PhD Tutorial II

After a group meeting about the essentials of a PhD dissertation proposal, and proposal writing in general, the first half of the PhD Tutorial 2 consists of individual meetings to develop the 20-25 page text of the dissertation proposal. In the latter part of the term, each student presents his or her proposal to the group in a seminar format, with another student serving as a formal critic. At the end of the second term, dissertation proposals are reviewed by the History Department Doctoral Studies Committee and sent for external evaluation. In the spring term, the organization and structure of the Comprehensive Exam is reviewed and in May students participate in small-group mock exams. Comprehensive Exams take place in June or September.