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| DISCLAIMER: The information hereby provided is an attempt to guide students and provide an area where pertinent information regarding our programs can be found. However, it is important to note that the information herewith contained is subject to change at any time and may quickly become outdated or obsolete due to policy changes or slowness to update this page with new details. Please always refer to the Graduate School's Web page for the most recent announcements and policy changes. |
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MASTER'S
THESIS
-
COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM
-
RESEARCH
SEMINAR
In
This
Section
| I. OLD M.A.: Exams Under the Previous MA program in French |
1.1.
The
Comprehensive
Exam:
Students
graduating
under
the
old MA
program
in
French
are
required
to take
a
Comprehensive
Examination
before
graduation.
The
Comprehensive
Exam is
offered
twice a
year in
October
and
March.
The
Graduate
Program
Coordinator
sets the
date in
consultation
with the
students
planning
to take
the
exam.
Students
should
consult
with
their
Graduate
Program
Coordinator
at least
a
Semester
before
graduation
not only
to make
sure
that
they
have
satisfied
their
credit
requirements,
but also
to let
the
Coordinator
know
about
their
intent
to
graduate.
Students
must
fill out
the form
"Application
to Take
the
Graduate
Comprehensive
Exam",
have it
signed
by the
Graduate
Program
Coordinator
and file
it with
the
Graduate
School.
The
Graduate
School
will
thus
double
check
and
either
accept
or
reject
the
application.
Applications
to take
the exam
are
rejected
if all
requirements
have not
been met
by the
students.
Students
wishing
to take
the
Comprehensive
Exam
must
also
consult
with
their
Graduate
Program
Coordinator
to
determine
the
areas in
which
they
will be
tested.
Reading
lists
are
available
for each
of the
subjects
in which
the
student
will be
tested.
The
reading
lists
may be
obtained
from the
Graduate
Program
Coordinator
at any
time.
Students
get four
hours
and a
half
total
for the
Comprehensive
Exam
(one
hour and
a half
per
subject).
Students
who fail
a
subject
may
repeat
that
subject
2 more
times.
They do
not
repeat
the
parts of
the exam
that are
successfully
passed.
Students
repeating
subjects
must
wait
until
the next
exam
period
(October
or
March).
1.2. The
Research
Seminar:
In
addition
to the
Comprehensive
Exam,
students
graduating
under
the
old MA
program
in
French
must
satisfy
the
Research
Seminar
requirement
before
they can
graduate.
The
students must
decide
whether
they
wish to
write a
real
Master’s
Thesis
or a
Research
Seminar
paper.
Under
the
previous
MA, the
Research
Seminar
(FREN
603 –
Research
Seminar)
is a
required
independent
study
course
in which
a
student
writes a
substantial
research
paper
(similar
in many
ways to
an MA
thesis)
under
the
supervision
of one
professor.
However,
the
Research
Seminar
requirement
is waved
where a
student
elects
to write
a formal
Master’s
Thesis.
In order
to sign
up for
the
Research
Seminar,
students
must
choose
the
professor
they
wish to
work
with,
consult
with
him/her
on the
topic
and fill
out an
Independent
Study
form.
The work
is
expected
to be
done in
a
semester
and the
number
of pages
required
is
usually
left to
the
appreciation
of the
professor,
although
50 pages
is
usually
seen as
a good
minimum.
However,
if the
work is
not
completed
in a
semester,
the
student
may file
for an
extension
by
signing
up for
FREN
604 –
Research
Seminar
Continuation,
and
receive
a grade
of IN
(Incomplete)
for FREN
603 for
the
first
semester.
This
grade
will
revert
to the
real
grade
once the
Research
Seminar
paper is
completed
and a
final
grade
given
for the
class.
The
student
and the
instructor
must
keep
filing a
FREN
604 –
Research
Seminar
Continuation
form
for each
additional
semester
of work.
1.3. The
MA
Thesis:
Students
wishing
to write
a formal
Master’s
Thesis
under
the
old MA
program
in
French
must
sign up
for
FREN 698
– Thesis
Writing.
However,
the
process
is much
more
complex
as
students
must a-)
form a
Thesis
Committee
composed
of their
thesis
advisor
and two
additional
professors,
and b-)
come up
with a
coherent
topic
for the
thesis,
all of
which
will
have to
be
approved
by the
Graduate
School.
Because
of its
importance
as a
major
piece of
research
preparing
students
for
advanced,
post-MA
work,
the
decision
to write
an MA
Thesis
must be
taken
seriously
by any
student
considering
this
option.
However,
the
rewards
for
producing
a real
MA
Thesis
are
many: it
adds
respectability
to your
Master’s
Degree,
some
university
will not
enroll
students
in their
Ph.D.
Program
if they
did not
write a
Master’s
Thesis,
and your
work can
be read
by
people
all over
the
world as
most
Universities
will
make
your
work
available
for
borrowing
and
consultation
at the
library;
besides,
a very
good
Master’s
Thesis
can be
published
as a
book if
it is
considered
brilliant
and
exceptional
in
quality.
Because
of this,
the
department
faculty
who will
be
working
with MA
Thesis
candidates
will
ensure
that the
Thesis
meets
the high
standards
expected
of such
a piece.
The
minimum
number
of pages
for a
good MA
Thesis
is 100
pages.
Because
students
are
normally
expected
to
finish
their
thesis
in a
semester
or two,
it is
often a
good
idea to
start
exploring
the
idea,
and even
to start
the
process
of
researching
ahead of
time in
an
informal
manner,
that is,
well
before
actually
signing-up
for the
Thesis
Writing
course.
However,
if work
is not
completed
in a
semester,
students
can sign
up for
FREN
699
-Thesis
Writing
Continuation
over
additional
semesters,
and thus
receive
a grade
of IP
(In
Progress)
for FREN
698 for
each
semester
during
which
the work
is not
completed.
This
grade
will
revert
to the
real
grade
once the
Thesis
is
completed
and a
final
grade
given
for the
class.
Students
may
print
information
regarding
Thesis
writing
on the
Graduate
School's
Thesis
Guidelines
page
(PDF
format).
Various
other
forms
can be
printed
from
here.
Under
the old
M.A.,
the
Research
Seminar
requirement
is waved
where a
student
elects
to write
a formal
Master’s
Thesis.
To see
the
specific
requirements
of the
old MA,
click
here.
| II. NEW M.A.: Exams Under the New MA in French |
2.1
The
Comprehensive
Exam:
Under
the
new MA
program
in
French,
students
are not
required
to take
a
Comprehensive
Examination
as a
condition
for
graduation.
In order
to
graduate,
the
students
may
choose
to take
the
Comprehensive
Exam
or write
a
Master’s
Thesis.
The
Comprehensive
Exam
is
offered
twice a
year in
October
and
March.
The
Graduate
Program
Coordinator
sets the
date in
consultation
with the
students
planning
to take
the
exam.
Students
should
consult
with
their
Graduate
Program
Coordinator
at least
a
Semester
before
graduation
not only
to make
sure
that
they
have
satisfied
their
credit
requirements,
but also
to let
the
Coordinator
know
about
their
intent
to
graduate.
Students
must
fill out
the form
"Application
to Take
the
Graduate
Comprehensive
Exam",
have it
signed
by the
Graduate
Program
Coordinator
and file
it with
the
Graduate
School.
The
Graduate
School
will
thus
double
check
and
either
accept
or
reject
the
application.
Applications
to take
the exam
are
rejected
if all
requirements
have not
been met
by the
students.
Students
wishing
to take
the
Comprehensive
Exam
must
also
consult
with
their
Graduate
Program
Coordinator
to
determine
the
areas in
which
they
will be
tested.
Reading
lists
are
available
for each
of the
subjects
in which
the
student
will be
tested.
The
reading
lists
may be
obtained
from the
Graduate
Program
Coordinator
at any
time.
Students
get four
hours
and a
half
total
for the
Comprehensive
Exam
(one
hour and
a half
per
subject).
Students
who fail
a
subject
may
repeat
that
subject
2 more
times.
They do
not
repeat
the
parts of
the exam
that are
successfully
passed.
Students
repeating
subjects
must
wait
until
the next
exam
period
(October
or
March).
2.2. The
MA
Thesis:
Students
wishing
to write
a formal
Master’s
Thesis
under
the
New MA
program
in
French
must
sign up
for
FREN 698
– Thesis
Writing.
However,
the
process
is much
more
complex
as
students
must a-)
form a
Thesis
Committee
composed
of their
thesis
advisor
and two
additional
professors,
and b-)
come up
with a
coherent
topic
for the
thesis,
all of
which
will
have to
be
approved
by the
Graduate
School.
Because
of its
importance
as a
major
piece of
research
preparing
students
for
advanced,
post-MA
work,
the
decision
to write
an MA
Thesis
must be
taken
seriously
by any
student
considering
this
option.
However,
the
rewards
for
producing
a real
MA
Thesis
are
many: it
adds
respectability
to your
Master’s
Degree,
some
university
will not
enroll
students
in their
Ph.D.
Program
if they
did not
write a
Master’s
Thesis,
and your
work can
be read
by
people
all over
the
world as
most
Universities
will
make
your
work
available
for
borrowing
and
consultation
at the
library;
besides,
a very
good
Master’s
Thesis
can be
published
as a
book if
it is
considered
brilliant
and
exceptional
in
quality.
Because
of this,
the
department
faculty
who will
be
working
with MA
Thesis
candidates
will
ensure
that the
Thesis
meets
the high
standards
expected
of such
a piece.
The
minimum
number
of pages
for a
good MA
Thesis
is 100
pages.
Because
students
are
normally
expected
to
finish
their
thesis
in a
semester
or two,
it is
often a
good
idea to
start
exploring
the
idea,
and even
to start
the
process
of
researching
ahead of
time in
an
informal
manner,
that is,
well
before
actually
signing-up
for the
Thesis
Writing
course.
However,
if work
is not
completed
in a
semester,
students
can sign
up for
FREN
699
-Thesis
Writing
Continuation
over
additional
semesters,
and thus
receive
a grade
of IP
(In
Progress)
for FREN
698 for
each
semester
during
which
the work
is not
completed.
This
grade
will
revert
to the
real
grade
once the
Thesis
is
completed
and a
final
grade
given
for the
class.
Students
may
print
information
regarding
Thesis
writing
on the
Graduate
School's
Thesis
Guidelines
page
(PDF
format).
Various
other
forms
can be
printed
from
here.
To see
the
specific
requirements
of the
New MA,
visit:
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