Ph.D. Exam Preparation Seminar

(2-4 Credits)

The goal of the course is for students, under the supervision of at least two faculty members, to prepare to write a 25- page Qualifying Essay grounded in a thorough knowledge of Italian Studies and connected with the student’s intended dissertation research. More generally, the course aims to prepare students at other stages of the PhD program to write an original research paper or develop a more complex research topic