1 GRADUATE COUNCIL MEETING 9 May 2012 102 Kern Graduate ...
1 GRADUATE COUNCIL MEETING 9 May 2012 102 Kern Graduate ... 1 GRADUATE COUNCIL MEETING 9 May 2012 102 Kern Graduate ...
I2 A Proposal to the Graduate Council to Adopt the Dual-Title Degree Program in African Studies Submitted by the Graduate Program in Political Science Contact: D. Scott Bennett Head Department of Political Science 219 Pond Laboratory Phone: 865 7515 Email: dbennett@la.psu.edu
I3 Table of Contents PROGRAM PROPOSAL………………………………………………………… .................. … 1 OBJECTIVES……………………………………………………………………….. .................. .1 JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT…………………………………………………… ................... 1 Constituency……………………………………………………………………………………….3 Outcomes………………………………………………………………………………………… .4 PROGRAM CHANGE……………………………………………………………………………………..6 Dual-Title Graduate Degree in Political Science-African Studies………………………………...6 Admissions Requirements…………………………………………………………………………6 Degree Requirements………………………………………………………………………………7 Requirements for the Political Science-African Studies PH.D…………………………..……….. 7 Language Requirements……………………………………………………………………………9 Candidacy Exam…………………………………………………………………………………...9 Committee Composition………………………………………………………………………….10 Comprehensive Exam…………………………………………………………………………….10 Dissertation and Dissertation Defense……………………………………………………………10 African Studies Courses Available to fulfill Requirements………………………………………10 Sample Curricula…………………………………………………………………………………13 Costs………………………………………………………………………………………………13 Funding Opportunities for Dual-Title Doctoral Students…………………………………… ..…13 ACCREDITATION……………………………………………………………………………………… 14 DEPARTMENTS AFFECTED………………………………………………………………………… . 14 CONSULTATION………………………………………………………………………………………..14 CURRENT BULLETIN FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE…………………………………………………. 15 ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE TO BE INSERTED INTO THE BULLETIN ……………………………21 Dual-Title Graduate Degree in Political Science-African Studies………………………………..21 Admissions Requirements………………………………………………………………………..21 Degree Requirements……………………………………………………………………………..22 Requirements for the Political Science/African Studies PH.D…………………………………..22 Language Requirements…………………………………………………………………………..23 APPENDICES APPENDIX A: TEXT FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENT HANDBOOK……………………………………………………………………24
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I3<br />
Table of Contents<br />
PROGRAM PROPOSAL………………………………………………………… .................. … 1<br />
OBJECTIVES……………………………………………………………………….. .................. .1<br />
JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT…………………………………………………… ................... 1<br />
Constituency……………………………………………………………………………………….3<br />
Outcomes………………………………………………………………………………………… .4<br />
PROGRAM CHANGE……………………………………………………………………………………..6<br />
Dual-Title <strong>Graduate</strong> Degree in Political Science-African Studies………………………………...6<br />
Admissions Requirements…………………………………………………………………………6<br />
Degree Requirements………………………………………………………………………………7<br />
Requirements for the Political Science-African Studies PH.D…………………………..……….. 7<br />
Language Requirements……………………………………………………………………………9<br />
Candidacy Exam…………………………………………………………………………………...9<br />
Committee Composition………………………………………………………………………….10<br />
Comprehensive Exam…………………………………………………………………………….10<br />
Dissertation and Dissertation Defense……………………………………………………………10<br />
African Studies Courses Available to fulfill Requirements………………………………………10<br />
Sample Curricula…………………………………………………………………………………13<br />
Costs………………………………………………………………………………………………13<br />
Funding Opportunities for Dual-Title Doctoral Students…………………………………… ..…13<br />
ACCREDITATION……………………………………………………………………………………… 14<br />
DEPARTMENTS AFFECTED………………………………………………………………………… . 14<br />
CONSULTATION………………………………………………………………………………………..14<br />
CURRENT BULLETIN FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE…………………………………………………. 15<br />
ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE TO BE INSERTED INTO THE BULLETIN ……………………………21<br />
Dual-Title <strong>Graduate</strong> Degree in Political Science-African Studies………………………………..21<br />
Admissions Requirements………………………………………………………………………..21<br />
Degree Requirements……………………………………………………………………………..22<br />
Requirements for the Political Science/African Studies PH.D…………………………………..22<br />
Language Requirements…………………………………………………………………………..23<br />
APPENDICES<br />
APPENDIX A: TEXT FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE <strong>GRADUATE</strong> STUDENT<br />
HANDBOOK……………………………………………………………………24
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