The program requires fourteen courses, twelve of which are generally elected in years one and two. Six of the required courses are in Comparative Literature. Students entering the second year of the program will take a year-long course with the Director of Graduate Studies, registering for COMPLIT 601 (3 credits) in the fall term and COMPLIT 698 (1credit) in the winter term. They will meet in class approximately every other week during both terms to focus on pedagogy, training, responsible research and scholarly conduct (RCRS), and preparation for both the Third-Term Review and the Preliminary Examination. A field might be defined as a traditional national literature, but it might be as easily defined in terms of a specific period, intellectual interest, generic issue, area study, or discipline. The recommended course load for each term in the first year is three (3) graduate seminars and a language course (optional).
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The program requires fourteen courses, twelve of which are generally elected in years one and two. Six of the required courses are in Comparative Literature. Students entering the second year of the program will take a year-long course with the Director of Graduate Studies, registering for COMPLIT 601 (3 credits) in the fall term and COMPLIT 698 (1credit) in the winter term. They will meet in class approximately every other week during both terms to focus on pedagogy, training, responsible research and scholarly conduct (RCRS), and preparation for both the Third-Term Review and the Preliminary Examination. A field might be defined as a traditional national literature, but it might be as easily defined in terms of a specific period, intellectual interest, generic issue, area study, or discipline. The recommended course load for each term in the first year is three (3) graduate seminars and a language course (optional). Students must make every effort to monitor their own degree progress, both course requirements and exam dissertation requirements (see appendix), with the DGS on an academic-term basis. This is especially important when incorporating graduate certificates in the program of study. Modifications to the program of study must be documented in writing, approved in advance by the DGS, and kept on file with the SSvC. Failure to do so may impede a student’s academic progress.
Students may choose to add a Graduate Certificate to their doctoral program. In most instances, only one course may be applied to both the certificate program and as an elective in the graduate program of study. While University of Michigan-Ann Arbor doctoral program offers flexibility for students to take additional courses as needed in their third year or beyond, the Department does not normally pay supplemental tuition or fees, if any, associated with the completion of certificate programs. The University of Michigan offers a wide range of certificates (e.g. in African Studies African American and Diaspora Studies Asian Studies, German Studies, Judaic Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies Latina o Studies LGBTQ Studies Medieval and Early Modern Studies Museum Studies Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies Screen Arts and Cultures UM Graduate Teacher Certificate Women’s Studies).