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Graduate School requirements for the Ph.D.:  Residence credit: Minimum residence credit of four full semesters, either by full-time registration, or by part-time registration over several semesters. At least two of these semesters must be earned in contiguous registration of no fewer than six credit hours on this campus. Transferred credit not included in residence credit calculation.  Coursework: Course requirements are determined by the student’s department, but major course work must include six hours of dissertation credit (394).  Minors: Formal minors must comprise at least 15 credit hours.  To count for the minor, all courses must be listed or cross-listed in programs other than that of the major, and cannot also be counted towards the major.  The minor may not include courses from more than two programs.  If the minor involves two programs, at least 6 credit hours must be taken in each program. Minors must be approved in advance by the DGS in both the major and minor programs. A copy of the proposed minor course of study should be signed by the DGS of all involved programs and sent to the Grad School to become a permanent part of the student’s record.  Language: Certification of proficiency in one or more foreign language (or research skill) required.  Exams: Students must pass a doctoral written exam, a doctoral oral, and a final oral exam covering the dissertation and other topics as required by the committee.  Time Limits: All work credited toward the Ph.D. except transferred course work must be completed within eight years of first registration as PhD student. Source: Grad. School Handbook, 2001-2002, pp 2.7- 2.9.

General departmental requirements for the Ph.D.:  Prerequisites: MA from UNC-CH or equivalent in a relevant academic discipline.  Residence credit: Four semesters of residence credit, or two semesters of continuous residence credit if sufficient credit is transferred from another school.  Coursework: Adequate coverage of entire field of study required:  at least 15 hours beyond the requirements for the MA. Minor: Optional. If elected, 15 hours required.  Language:  Reading knowledge of two foreign languages.  Exams: Comprehensive written and oral exams to be taken at completion of coursework or later, and covering all work in major and minor subjects.  Students concentrating on Russian literature will be examined on their mastery of the Department's Reading List in Russian Literature. Defense of dissertation proposal. Dissertation.  Final oral exam.


LITERATURE
PhD, Russian Literature
For Students Entering before Fall 2002
For Students Entering Fall 2002 and Later
For Students Entering Fall 2002 and Later
Concentrations
Russian, Polish, or Serbian & Croatian Literature
Russian Literature and Culture
Comparative Slavic & East European Cultures and Literatures
Course Requirements
Grade of P+ or better in RUSS 207, Russian Stylistics, or passing grade on qualifying exam in Russian language, before proceeding to comprehensive exams

Study of second Slavic language through the 104 level

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Study of a second Slavic or East European language through the 104 level

If Russian is candidate’s major language: Grade of P+ or better in RUSS 207, or passing grade on qualifying exam in Russian language, before proceeding to comprehensive exams AND grade of P+ or better in 4th semester (104) of other Slavic or East European language
If candidate’s major language is not Russian:  Grade of P+ of better in 6th semester (106) of major language and grade of P+ or better in RUSS 106
One course in a second Slavic literature covering a period (modern, pre-modern) to be specified by his or her adviser in that literature. If the candidate is already specializing in a second Slavic literature, this exam focuses on a period in Russian lit.  Because this exam entails additional coursework and preparation, it may be taken AFTER the third semester following the completion of all MA requirements. 
One course in a second Slavic or East European literature 
  
RUSS 259 (Old Russian Lit) plus three additional courses
 
 
 
 

SUMMARY: NINE courses in Russian and ONE in 2nd Slavic literature

Remaining 4 courses (one has been in the 2nd Slavic/EE lit) should all be in Russian and should encompass, along with those taken at the MA level, pre-modern Russian literature (medieval/baroque and 18th-century periods)

SUMMARY: NINE courses in Russian literature/culture and ONE in a second Slavic literature/culture 

Of remaining 5 courses, 2 should be in Russian and 3 should be comparative or non-Russian.
 
 
 
 

SUMMARY:   FIVE courses in Russian and FIVE in comparative Slavic topics.  Of the 5 comparative/non-Russ. courses, at least THREE must concentrate (in terms of reading & essay writing) on the second Slavic/EE national lit the candidate has trained to read in the original.  Remaining TWO courses: candidates free to sample comparative courses from the other two specializations. Possibly comp courses will be managed thru internally arranged team-teaching.

Language
Reading knowledge of French and German
Reading knowledge of French or German and one other modern non-Slavic language relevant to candidate’s dissertation research
Reading knowledge of French or German and one other modern non-Slavic language relevant to candidate’s dissertation research
Comprehensive Exams
      
Written Examination 
3 four-hour exams in:
1. Pre-19th-century
2. 19th-century
3. 20th-century Russian literature 

Exams are taken in 3-day sequence over a week.
 

3 four-hour exams in: 
1. Pre-19th-century 
2.19th-century 
3. 20th/21st-century Russian literature
2 sets of two-part comprehensive exams on the candidate’s two literary specializations. Both sets of comps focus on, respectively:
1. 19th-century lit. 
2. 20th/21st-century lit. 
The resulting 4 four-hour exams thus match the exam load for the Russian track, with its one minor “second Slavic” examination and three-part Russian comprehensives.
1 four-hour exam in candidate’s second Slavic lit, covering either pre-modern or modern period. This material will NOT be covered in the oral comprehensive exam.
1 four-hour exam in candidate’s second Slavic lit, covering either pre-modern or modern period
 
Oral Examination
One 2-hour exam covering same material as Russian writtens
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One two-hour exam covering same material as ALL writtens
Other Requirements
Teaching assistance instruction equivalent to at least three contact hours a week for one semester 
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“Satisfactory” grade in SLAV 360 (supervised readings course) before submitting and defending dissertation proposal
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6 hours of 394, dissertation credit
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Dissertation Proposal & Defense
Candidate is required to present and defend the proposal upon the satisfactory completion of SLAV 360.
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Dissertation 
 
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Final Oral Examination
Final oral exam consists of dissertation defense as well as any other material as determined by the examination committee in advance.
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