The dissertation proposal and the specialty exam serve different purposes and should be viewed as separate activities, even though often executed concurrently. The dissertation proposal marks the ...

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences has awarded Dissertation Research Grants to sixteen doctoral candidates. The award, which is funded by the Mellon Foundation, enables our scholars to conduct ...

Each graduate student is assigned an initial advisor when they are accepted into the program. PhD students consult with their faculty advisor to develop the Plan of Study, detailing courses to fulfill ...

The Senior Thesis option is for B.S. students who want to pursue a Ph.D or an industrial research position after graduation. Writing and defending a thesis improves technical communication skills and ...

Doctoral theses at the Faculty of Humanities have traditionally been monographs, but they may also be compilations of several peer-reviewed scholarly publications and manuscripts accepted for ...