Section 1 | Section 2 | Section 3 | Section 4a | Section 4b | Section 4c | Section 4d | Section 4e | Section 4f | Section 4g | Section 4h | Section 4i
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IV-H. UCLA Slavic
Department Graduate Student Handbook
UCLA
Department of Slavic
Languages & Literatures
Graduate
Student
Handbook
The Graduate Student Handbook is designed to
bring together in one document the most critical information that students need
as they pursue graduate studies in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures.
In addition to reviewing Department academic programs, policies and procedures,
it culls critical information from a wide variety of sources published by the
Graduate Division and other University agencies, whose formulations are legally
binding.
The Handbook is a dynamic document, one that
will be reviewed and revised as necessary from year to year. Comments about the
contents and suggestions for emendations are welcome and should be addressed to
the Department Chair.
Academic Year 2001-2002
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Academic
and Administrative Calendar, 2001-2002 - 2
Calendar
of Deadlines - 8
Important
Telephone Numbers - 10
Infrastructure
- 10
Building Maintenance, Building Hours, Building
Use
Mailboxes
Electronic Mail
Computers
Reading Room
Russian Room
Slavic
Department Faculty, 2001-2002 - 12
Kinsey
Humanities Group Staff - 14
Graduate
Program Policies and Procedures
Preliminaries - 16
Practical Matters, Housing, Orientation
Initial Appointment
Placement Examination
Reading lists
Advising and Mentoring
Course Load
Academic Standards
Normative Time to Degree
Study Abroad
Course Work - 17
Assignments
Independent Study
Incompletes
Requirements for the MA Degree - 18
Foreign Language requirement (literature and
linguistics specializations)
Course Requirements for the MA Program in
Russian Literature
Course Requirements for the MA Program in Slavic
Linguistics
Comprehensive Examinations for the MA Degree:
general procedures
The Format of MA Examinations in Russian
Literature
The Format of MA Examinations in Slavic
Linguistics
Requirements for the PhD Degree - 21
Foreign Language Requirements for the PhD
Course Requirements for the PhD Program in
Russian Literature
Course Requirements for the PhD Program in
Slavic Linguistics
Sub-Specialization
Comprehensive examinations for the PhD: General
Procedures
Format of PhD Qualifying Examinations in
Literature
Format of PhD Qualifying Examinations in
Linguistics
Advancement to Candidacy - 24
Formal Lecture
The Dissertation - 24
The Dissertation Prospectus
Writing the Dissertation
Preparing the Final Manuscript
Filing Procedures
Defense of the Dissertation
Student Support - 26
Extramural Support Intramural support
Departmentally Nominated and Funded Awards
Procedures for Applying for Aid
Departmental Procedures for Allocating Financial
Aid
Criteria Considered in Allocating Aid to
Continuing Students
Teaching Assistantships
Eligibility
Selection Criteria
Types of Teaching Assistantships T
A Training
Extra-Curricular Academic Activities - 30
Graduate Student Colloquium
Lecture Series
Medieval Literature and Culture Workshop
Conferences
Departmental Officers and Standing Committees -
32
Officers
Faculty Committees
Departmental Officers and Standing Committees,
2001-2002
Student-Faculty and Student Committees
Codes of Conduct and Mediation of Grievances -
34
Codes of Conduct
Mediation of Grievances
Appendices
A. Reading list for MA and PhD in Russian
Literature Program
B. Reading list for MA in Slavic Linguistics
Program
Calendar of
Deadlines, 2001-02
Students
are responsible for observing the following dates and deadlines as published by
the Registrar's Office. Requests for exceptions to published deadlines are subject
to a penalty fee of $10. URSA enrollment deadlines end at midnight on the
published date.
The
calendar below and academic calendars to the year 2005 are available online at www.registrar.ucla.edu/calendar.
|
Fall
2001 |
Winter
2002 |
Spring
2002 |
Filing
period for undergraduate applications (file with UC Undergraduate Application
Processing Service, P.O. Box 23460, Oakland CA 94623-0460) |
November
1-30, 2000 |
|
|
Last
day to file application for graduate admission or readmission with
application fee, with Graduate Admissions/Student and Academic Affairs, 1225
Murphy Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1428 |
Consult
De-partment |
Consult
De-partment |
Consult
De-partment |
Last
day to file graduate change of major petitions with Graduate Division, 1255
Murphy Hall |
Consult
De-partment |
Consult
De-partment |
Consult
De-partment |
First
day to obtain Student Parking Request forms at Parking and Commuter Services |
June
4 |
October
1 |
January
4 |
Schedule
of Classes
available online |
June
4 |
October
29 |
February
4 |
First
day for continuing students to check URSA at (310) 208-0425 or http://www.ursa.ucla.edu/ for assigned enrollment
appointments |
June
6 |
October
31 |
February
6 |
Reentering
students eligible to enroll begin to receive URSA notification letter at
their mailing address |
June
11 |
November
5 |
February
11 |
Schedule
of Classes
goes on sale at UCLA Store |
June
11 |
November
5 |
February
11 |
URSA
enrollment appointments begin |
June
20 |
November
13 |
February
20 |
Last
day to submit Student Parking Request for campus parking permit |
August
3 |
November
2 |
February
1 |
Last
day to file Undergraduate Application for Readmission form at 1113 Murphy
Hall (late applicants will pay a $50 late payment fee) |
August
15 |
November
26 |
February
25 |
Mailing
of UCLA Billing Statement showing registration fee assessment to student's mailing
address (verify your mailing address on record at http://www.ursa.ucla.edu) |
September
1 |
December1 |
March
1 |
First
day or issuing UCLA Bruin Card to new and reentering students |
September
4 |
December
3 |
March
1 |
Last
day for continuing students to file 2002-03 undergraduate scholarship
applications |
|
|
March
1 |
$50
late fee waived for students using loan/grant checks to pay registration fees |
September
17-28 |
TBA |
TBA |
Financial
Aid nonelectronic FFELP checks available |
September
18 |
TBA |
TBA |
Registration
Fee Payment Deadline |
September
20 |
December
20 |
March
20 |
LATE
registration fee payment In person with $50 late fee |
September
21-October 12 |
December
21-January 18 |
March
21-April 12 |
Quarter
Begins |
September
24 |
January
2 |
March
27 |
Classes
are dropped if fee payment is not completed by 5 p.m. |
September
28 |
January
4 |
March
29 |
Instruction
Begins |
September
25 |
January
7 |
April
1 |
Orientation
meetings on format for master's theses and doctoral dissertations (see the
Theses and Dissertations Adviser, 330 Powell Library) |
October
11-13 |
January
17-19 |
April
11-13 |
Last
Day (End of Second Week) |
October
12 |
January
18 |
April
12 |
To
drop impacted courses (L&S undergraduate students) To
change Study List (add, drop courses) without fee through URSA To
enroll in courses for credit without $50 late Study List fee through URSA To
check wait lists for courses through URSA To
file advancement to candidacy petition for master's degree with major
department To
file graduate leaves of absence with Graduate Division, 1255 Murphy Hall To
file undergraduate request for educational fee reduction with college or
school |
|
|
|
or
Nursing undergraduates to add/drop without school approval To
declare bachelor's degree candidacy for current term (with fee depending on
units completed -- see Degree Policies in the Academic Policies section for
details) For
full refund on textbooks with UCLA Store receipt (exception made with proof
of drop or withdrawal up to 8th week; summer deadlines are end of first week
of the session) |
|
|
|
Last
Day (End of Third Week) |
October
19 |
January
25 |
April
19 |
For
all undergraduate and graduate students to ADD courses with $3 per course fee
through URSA For
undergraduate and graduate students to file Late Study List with $50 fee |
|
|
|
Undergraduates
approved for reduced educational fee are audited (must be enrolled in 10
units or less to be eligible for reduction) as of this date |
|
|
|
Last
Day (End of Fourth Week) |
October
26 |
February
1 |
April
26 |
For
all L&S undergraduates to DROP non-impacted courses without a transcript
notation ($3 per transaction fee through URSA) For
HSSEAS, SOAA, and TFT undergraduate students to DROP courses with a $3 per
transaction fee through URSA |
|
|
|
Undergraduate
course materials fees are assessed based on enrollment at end of fourth week
(see Miscellaneous Fees section in "Registration") |
October
26 |
February
1 |
April
26 |
Last
day to submit final drafts of dissertations to doctoral committee for degrees
to be conferred in current term |
November
5 |
February
4 |
May
6 |
Last
day for undergraduates to change grading basis (optional P/NP) with $3 per
transaction fee through URSA |
November
9 |
February
15 |
may
10 |
Last
day to submit final drafts of theses to master's committees for degrees to be
conferred in current term |
November
19 |
February
25 |
May
20 |
Last
day to file completed copies of theses for master's degrees and dissertations
for doctoral degrees to be conferred in current term with the University
Theses and Dissertations Adviser, 330 Powell Library |
December
3 |
March
11 |
June
3 |
Instruction
Ends |
December
7 |
March
15 |
June
7 |
Last
Day to Withdraw |
December
7 |
March
15 |
June
7 |
Last
Day
(End of Tenth Week) |
December
7 |
March
15 |
June
7 |
For
L&S undergraduates to drop non-impacted courses by petition with
instructor approval, $13 per course fee, and transcript notation For
graduate students to change grading basis (optional S/U) with $3 per course
fee through URSA For
graduate students to DROP courses with $3 per course fee through URSA |
|
|
|
Common
Final Examinations |
December
8-9 |
March
16-17 |
June
8-9 |
Final
Examination Week |
December
10-14 |
March
18-22 |
June
10-14 |
Quarter
Ends |
December
14 |
March
22 |
June
14 |
Commencement
weekend (by college/school) |
|
|
|
First
day to obtain GPA for term grades through URSA |
December
29 |
April
5 |
June
29 |
Academic
and Administrative Holidays |
November
12 November
22-23 December
24-25 December
31-January 1 |
January
21 February
18 |
March
25 May
27 |
IMPORTANT TELEPHONE
NUMBERS
Information
(from off campus) |
|
825-4321 |
Information
(from on campus) |
|
0
or 33 |
Emergency
Information Hotline |
|
206-7994 |
(24
hours. Takes reports on potential safety hazard
and Broadcasts campus instructions during emergencies.) |
|
|
UCPD
Information Line |
|
206-8883 |
May
be used to supplement 206-7994 during major
incidents |
|
|
UCLA
Emergency Medical Center (24 hrs) |
|
825-2111 |
Helpline
Counseling |
|
825-IMLP |
Graduate
Division |
|
|
Police
(Campus) |
|
|
Emergency |
|
35
or 911 |
Police
Desk |
|
825-1491 |
LA
Rape & Battery Hotline (24 hours) |
|
392-8381 |
Suicide
Prevention Line |
|
(213)
381-5111 |
Kinsey
Emergency Coordinator (Mila August, Kinsey 371) Office |
|
(310)
206-6818 |
ASUCLA
Switchboard |
|
(825-0611 |
Campus
Events (24-hour information line) |
|
825-1070 |
Central
Ticket Office 825-2101 |
|
|
Child
Care Service 825-5086 |
|
|
Daily
Bruin 825-98-98 |
|
|
Dental
Clinic (Patient Care Area) 825-2337 |
|
|
Escort
Service (dusk to I a.m.) 825-1493 |
|
|
(call
about 20 minutes before you need an escort) |
|
|
Financial
Aid Office |
|
|
Counseling 206-0400 |
|
|
Emergency
Loans 825-9864 |
|
|
Gay
and Lesbian Association |
|
825-8053 |
Graduate
Division |
|
|
Fellowships
and Assistantships |
|
825-1985 |
Student
and Academic Affairs |
|
825-3819 |
Graduate
Student Association |
|
206-8512 |
Lecture
Notes |
|
825-8016 |
Office
of Instructional Development/ElP |
|
825-6939 |
Office
of International Students and Scholars (OISS) |
|
825-1681 |
Ombuds
Office |
|
825-7627 |
Organizations
Relations (Center for Student Programming) |
|
825-7041 |
Parking
Services - student information |
|
825-9871 |
Placement
& Career Planning Center |
|
825-2981 |
Psychological
Services |
|
|
(mid
campus) |
|
825-0768 |
(south
campus) |
|
825-7985 |
Student
Health Service (Arthur Ashe Student Wellness Ctr.) |
|
|
Student
Legal Service |
|
825-9894 |
Student
Stores (ASUCLA) |
|
|
Ackerman
Union |
|
825-7711 |
LuValle
Commons |
|
825-7238 |
UCLA
Travel Service |
|
825-9131 |
Undergraduate
Students Association |
|
825-7068 |
Women's
Resource Center |
|
825-3945 |
INFRASTRUCTURE
BUILDING
MAINTENANCE
The
Kinsey Hall Building Manager is located in Kinsey 371. Please report problems
with heating/air conditioning, lighting, custodial services, etc. to your SAO
at x55675.
BUILDING
HOURS
Regular
Session:
Monday
through Saturday 8:00
a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sunday 1:00
P.M. to 10:00 P.M.
Inter-Session
& Summer Hours:
Monday
through Friday 8:00
a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Saturday 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday Closed
Holiday
hours: Please refer to the signs posted on the various general bulletin boards.
For
safety reasons, students are not permitted in Kinsey Hall when the building is
closed. Campus Security officers have been instructed to enforce this policy.
Graduate
students are permitted to use the central Slavic Department Office (Kinsey 115)
for study and computer-related research both during and after business hours.
The last person to leave should turn off lights, computers, and the printing
and copying machines. The door leading into the main office should not be
propped open when the office is officially closed.
No
food or drinks should be consumed within the vicinity of computer hardware.
MAILBOXES
Department
mailboxes for faculty and graduate students are located in Kinsey 115. Mail is
generally delivered and picked up between 9 and 10 am. Students should check
their mailboxes regularly for Department announcements.
ELECTRONIC
MAIL
Each
student is assigned an electronic mail address and account on the Humanities
Computing
Network
(Humnet), and the Center for Digital Humanities (CDH) staff will facilitate
access to Bruin On-Line accounts if needed. Departmental announcements such as
meetings, fellowship and job opportunities, and conference information are now
regularly disseminated via electronic mail. If you need assistance with logging
on or instructions on how to receive and send electronic mail messages, please
contact Inna Gergel.
COMPUTERS
Four
computers and a printer, all of them networked to the Humanities Network
(Humnet), are available for use by students in the main Slavic Department
Office. Graduate students have first priority for use, followed by
undergraduate majors needing them for research projects.
Individual
student files should not stored on the hard drives (they may be erased
inadvertently), nor should any fonts or other software packages be installed
without the consent of the Computer Committee (See "Departmental Officers
and Standing Committees" below).
THE
READING ROOM
The
Slavic Department Reading Room, located in Kinsey 199D, houses an extensive
research library, which includes standard reference materials and the major
works of Slavic literature and studies in Slavic linguistics. It also houses
the Markov Archive of Modem Russian Poetry, a unique collection of photocopies
and photographs of rare works dating from the Russian Modernist period, and the
James Ferrell Slavic Linguistics Collection.
The
Reading Room library is not a circulating collection. Books may not be checked
out; they may be removed briefly during working hours to be photocopied, but
the name of the book and the time and date it has been removed must be noted in
the registry on the main counter, and the book must be returned within two
hours, and the time of return entered in the same registry. Food and drink may
not be brought into the Reading Room.
A
student librarian is generally assigned to the reading room four or five hours
per day (hours are posted each quarter on the reading room door). The librarian
can assist in finding research material, and is also responsible for cataloging
new acquisitions. Students and faculty are encouraged to review the collection
regularly; and suggestions for acquisitions as well as for the "retiring"
of obsolete editions should be forwarded to the Library Committee.
The
Reading Room operates on the honor system All graduate students receive keys.
Failure to observe the rules noted above may result in the abrogation of
Reading Room privileges.
THE
RUSSIAN ROOM ("RUSSKAIA KOMNATA")
Opposite
the Reading Room, in Kinsey 199C, is the Department's "Russkaia
konmata," where students at all levels of proficiency have the opportunity
to work with our resident tutor and native informant, Ms. Nelya Dubrovich, to
improve oral, aural and compositional skills in Russian. The Russian Room also
contains audio-visual equipment, tapes, records, slides, computers, and reading
material for student use.
SLAVIC
DEPARTMENT FACULTY 2001-2002
HENNING
ANDERSEN
Professor.
Comparative and historical Slavic and Baltic linguistics, general linguistics
and semiotics. Member, Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.
Office:
115H Kinsey Hall E-mail:
andersen@hurnnet.ucla.edu Tel.
(310) 825-8123
GEORGIANA
GALATEANU
Lecturer.
Romanian language and culture, Romanian for heritage speakers, women and
literature in Eastern Europe, foreign language pedagogy.
Office:
115A Kinsey Hall E-mail:
farnoaga@humnet.ucla.edu Tel.
(310) 825-45790
MICHAEL
HEIM
Professor
and Chair. Czech, Croatian, Serbian and Russian language and culture,
translation theory and practice. Literary translator.
Office:
115L Kinsey Hall E-mail:
heim@humnet.ucla.edu Tel.
(310) 825-7894
VYACHESLAV
V. IVANOV
Professor.
Slavic, Baltic, and Indo-European linguistics, mythology and folklore, Russian
literature and culture, languages of Los Angeles.
Office:
191 Kinsey Hall E-mail:
ivanov@ucla.edu Tel.
(310) 825-6397
OLGA
KAGAN
Senior
Lecturer. Foreign language pedagogy. Coordinator of the Russian Language
Program and Director of the UCLA Language Resource Program.
115K
Kinsey Hall E-mail:
okagan@humnet.ucla.edu Tel.
(310) 825-2947
EMILY
KLENIN
Professor.
Russian literature (Fet and his circle), metrics, verse theory, Russian
language history, Old Russian, Church Slavonic, IT for poets, 19th-century
Russo-German cultural ties.
Office:
115E Kinsey Hall E-mail:
klenin@ucla.edu Tel.
(310) 825-4448
ROMAN
KOROPECKYJ
Associate
Professor. Polish and Ukrainian language, literature and culture, Romanticism,
anthro-
pology
and literary theory.
Office:
199B Kinsey Hall E-mail:
koropeck@humnet.ucla.edu Tel.
(310) 825-2135
SUSAN
KRESIN
Lecturer.
Czech and Russian language pedagogy, contrastive studies of contemporary Czech
and Russian (definiteness, aspect, discourse).
Office:
115 A Kinsey Hall E-mail:
kresin@humnet.ucla.edu Tel.
(310) 267-2219
GAIL
LENHOFF
Professor.
Medieval and 17th-century Russian literature and culture (saints' lives,
history writing, rhetoric, art), Russo-Tatar relations, political theology.
Office:
115 G Kinsey Hall E-mail:
lenhoff@hunmet.ucla.edu Tel.
(310) 825-6974
DAVID
MACFADYEN
Visiting
Associate Professor. Post-war Russian literature, Soviet cinema and animation,
popular entertainment, the "small stage" (estrada) and song,
20th-century philosophy,-literary theory.
Office:
190 Kinsey Hall E-mail:
dmacfady@humnet.ucla.edu Tel.
(310) 825-9212
ALEXANDER
OSPOVAT
Professor.
Late-I 8th- and 19th-century Russian literature and intellectual history
(Pushkin, ARZAMAS, Tyutchev, Dostoevsky), cultural mythology.
Office:
190 Kinsey Hall e-mail:
aospovat@humnet.ucla.edu Tel.
(310) 825-8151
(Russia:
a.ospovat@mtu-net.ru)
JUDITH
SIMON
Lecturer.
Hungarian language and culture
Office:
68K Kinsey Tel.
(310) 825-2676
RONALD
VROON
Professor.
20th-century Russian poetry (Symbolism, Futurism, the Peasant School); Baroque
and Neoclassicism (Polotsky, Sumarokov, Derzhavin).
Office:
11M Kinsey Hall E-mail:
vroon@humnet.ucla.edu Tel.
(310) 825-8724
OLGA
YOKOYAMA
Professor.
Discourse pragmatics, Russian intonation, poetics, and folklore.
Office:
188 Kinsey Hall E-mail:
olga@humnet.ucla.edu Tel.:
(310) 825-6158
KINSEY
HUMANITIES GROUP STAFF
The
Slavic Department forms part of a cluster of Humanities Division departments,
Kinsey Humanities Group, an administrative entity responsible for fiscal and
personnel issues. Each Department has its own dedicated Student Affairs
Officer. Duties are distributed as follows:
MILA
AUGUST, MANAGER
Responsible
for the overall administration of Kinsey Humanities Group and the supervision
of the office staff. Maintains and controls all budget accounts as well as
staff and faculty personnel and payroll matters. Oversees facilities, security,
computer resources, and space utilization.
Office:
371 Kinsey Hall E-mail:
maugust@humnet.ucla.edu (310)
206-6818
Hours:
M-F 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
INNA
GERGEL, SLAVIC DEPARTMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER
Provides
administrative support for the Department Chair, faculty and students. Provides course information to
students. Schedules rooms for departmental course meetings. Coordinates photo
copying accounts, places book orders and coordinates annual schedule of
classes. Coordinates parking for faculty, staff, and teaching assistants. Works
with Chair and Russian Program Director in advising first-year graduate
students. Coordinates graduate admissions and processing graduate student
support awards. Requests electronic mail accounts for graduate students.
Responsible for the maintenance and distribution of the departmental and
university audio-visual equipment, audio and videotape resources and data bases
Office:
115 Kinsey Hall E-mail:
gergel@humnet.ucla.edu 825-3856
Hours:
M-F 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
CAROL
GRESE, ACADEMIC PERSONNEL SPECIALIST
Under
supervision of Carolyn Walthour, responsible for building permits, faculty
identification cards, and housing information. Coordinate searches.
Processes
sabbaticals/leaves, visas and visiting scholar paperwork.
Office:
371 Kinsey Hall E-mail:
grese@hu=et.ucla.edu 206-4686
Hours:
M-F 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ERIKA
CHAU', SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST
Processes
hiring paperwork and payroll for Teaching Assistants and Graduate Student
Research Assistants, and Senate research grants. Manages budgets and supervises
two accounting specialists. Responsible for purchasing and reimbursement.
Office:
371 Kinsey Hall E-mail:
chau@humnet.ucla.edu 206-6815
Hours:
M-F 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
SASHA
MOSLEY, FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST Under supervision of Erika Chau,
responsible for purchase orders (under $2,500.00), Instructional
Mini-Grants/OID applications, purchasing and reimbursement, recharges, and
travel reimbursements. Responsible for hiring and time reporting of work-study
assistants.
Office:
371 Kinsey Hall E-mail:
smosley@humnet.ucla.edu 267-4956
Hours:
M-F 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
CAROLYN
WALTHOUR, SENIOR PERSONNEL ANALYST Responsible for all academic personnel actions,
including appointment, merit and promotion dossiers. Supervises academic
personnel specialist.
Office:
371 Kinsey Hall E-mail:
walthour@humnet.ucla.edu 206-6815
Hours:
M-F 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
COURTNEY
KLIPP, FINANCJAL ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST
Responsible
for Office Depot Supply orders, departmental deposits, processing facilities
and phone repair requests. Responsible for purchase orders and reimbursements.
Office:
371 Kinsey Hall E-mail:
klipp@humnet.ucla.edu 206-6815
Hours:
M-F 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
GRADUATE
PROGRAM POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
1.
PRELIMINARIES
Practical
matters. Housing. Orientation on Campus.
Initial
Appointment.
Before the beginning of the fall quarter new students should contact the
Student Affairs Officer (SAO), whose job is to apprise students of general
requirements, funding possibilities and practical matters. The departmental web
site has useful links to the Student Housing Office, the Graduate Division, and
other informational pages. The SAO will set up two further appointments: with
the Russian Language Coordinator (RLC) and the Chair. The RLC will assess
students' proficiency in Russian. The Chair will review the students'
undergraduate records for strengths and deficiencies and, taking into account
the RLC's assessment, assist them in setting up a specific program of study for
the fall quarter and a preliminary plan for the entire academic year.
Placement
Examination.
Before classes begin in the fall quarter, new students will be given a written
test and an oral interview in Russian to determine whether there are any
weaknesses or deficiencies that should be addressed through course work or on a
tutorial basis.
Reading
Lists.
All incoming students will receive a copy of the Department's reading lists for
the MA or PhD in literature or linguistics, and will find it useful to review
it regularly as they pursue their studies. The lists contain the works on which
students will be tested in the written and oral MA and PhD examinations and
include works not covered in courses. It is each student's responsibility to
draw up a personal reading schedule to make sure the indicated works are
covered by the time the examinations are taken.
Advising
and Mentoring.
First-year students receive their advising from the SAO, the RLC, and the
Chair, as described above. Beginning with their second year, students may
choose their own advisor. This system is designed to encourage mentorship of
students by faculty members who share intellectual interests and insure a
timely and expeditious progress to degree. It is the Students' responsibility
to inform the SAO of the advisor selected. They may change advisors only at the
beginning of the academic year. Once a student's doctoral committee is
established (see below) the chair of the committee assumes the role of advisor
(Standards and Procedures, p. 5).
It
is the duty of the advisor to review the students' academic progress, insuring
that it remains within the guidelines of the degree programs, and to approve
the courses selected for each quarter. To this end, a study sheet will be
distributed to graduate students at the beginning of each quarter which must be
filled out, signed by the advisor, and given to the SAO. Only after the
graduate advisor and the student agree on a program of study for the quarter
may the student enroll through URSA. Petitions to alter the study list
(drop/add or change the number of credit units) after the program has been
formulated must be approved by the graduate advisor before the student makes any
changes through URSA. At the end of each academic year the advisor will provide
students with brief written assessments of the progress they have made. Copies
of the assessments will go into the students' files.
Course
Load.
Students are expected to enroll for 12 credit units per quarter. Requests for a
reduced course load (less than 12 units per quarter) must be approved by both
advisor and chair.
Academic
Standards.
The usual grade in graduate courses will range between "A" and
"B." To be in good standing, students must maintain a "B"
(3.0) grade point average in all courses taken in graduate status at the
University. Courses in the 500 series (directed individual study or research),
which are taken on an S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory), basis do not count
towards the fulfillment of course requirements for the MA and PhD programs. The
grade of S shall be awarded only for work which would otherwise receive a grade
of "B" or better.
Students
are considered in probationary status and subject to dismissal if the
cumulative scholarship in all work falls below a "B," or if students'
work in any two consecutive terms falls below a "B" average. The Dean
of the Graduate Division determines students' eligibility to continue graduate
study. If allowed to continue in probationary status, students must make
expeditious progress. For additional information on probationary status,
dismissal and the appeals process, students may consult Standards and
Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.
Normative
Time to Degree.
The normative time to degree is the number of quarters established for students
to complete the program from the time of matriculation. In the Slavic
Department normative progress is defined as follows: six academic quarters from
the onset of graduate study to the awarding of the MA degree; six academic
quarters from the awarding of the MA degree to advancement to candidacy; that
is, to passing the PhD qualifying examinations, and six academic quarters from
advancement to candidacy to the completion of the dissertation. The PhD
qualifying examinations must be taken within two years of admission to the
Doctoral program, and the dissertation must be completed within three calendar
years of the date when the qualifying examinations are passed. Students should
be aware that time to degree is one of the factors that will play a role in
determining the level of financial support they receive. Study abroad or
certain circumstances of a personal nature may require leaves of absence and
extend normative time to degree without affecting decisions concerning support.
Study
Abroad.
Several intramural and extramural opportunities exist for study abroad. The
Department encourages students to take advantage of these opportunities and
will provide academic and financial support to the fullest extent possible.
11.
COURSE WORK
Assignments. Students are expected
to keep up with course assignments, submit course papers on time, and negotiate
necessary absences from class before the fact. All assigned work is to be
carried out in accordance with the University's Code of Conduct. Plagiarism in
any form constitutes grounds for disciplinary action and possible dismissal
from the graduate programs.
Students
may expect instructors not only to carry out instruction at the highest professional
level but also to make themselves available on a regular basis (a minimum of
two hours a week) for academic consultation. Grading is the exclusive
prerogative of the instructor; it is to be exercised impartially and based
solely on academic performance. At the beginning of each course instructors
will
specify all course requirements and the criteria on which the final course
grade will be assigned. They will also provide adequate feedback on papers in
either written or oral form.
Independent
Study.
Independent study courses include the following: 596: Independent Study; 597:
Preparation for MA or PhD Examinations, and 599: Dissertation Research. They
are taught on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) basis. The number of credits
assigned to such courses may range from 2 to 12, as outlined in the UCLA Course
Catalogue. Independent study courses (596), as well as Exam Preparation courses
(597), are optional offerings: they are not required of students, nor are
faculty obliged to teach them. They are arranged through mutual agreement of
instructor and student, who together determine the course of study. They are
meant to supplement, not replace, course offerings and cannot satisfy course or
unit requirements. Students who have been advanced to candidacy are expected to
register for 12 units of 599.
Incompletes. The grade "I"
(Incomplete) is assigned when students' work is of passing quality but
incomplete for good cause. Students are entitled to remove the Incomplete and
to receive credit and grade points provided they satisfactorily complete the
work of the course by the next full quarter that they are in academic
residence. They need not be registered at the time the course work is
completed.
If
the work is not completed by the end of the next quarter of residence, the
"I" grade will automatically be replaced with the grade
"F"' or "U" as appropriate. The work for a course for which
the "I" grade has lapsed to an "F" or "U" may,
with the permission of the instructor, be completed in a subsequent quarter and
the appropriate earned grade assigned. Until that time, however, the
"F" or "U" grade appears on the record and the
"F" is calculated in the grade-point average. Once a grade has been
assigned, it will appear on the transcript for the quarter in which the change
was made, but the "I" remains on the transcript for the quarter in
which it was initially incurred. Students are strongly urged to avoid
accumulating "I" grades, as they will diminish the impact of a
otherwise excellent transcript.
III.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MA DEGREE
Candidates
for the MA degree should choose a specialization in either literature or
linguistics, with Russian as the principal language in literature.
Foreign
Language Requirement (Literature and Linguistic Specializations). Proficiency
in Russian and in either French or German is required for the MA. Proficiency
must be demonstrated by means of departmental translation examinations.
1.
Students must pass a departmental Russian language proficiency examination
which tests the ability to translate from Russian to English and vice versa.
The MA comprehensive examination may not be scheduled until this examination
has been passed. The examination is offered at the beginning of each quarter
and may be retaken each quarter until a pass grade is achieved.
2.
Students must demonstrate an ability to read scholarly literature in either
French or German by translating a passage from either language. The use of a
dictionary is permitted. Students in literature will be asked to translate a
passage of literary criticism; students in linguistics will be asked to
translate a passage from a scholarly work on Slavic linguistics. Although
students may defer the examination until after passing the MA examinations,
they will not receive the MA degree until they have passed it. Since normative
progress is defined in terms of the awarding of degrees, students are strongly
urged to begin studying either French or German as early as possible.
Examinations in French and German are offered at the beginning of each quarter.
Course
Requirements for the MA Program in Russian Literature. A minimum of 36 units is
required for students in literature. The following courses (30 units) are
required:
•
Slavic 200: Proseminar
•
Russian 211A: Literature of Medieval Rus'
•
Russian 211B: Eighteenth-Century Russian Literature
•
Russian 212A: The Golden Age
•
Russian 212B: The Age of Realism
•
Russian 213: Twentieth-Century Russia2 Literature (Modernism)
•
Russian 215: Post-War Twentieth-Century Russian Literature
•
Slavic 201: Introduction to Old Church Slavic
The
remaining 6 course units are electives and may be drawn from any departmental
offering in Russian literature: Russian 215 (Contemporary Literature); Russian
219 (Movements and Genres); C- 240 (Russian Folklore); Russian 270 (Russian
Poetics), etc. Courses in the 500 series may not be applied towards the MA
course requirements.
Course
Requirements for the MA Program in Slavic Linguistics. The following courses
(42 units) are required:
•
Slavic 200: Proserninar
•
Slavic 201: Old Church Slavic
•
Slavic 202: Introduction to Comparative Slavic Linguistics
•
Russian 204: Introduction to the History of the Russian Language
•
Russian 212A: The Golden Age
•
Russian 220A: Structure of Modem Russian: Phonology and Morphology
•
Russian 220B: Structure of Modem Russian: Morphosyntax
One
additional course from the following four is required:
•
Russian 211A: Literature of Medieval Rus'
•
Russian 21IB: Eighteenth-Century Russian Literature
•
Russian 212B: Age of Realism
•
Russian 213: Twentieth-Century Russian Literature (1890-1945)
Three
additional courses, one from each of the following clusters, are required:
Cluster
1: Russian 241: Topics in Russian Phonology; Russian 242: Topics in Russian
Morphology; Russian 265: Topics in Russian Syntax.
Cluster
2: Russian 243: Topics in Historical Grammar; Russian 264: History of the
Russian Literary Language.
Cluster
3: Russian 210: Readings in Old Russian Texts; Slavic 241A: Advanced Old Church
Slavic- Advanced Readings in Canonical Texts; Slavic 241B: Advanced Old Church
Slavic—East, West and South Slavic Recensions of Church Slavic.
Students
are also encouraged to take courses that will help to provide them with a solid
background in general linguistics, such as Linguistics 103, 110, 120A and 120B.
Comprehensive
Examinations for the MA Degree: General Procedures. Students may request MA
examinations at the beginning of the academic year as well as the end of each
academic quarter. Applications to take the MA examination at the beginning of
an academic year must be submitted to the SAO no later than the end of the
previous academic year. Applications to take the MA examination at the end of
any given quarter must be submitted to the SAO no later than the second week of
the quarter in which they are to be taken. In both cases, applications are accepted only if students
have passed the Russian language proficiency examination (see above) and have
completed (i.e., have been assigned a final grade) or are enrolled to complete
all remaining course requirements for the degree. Students should prepare to be
tested on material covered by the required courses and any additional materials
designated as required MA reading on the departmental reading lists (appended).
In the quarter in which the examinations are to be taken, students may sign up
for Slavic 597: Preparation for Comprehensive Examinations. This course is
optional. Like every independent study course, it is arranged through the
mutual agreement of individual instructors and students, and is not mandated by
the department. After a student's application to take the examinations has been
approved, the chair will appoint a committee consisting of three members of the
faculty. The MA oral examination shall be open to observation by faculty
members other than those constituting the examination committee should the
examinee so desire.
The
examination for both literature and linguistics consists of two parts: a
written examination and an oral examination, which may be conducted partially
in Russian. The oral examination is scheduled for the week following the
written examination. No grade is assigned to the examination until both parts
have been completed. A student's combined performance in the written and oral
examinations is graded "high pass," "pass" or
"fail." Students shall be given written notice of the results of the
MA examination one hour after the conclusion of the oral portion of the examination
and a written evaluation of their performance within one week.
Students
who do not receive a high pass may repeat the MA examination once: there is a
six month limit on retaking examinations graded "pass" and a one-year
limit on retaking examinations graded "fail."
The
Format of MA Examinations in Russian Literature. The MA written
examination in Russian literature consists of three two-hour examinations,
spaced one day apart over the course of a week. The first is devoted to
medieval and eighteenth-century Russian literature, the second to
nineteenth-century Russian literature, and the third to twentieth-century
Russian literature. In
the
oral examination, one to two hours in duration, students will be asked not only
about their answers on the written examination but will also be given questions
on other required material.
The
Format of MA Examinations in Slavic Linguistics. The MA written
examination in Russian linguistics consists of- one three-hour written examination,
taken at one sitting, and a two-hour oral examination scheduled for the
following week. In the oral examination, students will be asked not only about
their answers on the written examination but will also be given questions on
other required material.
IV.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PHD DEGREE
Students
preparing to enter the doctoral program choose a specialization in either
literature or linguistics, with Russian usually as the principal language and
literature. By special arrangement doctoral students may specialize in a
language or literature other than Russian.
Students
are formally admitted to the PhD program after passing all the departments
requirements for the MA degree (see above). Students with MA degrees from other
institutions must have passed the MA comprehensive examination with a high pass
and satisfied the MA foreign language requirements for admission to the
doctoral program. Students whose degree is in Slavic Languages and Literatures
and who are continuing in the same area of specialization (literature or
linguistics) should take the MA examination within three quarters after
matriculation. Courses should be selected to fill in lacunae as determined by
the requirements of the MA programs in either literature or linguistics.
Students with MA degrees in disciplines other than that of their planned
specialization, or students who do not have an MA but have taken graduate level
courses equivalent to those required in our department at UCLA for an MA
degree, must complete the required number of course units; course substitutions
may be made with the permission -of the student's advisor.
Foreign
Language Requirements for the PhD Program (Literature and Linguistics
Specializations).
Proficiency in both French and German are required for the PhD. Proficiency in
one of these languages will have been formally tested prior to the awarding of
the MA degree; proficiency in the second language is to demonstrated by the
inclusion of texts in that language on the bibliographies prepared for the PhD
examinations. Familiarity with said texts is to be attested to by the chair of
the doctoral committee, who must submit a language examination report to the
Graduate Division concurrent with the nomination of the doctoral committee.
With departmental consent students specializing in linguistics may substitute a
language important to the study of Slavic linguistics (Finnish, Hungarian,
Lithuanian, Latvian, Romanian, or a Turkic language).
Students
must demonstrate proficiency in a modem Slavic language other than Russian,
either by completing one year of the language or by demonstrating through
written and oral examinations that they have sufficient mastery of the language
to access literary and scholarly work.
Course
Requirements for the PhD Program in Russian Literature. A minimum of 28 units
beyond those used to satisfy the MA is required from students in literature.
These must include the following courses:
• Russian
204: Introduction to the History of the Russian Language
• Russian
220A: Structure of Modem Russian: Phonology and Morphology
Two
courses from the following cluster:
• Slavic
230A: Topics in Comparative Slavic Literature: Middle Ages Through the Baroque
• Slavic
230B: Topics in Comparative Slavic Literature: Classicism to Romanticism
• Slavic
230C: Topics in Comparative Slavic Literature: Realism to Modernism
Three
advanced courses or seminars in Russian or Slavic literature.
Students
are also encouraged to acquire a sound general -knowledge of non-Slavic
literary theory, and literary traditions by availing themselves of offerings in
other departments.
Russian
203 is required of all PhD students for two quarters a year.
Course
Requirements for the PhD Program in Slavic Linguistics. A minimum of 20 units
beyond those used to satisfy the MA is required from students in linguistics.
The following courses are required:
• Slavic
221: Introduction to East Slavic Languages
• Slavic
222: Introduction to West Slavic Languages
• Slavic
223: Introduction to South Slavic Languages
Three
advanced courses or seminars in Slavic linguistics.
Cluster
3: Russian 210: Readings in Old Russian Texts; Slavic 241A: Advanced Old Church
Slavic—Advanced Readings in Canonical Texts; Slavic 241B: Advanced Old
Church Slavic—East, West and South Slavic Recensions of Church Slavic.
Russian
203 is required of all PhD students for two quarters a year.
Sub-Specialization. Students have the
option of choosing a sub-specialization at the PhD level, which consists of at
least four courses selected by the student and approved by the student's
advisor. The courses may be selected from graduate offerings in one or more
UCLA departments or programs (for example, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics,
Art History, Classics, Comparative Literature, English, Film, Folklore and
Mythology, French, Germanic, History, Indo-European Studies, Linguistics,
Music, Philosophy, Psychology, Theater, Women's Studies and others) and may
include courses from within the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
(students in linguistics choosing from courses in literature and students in
literature choosing from courses in linguistics).
Qualifying
Examinations for the PhD Degree: General Procedures. Qualifying examinations
are to be taken within two years of the date of admission to the doctoral
program. Students should start preparing for the examinations at least one year before they plan to take
them. Students making normative progress will therefore start at the beginning
of their fourth year.
The
first step is to set up the doctoral examination committee, which consists of a
minimum of four UCLA faculty members in the professorial ranks, three of whom
must come from the Department and one of whom must come from outside the
Department. Two of the four committee members must hold the rank of professor
or associate professor. The chair of the committee must come from the
Department. For further details on exceptions-the inclusion of non-UCLA
professors, for example-see Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at
UCLA.
Students
consult with the Chair about the prospective membership of the committee and
the choice of the committee chair, who typically becomes the dissertation
advisor. With the Chair's approval, the student secures the agreement of the
prospective committee members to serve. The Chair then nominates the
examination committee for approval by the Dean of the Graduate Division. Once
the committee has been approved, students work closely with the chair of the
examination committee to prepare for the qualifying examinations in their areas
of specialization.
The
qualifying examinations may be scheduled for any time mutually agreeable to all
members of the examination committee. Students must be registered to take the
examinations. If the examinations are scheduled for the summer, students must
be registered in the immediately preceding spring term. In the period
immediately preceding the examinations students may sign up for Slavic 597:
Preparation for MA Comprehensive Examination and PhD Qualifying Examinations.
This course is optional and arranged by mutual agreement of individual
instructors and students.
No
grade is assigned to the examination until both parts, written and oral, have
been completed. A student's combined performance in the written and oral
examinations is graded "high pass","pass" or
"fail." Students receive written notice of the results of the PhD
examination one hour after the conclusion of the oral portion of the
examination and a written evaluation of their performance within one week.
The
doctoral oral examination is open only to the committee members. All members of
the committee must be present at the examination. It is the duty of the chair
to see that all members of the committee are present. Each member of the
committee must report the examination as "passed" or "not
passed." A student may not be advanced to candidacy if more than one
member votes "not passed," regardless of the size of the committee.
Upon majority vote of the doctoral committee a student receiving a "not
pass" may repeat the examination or any portion thereof once within one
calendar year of the first attempt.
Format
of the PhD Qualifying Examination in Literature. The PhD qualifying examination
in literature consists of seven one-hour written examinations, taken over the
course of two weeks, followed by a one to two hour oral examination.
The
seven written examinations are structured around seven general fields: 1) the
literature of medieval Rus'; 2) eighteenth-century Russian literature; 3)
nineteenth-century Russian literature; 4) twentieth-century Russian literature;
5) literary theory; 6) the literature of another Slavic culture; 7) the
provisional dissertation topic. Working with the all members of the doctoral
committee,
students
select specific topics in each field and compile bibliographies on each topic.
When selecting topics, students should give priority to areas that will both be
useful for writing the dissertation and provide sufficient breadth for entering
the job market. All topics and bibliographies must be approved by all members
of the doctoral committee.
Students
are also responsible for all asterisked items on the Reading List in the
subgroup most closely related to the dissertation proposal. The subgroups
include: 1) the literature of medieval Rus'; 2) eighteenth-century Russian
literature; 3) nineteenth-century Russian literature: Romanticism; 4)
nineteenth-century Russian literature: Realism; 5) twentieth-century Russian
literature: pre-war; 6) twentieth-century Russian literature: post-war; 7)
Slavic literary theory.
The
following is a sample examination scheme:
1) Medieval: Colonialism
and the lives of missionary saints
2) Eighteenth-century:
Enlightenment prose
3) Nineteenth-century:
Romantic utopian fiction
4) Twentieth-century:
Russian Futurism
5) Literary theory:
Phenomenology and Russian Formalism 6) Slavic: Czech modernist fiction
7) Dissertation topic:
"The Rise of Science Fiction and the Development of Science infin de
siècle Russia"
Since
the dissertation topic is based on material from the first half of the
twentieth century, the student would be responsible for all asterisked items on
the Reading List in pre-war twentieth century Russian literature.
Format
of PhD Qualifying Examination in Linguistics. The PhD qualifying examination in
linguistics consists of two three-hour written examinations and a two-hour oral
examination. In the first of the written examinations, students are tested on
the general area of the proposed dissertation research; in the second written examination,
students are tested on comparative Slavic linguistics, the history and
structure of Russian and the history and structure of a second Slavic language.
The proposed area of dissertation research must have the approval of all
members of the doctoral committee.
V.
ADVANCEMENT TO CANDIDACY
Students
are advanced to candidacy and awarded the Candidate in Philosophy (Phil) degree
upon passing the written and oral qualifying examinations.
Formal
Lecture.
Students are required to deliver a formal lecture at the California Slavic
Colloquium or at a major professional convention (AATSEEL, AAASS, MLA) or
conference no later than two calendar years after advancement to candidacy.
VI.
THE DISSERTATION
Immediately
following the examinations the examining committee selects from its membership,
by unanimous agreement, the certifying members whose duty it is to read,
approve, and certify the dissertation. A minimum of three members must be
certifying members, two of whom are
from
the students' department and one from an "outside" department. The
chair of the doctoral committee must serve as one of the certifying members.
The
Dissertation Prospectus. Within two quarters (or one quarter and a summer) after
passing the qualifying examinations, students are to submit a prospectus to the
certifying committee. A prospectus typically ranges from twenty-five to fifty
pages. Its purpose is to outline a preliminary structure for the dissertation
and establish a core bibliography of works to be consulted. Once it is approved
by the committee, students can commence writing the dissertation.
Writing
the Dissertation.
The dissertation is to be completed within three calendar years of the date
when the qualifying examinations are passed. Students should submit their work
chapter by chapter to the chair of the certifying committee, who as the primary
reader must be the first to approve it. Students may expect chapters to be
critiqued in a timely manner, usually within one month of receipt. The chair of
the certifying committee is the primary reader and therefore must be the first
to approve chapters. The chapters are then submitted for review, commentary and
approval by the other- certifying members. As members of the certifying committee
may not be able to commit themselves to reading dissertation chapters in the
summer months, students are well advised to schedule of chapter submissions
well in advance.
Approval
of the dissertation by the certifying committee must be unanimous.
Preparing
the Final Manuscript.
The length, content and arrangement of materials and certain aspects of style
and format (such as footnote form and placement, transliteration, and the
manner in which references are cited and listed) are to be determined by the student
in consultation with the certifying committee. Students are urged to consult
with the committee regarding stylistic preferences early in the preparation of
the manuscript. They would do well to adopt one of the two common style
manuals: the Chicago Manual of Style or the MLA Style Sheet as a standard. More
specific aspects of format, including manuscript arrangement, the organization
of specific preliminary pages, spacing, type face, margins, page number order,
page number placement, the inclusion of a vita and abstract, and the
requirement for permission to reproduce copyrighted material, are dictated by
the UCLA Graduate Division. Students should consult the official Policies
and Procedures for Thesis and Dissertation Preparation and Filing, accessible in hard
copy or on the Graduate Division web site.
Filing
Procedures.
The deadline for filing the approved dissertation in final form is ten days to
two weeks before the "degree date." The exact degree date for each
quarter is printed in the General Catalogue calendar. Students are
encouraged to file as early in the quarter as possible. The manuscript must be
filed in person, either by the student or a representative. Filing procedures,
including the forms that must be filled out and signatures that must be
obtained, are set forth in Policies and Procedures for Thesis and
Dissertation Preparation and Filing.
Defense
of the Dissertation.
The Graduate Division does not require a formal dissertation defense. The
decision as to whether an informal defense will take place is made by the
certifying committee. Normally this will entail a public presentation and
defense of the dissertation thesis followed by members of the certifying
committee and general discussion.
VII.
STUDENT SUPPORT
All
students are eligible for financial support. It is Department policy to offer
newly admitted students four-year packages contingent upon timely progress.
Such support will be equivalent in monetary terms to a 50% teaching
assistantship on the assistant level. The package may consist of fellowships,
grants, unrestricted aid, research assistantships, teaching assistantships, or
any combination of the above. Most favorable consideration for funding beyond
four years will be given to students who maintain normative progress beyond
advancement to candidacy.
Extramural
Support.
Every year a considerable number of extramural agencies such as the Ford
Foundation, Fulbright-Hays, the American Council of Learned Societies and the
Social Science Research Council offer funds for graduate study. Students are
required to determine their eligibility for such extramural funds and to apply
for them in a timely manner. The faculty pledges full support for such
applications. If eligible students fail to apply for extramural grants. and
fellowships, the Graduate Division could curtail allocations to the Department,
which would have a negative impact on funding for all students. Information on
available extramural fellowships can be found in Graduate and Postdoctoral
Extramural Support
(GRAPES) and the Graduate Division web site.
Intramural
Support.
Support for graduate students from within the University may originate outside
or inside the Department. The major sources for support outside the Department
are research assistantships, teaching assistantships and consulting positions
offered by: 1) the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (CMRS); 2) the
Center for Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Studies; 3) the Center for
European and Russian Studies (CERS); 4) other language departments and the
Department of Linguistics; 5) the Department of English; 6) the Center for
Digital Humanities (CDH). Other departments may also periodically open the door
to applications. Students can find information about TAships in all departments
on the Graduate Division web site.
Departmentally
Nominated and Funded Awards. The Department is directly involved in the
allocation of support in two ways. First, it nominates candidates for certain
awards that originate outside the department. These include NDEA fellowships
from CERS, FLAS fellowships for summer language study from CERS, CERS RAships,
the Chancellor's Fellowship, divisional RAships and GSRships, research
mentorships, and dissertation year fellowships. Nominations and rankings made
by the entire faculty, though in the case of research mentorships and
dissertation year fellowships the Chair ranks applications after consulting
with students' advisors. The Department also has direct control over certain
resources it receives from the Graduate Division, the Humanities Division and
philanthropic sources. These include TAships, GSRships, summer mentorships,
restricted funds (advanced-to-candidacy funds, monies restricted to the
recruitment of incoming students, multiple year grants, etc.) and unrestricted
funds.
Procedures
for Applying for Aid. Students wishing to apply for special fellowships should
note the deadlines published in the Graduate Student Support for Continuing
Students
handbook. Faculty members asked for recommendations should be provided with full
information several weeks ahead of time.
Applications
for Departmental funding must be submitted to the SAO by February 15. The
application consists of a self-evaluation statement that include the following
information:
1. a list of all courses
taken in graduate school and grades received
2. a) a statement of
progress to degree to date, and b) information on circumstances aversely
affecting that progress
3. a) a list of the
TAships and RAships the student wishes to apply for, and b) any special qualifications
for the positions the student may have
4. a) a statement of
academic plans for the coming year, b) an outline of projected progress to
degree, and c) a brief statement of long-term professional goals
5. a list of talks
given, papers published, awards or honors received
Departmental
Procedures for Allocating Financial Aid. Each spring the Support Coordinators calculate
and make public to faculty and students the kinds and amounts of student
funding the Department has at its disposal, and each fall they calculate and
make public the number of students supported in category of aid, while
observing the demands of confidentiality.
Both
admissions and graduate support are decided by a committee of the whole: all
faculty members review all candidates and rank them. They then report their
rankings openly at a faculty meeting, where the results are tallied to form a
ranking list, and the list is fine-tuned on the basis of an open discussion.
The
Department has two Support Coordinators, one representing literature, the other
representing linguistics. They perform the technical function of implementing
the faculty's decisions, that is, dealing with programmatic concerns (for
example, the suitability of students for specific TAships and RAships) and making
the necessary adjustments as circumstances change (for example, if students
learn that they have been awarded TAships or other kinds of funding outside the
Department). The Graduate Student Support Coordinators work closely with the
SAO and the Chair in determining such adjustments. The Department will make
every effort to inform students of final decisions on funding by May 15. In
some cases, however, the Department will not know what funds are available by
then (for example, if funds offered as part of a recruitment package are not
accepted and revert to the department for distribution to other students or if
the administration is late in informing the Department of allocations and the
results of competitions).
Criteria
Considered in Allocating Aid to Continuing Students:
Level
of Academic Performance. This will be evaluated on the basis of successful
completion of departmental courses as indicated by grades as well as on the basis
of evaluations of faculty members familiar with the student's work. Owing to
the narrow range of grades given graduate students, the GPA alone is not
compelling evidence of academic success. The number and variety of courses
completed are at least as important as the GPA.
Timely
Progress to Degree. Progress
to degree is measured by successful completion of course requirements, language
examinations (Russian and French/German), and the MA and PhD examinations.(See
Normative Time to Degree above.)
Support
History.
Since it is departmental policy to provide support for the first four years of
all students' graduate careers and to make certain all students have the
opportunity to serve as teaching assistants, funds will be allotted
accordingly. Students in good standing beyond the fourth year - that is,
student who have already received this guaranteed support - are eligible for
support should funds be available.
Teaching
Assistantships:
Funds
for teaching assistantships are provided to the Department by the Dean of
Humanities and may vary from year to year depending on enrollments. Although
teaching assistantships constitute a major form of student support, their
primary function is to provide relevant training experience for academic and
academic-related careers in teaching and research. It is the policy of the
Department to offer all students the opportunity to -teach for a full year once
they have received the MA degree, contingent upon their meeting the eligibility
criteria stipulated below.
Eligibility. Graduate students who
are recipients of teaching assistantships must meet all registration and
enrollment criteria established by the Department and must also maintain
satisfactory academic progress throughout their appointments. Students become
eligible for teaching assistantships once they receive the MA degree.
Exceptions are made only in cases of extraordinary need on the part of the
Department and/or extraordinary background on the part of the student. The
University requires non-native speakers of English to pass an oral proficiency
examination (the Speak Examination, which is administered by the Office of
Instructional Development) be fore they begin service as teaching assistants.
Selection
Criteria.
The selection process for teaching assistantships follows the basic procedures
outlined above for all forms of support assigned by the Department. However,
two other criteria are also relevant and will play an important role: 1) a
student's degree of mastery of the target language or subject to be taught, and
2) a student's ability to communicate effectively in English with
undergraduates.
The
Department is likewise governed by a number of other considerations. The first
is the goal of providing every qualified student with the opportunity to teach.
The second is to give all students exposure to language teaching, and where
possible to give literature and linguistic students teaching experience in
their respective disciplines. Finally, the Department must consider the needs
of the undergraduate program served by teaching assistants.
Types
of Teaching Assistantships. Teaching opportunities are available both inside and
outside the Department. In the Department students have the opportunity to
teach two types of courses: 1) language courses, primarily elementary and
intermediate Russian, but occasionally other Slavic languages as well, and 2)
lower-division literature courses, where they usually serve as assistants to
the primary instructor and to lead discussion sections, although on rare
occasions a qualified student may be given some responsibility for preparing
lectures.
Training. Graduate students who
have fulfilled the criteria for appointment to teaching assistantships are
provided with training experience and guidance through both University and
departmental venues.
A
Campus-Wide Foreign Language TA Orientation, which all departmental TAs are
required to attend, is held before the start of each fall quarter. It features
half-day workshops on the pedagogy of language instruction (for example, on teaching
grammar, vocabulary, or listening and reading comprehension, on using visual
aids and technology in language instruction, etc.). The Language Resource
Program organizes workshops and symposia on topics relevant to language
teachers throughout the year, and TAs are encouraged to attend. Updated
information can be found on the web site: http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/flr.
The
Department offers a variety of training sessions and courses required for its
TAs. At the beginning of the fall quarter it holds an orientation meeting to
instruct TAs in Department-specific issues. Two pedagogical courses, both
graded S/U, are required of all TAs:
• Russian 375,
"Teaching Apprentice Practicum" (I to 4 units). Preparation for
teaching apprenticeship, providing instruction in teaching skills, supervision
(visits to classes, weekly meetings to discuss methodology and the latest
pedagogical techniques) by the Russian Language Coordinator.
• Russian 495,
"Teaching Slavic Languages at College Level" (4 units). An
introduction to the theory and practice of language teaching methodology as
well as to problems of pedagogical grammar.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR
DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES
GRADUATE
STUDENT COLLOQUIUM
The
California Slavic Colloquium brings together graduate students from the four
major Slavic Departments in California: UCLA, the University of California at
Berkeley, the University of Southern California, and Stanford University. The
Colloquium venue alternates yearly between Northern and Southern California. It
is typically held toward the end of April, on a Saturday and Sunday. The
Colloquium provides an ideal opportunity for students to fulfill a major
requirement of the PhD program: delivering a formal paper in public. All
students are encouraged to participate by preparing papers (with a delivery
time of no more than twenty minutes) reporting on original research for
delivery at the Colloquium. To do so, they first work with a faculty
sponsor-generally the instructor under whose auspices the. paper has been
written-who must approve the paper for presentation. The paper topic, a
one-page abstract and note of approval from the faculty sponsor should be given
to the Colloquium Coordinator (see "Departmental Officers and Standing
Committees" below) no later than the end of February.
LECTURE
SERIES
The
Department sponsors lectures by noted scholars in the field. There are usually
two or three per quarter, and they take place on Wednesdays at 3:00 pm, when no
classes are scheduled. Students are strongly urged to attend these lectures,
which are designed not only to familiarize our academic community with research
developments in Slavic studies but also to facilitate personal contacts between
students and visitors and begin the "networking" process crucial to
success in academic life.
Any
faculty member or student is welcome to recommend lecturers and possible topics
for lectures. The Department is committed to providing the graduate student
body with at least $300 a year to support honoraria for speakers. In
combination with funds available from the Graduate Student Association students
may sponsor several lectures per year for speakers of their choice.
MEDIEVAL
SLAVIC WINTER WORKSHOP
During
the winter quarter, it has become a departmental tradition to organize an
annual interdisciplinary medieval Slavic workshop. Co-sponsored by the
Department, the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (CMRS) and the
Center for European and Russian Studies (CERS), the workshop is usually held on
the Friday before the last week of the quarter in the Herbert Morris Seminar
Room (306 Royce Hall). All fields of medieval Slavic are represented, including
literature, history, art history and linguistics. Presentations are limited to
ten minutes, followed by twenty minutes of group discussion. These workshops
offer UCLA faculty members and advanced graduate students working on medieval
topics the opportunity to discuss their fields with a distinguished roster of
scholars. Inquiries are welcome at: lenhoff@humnet.ucla.edu.
CONFERENCES
The
Department in cooperation with CERS sponsors regular mini-conferences on a wide
variety of topics relating to the literature, language and culture of the
Slavic area. Past conferences have included "Textual Intersections,"
a conference devoted to intertexuality in Russian nineteenth and twentieth
century literature; "Russian Literature and European History,"
devoted to the impact and reception of major historical events in nineteenth-century
Europe on Russian literature; and "Russia and the Russians through Russian
Eyes," which explored the ways Russians regard themeselves in terms of
language and literature These conferences bring together specialists from
leading research universities as well as local faculty, and students who have
conducted research in the thematic area of the conference are invited to
participate as well.
DEPARTMENTAL
OFFICERS AND STANDING COMMITTEES
Officers:
• The Chair
conducts the Department's business in accordance with decisions of the faculty;
represents the Department and its faculty to the Dean of Humanities and other
departments; appoints faculty members to all standing committees in July of the
new academic year; organizes the election of graduate student representatives;
and acts as a liaison between students and faculty in cases that demand special
attention and/or confidentiality (see also "Grievance Procedures"
below).
• The
Undergraduate Advisor counsels students regarding their course work and assists
the Chair in finalizing the schedule of undergraduate courses.
• Two Support
Coordinators, one representing literature and the other linguistics, work
closely with the SAO and the Chair to administer support allocations to
graduate students (see "Departmental Procedures for Allocating Aid"
above).
• Two Recruitment
Officers, one representing literature and the other linguistics, coordinate the
recruitment of new students and promote diversity.
Faculty Committees:
• The Executive
Committee, usually consisting of three members, advises the Chair on policy
issues, organizational matters and long-range planning of personnel and
programmatic issues. It also assists in the planning and preparation of faculty
meetings.
• The Russian
Language Committee, usually consisting of two members, administers the
department's language proficiency tests in Russian.
• The Foreign
Language Committee, usually consisting of two members, prepares and administers
the department's foreign language examinations for graduate students (MA and
PhD) in French and German. Its members also make recommendations to the Chair
in those exceptional instances where a graduate student applies for permission
to substitute another foreign language for French or German.
• The Committee on
Teaching, usually consisting of two members, offers advice to faculty whose
teaching quality is deemed to be below departmental standards. It is available
for consultation regarding grading policies and instructional improvement.
• The Computer
Committee, usually consisting of two members, oversees the department's
computer equipment and facilities, coordinates the maintenance, upgrading, and
updating of hardware, software and electronic media, and oversees the
Department's web site.
• The Curriculum
Committee, usually consisting of two or three members, serves as a clearing
house for proposals regarding the Department's undergraduate and graduate
instructional programs, including the introduction or deletion of courses and
modifications in the status and content of existing courses.
• The Library
Committee, usually consisting of two members, supervises the management
(student staffing, hours, rules) of the departmental Reading Room and the
acquisition of books; it also acts as a liaison between the Department and the
Slavic bibliographer at the Young Research Library.
• The Colloquium
Committee, usually a committee of one, is responsible for helping to organize
the yearly California Slavic Colloquium, assisting the Department's students to
prepare colloquium. papers (together with individual members of the faculty in
their respective disciplines); and acting as a liaison among the coordinators
from Stanford, USC and Berkeley to select the venue and date.
Student-Faculty
and Student Committees:
• The Student- Faculty Liaison Committee
consists of two graduate student representatives elected by the department's
graduate students (see below) and two faculty members appointed by the Chair in
consultation with the Executive Committee. The Committee is co- chaired by one
faculty member and one student chosen by the Committee at the beginning of the
academic year meets at least once a quarter to consider matters of concern to
students and/or faculty and reports on its deliberations to the Chair and, when
appropriate, to the department.
• Graduate Student Representatives,
consisting of one linguistics student and one literature student, are elected
by the graduate students at a meeting at the beginning of each academic year.
Their responsibilities are: 1) to represent students at faculty meetings
(except those conducted in executive session, for example, during personnel
actions) and to report the substance of such meetings to all students; 2) to
serve on the Student-Faculty Liaison Committee (see above).
Departmental
Officers and Standing Committees,. 2001-02:
Chair:
Michael Heini
Undergraduate
Advisor: Olga Kagan
Support
Coordinators: Ronald Vroon, Olga Kagan
Recruitment
Officers: Ronald Vroon, Olga Yokoyama
Computers
and Web Site: Gail Lenhoff, Olga Kagan
Reading
Room: Ronald Vroon
Teaching:
Michael Heim, Vyacheslav Ivanov
Legislative
Assembly: Ronald Vroon
Curriculum:
Emily Klenin, Alexandr Ospovat
Foreign
Language: Michael Heim, Emily Klenin
Executive:
Gail Lenhoff, Chair; Vyacheslav Ivanov, Olga Yokoyama
Student-Faculty:
Alexandr Ospovat, Olga Yokoyama
Russian
Language: Olga Kagan, Susan Kresin
Alumni
Relations: Michael Heim, Olga Yokoyama
Colloquium:
Roman Koropeckyj
CODES
OF CONDUCT AND MEDIATION OF GRIEVANCES
The
Department wishes to promote an atmosphere of collegiality and cooperation
conducive to the fulfillment of its academic mission. It will therefore address
any concerns or grievances immediately, vigorously and in a nonpartisan spirit.
Codes
of Conduct. Information
on the code of conduct for students may be -found in University of
California Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations, and Students at http://www.edu/ucophome/uwnews/aospol/toc.html and UCLA Student Conduct
Code at http://www.deanofstudents.ucla.edu/SCC-Table%20oP/oContents.htm. Information on the
code of conduct for faculty may be found in the UCLA Faculty Handbook available at the
Academic Personnel Office in 3109 Murphy Hall and also accessible on the
Internet at http://www.apo.ucla.edu/apoweb/facultyhandbook/9.htm#9c.
Mediation
of Grievances.
Students believing they have a grievance involving a Faculty member, another
student or administrator should first attempt to resolve the matter with the
party involved. If the grievance remains unresolved or if students feel hesitant
about confronting the other party, they should bring the matter to the
attention of the Chair and request the Chair's mediation.
Students,
faculty, and administrators may at any point avail themselves of the services of
the Campus Ombuds Office. Acting impartially, ombuds officers may investigate
unresolved conflicts or facilitate the resolution of problems for which there
may be no established guidelines, and may also, where possible and when
requested, assist in resolving an issue through mediation. The Ombuds Office is
also a designated Sexual Harassment Information Center for students, faculty
and staff as well as a campus Harassment Information Center (HIC) available to
all UCLA students. The Ombuds Office is located in 105 Strathmore Building. For
further details, see their web site at http://www.saonet.ucla.edu or phone 825-7627.
Other
courts of resort include the Graduate Division and the Office of the Dean of
Humanities. In cases of grievances involving a potential violation of the
faculty code of conduct, students may consult with a member of the Academic
Senate Grievance and Discipline Procedures Committee (3125 Murphy Hall,
825-3891) for help in deciding on an appropriate course of action. For further
details see the UCLA General Catalogue, Appendix A: "Charges of
Violation."
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