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Ph.D.
Degree  |
| A minimum of 30 semester
hours of graduate credit in Spanish and/or approved related
fields beyond the M.A. degree at or above the 5000 level is
normally required in the doctoral program.
The two tracks for specialization are:
A. Iberian and Latin American Literatures and Cultures
- Early
- Modern
- Contemporary
B. Language & Linguistics
- Formal Linguistics
- Applied Linguistics
- Second Language Acquisition
Minimum area requirements for students in the Iberian and
Latin American Literatures and Cultures track are:
- 12 hours in the major area,
- 6 in the secondary area,
- 3 in the remaining area, and
- 6 for electives.
Minimum area requirements for students in the Language and
Linguistics track are:
- 6 hours in Linguistic Theory
- 6 in Applied Linguistics (sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics,
etc.)
- 6 in Second Language Acquisition
- 3-6 in Research Methods and Statistics, and
- 6-9 for electives.
All course work should be arranged with the Graduate Advisor
or, after the first year at the latest, with the Major Professor.
Courses taken for the M.A. degree may be used to satisfy this
distribution requirement. Permission from the Division of
Spanish and Portuguese is required to use courses taken for
the B.A. to satisfy this requirement.
All Ph.D. candidates are also required to take:
- SPW 6806 Research Methods and Bibliography in Literary
and Cultural Studies (3 hours) (Only for literature specialists)
- FOL 5932 Quantitative Research Methods in SLA (Only for
linguistics specialists)
- FOL 5934 Research Foundations and Practice in Communicative
Language Teaching (3 hours)
- SPN 5845 History of the Spanish Language (3 hours)
- FOW 5025 Critical Theory and Its Applications to Non-English
Literatures (3 hours) (Only for literature specialists)
These courses should be taken as early in the student's
program as possible and must be taken before the Preliminary
Examination.
After students have earned the M.A. degree in Spanish or
30 semester hours of graduate credit in Spanish, they must
spend on the Florida State University campus a period of continuous
enrollment of at least 24 graduate semester hours of credit
in any period of twelve consecutive months.
Ph.D. students may choose to have a minor or a certificate,
usually another foreign language or literature, linguistics,
Latin American Studies, education, history, etc. If students
choose to have a minor or certificate, approximately one-fourth
of the courses will be in the minor field. This area will
be an additional exam in the Preliminary Examination.
The language requirement for the doctoral degree consists
of reading knowledge in two languages other than Spanish and
English which are germane to research in the student's proposed
specialty area. The student's Supervisory Committee determines
which languages are germane. The requirement can be satisfied
by 1) passing the reading knowledge examination offered by
the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics (FRE 5069,
GER 5069, etc.) or 2) completing a 2200-level course with
a grade of B or better. Courses taken in high school do not
satisfy the requirement. The language requirement must be
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Doctoral Supervisory
Committee
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| The Doctoral Supervisory
Committee, which guides students through the various steps
toward the Ph.D. degree, should be appointed as soon as possible
after students have begun Ph.D. studies, that is, no later
than in the second semester on campus. A prerequisite to setting
up the committee is that students have a general idea of their
area of specialization, since the Major Professor must necessarily
be a person with special competence in that area.
The Supervisory Committee will consist of the Major Professor
and at least two members of the Spanish graduate faculty who
have doctoral directive status, plus a representative-at-large
of the graduate faculty with doctoral directive status drawn
from outside the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics,
and the Minor Professor (if any). The at-large representative
may also be the Minor Professor. Any other members of the
Committee will be chosen from the Spanish faculty and must
have at least Master's Directive Status. The committee must
include a representative from each area in which the student
is to be examined on the Preliminary Examination.
Since the University Bulletin states that the appointment
of the Major Professor must be mutually acceptable to the
Department Chair (who approves the Major Professor), the student,
and the professor, the student may, in effect, choose the
professor he/she wishes as Major Professor, subject to the
approval of the professor chosen. The Major Professor, in
consultation with the student, recommends to the department
Chair the remaining members of the Supervisory Committee.
The department Chair, upon receipt of the form signed by the
Major Professor and the committee members, formally appoints
the committee.
The student will prepare with the Major Professor a proposed
Program of Studies. This Program of Studies is placed in the
student’s file. Additionally, the student will meet
with the Major Professor each spring to review his/her progress
toward the degree.
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Doctoral Preliminary
Examination
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| Before taking the preliminary
examination, the student must have a Major Professor and Supervisory
Committee, an approved Program of Studies, have completed
the language requirements, and have taken SPW 6806.
The written Doctoral Preliminary Examination, based on the
individually prepared Ph.D. reading lists, course work, and
the doctoral dissertation topic, in consultation with the
committee members, is designed to ascertain the candidate's
scholarly competence and the breadth and depth of his/her
literary or linguistic knowledge. It is the student's responsibility
to register for the Preliminary Examination (SPW 8964r) during
the regular registration period.
The Ph.D. examination in Iberian and Latin American
Literatures and Cultures will consist of three
sections. Two parts will be from the following areas of specialization:
- Early
- Modern
- Contemporary
The third part of the examination will be on the student's
dissertation topic. In consultation with the major professor,
the student will create a substantive reading list for the
dissertation area. The examination questions, based on this
reading list, will relate generally to the dissertation topic.
If the student has a minor or certificate area and wishes
an examination in that area, it is the student's responsibility
to find a professor from that area who will prepare and grade
the questions. The minor area or certificate examination will
be in addition to the three examinations required in Spanish.
The exam is a 12-hour proctored examination consisting of
four hours on each of three days. The use of a dictionary
is not permitted. Questions will be specific in nature and
may include identifications, essays, problem-solving questions.
If the student does not pass one area on the Ph.D. examination,
the student will be reexamined in that area upon request.
If the student does not pass two or more areas, the entire
examination must be retaken at least four months after the
original examination. In the event all areas are not passed
after the second examination, the student is no longer eligible
to be in the program. An oral examination by the committee
will be held after having read the written examination.
The Ph.D. examination in the Language and Linguistics
track will consist of three sections to be determined
in consultation with the major professor. Possible areas include:
- Formal Linguistics
- Applied Linguistics
- Second Language Acquisition
- Dissertation Topic
The examination questions will be based on reading lists
and course work. The exam format is to be determined by the
examining professors and will either be an in-class proctored
exam or a take-home written exam.
If the student has a minor and wishes an examination in
a minor area, it is the student's responsibility to find a
professor from the minor area who will prepare and grade the
questions in that area. The minor area examination will be
in addition to the three examinations required in Spanish.
If the student does not pass one area on the Ph.D. examination,
the student will be reexamined in that area upon request.
If the student does not pass two or more areas, the entire
examination must be retaken during a subsequent regular examination
period. In the event all areas are not passed after the second
examination, the student is no longer eligible to be in the
program. An oral examination by the committee will be held
after having read the written examination.
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Dissertation
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| The student is officially
a "Candidate for the Doctoral Degree" upon passing
the written and oral portions of the Preliminary Examination.
This candidacy must be achieved at least six months before
the granting of the Ph.D. degree.
The Dissertation must be on a Hispanic topic and must constitute
a significant research contribution to knowledge. After completing
the Preliminary Examination but before beginning work, the
candidate must submit an acceptable Prospectus of Dissertation
to the Supervisory Committee. The Supervisory Committee must
approve a Prospectus of the Dissertation before the student
enrolls in SPN 6980r (See Appendix XV: Prospectus Guidelines
for Writers of Theses and Dissertations). A copy of this Prospectus
bearing the signatures of all committee members, must be submitted
by the student for inclusion in the student's file. The student
must register for two hours of SPN 6980r (Dissertation) every
term in which he/she uses the resources of Florida State University.
A minimum of 24 semester hours of SPN 6980 credit is required.
When the research and collection of data have reached the
point where the student will begin writing the Dissertation,
he/she should submit his/her carefully edited preliminary
draft chapter by chapter to the Supervisory Committee for
corrections, suggestions, and approval.
Hard copies of the final version of the Dissertation, prepared
in accordance with the most recent edition of the MLA Style
Manual or MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers and
the Guidelines and Requirements for Thesis, Treatise, and
Dissertation Writers (available from the Office of Graduate
Studies, 644-3500), together with an abstract in English of
a maximum of 350 words, must be submitted to the Supervisory
Committee at least four weeks before the Oral Defense of the
Dissertation, which must be scheduled no less than two weeks
before the candidate plans to receive the degree. The student
must register for Dissertation Defense, SPW 8985, in the semester
the defense is to take place. The date, time, and place of
the defense will be announced at least two weeks in advance
by a memo from the Major Professor to the Supervisory Committee,
the candidate, the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, the
department Chair, the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences,
the Dean of Graduate Studies, and Media Relations. The Associate
Chair for Graduate Studies will in turn publicize the defense
to the department.
After the Oral Defense and approval of the Dissertation,
the student will submit the completed Dissertation to the
Office of Graduate Studies. All students must submit their
Dissertations electronically. For detailed instructions on
the submission process and formatting requirements, see the
Office of Graduate Studies website, particularly Thesis, Treatise
and Dissertation Preparation.
In the semester the student expects to receive the degree,
it is also the student's responsibility to make all necessary
arrangements with the Registrar's Office, the Office of Graduate
Studies, and the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies concerning
his/her diploma, fees, degree clearance, etc. The student
is also responsible for meeting the technical requirements
of the Office of Graduate Studies and should consult with
that office soon after starting work on the Dissertation.
The Ph.D. Dissertation must be completed within five years
of the Doctoral Preliminary Examination, or the examination
will have to be retaken.
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