Click here to see the Course Catalogue. With the guidance of faculty advisory committees, students engage in research throughout their tenure in the program. There is considerable interaction among programs and with other disciplines across campus. This interaction produces an exciting intellectual environment that is further enriched by visiting faculty members and speakers. Interested students are encouraged to find out more about our research program by reading recent faculty publications or by writing or calling individual faculty members.
Students become involved in research immediately upon entering the program.
They work with their faculty research sponsors to select and develop a research topic, and commonly complete a specific research project during the first year. A research project is also required during the second year. Evaluation of research performance is an important determinant of a student's continuation in the program. During the third year, students prepare a major written review of research in an area appropriate for dissertation research. This review and the student's defense of it before a five-person doctoral committee constitute the Qualifying Examination.