Ph.D. in South Asian Languages and Civilizations
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The Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations offers a program leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. We consider the intellectual foundations that constitute the disciplinary identity of South Asian languages and civilizations—the set of scholarly concerns, methods, and practices that define a Ph.D. degree in this department as opposed to one in history, for example, or anthropology—to be the following:skilled use of South Asian languages, seen as a primary goal of study and research (as opposed to viewing language as a “tool” for research);
the primacy of texts, which in turn comprises two features: close acquaintance with a wide range of major South Asian texts, and theoretical reflection on the conditions of our understanding them;
familiarity with both the pasts and presents—the cultural, social, and other pasts and presents—constituted by these languages and texts. Program of StudyTo receive the degree of Ph.D. in South Asian Languages and Civilizations, a student must complete at least eighteen courses. These will include the necessary language courses, two courses in South Asian texts and critical practices, one course in South Asian languages and civilizations as a unit of study, and six quarter units of course work relevant to the student’s chosen specialty. Students with previous graduate work in the field of South Asian languages and civilizations may upon application receive credit for work done elsewhere.Language RequirementsThe department encourages varied research devoted to the ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary cultures of South Asia. All research in the department has as its main prerequisite suitable advancement in the primary languages appropriate to a student’s chosen field of specialization. The languages in which the department offers concentrations are Bangla, Hindi, Pali, Sanskrit, Tamil, Tibetan, and Urdu. Persian and Arabic are also available through the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. Courses may occasionally be offered in other languages; special arrangements must be made in advance with the instructors of these languages, and the students must petition the department in order to count these languages for their requirements.Three languages are required: (A) the South Asian language of concentration; (B) a second South Asian language relevant to the student’s program of study; and (C) a language of scholarship (French, German, Hindi, Japanese, etc.).Students are required to achieve proficiency in the language of concentration (language A) equivalent to at least four years of study at the University of Chicago, and in the second South Asian language (language B) equivalent to at least two years of study at the University. Students may satisfy the requirement for proficiency at the fourth-year level by writing a substantial research paper that makes use of sources written in that language and is approved by their adviser; they may satisfy the requirement for proficiency at the second-year level by an examination. Students are expected to demonstrate satisfactory progress in required language courses.Judgments of proficiency in reading the language of scholarship (language C) will be based on an examination administered by the University Office of Test Administration or by the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, as appropriate to the language in question. A “high pass” is required.
Students are strongly discouraged from taking two first-year language sequences during the year in which they enter the program. It is highly desirable for students with little or no language training to plan to study a South Asian language in the summer prior to beginning their studies at Chicago.Required SeminarsSince competence in the discipline of South Asian languages and civilizations is demonstrated in part by close familiarity with major South Asian texts and by conscious reflection on strategies for understanding them, the Ph.D. program includes among its requirements two courses in South Asian Texts and Critical Practices (SALC 40100, 40200). In addition, one seminar on the unit of study—the history and theory of “South Asian languages and civilizations” as a field of inquiry—will be required (SALC 40000).ElectivesPrior to admission to Ph.D. candidacy, students are expected to have completed at least six quarter-units of course work relevant to their area of specialization. Students should consult carefully with their advisors in order to choose appropriate courses to fulfill their elective requirement.Seminar PaperStudents must submit a paper at the end of their first year. In most cases this will be a paper already submitted to a seminar course. A faculty member from SALC will be appointed to read it, who will be different from the person who gave the seminar course. This procedure is designed to ensure that all students have a chance to get feedback on their writing skills at an early stage of the program.Qualifying PaperStudents submit a qualifying paper in the fifth week of the spring quarter of their second year of study. This paper may address any particular theme of the student’s choosing. It is expected to embody substantial research; it is not to exceed 40 double-spaced pages in length. A first draft of the paper must be submitted to the adviser by the end of the winter quarter of the second year. Pass, high pass, or no pass are the grades awarded for the paper. If the qualifying paper is deemed unsatisfactory, the student is required to rewrite the paper; if the rewritten paper is not acceptable, the student is asked to withdraw from the program.Upon successful completion of the qualifying paper, at least two years of the language of concentration, and the removal of all outstanding “incompletes,” a student may apply for the A.M. degree.Bibliographies and Oral ExaminationsStudents are required to prepare themselves for oral examinations in the literary, cultural, or other histories of South Asia through the independent study of individually prepared bibliographies. Students in consultation with their adviser design two bibliographies, and in the spring quarter of their second year they enroll in an ungraded seminar/discussion course which will provide a forum for discussing their bibliographies-in-progress with other students and with a member of the SALC faculty. The first must deal with the literary, cultural, or other history associated with their language of concentration. The second may be of their own choosing. Bibliographies are submitted and approved by the student’s adviser by the end of the spring quarter of the second year in the program; the oral examination must be taken during the third year. The examination addresses both bibliographies together, and a single grade—pass, high pass, or no pass—is awarded.Dissertation Proposal and Admission to CandidacyBefore being admitted to candidacy, Ph.D. students must (i) complete at least 18 courses; (ii) meet general language requirements; (iii) complete the second-year qualifying paper. At that point the student will write and orally defend a detailed dissertation proposal prepared under the supervision of the dissertation chair. Students may also choose to work on a preliminary draft of the dissertation proposal in the context of the seminar/discussion course given during spring quarter of their second year in the program. Students must have completed all requirements, and have removed all “incompletes,” by the end of the quarter in which the proposal is defended. This will usually occur near the end of a student’s third year of graduate study. With successful completion of the dissertation proposal defense, the student is admitted to Ph.D. candidacy.
Students are strongly discouraged from taking two first-year language sequences during the year in which they enter the program. It is highly desirable for students with little or no language training to plan to study a South Asian language in the summer prior to beginning their studies at Chicago.Required SeminarsSince competence in the discipline of South Asian languages and civilizations is demonstrated in part by close familiarity with major South Asian texts and by conscious reflection on strategies for understanding them, the Ph.D. program includes among its requirements two courses in South Asian Texts and Critical Practices (SALC 40100, 40200). In addition, one seminar on the unit of study—the history and theory of “South Asian languages and civilizations” as a field of inquiry—will be required (SALC 40000).ElectivesPrior to admission to Ph.D. candidacy, students are expected to have completed at least six quarter-units of course work relevant to their area of specialization. Students should consult carefully with their advisors in order to choose appropriate courses to fulfill their elective requirement.Seminar PaperStudents must submit a paper at the end of their first year. In most cases this will be a paper already submitted to a seminar course. A faculty member from SALC will be appointed to read it, who will be different from the person who gave the seminar course. This procedure is designed to ensure that all students have a chance to get feedback on their writing skills at an early stage of the program.Qualifying PaperStudents submit a qualifying paper in the fifth week of the spring quarter of their second year of study. This paper may address any particular theme of the student’s choosing. It is expected to embody substantial research; it is not to exceed 40 double-spaced pages in length. A first draft of the paper must be submitted to the adviser by the end of the winter quarter of the second year. Pass, high pass, or no pass are the grades awarded for the paper. If the qualifying paper is deemed unsatisfactory, the student is required to rewrite the paper; if the rewritten paper is not acceptable, the student is asked to withdraw from the program.Upon successful completion of the qualifying paper, at least two years of the language of concentration, and the removal of all outstanding “incompletes,” a student may apply for the A.M. degree.Bibliographies and Oral ExaminationsStudents are required to prepare themselves for oral examinations in the literary, cultural, or other histories of South Asia through the independent study of individually prepared bibliographies. Students in consultation with their adviser design two bibliographies, and in the spring quarter of their second year they enroll in an ungraded seminar/discussion course which will provide a forum for discussing their bibliographies-in-progress with other students and with a member of the SALC faculty. The first must deal with the literary, cultural, or other history associated with their language of concentration. The second may be of their own choosing. Bibliographies are submitted and approved by the student’s adviser by the end of the spring quarter of the second year in the program; the oral examination must be taken during the third year. The examination addresses both bibliographies together, and a single grade—pass, high pass, or no pass—is awarded.Dissertation Proposal and Admission to CandidacyBefore being admitted to candidacy, Ph.D. students must (i) complete at least 18 courses; (ii) meet general language requirements; (iii) complete the second-year qualifying paper. At that point the student will write and orally defend a detailed dissertation proposal prepared under the supervision of the dissertation chair. Students may also choose to work on a preliminary draft of the dissertation proposal in the context of the seminar/discussion course given during spring quarter of their second year in the program. Students must have completed all requirements, and have removed all “incompletes,” by the end of the quarter in which the proposal is defended. This will usually occur near the end of a student’s third year of graduate study. With successful completion of the dissertation proposal defense, the student is admitted to Ph.D. candidacy.