Program Requirements

General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Master's: 46

Required Courses:

Core Courses
DANC 8867Educational Inquiry in Dance3
DANC 9801Research Methods in Dance3
DANC 9873Seminar in Dance Writing5
DANC 9991Directed Research-Dance1
Electives
Select courses totaling 28 credits from the following:28
DANC 9800
Special Topics in Dance
DANC 9831
Moving Across Genres
DANC 9841
Experience, Engagement and Multi-Sensory Inquiry
DANC 9851
Black Performance
DANC 9852
Dancing the Popular
DANC 9862
Bodies, Texts, History
DANC 9889
Dance Field Experience
Any Dance course numbered 8000-9991
Any Temple graduate course outside the Department of Dance 1
Research Courses
DANC 9994Preliminary Examination Preparation1
DANC 9998Pre-Dissertation Research1
DANC 9999Doctoral Dissertation4
Total Credit Hours46
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Advisor approval required.

Culminating Events:
Preliminary Examination:

Upon completion of all required coursework for the degree, students registers for 1 credit of Preliminary Examination DANC 9994, typically in Fall semester of Year 3.

Through DANC 9994 Preliminary Examination Preparation, the student prepares a 6,000 word paper that demonstrates a critical discussion of how three reading areas relate to their dissertation topic. The Preliminary Exam is reviewed and approved by a committee composed of three Dance doctoral faculty.

Dissertation Proposal:
Through DANC 9998 Pre-Dissertation Research,the student prepares a dissertation proposal that evidences a strong body of work thus far and preparedness to complete the Dance PhD program. A primary advisor and Doctoral Advisory Committee are established upon the student’s successful completion of the Preliminary Exam. In consultation with the primary advisor, the student prepares a proposal, that is reviewed and approved by their Doctoral Advisory Committee through a formal oral defense. Upon approval of the dissertation proposal, the student is elevated to candidacy in the PhD program. Written guidelines for the dissertation proposal are published in the Graduate Handbook.

Dissertation:
The dissertation is a substantial piece of original and independent research making a significant contribution to new knowledge in dance and possibly related fields. Typically, students complete the dissertation and DANC 9999 Doctoral Dissertation in Year 4 or 5, although candidates may submit beyond Year 5 in consultation with their primary advisor.

The original Doctoral Advisory Committee may be expanded with additional doctoral faculty from Temple University or other universities, or with doctoral-level experts who work outside a university setting. At least one member of the Dissertation Examining Committee must be an "outside examiner," defined as one who has not read the dissertation in progress.

The primary advisor and student confer with the Dissertation Examining Committee to establish a date for oral defense of the dissertation. A majority of the members of the Dissertation Examining Committee must approve the written dissertation and oral defense; once passed, the student has 30 days to complete final revisions. Detailed guidelines for the dissertation process and examination are published in the Graduate Handbook.