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Introduction:
The Middle Eastern field offers instruction in the history of
the region stretching from Anatolia and the Eastern Mediterranean
in the west to Iran in the east, from Armenia and the Caucasus
in the north to the Arabian peninsula in the south, North Africa,
the Ottoman Balkans, and Islamic Iberia, from the period of Late
Antiquity (fourth-seventh centuries) to the present day. Permanent
faculty consists of Michael Morony (pre-modern Middle East), Gabriel
Piterberg (early modern Middle East) and James L. Gelvin (modern
Middle East). More information about faculty can be obtained from
their individual History Department websites. In addition, emeriti
who may continue to do some teaching include Professors Richard
Hovannisian, Nikki Keddie, Afaf Marsot, and Stanford Shaw.
Admissions
to the PhD Program :
In addition to fulfilling the requirements
for admission to the History Department, students should have
a background in at least one Middle Eastern language and provide
evidence of previous coursework in Middle Eastern history. Students
are expected to have an excellent command of spoken and written
English.
Requirements
for PhD Candidates:
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Students are
required to complete six quarters of seminar work. All students
in the Middle Eastern field must complete two of the following
seminars: Historiography of the Pre-Modern Middle East, Historiography
of the Early-Modern Middle East, Historiography of the Modern
Middle East.
- Languages:
a. Before students are eligible to advance to candidacy, they
must demonstrate to the satisfaction of their faculty advisor
competency in two Middle Eastern languages. These languages should
be germane to the student's present and future research interests
and should be chosen in consultation with his/her faculty advisor.
b. Before students are eligible to advance to candidacy, they
must demonstrate competency in one European language other than
English. This language should be germane to the student's present
and future research interests and should be chosen in consultation
with his/her faculty advisor.
c. Those students who seek to specialize in Armenian history must
demonstrate a competency in Armenian, French, and at least one
other language germane to the student's present and future research
interests and chosen in consultation with his/her faculty advisor.
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Before students
are eligible to sit for their qualifying examinations, they
must have completed all their coursework and language requirements.
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Students are to choose an examining
committee of four members in consultation with their faculty
advisor. This committee should include at least three faculty
members from the UCLA History Department and may include faculty
members outside the Middle Eastern field. Each of the members
of this committee will work with the student to prepare him/her
for the qualifying examinations. Faculty serving on the examining
committee may require students to take those courses they deem
necessary to prepare for the qualifying examinations.
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Students are expected to draft
a dissertation prospectus in consultation with their faculty
advisor. This prospectus should include (a) a full statement
of the dissertation topic; (b) a statement explaining why the
study of the chosen topic is warranted; (c) a discussion of
earlier works related to the topic; (d) a statement of the methodology
to be employed; (e) a research agenda. An annotated bibliography
must accompany the dissertation prospectus. The dissertation
prospectus must be distributed to the members of the examining
committee two weeks before the oral examinations.
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The examinations consist of two
parts: a written examination and an oral examination. The student's
faculty advisor will administer the written examination and
decide on its content. The written examination will draw from
the major field only. The major field might be Pre-Modern Middle
Eastern History, Early Modern Middle Eastern History, Modern
Middle Eastern History, or Armenian History.
Once the student passes the written examination, he/she is eligible
to sit for the oral examination. The examining committee will
administer the oral examination no later than six months after
the written examination. The oral examination will include both
questions relating to the prospectus and questions relating
to each of the four fields.
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Students will choose, in consultation
with the members of the examining committee, their dissertation
committee from amongst the examining committee. If all four
members of the examining committee are from the History Department,
the students must choose, in consultation with their faculty
advisor, a faculty member from another department to act as
outside reader. This faculty member is to be present at the
oral examination.
Last updated December 20, 2004
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