.)
Students wishing to fulfill this requirement by some other means should contact COGS.
Students must complete one graduate subject in ethics or political philosophy or aesthetics.
Students must complete the year-long dissertation seminar. Normally this is done in the third year. Students wishing to delay it until their fourth year may do so with permission of the instructor.
By the end of a student’s third term (usually fall of the second year) the student should select a paper topic for their Fifth Term Paper and form a committee to advise them on their work. The committee will consist of two faculty members (a supervisor and a second reader). The proposed topic and names of committee members should be submitted to COGS before the end-of-term meeting.
During the student’s fourth term, the student, in consultation with the committee, should assemble a reading list on the chosen topic. As a guideline, the reading list might consist of roughly twenty papers or the equivalent; the faculty recognizes that lengths of lists will vary. The final list must be approved by the committee and submitted to COGS by the end-of-term meeting.
During the fifth term, the student will write a polished paper on the chosen topic, roughly 25 pages long, in consultation with their committee. After submitting a final version of the paper that the committee deems satisfactory, the student will sit for an oral examination with the committee on both the paper and, more generally, the paper’s topic, as defined by the reading list.
The fifth term paper project is graded pass-fail. Students must pass the oral exam by the end-of-term meeting of their fifth term. After a student passes the exam their committee will write a report on the project to be given to the student and placed in the student’s file. Successfully completing this project constitutes passing the written and oral general examination requirements imposed by MIT’s Graduate School.
A student may petition COGS to waive a requirement in light of their special circumstances.
While in the normal case a student’s 10 graduate subjects will be seminars, students may also take an independent study with a faculty member. Students wishing to register for 24.891 or 24.892 must obtain permission from the Chief COG. After talking with the faculty member they wish to supervise their independent study, the student should write a proposal describing how often they will meet, how long the meetings will last, a tentative list of readings, and the amount of writing they will do. The Chief COG will approve an independent study only if the amount of work proposed equals or exceeds the usual amount of work in a seminar.
Students can minor in a field outside philosophy of their choosing (for example, linguistics, psychology, science technology and society, physics, feminist theory…). To earn a minor in field X a student must (i) pass 3 graduate subjects in field X, (ii) pass one graduate philosophy subject on a topic related to field X, and (iii) obtain COGS approval. (It is best to seek approval before all 4 subjects have been taken.) A student may receive no more than two minors; in the case of two minors, a single philosophy subject may (in rare cases) be used to satisfy clause (ii) for both minors.
Students who earn a minor need only pass 8, rather than 10, graduate philosophy subjects (7 must be taken at MIT). The subject used to satisfy (ii) counts as one of these 8.
Our faculty uses pluses and minuses, but the grades on your official transcript will be straight letter grades. Here are the meanings that MIT assigns to the grades:
A Exceptionally good performance, demonstrating a superior understanding of the subject matter, a foundation of extensive knowledge, and a skillful use of concepts and/or materials.
B Good performance, demonstrating capacity to use the appropriate concepts, a good understanding of the subject matter, and an ability to handle the problems and material encountered in the subject.
C Adequate performance, demonstrating an adequate understandingof the subject matter, an ability to handle relatively simpleproblems, and adequate preparation for moving on to more advanced work in the field.
D Minimally acceptable performance.
When the faculty determines the status of a student in the program, it does so on the basis of a review of the student’s total performance, which includes weighing the strengths and weaknesses of the student’s whole record. Thus it is in principle possible to redeem a weakness in one area by excellence in others.
An Incomplete (a grade of I) indicates that a minor part of the subject requirements has not been fulfilled and that a passing grade is to be expected when the work is completed. The grade I for the term remains permanently on the student’s record even when the subject is completed. In subjects in which the major work is a term paper, students may earn an I for the subject only if they submit a draft to the instructor(s) by midnight on the day before the end of term meeting. If a student does not hand in a draft by midnight on the day before the end of term meeting, the instructor is required to give the student an F. (The end of term meeting is shortly after the beginning of exam week.)
Any uncompleted incompletes on registration day of the following term will be converted to an F.
A student is normally not allowed to begin work on a Ph.D. thesis until they have completed all of the requirements listed above. Students must complete all of those requirements by the end of their fifth term; exceptions will be made only after petition to COGS.
Once a student has completed the requirements listed above, there is the option of taking a terminal Master’s Degree instead of the Ph.D. This requires completing a Master’s thesis — students should consult COGS for more details.
The Ph.D. thesis is a substantial piece of original and independent research that displays mastery of an area of philosophy. A student may plan to write a sustained piece of work on one topic; they may instead plan to write three or more papers on connected topics. By the second month of the student’s sixth term they will submit to COGS a short (three to five pages) description of the projected thesis.
When the plan is approved, COGS will appoint a thesis committee consisting of a thesis supervisor and two additional readers, who shall be members of the philosophy faculty chosen by the student and willing to undertake the responsibility. The student will then meet with the members of the thesis committee for discussion of the material to be dealt with in the thesis. COGS approval is required if the student wants to include a non-MIT professor, or an MIT professor who is not on the philosophy faculty, on the committee. COGS approval is also required for a committee whose members include fewer than two MIT philosophy faculty (and this will be approved only in exceptional circumstances).
The student will meet regularly with their thesis supervisor throughout the writing of the thesis, and will provide all members of the thesis committee with written work by the end of each term. This requirement holds for nonresident as well as resident students.
The following rules govern completion of the thesis.
The student will meet with their thesis committee during the first week of the term to assess the feasibility of completing the thesis during that term. The student and the committee will agree on a table of contents for the thesis, and on a schedule of dates for meeting the following requirements; a copy of the contents and the schedule should be given to COGS.
MIT requires that the completed thesis be delivered to the Department office by a date set by the Registrar for all Departments. (Early in January for February degrees, early in May for June degrees.) The Department regards this requirement as met by delivery to the thesis committee by that date of what the student regards as the final draft of their thesis.
The student will meet privately with their thesis committee to defend the thesis and to discuss any needed revisions. This meeting constitutes the official oral examination of the thesis.
The private defense must be scheduled for a date which will leave time for the student to make revisions before the MIT deadline. Once a student has completed the oral examination, and made any requested revisions, the decision whether to recommend award of the PhD is made by unanimous vote of the thesis committee.
The public defense is open to all members of the Department and their guests; it is chaired by the thesis supervisor, and normally runs for an hour, starting with a twenty-minute presentation by the student of the main results of the thesis. The public defense is the one occasion on which the entire Department has an opportunity to learn about and participate in the student’s work, and is a central part of the Ph.D. program.
The public defense is to be held after the student’s committee has voted to recommend awarding the PhD. One week before the public defense, the student should email the revised version to the chief COG, to be made available to members of the Department. A copy of the abstract should be emailed to the Academic Administrator for distribution when announcing the public defense to the Department.
The final library copy must be given to the Departmental representative to MIT’s Committee on Graduate School Policy (CGSP) by the day before that committee’s end-of-term meeting at which it approves the final degree list.
Students who will be unable to complete their theses during the spring term may wish to petition COGS for consideration for award of the degree in September. Such petitions will be granted on condition that an appropriate thesis committee can be constituted to work with the student during the summer. A schedule analogous to that described under 6.1 — including the scheduling of private and public defenses — must be given to COGS by the end of the spring term. The final library copy of the thesis must be given to the Departmental representative to CGSP by the day before that committee’s September meeting at which it approves the September degree list.
A student is in good standing so long as they have not fallen behind on any deadline mentioned in this document. The most salient of these is the deadline for the 5th term paper.
If a student is not in good standing, they will be unable to use their travel funds. If a student is not in good standing or has received a grade of B or lower in two classes in the previous semester, they are at risk of failing to make satisfactory academic progress.
If a student is at risk of failing to make satisfactory academic progress, the faculty will discuss the matter at the next end of term of meeting. (If any of the student’s advisors are not present at the meeting, they will be consulted before any action is taken.) The faculty will consider the work the student has produced, or failed to produce, so far, and the progress it represents. If there are serious doubts about the student’s prospects of completing the PhD, which includes writing a thesis that meets the conditions in section 6 , the student’s academic progress will be deemed unsatisfactory, and they will be issued a written notice from the Chief COG. The notice will explain how the student’s progress is unsatisfactory, what the student should accomplish in the following semester in order to avoid an official warning from the Vice Chancellor, and what steps the faculty will take to help the student accomplish these things. If a student fails to meet the conditions of the notice by the end of the following semester, as determined by the faculty, the student will receive an official warning from the Vice Chancellor. This warning will explain why the student’s progress continues to be unsatisfactory, what the student should accomplish in the following semester in order to continue in the program, and what steps the faculty will take to help the student accomplish these things. If the student is in a position to receive a terminal Master’s Degree, the conditions for doing so will be detailed. If the student fails to meet the conditions of the warning by the end of the semester, as determined by the faculty, the student will be denied permission to continue in the program.
Academic mission.
The PhD Program in Philosophy offers an intensive course of study in preparation for a career as a scholar and teacher of philosophy. The program in particular consists of four major components. (1) Completing coursework in the three main areas of contemporary philosophy and in the history of philosophy. (2) Participating in a paper revision workshop, in which students significantly revise an essay originally written for a seminar in consultation with faculty and other students. (3) Defining an intellectual project and writing the PhD dissertation under the direction of a faculty committee. (4) Teaching as assistants in faculty-taught lecture courses and then as lecturers in stand-alone tutorials and small courses. In addition to these major components, students and faculty also participate in a variety of workshops and reading groups in which students present their own work for criticism by their peers and faculty. Throughout the PhD program, students and faculty join together in a continuous, rich philosophical dialogue. And faculty also support that dialogue and students’ intellectual work through advising, mentoring, ongoing academic evaluations, and canny career advice.
Note: The PhD Program in Philosophy is the only graduate program to which the Department of Philosophy admits students; those students interested in a masters degree can apply directly to the Masters of Arts Program in the Humanities ( MAPH ). This is a standalone program in the Division of Humanities within which students can take a number of graduate courses in philosophy. Elsewhere on this site we have a more thorough explanation of how our faculty interests serve our MAPH students.
PhD Program Handbook for 2024-25
The PhD Program in Philosophy is intellectually inclusive, capacious in its research and teaching interests, and unusual in the extent and depth of the collective engagement with both the analytic and continental traditions. All programs now promote their interdisciplinarity, but we’ve been enjoying our wide range of philosophical interests for decades here at Chicago—thanks in part to the thorough integration of the interdisciplinary Council of Advanced Studies workshops into the PhD program and also to departmental colloquia, in which departmental and visiting faculty speak (and are challenged) on various philosophical issues. The department hums with free-flowing philosophical discussions among students and faculty occurring in seminars, workshops, colloquia, the hallways of Stuart Hall, and the Friday afternoon coffee hours in our Anscombe Library.
Socially, the department also tries to make sure that every student’s voice is heard in the running and shaping of the department and its PhD program. There are always two elected graduate student representatives who help keep channels of communication open and flowing in both directions between the departmental faculty and graduate student body, and faculty meet with students regularly about issues of concern. The department also has a faculty diversity liaison; a Diversity, Inclusivity, Climate, and Equity (DICE) Committee composed of departmental faculty and graduate students; and a graduate student outreach coordinator. We all work to ensure that the PhD program, courses, and the departmental culture feel welcome to students from all backgrounds. Here is more information on DICE .
The Women in Philosophy (WIP) group organizes bi-quarterly social gatherings for graduate women in the department. Gatherings typically consist of dinners or brunches hosted at the home of one of our members. While the primary purpose of these gatherings has typically been that of socializing, they are also a space in which people should feel free to raise and discuss any issues pertaining to life in the department. These social events build solidarity and community for the women in our department, and in general there is a high level of cooperation and collaboration between graduate women in the department. Here is more information on WIP .
The University of Chicago is situated in the heart of the South Side of Chicago, one of the country’s most culturally and intellectually rich cities . Life in Chicago is itself also inclusive: it’s a diverse, vibrant city with many social possibilities and livable—and strikingly affordable!—neighborhoods for students.
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The Ph.D. program in philosophy is composed of the following requirements:
Logic requirement, foreign language requirement, dissertation field exam requirement.
Below are the requirement details for the degree and the standards of progress .
Credits The Graduate School requires a total of 72 hours of credit (formal coursework plus registered research hours) for the Ph.D. Within this 72 credit hours, the philosophy department requires students to complete 47 credit hours of coursework. Graduate students are required to complete at least three three-credit courses each semester, from among those courses approved by the department for credit toward the Ph.D., for each of the first five semesters. During the first fall semester, students are also required to take a two-credit proseminar focusing on research and teaching. Therefore, by the end of the fifth semester students will have taken a minimum of 47 credits of course work, with at least 11 credits in the first semester and 9 credits in each of the following four semesters.
Related requirements concerning graduate credits are as follows:
1. 12 Seminars By the end of the 5th semester, graduate students must have taken at least 12 regularly scheduled graduate seminars (36 credit hours) in the Department of Philosophy.
2. Proseminar In the first semester of graduate study, all graduate students must pass a two-credit department seminar on teaching and research methods. This course, graded on an A/F basis, will include guest participation by many members of the faculty.
3. Other Possible Sources of Credit for Remaining 9 Credit Hours The regularly scheduled graduate seminars and the proseminar must together account for a minimum of 38 of the required 47 credits of coursework in the philosophy Ph.D. program. This leaves students with some flexibility regarding the remaining 9 credits:
Graduate courses taken while at Vanderbilt in departments other than the philosophy department do NOT count toward the required 47 hours of the departmental coursework, but they do count toward the 72 hours required by the Graduate School for the Ph.D.
After completing coursework, students will enroll in 9 hours of PHIL 8999: Non-Candidate Research and PHIL 9999: Ph.D. Dissertation Research each semester until they have earned 72 credit hours. Once students have sufficient credits, students will continue registering for 0 credit hours of PHIL 9999: Ph.D. Dissertation Research each semester to maintain active student status until graduation.
Course Distribution Students will take at least five seminars in the history of philosophy and at least five seminars in topical areas of philosophy, with the additional stipulation that students must take seminars from at least three different categories in each. The topical area and historical categories are below, and the categorization of each graduate seminar in any given semester will be designated on the departmental course schedule.
Topical Area Categories:
T1. Mind and Language T2. Ethics, Politics, and Aesthetics T3. Metaphysics and Epistemology T4. Race, Gender, Identity T5. Contemporary Philosophical Movements
Historical Categories:
H1. Ancient Philosophy H2. Medieval Philosophy H3. Modern Philosophy H4. 19th Century Philosophy H5. 20th Century Philosophy H6. Trans-era History of Philosophy
Instructor Distribution By the end of the fifth semester, graduate students must have taken seminars from at least eight different tenured or tenure-track faculty in the philosophy department.
Incompletes If a student wishes to get a grade of incomplete for a given course, the student must meet with the instructor at least one week before the final week of classes . In that meeting, the instructor must approve a specific plan for completion of the work, including a submission date. The instructor should also specify the grade the student will receive if s/he does not meet the deadline for the incomplete. For final approval, the student must then submit to the DGS an Incomplete Request Form signed both by the student and the instructor (this form specifies the agreed-upon completion plan and the student’s current incompletes). An incomplete grade will not be approved if a student already has an incomplete. No incompletes may be carried past August 1. Also, incompletes may negatively impact the possibility of receiving departmental support for professional development, so students are advised to discuss this possibility with the DGS.
Course Grades A student must earn a grade of B or higher in each course counted toward the 47 hours. Grades in the A range are the norm for graduate students, while grades in the B range are the exception. If a student accumulates three grades in the B range, they will need to meet with the DGS to discuss their status.
Students enrolling in Philosophy 8999: Non-Candidate Research and Philosophy 9999: Ph.D. Dissertation Research will be assigned S/U grades, in accordance with the Graduate School’s policy:
“One U grade requires consultation between the student and the research advisor; a second U grade triggers a locally defined program-level intervention process involving (at least) the student, the research advisor, the student’s thesis or dissertation committee and the DGS; and a third U grade leads to de-matriculation. These steps are triggered by the accumulation of U grades, not simply U grades in succession. Each U represents approximately one-half of one academic year of unsatisfactory progress. No credit hours are awarded for an enrollment that earns a grade of U.”
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All graduate students must satisfy the department’s logic requirement in one of two ways:
The logic exam and coursework will cover the following three areas and will require a demonstration of competence at a level sufficient to teach an introductory symbolic logic course:
Students should contact the DGS to arrange for the administration of the exam. The exam will be given only once at the end of each semester.
Students who fail the exam or who fail to receive a grade of “B” or better in PHIL 3003 may re-take the exam or re-do the work for the course the next time the department schedules the exam and/or the course.
Students must take the logic exam by the end of the first semester and must pass the logic exam by the end of the third semester.
PHIL 3003: Formal Logic & Applications does not qualify for graduate credit and so does not count toward the minimum of 47 credits students must accumulate by the end of the fifth semester.
All graduate students must satisfy the department’s foreign language requirement by passing a departmental exam that tests for competence in an approved foreign language. The student should request the exam from the administrative assistant to the graduate program, who will then arrange for the exam with the DGS. The timed translation exam will be blind-reviewed and graded by faculty (typically but not necessarily in the philosophy department) with special competence in the given foreign language. The exam will consist of the students translating into English:
During the exam, students may use only a hard-copy dictionary. The translation exam will be marked pass or fail; passing it requires a demonstration of competence as measured by quality and quantity of translation. Students must first take the foreign language competence exam by September 1 of the third semester and must pass the exam by April 15 of the fourth semester .
Preparation for the Exam The Dissertation Field Exam (DFE), or Preliminary Exam, is a crucial component of the Department of Philosophy Ph.D. program. The DFE takes place during the sixth semester; by the end of this semester students are expected to have successfully transitioned from coursework to dissertation-related work. If students have satisfied all previous department requirements, they will have this sixth semester off from teaching (in addition to no longer having any coursework) to be able to devote themselves fully to this Dissertation Field Exam and the Dissertation Prospectus Abstract that follows the Field Exam at the end of the semester. While the DFE takes place during the sixth semester, work related to the DFE begins earlier; work on the DFE bibliography and planning of a DFE Committee should begin over the previous summer (the second summer).
Dissertation Field Exam Committee Students must choose the members of their Dissertation Field Exam Committee and report news of the committee to the DGS and the administrative assistant to the graduate program by December 1 of the fifth semester . This committee needs to be composed of a minimum of three philosophy department graduate faculty members, one of whom is the committee chair. This committee need not overlap in part or whole with the later Ph.D. Committee, though there usually is significant overlap.
Dissertation Field Exam Bibliography: Draft and Final Students must also submit a complete draft of their DFE bibliography to their DFE Committee members, the DGS, and the administrative assistant to the graduate program by December 1 of the fifth semester . The bibliography should include approximately 50 sources and should follow bibliography formatting guidelines as specified in a leading source, such as the Chicago Manual of Style. Students are advised to begin work on this bibliography over the previous (second) summer in the program.
Students must have a complete final DFE bibliography approved by their DFE Committee by January 15 of the sixth semester , and students must email this approved bibliography to the DGS and the administrative assistant to the graduate program by this date.
Dissertation Field Exam Questions By February 15 of the sixth semester , students must submit to the DGS, the administrative assistant to the graduate program, and to the members of the DFE Committee, a final list of possible DFE questions, previously approved of by the student’s DFE chair. Usually anywhere from six to nine questions are submitted, each of which looks forward to the possible dissertation area.
Dissertation Field Exam In the sixth semester, students will be given their DFE (which will be a subset of the questions on the list of possible DFE questions) by their DFE chair at some prearranged point during Spring Break and will be instructed by the DFE chair about when to return the exam . Students are usually given around three questions and answers are usually around 10-15 pages each, depending on the number of questions and amount of time given. The maximum amount of time that a chair can give is all of Spring Break (from the Friday before Spring Break until the Monday morning after), but less time can also be given.
Dissertation Field Exam Oral Defense The DFE Oral Defense needs to be taken and passed within one week following the Monday after Spring Break (by the end of the following Monday) of the sixth semester. The oral defense tests the student on the written exam and the broader constellation of issues brought up by material listed in the bibliography.
Provided the student passes the Oral Defense, they move on to the Dissertation Prospectus Abstract (see below). If they fail the Oral Defense, they may be dismissed from the program or they may be given another chance to take the exam, depending in part on factors surrounding the failure, previous performance in the program, and the degree of promise they have shown. If a student fails the exam twice, they will be dismissed from the program.
Ph.D. Candidacy Admission to the philosophy graduate program does not imply admission to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree. To be admitted to Ph.D. candidacy, the student must satisfy departmental requirements, the last of which are the Dissertation Prospectus Abstract, the Dissertation Prospectus, and the Dissertation Prospectus Defense (Qualifying Exam). Once students have successfully defended their Dissertation Prospectus, they are admitted to the Ph.D. candidacy and have All But Dissertation (ABD) status.
Dissertation Prospectus Abstract After a student successfully passes the Oral Defense of their Dissertation Field Exam, they must next complete a Dissertation Prospectus Abstract by April 15 in the sixth semester. This abstract should be one page long, single-spaced. The student should email this abstract to their DFE Committee members, the DGS, and the administrative assistant to the graduate program.
The abstract should be submitted to an agreed-upon dissertation adviser and at least one more faculty member who has agreed to serve on the Dissertation Committee. Students must meet with these members individually by May 1 of the sixth semester for feedback on the abstract, and they must send an email to all with whom they have met, the DGS, and the administrative assistant to the department reporting that they have held their meetings.
Dissertation Committee The Ph.D. Dissertation Committee is appointed by the Graduate School on the advice of the director of graduate studies. The committee consists of no fewer than four members. Three of the members must be graduate faculty member from within (“internal” to) the Department of Philosophy; a fourth “external” member must come from outside the department. Graduate faculty include full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty with primary appointments in the philosophy department. Tenured or tenure-track faculty having secondary appointments in the philosophy department may also be considered “internal” committee members. The “external” committee member may be an appropriate academic from outside of Vanderbilt and needs to be approved by the DGS and the Graduate School.
In cases where a faculty member who had been chairing a dissertation committee departs Vanderbilt for another institution, that faculty member may serve as a co-chair of a dissertation committee but must count as an “external” member. Emeritus philosophy faculty may not serve as the sole chair of a dissertation committee, but they may co-chair dissertation committees, and they count as “internal” committee members.
The functions of the Ph.D. Dissertation Committee are to:
Dissertation advisers are responsible for submitting the following paperwork to the director of graduate studies (or the administrative assistant to the graduate program) to appoint the Ph.D. Committee, at latest three weeks before the Qualifying Exam:
The paperwork will then be submitted to the Graduate School at least two weeks in advance of the Qualifying Exam .
Students are encouraged to begin assembling a Dissertation Committee during the sixth semester, during or soon after the DFE process, in order to make progress on their Dissertation Prospectus Abstract. It is strongly recommended that the committee be formally appointed during the summer following the sixth semester. At latest, Dissertation Committees may be appointed in the early fall of the seventh semester, with at least three weeks notice before the Dissertation Prospectus Oral Defense (Qualifying Exam), which itself must be completed by September 30 of the seventh semester .
Any changes to the Ph.D. Committee need to be approved by the Graduate School through the Request to Change the Ph.D. Committee form. If a new external reader will be added to the committee, the adviser needs to provide a rationale and the reviewer’s CV to the director of graduate studies or the administrative assistant for the graduate program.
Dissertation Prospectus Oral Defense (Qualifying Exam) Under the direction of the dissertation adviser and with appropriate input from members of the Dissertation Committee, graduate students must write a Dissertation Prospectus. Once the Dissertation Committee has deemed the prospectus worthy of defense, the student must take and pass a Dissertation Prospectus Oral Defense (or Qualifying Exam). This exam must be passed by September 30 of the seventh semester .
The final version of the Dissertation Prospectus must be distributed to the Dissertation Committee well in advance of the Dissertation Prospectus Oral Defense. It should reflect prior consultation, though not necessarily agreement, with each member of the committee.
It is the responsibility of the Dissertation Adviser to schedule the Dissertation Prospectus Exam and to submit the Request to Schedule the Qualifying Exam form to the DGS or to the administrative assistant to the graduate program at least three weeks in advance of the defense. This request must be received by the Graduate School at least two weeks in advance.
The Dissertation Prospectus Oral Defense is administered by the student’s Dissertation Committee in consultation with and approval by the DGS. The Dissertation Prospectus Oral Defense will test the student’s mastery of the proposed dissertation topic as well as the student’s overall knowledge of the sub-field within which the proposed dissertation project resides.
If a majority of Dissertation Committee members grade the Dissertation Prospectus Oral Defense as passing, the student passes the exam.
Students who fail the Dissertation Prospectus Oral Defense may be required to pursue one or more courses of action, including: re-writing the prospectus and then re-taking the exam; re- taking the exam; assembling a different Dissertation Committee to prepare for a different exam; perhaps pursuing a different course of study; or being dismissed from the graduate program. If a student fails the Dissertation Prospectus Oral Defense on a second attempt, the student must, according to Graduate School policy, be “officially dismissed from the Graduate School unless s/he has been given the option of receiving a master’s degree ( insert link ) .” Because all possible Dissertation Prospectus Oral Defense re-takes must be completed by September 30 of the seventh semester , students are encouraged to schedule their exams in the spring or summer before their seventh semester.
It is the responsibility of the dissertation adviser to complete the Results of the Qualifying Exam form and submit the results to the director of graduate studies or the administrative assistant for the graduate program following the defense. Once the form has the final approval of the director of graduate studies, the results will be forwarded to the Graduate School.
Final Dissertation Defense After the Dissertation Prospectus Exam, students begin writing a dissertation under the guidance of the dissertation adviser and committee. Once the committee judges the dissertation worthy of defense, the student must take and pass a public oral examination of the dissertation. It is the responsibility of the dissertation adviser to schedule the Final Dissertation Defense and to submit the Request to Schedule Final Defense form to the director of graduate studies or to the administrative assistant to the graduate program at least three weeks in advance of the defense. This request must be received by the Graduate School at least two weeks in advance.
Likewise, it is the responsibility of the dissertation adviser to complete the Results of Dissertation Defense form and submit the results to the director of graduate studies or the administrative assistant for the graduate program following the defense. Once the form has final approval of the director of graduate studies, the results will be forwarded to the Graduate School.
At least a majority of the Ph.D. Committee must be present at the Dissertation Prospectus Oral Defense and at the Final Dissertation Defense and original signatures from at least a majority of the committee are required on the “results” forms.
After the Final Defense Following a successful Dissertation Defense, students are responsible for preparing and submitting the final version of their dissertation to the Vanderbilt Library. Students are also responsible for completing the required paperwork for the official conferral of the Ph.D. and graduation from Vanderbilt. These matters may be discussed with the DGS at the appropriate time.
Overview of requirements and standards of progress.
To maintain good standing in the Ph.D. program, students must satisfy all requirements by the deadlines specified above. Failure to maintain good standing will result in departmental action, which may include expulsion of the student from the Ph.D. program.
Training for the Ph.D. goes beyond formal coursework and the dissertation; it includes participating in the life of the department. Students are expected to regularly attend departmental events, including colloquia, public lectures, workshops, and other events. Moreover, students are expected to exhibit an appropriate level of professionalism and responsibility in their roles as students, scholars, teachers, colleagues, and academic citizens. All graduate students should check and respond to their departmental email daily and should check their ground mail at least twice a week.
A student’s fellowship funding and good standing in the graduate program are conditional upon the student’s meeting appropriate standards of progress. In usual cases, these standards are as follows:
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A Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science is an advanced, intensive program that prepares students for careers in research, teaching, or development in the field of computer science. A program involves courses in core and elective areas of computer science, such as artificial intelligence, databases, and distributed algorithms. A Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science program requires conducting original research under the guidance of a faculty advisor and writing and defending a dissertation that contributes to the knowledge base of computer science.
PhD in CS program aims to:
Sample curriculum.
Course Title | Credits |
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Research Methods | 3 |
Advanced Algorithms and Data Structures | 3 |
Elective course | 3 |
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Proposal Defense | 3 |
Artificial Intelligence | 3 |
Research Ethics | 1 |
Elective course | 3 |
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– Research Methodology – Advanced Algorithms and Data Structures – Artificial Intelligence – Research Ethics – Conference Paper and Publications I – Conference Paper and Publications II – Research Paper
– Data Design and Visualization – Enterprise and Cloud Computing – Data Mining and Knowledge Management – Machine Learning for Data Analysis – Data Science and Data-Driven Decision-Making – Data Science with Open Source Tools – Enterprise Software Architecture and Design – Data Mining and Knowledge Management – Systems analysis and design – Enterprise architecture and systems integration – Advanced Selected Topic in CS I – Advanced Selected Topic in CS II
Writing for Graduate Studies | 3 | MBA |
Strategic Leadership | 3 | MBA |
Economic Policy | 3 | MBA |
Business Accounting | 3 | MBA |
Human Capital Management | 3 | MBA |
Professional Communication | 3 | MBA |
Evidence-based Management | 3 | MBA |
Financial Statement Analysis | 3 | MBA |
Marketing and Brand Management | 3 | MBA |
Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3 | MBA |
Entrepreneurship | 3 | MBA / Departmental Electives |
Customer and Marketing Analytics | 3 | MBA / Departmental Electives |
Creativity in Business | 3 | MBA / Departmental Electives |
International Economics | 3 | MBA / Departmental Electives |
Leading in a Digital World | 3 | MBA / Departmental Electives |
Organizational Behavior and Leadership | 3 | MBA / General Management |
Management Simulation | 3 | MBA / General Management |
Leadership and Management in Education | 3 | MBA / Education |
Critical Perspectives in Education | 3 | MBA / Education |
Developing E-Business Model | 3 | MBA / E-Business |
Digital Marketing | 3 | MBA / E-Business |
Corporate Finance | 3 | MBA / Finance |
International Finance | 3 | MBA / Finance |
Theories of International Relations | 3 | MA in International Relations |
Research Methods | 3 | MA in International Relations |
A History of the Modern world | 3 | MA in International Relations |
International Conflict Analysis and Resolution | 3 | MA in International Relations |
Foreign Policy Analysis | 3 | MA in International Relations |
ASEAN in a Changing World | 3 | MA in International Relations |
International Relations in East Asia | 3 | MA in International Relations |
International Law and Organizations | 3 | MA in International Relations |
Non-State Actors in World Politics | 3 | MA in International Relations |
Issues in Global Development Practices | 3 | MA in International Relations |
Global Governance and Security Order | 3 | MA in International Relations |
China’s Foreign Policy | 3 | MA in International Relations |
Media and Global Affairs | 3 | MA in International Relations |
Directed Readings in Int. Relations | 3 | MA in International Relations |
Seminar on Transnational Issue | 3 | MA in International Relations |
Social Science Research Methods (Res. subject) | 3 | MA in International Relations |
Data Science & Data-Driven Decision-Making | 3 | MSc in MIS |
Data Science with Open-Source Tools | 3 | MSc in MIS |
Data Design and Visualization | 3 | MSc in MIS |
Machine Learning for Data Analysis | 3 | MSc in MIS |
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Introduction.
The Graduate Field of Psychological Sciences and Human Development (PSYHD) includes faculty members from departments across the university including Psychology, Neurobiology and Behavior, Communication, and Philosophy. See below for more on the Cornell Field System. The dominant strengths of the PSYHD Field lie in four broadly defined areas: Cognition , Development , Neuroscience , and Social and Personality . The goal of the Field is to educate students to become researchers, scholars, and teachers who will contribute to the future of psychology as a scientific discipline in academic or other research-oriented settings.
Our program prepares students for research and teaching careers in academic life, work in government agencies, and careers in industry or other public and private sectors. We encourage you to explore the history of our M.A. and Ph.D. theses through the Cornell University Theses/Dissertations guide .
Please note that we do not offer training in clinical psychology, counseling, school psychology, community psychology, industrial psychology, or clinical neuropsychology. Applicants with primary interests in these subjects are not admitted.
To enter the PSYHD Doctoral (Ph.D.) program, you must apply directly to the Cornell University Graduate School. You may also want to investigate the Cornell Graduate School site for additional information about applying.
Application portal opens on September 1 Application portal closes on December 1 (11:59 pm)
We offer three Ph.D. Degrees:
•Ph.D. in Psychology •Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology •Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies
The Ph.D. Graduate Student Handbook (Quick Guide) can be found here.
The Ph.D. program in PSYHD is a research focused, apprentice-styled (mentor-mentee) graduate program. The curriculum and requirements are designed for a 5 year program; the median time to complete the Ph.D. is 5.5 years.
Student progress is supervised by a Primary Advisor who serves as the Chair of a Special Committee comprised of two faculty members, typically within the Psychological Sciences and Human Development graduate field . Prospective students should investigate the faculty members within the PSYHD field, and particularly within the Department of Psychology, whose research interests are compatible with the students' interests. Prospective students for the Ph.D. program should then contact those faculty directly before applying.
Academic Statement of Purpose
Describe (within 1000 words) the substantive research questions you are interested in pursuing during your graduate studies, and explain how our program would help you achieve your intellectual goals. Additionally, detail your academic background, intellectual interests and any training or research experience you have received that you believe has prepared you for our program. Within your statement, please also identify specific faculty members whose research interests align with your own interests.
Personal statement of interest
Please describe (within 1000 words) how your personal background and experiences influenced your decision to pursue a graduate degree. Additionally, provide insight on your potential to contribute to a community of inclusion, belonging, and respect where scholars representing diverse backgrounds, perspectives, abilities, and experiences can learn and work productively and positively together. We also encourage you to include information on any of the following areas:
Applicants are not required to submit scores on the GRE; the GRE subject test in psychology, or to have had an undergraduate major in psychology.
Prior research experience is highly desirable; applicants may submit research reports or work.
Additional requirements for International applicants:
At Cornell, graduate study is organized using a field structure. Fields are composed of faculty members from a number of departments who come together around a shared intellectual interest, and may draw from different campuses or colleges. Graduate students are admitted to fields of study. Within each field, they select major and minor subjects, which are research interests or concentrations.
Fields span departments and even disciplines. It’s possible for a student in the field of economics to include faculty on his or her special committee from industrial labor and economics, civil and environmental engineering, and sociology, along with the more traditional economics and management.
Click here for the complete "Fields of Study, Subjects, and Concentrations" in PDF form .
Alexander G. Ophir, Director of Graduate Studies Uris Hall, Room 218 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 607-255-3714
Pamela A. Cunningham, Graduate Field Assistant • Psychology Ph.D. Uris Hall, Room 211A E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 607-255-3834 Fax: 607-255-8433
Marianne Arcangeli, Graduate Field Assistant • Developmental Psychology Ph.D. • Human Development and Family Studies Ph.D. Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, Room G201B E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 607-255-4661
History (MA)
History (PhD)
The Department of History trains students to be professional historians in a range of careers. Students in our graduate program receive mentoring from a faculty that includes specialists in the history of the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Our curriculum emphasizes the building blocks of historical methods, including historiography, archival research, and critical thinking. Students use written archives, visual sources, oral history, and material culture to explore the past from a variety of perspectives. Our M.A. and Ph.D. graduates are employed in colleges and universities, secondary schools, and museums and other public humanities institutions.
The Department has a graduate enrollment of about 55 students at all stages of their graduate careers. A self-governing History Graduate Student Association serves as a liaison between students and faculty. Two graduate students serve on the Department’s Graduate Studies Committee, which administers the graduate program.
The Department of History also participates in the University's African American Public Humanities Initiative , an interdisciplinary program integrating the disciplines of history, English, art history and Africana studies to train students for a broad range of careers in and beyond the academy.
Benefits of the AAPHI include fully-funded 5-year tuition and stipend and additional funding for summer research/internships and professional development.
Prospective graduate students interested in being considered for the African American Public Humanities Initiative scholarship should indicate their interest by checking the AAPHI interest box in their application and indicating their interest in their personal statement.
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For more than 50 years the Hagley Program in the History of Capitalism, Technology, and Culture in the University of Delaware’s Department of History has been training M.A.- and Ph.D.-level students in the history of industrialization, capitalism, technology, consumption, business, labor and the environment. The program offers students an enriched graduate education including a range of resources and opportunities not normally available in the university setting. A large number of our students develop an expertise in the study of material culture, and many earn certificates in museum studies. Our alumni include more than 150 distinguished historians, museum professionals, archivists and others.
Please visit the Hagley Program in the History of Capitalism, Technology and Culture website for further information.
The University of Delaware holistically supports its graduate students, beginning with their health and wellbeing . Benefits include a subsidized health plan and physical and behavioral health services. UD fosters a culture of academic excellence , with committed faculty and staff and access to state-of-the-art research facilities and technology. UD prioritizes professional development with job training, internships and industry partnerships. Graduates further enhance their professional growth and visibility with opportunities to work on interdisciplinary research teams, present their work at conferences and publish in academic journals. Visit the links below to learn how UD is supporting society’s future leaders, scholars, and innovators.
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