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DEPARTMENT OF
RELIGIOUS STUDIES
School of Arts and Sciences
University of Pittsburgh
GRADUATE STUDENT HANDBOOK
Effective Fall Term 2005
Revised 2006, 2007, 2010
2604 Cathedral of Learning
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
412‐624‐5990
Fax: 412‐624‐5994
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................................................... 5
ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
FACULTY ....... 6
FIELDS OF STUDY ....................... 7
RELIGION, ETHNICITY AND CULTURE ........................................................................................................................... ‐ 8 ‐
RELIGION AND MODERNITY .............................................................................................................................................. ‐ 8 ‐
TEXT IN CONTEXT .................................................................................................................................................................. ‐ 8 ‐
RELIGION IN AMERICA .................................................................................................................................................... ‐ 8 ‐
RELIGION IN ASIA .............................................................................................................................................................. ‐ 9 ‐
JEWISH HISTORY ................................................................................................................................................................ ‐ 9 ‐
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT AND LANGUAGE ................................................................................................................ ‐ 10 ‐
ACADEMIC PROGRAM ............................................................................................................................................ 10
MASTER’S PROGRAM ............. 11
COURSEWORK ....................................................................................................................................................................... ‐ 11 ‐
LANGUAGE TRAINING ........................................................................................................................................................ ‐ 11 ‐
M.A. COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION....................................................................................................................... ‐ 11 ‐
THESIS ....................................................................................................................................................................................... ‐ 12 ‐
GRADUATION ......................................................................................................................................................................... ‐ 13 ‐
CONTINUING IN THE PH.D. PROGRAM ....................................................................................................................... ‐ 14 ‐
DOCTORAL PROGRAM ........................................................................................................................................... 14
COURSEWORK ....................................................................................................................................................................... ‐ 14 ‐
Ph.D. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION ............................................................................................................................ ‐ 15 ‐
LANGUAGE EXAMINATIONS ............................................................................................................................................ ‐ 15 ‐
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION................................................................................................................................. ‐ 16 ‐
DISSERTATION PROSPECTUS AND OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................... ‐ 18 ‐
ADMISSION TO CANDIDACY FOR DOCTORAL DEGREE ....................................................................................... ‐ 20 ‐
DISSERTATION ...................................................................................................................................................................... ‐ 20 ‐
GRADUATION ......................................................................................................................................................................... ‐ 22 ‐
IMPORTANT GUIDELINES FOR THE GRADUATE PROGRAM .................................................................... 22
ADVISING & MENTORING ................................................................................................................................................. ‐ 26 ‐
ADVISING ............................................................................................................................................................................ ‐ 26 ‐
MENTORING....................................................................................................................................................................... ‐ 27 ‐
GATEWAY TO THE PROFESSION (GAP) ................................................................................................................. ‐ 27 ‐
ACADEMIC STANDARDS ............................................................................................................................................... ‐ 28 ‐
TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES ....................................................................................................................................... ‐ 28 ‐
STUDENT/FACULTY RESPONSIBILITIES .............................................................................................................. ‐ 28 ‐ P a g e | 3 ‐
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES .......................................................................................................................................... ‐ 29 ‐
FELLOWSHIPS & FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ............................................................................................................... ‐ 29 ‐
PREPARING AN EFFECTIVE FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION ............................................................................. ‐ 30 ‐
PROPOSAL........................................................................................................................................................................... ‐ 30 ‐
CURRICULUM VITA ......................................................................................................................................................... ‐ 31 ‐
LETTERS OF REFERENCE............................................................................................................................................. ‐ 31 ‐
PREPARING FOR THE JOB MARKET ............................................................................................................................. ‐ 31 ‐
COVER LETTER ................................................................................................................................................................. ‐ 32 ‐
STATEMENTS ON RESEARCH & TEACHING .......................