Ph.D. in Humanities Curriculum
All doctoral students are expected to complete a minimum of 48 hours beyond the Masters degree distributed as follows.
| CORE REQUIRED COURSES | Total credit hours: 21 |
| CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE: | Total credit hours: 6 |
| *Hum 661: Humanistic Studies I *Hum 662: Humanistic Studies II |
3 3 |
| THEORY AND METHODS: | Credit hours: 3 |
| *Hum 609: Interdisciplinary Theory: Arts and Humanities | 3 |
| INTERDISCIPLINARY TOPICS SEMINARS: | Total credit hours: 6 |
| *Hum 671: Interdisciplinary Seminar *Hum 672: Interdisciplinary Seminar |
3 3 |
| INTERNSHIP | Credit hours: 3 |
| *Hum 690: Doctoral Internship | 3 |
| CAPSTONE COURSE: | Credit hours: 3 |
*Hum 699: |
3 |
| Total Core credit hours: 21 | |
| AREAS OF CONCENTRATIONS | Total credit hours: 18 |
| [1] Aesthetics and Creativity Hum. 681 Topics in Aesthetics and Creativity [2] Studies in Culture Hum. 682 Topics in Studies in Culture Graduate courses housed within departments in the Humanities Division meet the area concentration requirements in the primary and secondary areas of concentration: (1) Aesthetics and Creativity; and 2) Studies in Culture. A student in consultation with his/her Supervisory Committee will select courses appropriate to his/her course of study. No more than 12 hours of the 18 hours required in primary and secondary areas of concentration may be taken in one discipline. |
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| PRIMARY AREA (Creativity and Aesthetics OR Studies in Culture) | Credit hours: 12 |
| SECONDARY AREA (Creativity and Aesthetics OR Studies in Culture) | Credit hours: 6 |
| Areas of Concentrations total credit hours: 18 | |
| DISSERTATION RESEARCH: *Hum 700 |
Total credit hours: 9 |
| Complete program credit hours: 48 | |
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*LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT. Basic proficiency in two classical or modern languages in addition to English or an advanced level of proficiency in one language is needed for completion or degree. |
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