Program Overview
The
doctoral program consists of two major parts: the pre-dissertation stage
and the dissertation stage. The objective of the pre-dissertation stage
is to provide the student with the theoretical foundations and practices
of the field of study and with a command of relevant qualitative or quantitative
methods of research and analysis. The objective of the dissertation stage
is for the student to apply the theoretical and practical knowledge and
analytic methods to the resolution of a research problem.
All coursework, other educational activities, and required comprehensive evaluations in the field of study must be completed within five years of matriculation. The total program must be finished in seven years. Only under very special circumstances may extensions beyond this time limit be granted by the Committee on Doctoral Studies.
More information is available in the Ph.D. Handbook (77KB PDF).