DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN HUMANITIES

The program leading to the Ph.D. in Humanities is designed primarily for individuals who wish to conduct advanced research and to teach at the college level, but it is open to qualified candidates who wish to enhance fully their knowledge and skills.

Course offerings include not only seminars stressing the interpretation and criticism of specific works and issues, but also ensembles, studios, and workshops in which the activity of creation and/or performance becomes the primary means of learning.

Students seeking a Ph.D. in the Humanities will normally complete a minimum of sixty semester hours of course work beyond a master’s degree or its equivalent, demonstrate advanced proficiency in an approved foreign language, pass qualifying examinations, and complete and defend a dissertation.

In addition to meeting the general University criteria for admission to graduate study, students earning an M.A. in the Humanities from U.T. Dallas must obtain the formal endorsement of their portfolio committee to proceed into the doctoral program.

Students who have completed pertinent graduate work at other institutions (thirty hours of humanities courses, language training, and written work roughly equivalent to the portfolio) may qualify for a Master of Arts equivalency upon admission to the graduate program. Students admitted with an M.A. equivalency must take the required core course for the Humanities program, HUMA 5300.

Active involvement in the process of creation and performance is basic to the design of the Aesthetic Studies area of concentration. Therefore students working at the Ph.D. level with an emphasis in Aesthetic Studies are required to take at least one ensemble/workshop in addition to that taken at the M.A. level. Students pursuing the Ph.D. with an emphasis in Aesthetic Studies may submit a creative project as part of their dissertation.

PH.D. in HUMANITIES DEGREE PLAN (M.A. from UTD)

PH.D. in HUMANITIES DEGREE PLAN (M.A. elsewhere)

To be a full-time student, 9 hours of courses per semester is required; 3 hours of courses per semester is required to be enrolled in the program.

To have courses taken outside the School of Arts and Humanities applied to one of its degrees, students must seek prior approval from the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies. They may also petition to have appropriate transfer courses applied to their degree plan.

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