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DEPARTMENTOF

ANTHROPOLOGY

GraduateStudentHandbook

2016-17

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INTRODUCTION 4I.SCHEDULEA.TimeLine2016-17 5B.OtherImportantDates&Deadlines 8 C.BetweenSemesters:GeneralPoliciesonSubmittingWork 8 II.MAREQUIREMENTS A.Courses 9B.ResearchPaper(“Master’sThesis”) 10III.Ph.D.REQUIREMENTS A.MAPrerequisiteandEvaluation 12B.TeachingExperience 12C.ProficiencyinFieldLanguage(s) 13D.OtherSkills 14E.PreliminaryExamination(PE)StatementsandthePE 14F.DissertationResearchProposal(DRP) 16G.AdmissiontoCandidacy 17H.DissertationResearchandWriting 17I. Defense 17IV.ADVISING,COMMITTEES,ANDEVALUATIONA.Advising 19B.Committees 19C.TheMACommittee 20D.ThePEcommittee 20 E.ThePh.D.Committee 20 F.EvaluationofStudents 21 V.RELATEDTOPICS A.FinancialAssistance 21B.EthicsofResearchInvolvingHumanSubjects 22C.TransferofGraduateCredit 23D.TimeLimitsforDegrees 24E.OptingOut(“StoppingtheClock”)andLeavesofAbsence 24F.LettersofRecommendation 25G.AcademicLifeandPrizes 25H.HaffenrefferMuseumofAnthropology 26I.AccesstoStudentFilesandGrievanceProcedures26

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J.WellnessandSupportResources 27

VI.GIDDINGSHOUSEANDFEINSTEINHOUSERULES 27VII.FORMS FORM1:Evaluationofgraduatestudentincourses 29FORM2:MAResearchPaperproposal 30FORM3:MAResearchPapercover-sheet 31FORM4:MAResearchPaperabstract 32FORM5:Proposalforpreliminaryexamination(PE) 33FORM6:Reportonpreliminaryexamination 34FORM7:Dissertationresearchproposal(DRP) 35FORM8:Requestforaccesstostudentfile 36ListofAcronyms:DA DepartmentofAnthropologyDGS DirectorofGraduateStudiesDRP DissertationResearchProposalGS GraduateSchoolGSw GraduateSchoolwebsite:http://www.brown.edu/academics/gradschool/GSH GraduateStudentHandbookMA MasterofArtsdegreePE PreliminaryExaminationPh.D. DoctorofPhilosophydegree

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INTRODUCTION

TheGraduateStudentHandbook(GSH)providesstudentswithadvicebothonthepacingofagraduatecareeratBrown,andonhowbesttoprepareforaprofessionalcareerinAnthropology.Weattemptthroughouttostatedepartmentalpolicyandnormswithoutambiguity.Atthesametime,wewelcomeadviceonhowtoimprovetheGSHforthebenefitoffuturegraduatestudents.

Graduatestudentsareexpectedtofollowthemostrecentrulesinexistenceatthetime

theyarriveataparticularlevelofadegreeprogram.Thus,forexample,studentsenteringtheMA-PhDprogramthisFallwilldiscoverintheGSHadescriptionofthemaster'sdegreerequirementstheymustfulfill.ReturningstudentswhocompletedMArequirementsinMay,andwhohavenowenteredanewphaseoftheirtraining,willfindherethedoctoraldegreerequirementsthattheymustmeet.OthermattersimportantforAnthropologygraduatestudentsatalllevelsarealsodiscussed.

GraduatestudentsshouldconsulttheGSHforimportantdeadlinesatallstages.The

GraduateSchoolwebpage(GSw)shouldalsobeconsultedforallrequirements:http://www.brown.edu/academics/gradschool/.

ThedepartmentalDirectorofGraduateStudies(DGS)for2016-17isProfessorJessaca

Leinaweaver(401.863.6429orjessaca_leinaweaver@brown.edu).Pleasecontactherifyouhaveanyquestions,comments,orsuggestions.

TheFacultyoftheDepartmentofAnthropologyAugust2016

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I.SCHEDULEA.TIMELINE:2016-17

TheUniversityandtheDepartmentarecommittedtoadvancingqualifiedstudentstothe

PhDasquicklyaspossible.Ideally,forstudentsintheDepartmentofAnthropology,thisshouldtakesixyears:threeyearstobeadmittedtocandidacy,includingfulfillingtherequirementsfortheMAandcompletingdoctoralqualifyingexams,andthreeyearscombinedtocompletefieldresearchandtowriteanddefendthedissertation.

Tohelpachievethisgoal,theGraduateSchoolguaranteesfullsupportforthefirstfiveyearsoftheirtrainingtoallanthropologygraduatestudentsadmittedtoBrownwhoremainingoodstanding.However,theDepartmentrecognizesthatdoctoraldegreesinanthropologycanonlyveryrarelybecompletedwithinfiveyears,giventheexceptionaldemandsnecessarytoprepareforandcarryoutfieldresearch.Studentsingoodstandingcangenerallyreceiveasixthyearoffunding.

Thefollowingtimelineprovidesaseriesofdatesformeetingboththequalitativeandquantitativedemandsofthedoctoralprogram.UpontherecommendationoftheirCommitteeandwiththeapprovaloftheDepartment,studentsmaymodifythisschedulewhenitisdeemedthatdoingsowillcontributetotheimprovementoftheirtrainingandresearch.

FirstYearSemesterI Completetwocorecourses(ANTH2000and2501)andtwoelectives.

• Sept.6 Registration.SemesterII Completetwocorecourses(ANTH2010&2800)andtwoelectives.

• Feb.15 DeadlineforconstitutinganMAcommittee.• April26 MAResearchPaperproposaldue,afterconsultingwithcommittee.

Summer ConductMAresearch.

SecondYearSemesterI Completeindependentstudy(ANTH2980)withadvisorforthepurposeof

completingtheMAthesis;taketwoelectivecourses;serveasTA/proctor.

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• Oct.17 Submit3-5page(doublespaced)outlineofMAResearchPapertocommittee• Nov.20 FullinitialdraftofMAResearchPaperduetocommitteeforreview.• December PresentMAResearchPaperatdepartmentcolloquium(dateTBA).• Dec.21 FinaldraftofMAResearchPaper,signedandapprovedbycommittee,dueto

Departmentofficebythelastdayofexamperiod

SemesterII CompletethreeelectivecoursesandserveasTA/proctor;satisfylanguage

requirements.

• Feb.15 ConstitutecommitteeforPreliminaryExamsandDissertationProposal.• May29 Commencement

Summer Conductpre-dissertationresearchand/orlanguagestudy;workon

DissertationProposal.

ThirdYearSemesterI CompletethreeelectivecoursesandserveasTA/Proctor;complete

DissertationProposal.

• Sept.–Jan. Deadlinesforexternalfunding:Fulbright,Wenner-Gren,NSF,etc.• Oct.12 DeadlinetosubmitPreliminaryExaminationStatementstocommittee(for

fallexam).• Nov.12 DeadlinetosubmitapprovedPreliminaryExaminationStatementsand

abstracttoDepartment(forfallexam).• Dec.12 LastpossibledaytoholdPreliminaryExamination(forfallexam).• Dec.12 DraftofDissertationResearchProposalduetocommittee.

SemesterII Completethreeelectivecourses;TA/Proctor.Asexternalfundingdecisions

arrive,decidewhethertoelectAdvancedStudentStatusforyear4(seebelow).FilesuccessfulgrantapplicationswiththeDA.

• March8 DeadlinetosubmitPreliminaryExaminationStatementstocommittee(for

springexam).• April8 DeadlinetosubmitapprovedPreliminaryExaminationStatementsand

abstracttoDepartment(forspringexam).• May7 LastpossibledaytoholdPreliminaryExamination(forspringexam).

Summer Preparefororbegindissertationresearch

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Thistableshowssuggestedschedulingforthethreeyearsofcoursework:Yr.1/Fall Yr.1/Spring Yr.2/Fall Yr.2/Spring Yr.3/Fall Yr.3/Spring

2coreclasses

2electives

2coreclasses

2electives

WriteMA;takereading&researchcourse(=1R&R)

2electives

TA/proctor

Draft1stPEStatement(=1R&R)

2electives

TA/proctor

Proposalwriting(=1R&RorANTH2045)

Draft2ndPEStatement(=1R&R)

1elective

TA/proctor

Draft3rdPEStatement(=1R&R)

2electives

TakePE

TA/proctor

Fourth(and/orFifth)YearsSemestersI&II Conductdissertationresearchinprojectfieldsite(generallyoffcampus);

maintainperiodiccontactwithcommittee;applyforwrite-upgrants.• January (For5thyears)SubmitDCP(DissertationCompletionProposal)byGSdeadline

Fifth(and/orSixth)YearsSemesterI Returnfromthefield;beginwritingdissertation;TA/proctor;applyforwrite-

upgrantsandsixth-yearfellowships.

• StudentsintendingtograduateinMayshouldworkwiththeiradvisorsandothercommitteememberstodetermineanappropriatetimelineforproducingchaptersandreceivingfeedbackduringthefallsemester,recallingthatacomplete,defensibledraftisduetothecommitteeonthefirstdayofthespringsemester.

SemesterII Completedissertationdraft;scheduletentativedefensedate;revise

dissertationinresponsetocommitteefeedback;TA/proctor;defend• Jan.23 Submitcomplete,initialdraftofdissertationtocommitteeforPh.D.inMay.

Scheduletentativedefensedate.• January SubmitDCP(DissertationCompletionProposal)byGSdeadline

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• Feb-Apr Revisedissertationinresponsetocommitteefeedback;turninreviseddissertation,notingchanges,tocommitteeatleasttwoweekspriortodefensedate

• April1 Deadlinefordissertationcommitteetodecideifdraftisdefensible.• April19 DeadlineforsubmittingdissertationabstracttoDepartment,forcirculation

toallAnthropologyfacultyandgraduatestudents.• April26 Lastpossibledaytoholddissertationdefense.• April30 DissertationsofcandidatesforMayPh.D.degreedueattheGraduateSchool.

ExtensionsmaybegrantedthroughMay15th,pendingcommitteeapproval(see“DissertationandDefense,”below)

• May29 CommencementB.OtherImportantDates&Deadlines2016-17August1/December15 DeadlinestofileapplicationforAdvancedStudentStatus,or“opting

out”offundingwithGraduateSchoolforthefollowingsemesteroryear(alsoknownas“stoppingtheclock”)

May1/December15 DeadlinetodeclareaLeaveofAbsenceforfollowingsemester.C.BetweenSemesters:GeneralPoliciesonSubmittingWork

TimebetweensemestersmaynotbeusedtosatisfythetimeperiodsstipulatedinthisGSHforcompletionofdegreerequirements,includingreviewingandapprovingPreliminaryExaminationproposals,PreliminaryExaminationstatements,andreviewingandapprovingdissertationdrafts.ThisstipulationappliesbothtoWinterBreak(theperiodbetweenthelastdayoftheReadingPeriodoftheFallsemesterandthefirstdayofclassesintheSpringsemester)andSummerBreak(theperiodbetweenthelastdayoftheReadingPeriodoftheSpringsemesterandthefirstdayofclassesinthenextFallsemester).

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II.MAREQUIREMENTSSummaryofDepartmentalRequirements:

Successfullyobtaincreditforeightapprovedsemester-longcourses;passallfourcorecourses;anddemonstrateresearchandanalyticalskillsinanapprovedMAthesis.StudentsareresponsibleformeetingposteddeadlinesandfulfillingGraduateSchoolrequirementsspecifiedinUniversitypublications.

A. Courses

1. TheDepartmentoffersfourcorecourses;exceptunderextraordinarycircumstances,all

fourarecompletedduringthefirstyear.ThecontentofthecorecoursesisfundamentaltotheDepartment’scurriculum.Thecorecoursesare:

• ANTH2000:HistoryofEthnologicalTheory• ANTH2010:PrinciplesofCulturalAnthropology• ANTH2501:PrinciplesofArchaeology• ANTH2800:LinguisticTheoryandPractice

2. Studentsshouldconsultwiththeiradvisorsregardingcoursescheduling,including

whetheritisappropriatetotakemorethanoneR&Rinagivensemester.ElectivesshouldbeapprovedbytheDGSorbyastudent’sMAadvisor;generally,mostofthesecoursesaretakenwithintheDA.Inparticular,studentsshouldseektotakealltheirclassesintheDAduringthefirstyear,asawayofbecomingacquaintedwithasmanyoftheanthropologyfacultyaspossible.Afterthefirstyear,studentsareencouragedtotakecoursesoutsidetheDAiftheymatchtheirspecificinterests.Althoughmostofthecoursestakenbygraduatestudentsare2000-levelclasses,studentsmayenrollin1000-levelcourseswithinstructorpermission.However,notethatadditionalworkisoftenaskedofgraduatestudentstakingtheseclasses,whichwillbeprimarilygearedtowardsundergraduates.

3.Undergraduatelanguagecoursesmayberequiredofstudentswhoarepreparingfor

fieldwork.Graduatestudentsmayenrollforcreditinundergraduatelanguagecoursesifacquiringlanguageskillsisfundamentalfortheirresearch.StudentsshouldconsultwiththeiradvisorortheDGSforapproval.

4.ReadingandResearchcourses(ANTH2980;R&R)arenormallyreservedforstudentsinorbeyondthethirdsemesterofresidence.StudentsshouldworkwiththesupervisingfacultymemberoftheR&Rtodevelopareadinglistpriortothestartofthesemester.StudentsareencouragedtouseR&RstosupportthewritingofMAtheses,dissertationresearchproposals,externalfundingproposals,and/orpreliminaryexamessays.

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5. GraduatecoursesaregradedonaSatisfactory/NoCredit(S/NC)basis.Facultyareexpectedtoevaluatethestudent'sperformanceinwritingandprovidecopiesoftheevaluationtoindividualstudentsandforinclusioninher/hisfile(Form1).Ifyoudonotreceivethisevaluationforaparticularclassinwhichyouwereenrolled,pleaserequestitfromthefacultymemberand/ornotifytheDGS.IfyouareenrolledinacourseorTAingoutsidethedepartment,andwouldlikeaformalevaluationofyourworkthere,pleasenotifytheDGSands/hecanrequestitfromtheotherprogram’sDGS.

6. Asageneralrule,graduatestudentsareexpectedtoattendalltheirclasses,unlessthey

haveconsultedwithandgainedthepermissionoftheirinstructorstobeabsent.Fieldworkoremploymentthatinterfereswithclassworkshouldbeconductedduringsummers.

B.MAResearchPaper(“Masters’Thesis”)

TheDepartmentconsidersthepaperfortheMA,withitsaccompanyingproposalandresearchactivity,tobeanimportantexerciseintheprofessionaldevelopmentofgraduatestudents.TheMAtopicandactivitiesmaybe,butarenotnecessarily,connecteddirectlytothestudent’sdissertationresearch.

TheDepartmentencouragesstudentstomodeltheirMAresearchpapersonpeer-reviewed

researcharticlesinleadingjournalsintheirsubfield,intermsoflength,levelofargumentation,integrationoftheoryanddata,andgroundingintherelevantliterature.TheemphasisintheMAisontheprocessofdesigningandcarryingoutoriginalresearch,albeitinarelativelyshorttimeperiodoftimeascomparedtodissertationresearch.Becausethisentailsnotonlycollectingprimarydatabutalsopositioningone’sresearchinthecontextofexistingscholarship,supplementaryresearchonthestateofexistingresearchshouldbeconsideredanimportantpartofthefinalproduct.TheMAresearchpapershouldbeapproximately30double-spacedpages(i.e.,article-length).

TheDepartmentstronglyencouragesstudentstomoveexpeditiouslythroughthevarious

stagesoftheMA.DetailspertainingtotheMAresearchpaperareasfollows:

1. InSemesterIIofthefirstyear,eachstudentshouldmeetwithher/hisMAcommitteeatleastoncetodiscusstheforthcomingsummerresearchplan.

2. TheMAProposalrequiressignedapprovalbythestudent'sadvisor(seeSection

IV.A.;Form2).ItmustbesignedbythefirstdayoftheReadingPeriodofthespringsemester.

3.TheMAProposalusuallyconsistsofaconcisestatementoftheresearchproject(3-5

pages,double-spaced).Itshouldincludethefollowingelements:

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a.theresearchproblem;b.objectivesandjustification;c.methodology,includingadiscussionofspecifictechniquestobeusedin

gatheringdata;d.thepotentialsignificanceofthestudy;ande.abudget.

4.Studentsconductingresearchinvolvinghumansubjectsalsoshouldincludeintheir

proposalastatementonpotentialharmtostudyparticipants;theymustobtainIRBclearancefortheirresearch(seeSectionV.B.).Studentsengagedinarchaeologicalresearchshouldconsultwiththeiradvisorsonalllegalorethicalmattersconcerningexcavation.Studentsareencouragedtobegintheprocessofsecuringhumansubjectsresearchapprovalasearlyaspossibleinthesecondsemester.Theapprovalprocesscanbetime-consuming.SomegrantswillrequireIRBapprovalbeforeresearchfundscanbereleased,andstudentsarenotpermittedtobegindatacollectionuntiltheIRBhasapprovedtheprotocol.

5. TheGSandtheDAoffersmallgrantsinsupportofsummerresearchwhenpossible.

Afacultycommittee,whichincludestheDepartmentalChair,allocatestheawards.Acallforapplicationsfortheseawardsisissuedeachspring.Studentsareexpectedtoapplyforotherinternalfundingsources(GraduateSchoolJoukowskyfunds,PSTC,GPD,areastudiesinitiatives,globalhealth,andothers)tosupporttheirsummerresearch.Onoccasion,studentsmayapplyforexternalresearchgrantsaswell(SSRC-DPDF,CES,etc.).

6. Oncestudentshavereturnedfromsummerresearch,theyshouldarrangetomeetwiththeiradvisorsandcommitteememberstoagreeupontheexpectationsandtimelineforcompletingtheMAresearchpaper.Thefollowingpointsshouldbeconsidered:

a) ThestudentshouldenrollinANTH2980withher/hisadvisor,andshouldensurethatthereissatisfactoryprogressonthethesisduringthesemester.

b) Satisfactoryprogressinvolvesattentiontofacultycommentsandevidenceofsubstantialimprovementsineachdraft.

c) TheDepartmentrecommendsthatstudentscompleteafulldraftnolaterthan

November20th,givingcommitteememberstheopportunitytoprovidefeedbackintimeforthestudenttofinishfinalrevisionspriortothewinterbreak.Studentsshouldincorporatethatfeedbackintothefinalversion,whichisdueintheDepartmentofficebythelastdayoftheexamperiodofSemesterI(Form3andForm4).

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d) StudentsareexpectedtoreportontheirMAresearchinadepartmentalcolloquiumtobeheldinDecember;dateTBA.

7. AllcommitteemembersmustapprovetheMAresearchpaperinorderforittobeacceptedbytheDA.

8. ThestudentmustprovideaboundcopyoftheMAresearchpaperfortheDepartment.Itiscommoncourtesytooffercopiestocommitteemembersaswell.

9. FailuretocompletetheMAresearchpaperbytheendofSemesterIwillresultinanincompletefortheReadingandResearchclassassociatedwiththeMApaper(ANTH2980).Itcouldalsoaffectyourformalacademicstandingintheprogram.

10. NotethatthetimingoftheMApaperdeadlinesaredesignedinparttoremainincompliancewiththeGraduateSchool’srequirementthatanystudentwhowillnotbecontinuingintheprogramtowardsthePhDshouldbenotifiedbytheendofhis/herthirdsemesteratBrown.

III.Ph.D.DEGREEREQUIREMENTSSummaryofDepartmentalRequirements:

SuccessfullycompleteMArequirementsandgainpermissiontocontinueforthePhD;teachatleasttwosemestersasateachingassistant,ordemonstratecomparableteachingexperience;fulfillthefieldlanguagerequirement;writeacceptableessaysforandpassthePE;prepareacceptableproposalfordoctoralresearch;andwriteandsuccessfullydefendthedissertation.

StudentsareresponsibleformeetingallGraduateSchoolrequirementsanddeadlines.ForthePhD,Brownrequiresthreeyears’residencebeyondthebachelor'sdegreeand24tuitionunits.A.MAPrerequisiteandEvaluation

TocontinueinthePh.D.program,astudentmusthavecompletedallrequirementsforBrown'sMAinanthropologyandmusthavereceivedformalwrittenpermissiontoproceedintheprogram(seeSectionII.).B.TeachingExperience

Inordertoensureadequateprofessionaldevelopmentandtraining,studentsarerequired

tohavesometeachingexperiencebythetimetheycompletethePhD.Normally,thisexperienceisobtainedasaTeachingAssistant(TA)foraminimumoftwosemesters;onoccasion,studentsmaysatisfytheteachingrequirementthroughalternativeyetcomparableexperience.

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Theteachingrequirementshouldbecompletedinyears2or3oftheprogram(i.e.,priorto

conductingdoctoralfieldresearch).Inexceptionalcasesonly–whichrequireagreementbythestudent,her/hiscommittee,andtheDGS–theTArequirementmaybecompletedafterdissertationfieldwork.

Studentswhoreceivesemester-longTeachingAssistantshipstakeonresponsibilityforthe

classtheyTAinlieuofafourthclass,i.e.,theyenrollforonlythreecoursesthatsemester.TAsassistfacultybygradingpapersandexams,leadingdiscussionsections,andpresenting

theoccasionallecture.TAsareexpectedtomeetalltheirclasses,andfulfillotherobligationsrelatedtotheirclasses.Absencesfromclassmeetingsorsectionsmustbediscussedwith,andapprovedby,thefacultymemberinchargeofthecourse.Inallcases,thefacultymemberhasresponsibilityforthecontentandconductofthecourse,andexercisessupervisoryauthorityoverhis/herTAs.

StudentswhoTAfortheDepartmentshouldexpecttoreceiveawrittenevaluationoftheir

performanceafterthesemesterends(Form1).Iftheydonotreceivesuchevaluations,studentsshouldalerttheDGS.IfstudentsTAoutsidetheDepartment,andwouldlikeawrittenevaluationoftheirperformance,theyshouldasktheDGStoformallyrequestthisfromtheotherprogram’sDGS.TAsalsoreceivestudentevaluationsafterthecourseisconcluded,whichwillbeaddedtothestudent’sdepartmentalfile.

Inaddition,studentswithsubstantialTAandteachingexperiencemayhavetheopportunity

toteachtheirownindependentcourses,eitherinthesummerorduringtheacademicyear.StudentsinterestedinpursuingsuchopportunitiesshouldapproachtheDepartmentChair,theDGS,and/ortheiradvisorabouttheirinterest.Theyshouldalsobemindfulofformalsolicitationsforsuchopportunitiestoteachindependentcourses,astheDepartmentcirculatesnoticeofthemtostudentswhentheybecomeavailable.Studentswillbeselectedfortheseteachingopportunitiesonthebasisofmerit,withspecialattentionpaidtowhethertheyaremakinggoodprogressontheirdissertationsandcandemonstratesignificantteachingexperiencewithstrongevaluations.

TheDepartmentencouragesstudentstoacquaintthemselveswithTheSheridanCenterfor

TeachingandLearning.ThisunitpromotesexcellenceinteachingatBrownandoffermyriadformsofsupportaimedathelpinggraduatestudentsimprovetheirteachingskills;theCenteralsoawardsTeachingCertificatesandconductsworkshops.StudentsshouldconsultwiththeSheridanCenterforfurtherinformation.

C.ProficiencyinFieldLanguage(s)

1. Bythetimethestudentbeginsthedissertationresearchproject,he/sheisexpectedto

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haveacquiredthelanguageskillsnecessaryforconductingresearchinthedoctoralfieldsite.Suchpreparationmightrequirecoursesinotherdepartmentsorcross-registrationatanotheruniversity.

2. Theprocessbywhichthelanguageskillsaretobeacquiredandproficiencyinthemis

tobeevaluatedarebothmatterssubjecttoagreementbythestudent’sdissertationcommittee.Theseissuesshouldbediscussedwithcommitteemembersearlyinthestudent’straining,ideallyinthefirstyearandwellbeforethedissertationproposalispresentedtothecommittee.

D.OtherSkillsThestudent’sPhDresearchmayrequireadditionalskillsandexperiencenotprovidedbythe

Department.Thesemightinclude,forexample,proficiencyinstatistics,specializedcomputingskills,GIStraining,orspecializedarchaeologicalfieldtechniques.Itistheresponsibilityofthestudenttodiscusswithher/hiscommitteeanyadditionalskillsneededforhis/herresearch.Thisshouldbedoneassoonasthestudenthasdecidedonaresearchtopic,butatthelatestbythetimethedissertationproposalispresentedtothecommittee.

Acquisitionofsuchskillsmayrequirestudentstotakecoursesinotherdepartmentsoreven

atanotheruniversity.Inexceptionalcases,studentscanpetitiontoformallyattendanotheruniversityforasemesterorevenanentireacademicyear.Studentswhofeelthatthismightbenecessaryshoulddiscussthismatterwiththeircommitteemembersand/ortheDGSasearlyaspossibleintheirtrainingprogram.

Studentsmaywishtopursuerelatedinterdisciplinarytraining;optionsincludeastraineesinthePopulationStudiesandTrainingCenter(PSTC),throughtheWatson’sGraduatePrograminDevelopment(GPD),orthroughBrown’sOpenGraduateEducation(OGE)initiative.Moreinformationontheseopportunitiescanbefoundoneachprogram’swebsite.E.PreliminaryExamination(PE)StatementsandthePE

1. ThethreePEStatementsarethebasisforthePE.ExamplesfrompreviousexamsareavailableintheDepartmentOffice.ThePEStatementsmaybewrittenwhileenrolledinANTH2970,andsomestudentsenrollinR&Rswithcommitteememberstodevelopthem.

2. EachPEStatementshouldconsistofaconcisenarrativeofnomorethan20double-spacedpagesinwhichthestudentdescribes,characterizes,andassessesanareaofanthropologicalresearchinwhichshe/hewishestobecomeprofessionallyknowledgeable.ThePEStatementsshouldinclude:

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a. Twoessaysaddressingareasoftheoreticalandmethodologicalinterestdrawingoncross-culturalethnographicdataandanalyses;pastessayshavecoveredsuchtopicsasarchaeologicalmethodandtheory,demographicanthropology,gender,historicalarchaeology,linguisticanthropology,migration,etc.;and

b. Oneessayaddressingtheethnographyorarchaeologyofatleastonemajorworldarea(e.g.LatinAmerica,WesternEurope,WestAfrica)andthetheoreticalproblemspertinenttothatarea.

c. Bibliographiesofkeyworksrelevanttoeachessay.d. Alistofatleast10questionsaddressingthequintessentialissuesthatpertainto

thespecifictheoreticalfocusandcultureareachosen.

3. Please note that in preparing the PE Statements and planning for the PE, bothconsultation and scheduling are critical. Consultation in preparing the PE Statementsinvolvesongoingcommunicationwithallcommitteemembersthroughouttheprocessof drafting exam essays and preparing for the exam. It also involves explicitconversationsaboutthescheduleuponwhichtheentireexamprocesswillunfold. Bythe time that the PE Statements have been formally submitted to the committee forapproval,theyshouldalreadyhaveundergonesignificantreviewandrevision.BecausethePEisnormallytakensoonafterthePEStatementshavebeenaccepted,attentiontoschedulinganddeadlinesisveryimportant.

4. The PE should be taken in the sixth semester. It may not be scheduled during theUniversity's examination period nor over vacation periods unless the entirecommittee agrees inwriting.The studentmaynot schedule thePEuntil theMAhasbeencompletedandpermissiontocontinueinthePhDprogramhasbeengranted.

5. AtleasttwocalendarmonthsbeforethePE,thestudentmustsubmitacompletedraft

ofthePEStatementstoher/hiscommittee(Form5).6. Followingthatstep,thereisaone-monthreviewprocessduringwhichcommittee

memberscommentontheessaydraftsandthestudentaddressesthecommittee’srecommendationsforrevisions.

7. Immediatelyfollowingthecommittee’ssignedapprovaloftheproposal,andatleast

onecalendarmonthbeforethePE,thestudentdistributesaone-pageabstractofthePEStatementstothefullDepartmentalfaculty.Theabstractshouldidentifythethreeareasofspecialization;listthenamesofthecommitteemembers;provideabriefsummaryofeachareatobeexamined;andindicatetheday,timeandplaceoftheexamination.Thestudentalsoshouldmakeavailabletothefaculty,intheDepartmentOffice,acopyofthesignedPEStatements.AnymemberofthefacultymaycommentontheStatements;thestudentandhis/hercommitteedeterminetogetherhowtorespondtosuchfacultycomments.

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8. ThePreliminaryExaminationisbasedonthePEStatements,andenablestheFacultyto

evaluateastudent'sabilitytodothefollowing:a.articulatetherelationshipbetweenhis/herspecificacademicinterestsandthe

disciplineasawhole;andb.demonstrateathoroughknowledgeofhis/herdisciplinaryspecialties.

9. ThePEisanoralexaminationthatusuallylastsupto3hours;onlyinexceptionalcases,

agreedtobythestudentandher/hiscommittee,maythePEtakeplaceinwrittenform.Thestudent'scommitteeconductsthePE,butotherfacultymembersareinvitedtoparticipate.

10. Atthecloseoftheexam,thestudent'scommitteeevaluateshis/herperformance.Their

evaluation(Form6)andacopyofthePEProposalareplacedinthestudent'sfile.

F.DissertationResearchProposal(DRP)

1. IntheFallsemesterofthethirdyear,thestudentshoulddraftaDRP(Form7);for

examples,seeDAOffice.DeadlineforcommitteeapprovaloftheDRPwillbeonthelastdayofclassesforSemesterI(Form8).

2. InadditiontosatisfyingDepartmentaltrainingrequirements,theDRPfunctionsalsoas

aproposalforNSF,SSRC,andothermajorfundingagencies.Tothisend,theproposalshouldconsistofanarrativeorprojectdescriptionnolongerthan20pagesdouble-spaced.Thenarrativeshoulddescribetheproject’stheoreticalfocusandresearchobjectives,placingbothwithinthecontextofrelevantscholarlyliterature.Itshouldalsodescribetheresearchsite,thestudent’spreparationforresearch,theresearchmethodsthatwillbeemployed,andtheresearchscheduleortimeline–allofwhichshouldberelatedclearlytotheoverallresearchobjectives.Finally,theDRPshouldalsocontainastatementabouttheprojectedsignificanceoftheproject.Thebibliography(referencescited)shouldincludebetween50and100sources.Abudgetspecifyingandjustifyingtheproject’scostsshouldbeincludedaswell,andshouldcoversuchitemsastransportationexpenses,housingandothermaintenancecostswhileinthefield,informants’fees,andcomputersandotherresearchequipment.

3. Thestudentmustdemonstratefieldlanguageproficiency(ifneededforfieldsite)

beforetheDRPcanbeaccepted.

4. ThestudentmustseekapprovalofBrown'sInstitutionalReviewBoardwhenpertinent(SectionV.B.).

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G.AdmissiontoCandidacy

1. AstudentisadmittedtocandidacyforthePhDwhenheorshehascompletedanacceptableDRP,passedthePE,andsatisfiedallotherrequirementsasspecifiedbytheDAandGraduateSchoolforthedoctorate,withthesoleexceptionofthedissertationanditsdefense.

2. Uponreachingcandidacy,thestudentmayformallybeginworkonthedissertation.The

DissertationFellowshipmaynotbetakenuntilthestudenthasreachedcandidacy.3. Itisexpectedthatstudentswillreachcandidacybytheendoftheirsixthsemesterinthe

program.Failuretodosomayaffectstudents’formalacademicstandingintheprogram.

H.DissertationResearchandWriting

Dissertationsarebasedonoriginal,extendedresearchinafieldsite,museum,laboratory,

and/orarchive.AccordingtotheGraduateSchool,everyPhDcandidate“mustpresentadissertationonatopicrelatedtohisorherareaofspecializationthatpresentstheresultsoforiginalresearchandgivesevidenceofexcellentscholarship."

ForstudentswhotraveloutoftheU.S.toconductresearch,Brownencouragesregistration

withtheBrownUniversityGlobalAssistanceProgram.Thisprogramprovides24-hourworldwidemedical,security,andtravelassistance,includingemergencyevacuation.PleasevisitthewebsiteformoreinformationandtheaccesscodetoBrown’sInternationalSOSportal:https://www.brown.edu/campus-life/safety/resources/international-sos.

Writingadissertationrequirescloseconsultationbetweenthestudentandher/his

committee.Theproceduresbywhichthisconsultationtakesplacearedeterminedaheadoftimebytheentirecommitteeandthestudent.Forsome,thefirstdraftofthedissertationwillbesubmittedchapterbychaptertothechairofthecommittee(i.e.,advisor)forinitialrevisions,andonlylatersubmittedasacompletedfirstdrafttotherestofthecommitteemembers.Forothers,allcommitteememberswillsimultaneouslyreviewindividualchaptersastheyarecompleted.Studentsandtheircommitteesmaycometoadditionalarrangementsaswell.However,inallcases,thedissertationwritingprocessisonethatrequiresmultipleroundsofexchangingideasbetweenstudentsandcommitteemembers.Studentsshouldthusanticipatetheneedformultiplerevisions.

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TheDepartmentencouragesstudentstobemindfuloftheimportanceofmakingsteadyprogressontheirdissertations,andoftheexpectationsbyboththeDepartmentandtheUniversitythattheywillcompletetheirdegreeswithintheestablishednorms.(See“TimeLimits,”below.)

I.Defense

1. Thestudent,inconsultationwithhis/hercommittee,needstoplancarefullyandinadvance

forthetwo-monthlongfinalprocessbetweensubmissionofacompleteddraftandthedissertationdefense.Oncethestudentandher/hiscommitteehaveagreedtoaplanfordissertationcompletionanddefense,thatinformationshouldbeconveyedtotheDGS.IfastudentexpectstobeawardedthedegreeattheMaycommencement,he/shemustpresentacompleteddrafttothecommitteebythefirstdayofclassesforSemesterII.StudentswhodeliverthedraftsafterthatdateshouldnotexpecttoreceivetheirdegreesinMay.(NotethattheGraduateSchoolawardsdegreesonlyinMayofeachyear.)

2. Oncestudentshavesubmittedafull,near-finaldraftofthedissertationtothecommittee,theyshouldtentativelyscheduleadefensedate,inconsultationwiththeircommitteemembers.Studentsshouldbemindfulthatthefinalmonthofthespringtermisoftenverybusyforindividualprofessorsandalsoforthedepartmentasawhole,soitisextremelyimportanttoplanaheadinschedulingthedefense.

3. Oncethestudenthassubmittedafull,near-finaldraftofthedissertationtothecommittee,

itsmembershaveonemonthinwhichtoreadandreturnthedissertationdraftwithcommentsforrevision.Whenatleastthreecommitteemembersagreeinwritingthatthedraftisacceptableexceptforminorrevisions–thatis,theyagreethatthedraftisdefensible–thedefensedatecanbeconfirmed.

4. ThedefenseshouldpreferablybescheduledinAprilorearlier,allowingthestudentthe

opportunitytomakefinalchangesbeforethecompleteddissertationisdueattheGraduateSchool,whosedeadlineforthepresentationofthefinal,completed,defendeddissertationisMay1.(TheGSwstatesthat“AnextensionofthisdeadlinetoMay15ispossibleuponwrittenrequestfromthedissertationadvisortotheGraduateSchoolbeforeApril15.”)

5. Atleastoneweekbeforethedefense,thecandidatewilldistributeadissertationabstractto

allDepartmentalfacultyandgraduatestudents,andmakethereviseddissertationavailabletothefullfaculty.ThetimeandplaceofthedefensemustalsobepostedintheDepartmentatthattime.

6. Thedefenseispublic:allDepartmentalfacultyandgraduatestudentsareinvitedtoattend.

Atthedefense,studentsgenerallymakeashortpresentationoftheirdissertationfindings,thenrespondtoquestionsfromthecommitteemembers.Proceduresforeachdefenseshouldbediscussedbyastudentandhis/heradvisorpriortothedefense.Afterthe

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defense,thestudentmaycollectthecommitteemembers’signaturesonthecoverpagesrequiredbytheGraduateSchoolandforanyboundcopiess/hewillproduce.

7. Oncethedissertationhasbeensuccessfullydefended,thestudentmustmakeanyfinal

changesrequiredbythecommitteeafterthedefense.ThestudentmustformatthedissertationinlinewiththespecificrequirementsavailableattheGraduateSchoolwebsite,athttps://www.brown.edu/academics/gradschool/dissertation-guidelines.ThestudentisrequiredtosubmitboundcopiesofthedissertationtotheDAandthedissertationadvisor.ThedissertationshouldbesubmittedelectronicallytotheGS.

IV.ADVISING,COMMITTEES,ANDEVALUATION

A. Advising1. TheDGSservesasadvisortoenteringstudentsintheirfirstsemesteranduntilsuchtime

astheyconstituteanMAcommitteeintheirsecondsemester.2. Onceastudenthasdeterminedhis/herstudyorresearchtopic,he/shewillseekoutthe

facultymembermostrelevanttothetopicanddeterminewhetherthatpersonwillserveasthechairofthecommittee.

3. Thefacultyexpectthatstudentswillselect,retain,orchangeadvisorsandcommitteememberswiththeaimofmaintainingtheclosestpossibleconcordancebetweenthescholarlyandprofessionalinterestsoftheindividualstudentandher/hisfacultycommitteemembers.

4. Theadvisorforthedissertationproposal,fieldwork,andthedissertationitselfis

assumedtohavealong-termacademicrelationshipwiththestudent.Facultynotinresidence,therefore,willcontinuetoadvisewheneverpossible.

B. Committees

1. ThegraduateprograminAnthropologyreliesonthecommitteesystem.Thecommittee

chairandatleastoneothercommitteemembermustberegularmembersofthefacultyoftheDepartmentofAnthropology(i.e.,tenuredortenure-trackfacultyintheDepartment).AthirdmemberofthecommitteemustbeeitheraregularmemberofthefacultyinAnthropology,oranotherfacultymemberatBrownwhoisacceptabletothecommitteechairandtheDGS.

2. Foreachstageofthestudent’sprogressthroughtheprogramhe/shewillhaveafully

constitutedcommittee.Eachcommitteeisforaspecialpurpose,suchasaMaster’s

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committee,preliminaryexamcommittee,dissertationcommittee,etc.Whenthatpurposehasbeenaccomplished,thecommitteeisdissolvedandthestudentwillconstituteanewcommitteeforhis/hernextphaseoftheprogram.Whileitisoftenthecasethatsomeorevenallofthesamemembersfrompreviouscommitteemayserveonthesubsequentcommittee,thisisnotnecessarilythecase.

3. Onceacommitteehasbeenformedandapproved,however,itisfixeduntilitsparticularpurposehasbeenfulfilled.Inotherwords,committeemembershipmaybechangedonlyunderextraordinarycircumstances.

4. Theproceduresforestablishingallcommitteesareasfollows.Onceafacultymemberhasagreedtochairthecommittee,thestudentandchairtogetherwilldecideontheothertwoappropriatecommitteemembers.Thestudentwilltheninvitethosefacultymemberstositonthecommittee.

5. Asageneralrule,eitherthestudentorfacultymemberscanrequestthatacommitteemeetingbescheduledinordertodiscussissuesrelevanttothestudent'sprogramandacademiccareer.

C. TheMAcommittee

1. Duringthesecondsemesterofthefirstyear,nolaterthanFebruary15,astudentmust

constituteanMAcommitteetoadviseher/himonasummerresearchproposalandMaster’sResearchPaper.ThestudentshouldsubmitthenamesoftheproposedcommitteebyemailtotheDGSandtheDepartmentManager.

2. Thecommitteeiscomposedofatleastthreefacultymembers,withcompositionas

notedabove.Itisacceptable,althoughnotcommon,tohaveafourthmemberonthecommittee.

D. ThePEcommittee

WhentheMAiscompleted,thestudentshouldrecommendaPEcommitteeinwritingtotheDGSforapproval.Thecommitteeiscomposedofatleastthreefacultymembers,with composition as noted above. It is acceptable, although not common, to have afourthmemberonthecommittee.Thiscommitteewillberesponsible forboththePEandtheDRP.

E. ThePh.D.committee

Thedissertationcommitteeconsistsofatleastfourfacultymembers.Normally,threeofthese are the same individuals who approved the DRP (i.e., the PE committee

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members).AtleasttwoofthefourcommitteemembersmustberegularDAmembers.At least one committeemembermust come from outside the DA: a facultymemberfromanotherunitatBrown,afacultymemberfromanotheruniversityentirely,orsomeother expert approved by the student's Departmental committee members whoseknowledge and standing in the scholarly community make her/him an appropriatechoicetoserveascommitteemember.

F. EvaluationofStudentsAnnualReviews:

ThefacultyoftheDA,meetingasawhole,reviewstheprogressofallenrolledstudentsattheendofeachacademicyear.Ateveryreview,theDAdetermineswhethereachstudentshouldberecommendedtocontinueinthegraduateprogram.TheDAwillmakeeveryefforttoalertstudentsaboutanyweaknessesintheirperformanceatsoonaspossiblesothattheymaytakeallpossibleremedialactions.Suchreviewbythefacultycontinuesthroughoutastudent’stimeatBrown.Ifstudentsfailtomakesatisfactoryprogressintheirprofessionalization(e.g.byfailingtofinishincompletesortomeetdeadlines)theywill,afterfacultyvote,beplacedonwarningattheendofthatsemester.ByGraduateSchoolrules,thiswarningaffordsthestudentonefurthersemestertoremedytheproblemsnoted.Afterfacultyreviewandvote,studentswhoshowsatisfactoryprogresswillreturntogoodstanding;thosewhodonotwillbereleasedfromtheprogram.

EvaluationafterMA:

AnimportantevaluationoccursatthecompletionofMArequirements,whenthefacultydecideswhetherastudentmaycontinueontothePh.D.Thefacultymakesthisdecisiononthebasisofacomprehensiveevaluationofthestudent'sacademicperformance,andonanassessmentoftheviabilityoftherelationshipbetweenthestudent'sacademicinterestsandresearchobjectivesandthoseofthefaculty.Onthebasisofthisevaluationthestudentisnotifiedofher/hisstandingandwhetherpermissiontocontinueisgranted.OngoingReview:

Inadditiontotheseannualreviews,thefacultyattemptstoinformeachstudentattheearliestopportunityaboutanyissuesthatarisepertainingtohisorherstandingintheprogram.Thestudent’sadvisorand/ortheDGSarecrucialintermediariesinthisprocessofongoing

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evaluationanddisseminationoffeedback.Atsuch,studentsencounteringdifficultiesintheprogramshouldinformtheiradvisors,committeemembers,and/ortheDGS.V.RELATEDTOPICS A.FinancialAssistance

1. ConsulttheGraduateSchoolHandbookforinformationonthefiveyearfundingguarantee,otherformsoffinancialassistance,andformsrequiredbytheGS.

2. Allstudentsarestronglyencouragedtoseekoutsidefundingontheirownbehalf.First-yearstudentsshouldapply,forexample,fortheNSFGraduateFellowship(NSFGRFP).Advancedstudentsshouldplantoapplytoarangeofagenciesandfoundationsofferinggrantsandfellowshipsrelevanttotheirstageintheprogram(pre-field,post-field,dissertating,etc.).

3. ATA-shipconsists,usually,ofastipendandtuitionawardforonetuitionunitforthesemesteritisawarded.TAsmaybeappointedforoneortwosemesterseachyear.

4. TheHaffenrefferMuseumProctorshipisanon-instructionaltrainingopportunityintendedtofostertheprofessionaldevelopmentand/orresearchinterestsofgraduatestudents.LikeTA-ships,theproctorshipgenerallyincludesstipendandtuition.

5. Graduatestudentsareexpectedtoapplyforexternalfundingtosupporttheirfieldwork.Thisprocesstypicallyoccursduringthefifthsemester.StudentswhoreceivefundingfromexternalsourcesarerequestedtosharetheirapplicationswithfuturestudentsbyplacingtheminafilewiththeDepartmentManager.

6. Graduatestudentscanapplytoteachpre-collegeandundergraduatesummercoursesthatpayamodestsalaryandofferindependentteachingexperience.Callsforcourseproposalsareissuedthefallpriortothesummerduringwhichteachingwouldoccur.

7. SeetheGraduateSchool’shandbookand/orconsultwiththeDGSforcurrent

informationonsecuringsixth-yearfundingandthe“DissertationCompletionProposal”process(DCP).

8. Eachstudentisresponsibleforunderstandingandplanningforthetaxconsequencesof

grants,fellowships,andotherawards.B.EthicsofResearchInvolvingHumanSubjects

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1. StudentsarerequiredtobefamiliarwiththestatementontheethicalconductofresearchadoptedbytheAmericanAnthropologicalAssociation.Studentsarealsoexpectedtogiveseriousconsiderationtothefullrangeofethicalquestionsraisedbytheirresearchandotherprofessionalactivities.Theseethicalquestionsincludethepotentialusesandimpactsofresearch,theinterestsservedbyresearch,thestipulationsattachedtofunding,andtheresponsibilityofanthropologiststocolleagues,researchsubjects,fundingagencies,governments,andthepublicinterest.

2. Federalregulationsmandatethatallresearchprojectsthatmayinvolvetheuseofhumansubjects,regardlessofsponsorshiporsourceoffunding,mustbereviewedbyBrownUniversityforpotentialharmtohumans.TheInstitutionalReviewBoard(IRB),whichisintheResearchProtectionsOffice(RPO),conductsthesereviews.GrantingagencieslikeNSFandNIHrequirethattheIRBapproveprotocolsbeforehumansubjectsresearchbegins.Accordingly,studentsshouldsubmitprotocolstoIRBatleastthreemonthsbeforetheyexpecttobeginresearch.FollowIRBinstructionsforpreparingaprotocolandallattachments(forexamples,seeDepartmentOffice).Researchshouldnotbeginuntiltheresearchprotocolhasbeenapproved.Inaddition,allstudentsarerequiredtopasstheCITIaccreditationcourseintheirfirstyearandtomaintaintheiraccreditationthroughouttheirtimeinthegraduateprogram.Ifstudentshavequestionsabouthumansubjectsreview,theyareurgedtoconsultwiththefaculty,theDGS,orRPO.

3. Inconsultationwiththeiradvisorsandcommitteemembers,studentsshoulddecide

whetheranyspecificresearchactivitytheyareplanningshouldbesubmittedtotheIRBforapproval.Ordinarily,researchexercisescarriedoutaspartofcurricularrequirementsarenotsubjecttoIRBreview.WherethereisuncertaintyabouttheneedforIRBreview,studentsshouldconsultwiththeIRBstaffandplantheiractivitieswiththeIRBscheduleinmind.Thedepartmentrequiresthatallstudentsconductingresearchatanytimeduringtheacademicyear,duringthesummer,orforlongerperiodsaddressrelevanthumansubjectsprotection.

4. UponreceivingthePh.D.,contactRPOtohaveanyopenIRBprotocolsclosed.

C.TransferofGraduateCredit

Somestudentshavedonegraduate-levelworkinanthropologyelsewhere. WiththeapprovaloftheDGSandtheregistrar,someofthosecoursesmaybetransferred,asfollows:

• Eightsemester-longcoursesarerequiredfortheBrownMA.Onlyoneofthesecoursesmaybetransferredinfromanthropologycourseworkcompletedelsewhere.

• AstudentmaytransferuptoeightcreditstowardthePh.D.requirementoftwenty-fourcredits.TheDAencouragesstudentstotransferasmanycreditsaspossible.

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• A student who has written an MA Research Paper for an anthropology MA degreeelsewhere may submit the completed thesis for consideration for the DA's ResearchPaper requirement. Acceptanceof this thesis in lieuof theMAResearchPaper isnotguaranteedandissubjecttothecommittee’sapproval.

• Transfer credit may be obtained for research related to one's dissertation. Thestudent'scommitteewillevaluatefundedorunfundedfieldworkonitsacademicmeritand,throughthegraduateadvisor,bringitsrecommendationandwrittenjustificationtothefaculty,Dean,andRegistrarfortheapprovaloftuitionunits.

• FormsforthetransferofcreditsareavailablefromtheRegistrar.D.TimeLimitsforDegrees

• NormallytheMAshouldbecompletedbytheendofthefourthsemesterinresidence.TocontinueintheMAprogrambeyondfivesemestersrequiresdepartmentalpermission.

• Oncestudentshaveadvancedtocandidacy(i.e.passedprelimsandapprovedDRP),they

mustcompleteanddefendthedissertationwithinfiveyears,accordingtoGraduateSchoolpolicy.SeetheGraduateSchoolwebsiteformoreinformation(https://www.brown.edu/academics/gradschool/doctoral-candidacy).

E.OptingOut(“StoppingtheClock”)andLeavesofAbsence

1. AdvancedStudentStatus(Opting-outofGraduateSchoolSupport/StoppingtheClock)

1. AccordingtotheGSHandbook,“StudentswhoplantoconductdissertationresearchawayfromBrownduringoneoftheiryearsofguaranteedsupportfromtheGraduateSchoolhavethefollowingfundingoptionsavailabletothem:

a. theymaybeeligibleforadissertationfellowshipbasedontherecommendationof

theirdepartment,inwhichcasetheyuseoneoftheiryearsofguaranteedfunding;

b. theymayhaveanexternalfellowshipandapplyforsupplementalstipendandtuitionsupportfromtheGraduateSchoolundertheincentiveprogram;or

c. theymayopt-outofGraduateSchoolfundingand“stoptheirfundingclock”forup

totwosemesters.Studentswhoselecttoopt-outmustcommunicatetheirdecisiontotheGraduateSchoolandtheirDGSinwriting.TheDGSmustthenreportthis

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decisiononthestudent’sappointmentform.The‘opt-outoption’isonlyavailableforstudentswhoareawayfromBrownconductingdissertationresearch.”

2. NB:Studentswhoselecttoopt-outareeligibletoapplyforTuitionandHealthInsurance

ScholarshipsfromtheGS.AsstatedintheGSHandbook,“ReceiptofTuitionandHealthInsuranceScholarshipsdoesnotcounttowardstheyearsofGraduateSchoolguaranteedsupport.”

3.RefertotheGSHandbookforinformationontheseoptions.Studentsshouldconsultwith

theDGSanddissertationadvisorpriortoselectingoneoftheseoptions.

2. LeavesofAbsence

RefertotheGraduateSchoolHandbookforinformationonthekindsofleavesofabsenceavailable,theimplicationsoftakingleaves(e.g.,fordeferringrepaymentofstudentloans),andtheprocedurestofollowinordertoapplyforthemandtoreturntoactivestatus.TheDepartment’sDGSmustapproveallleaveofabsenceapplications.F.LettersofRecommendation

• Fromtimetotime,studentswillfinditnecessarytohavefacultymemberswriteletters

ofrecommendation.Themostcommonoccasionsforrequestingsuchlettersarewhenapplyingforresearchortraininggrants,seekingadmissiontosummerinstitutesandworkshops,andapplyingforemployment.

• Forfacultytorespondpromptlyandeffectivelytorequestsforlettersofrecommendation,studentsareaskedtoprovidethefacultymemberwithanupdatedc.v.,acopyoftheapplicationletterorform,astampedaddressedenvelopeifahardcopyoftheletterisrequested,andwhateverothermaterialsarerequired.Studentsshouldmakerequestsatleasttwoweeksbeforetheletterisdueandstateclearlythedeadlinefortheletterorrecommendation.TheyshouldnotifytheDGSifarequestisnotmetinatimelyfashion.

• Itisappropriateforstudentstoinformtheirrefereesoftheoutcomeofanyletterstheywrite.

G.AcademicLifeandPrizes

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1. Throughouttheacademicyear,theDAandHaffenrefferMuseumsponsorvarious"brown-bag"luncheontalks,colloquia,andlectures.StudentsareexpectedtoattendthelecturessponsoredbytheDepartment;theseopportunitiesforhearingaboutresearchandformeetingvisitingscholarsininformalsettingsareanintegralandimportantpartoftheacademicenterprise.Inaddition,otherpresentationsaresponsoredandhostedbyrelatedunitsoncampus.Studentsarestronglyencouragedtotakeadvantageofsuchopportunities.

2. Itisalsoimportanttoattendandparticipateininternational,national,andregional

professionalmeetingstothefullestextentpossible.TheannualmeetingoftheAmericanAnthropologicalAssociation(AAA)isamajoropportunitytopresentpapersandmeetotherswhosharesimilarregionalortheoreticalinterests.Otherconferences–suchastheannualmeetingsofTheAmericanEthnologicalSociety,SocietyforAmericanArchaeology,SocietyforHistoricalArchaeology,etc.–provideimportantforumsinwhichtopresentresearchandmeetotherscholars.

3. StudentsmayapplytotheGraduateSchoolforsupporttoattendconferences.TheDA

alsoprovideslimitedfundingforstudentswhowillbepresentingatconferences.Acallforapplicationswillbeissuedeachfall;contacttheDGSwithquestions.

4. TheDAoffersanannualprize,TheWatsonSmithPrize,forthebestAnthropologypaper

writtenthatyearbyanundergraduateand/orgraduatestudent.Thecallforpapersisusuallyissuedinthespring.ForGuidelines,seetheDepartmentOfficeStaff.

5. Studentsarealsoencouragedtosubmittheirworktothegraduatestudentpaperprize

competitionsofinternational,national,andregionalanthropologyassociations.H.HaffenrefferMuseumofAnthropology

TheHaffenrefferMuseumofAnthropologywelcomesstudentstouseitscollectionsinBristol,RI,toworkwiththemuseum’sstaff,andtoparticipateinitsworkofcollecting,exhibiting,andteaching.Internships,proctorships,andgrantsforfieldworkareavailable.TheMuseum’sexhibitionspaceislocatedinManningHallontheMainGreen,andstudentsareencouragedtovisit.Graduateandundergraduatestudentshaveplayedprominentcuratorialrolesinrecentexhibitions,haverunseminarsfordocents,andhaveparticipatedinschooleducationprograms.InterestedstudentsshouldcontactProf.RobertPreucel,MuseumDirector.

I.AccesstoStudentFilesandGrievanceProcedures

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1. Accordingtofederallaw,studentshavearighttoseemostinformationintheirDAorGSfile,exceptformaterialsspecificallynotedinthelegislation.Astudentwishingtoseehis/herfileintheGraduateSchoolshouldcontacttheDeanoftheGraduateSchoolinwriting.Astudentwishingtoseeher/hisDepartmentfilemustsubmitawrittenrequesttotheDepartmentmanager(Form8).ThestudentmayexaminethefileintheDepartmentOfficeandmaymakecopiesofmaterialsinthefile.Nothingmayberemovedfromthefile.

2. Individualstudentsand/orgroupsofstudentswhohaveagrievanceagainstanotherstudent,afacultymember,theDA,ortheUniversityshouldfirsttrytoresolvethematterbyconsultingwithafacultymember,theDGS,ortheDepartmentChair.Dependingonthenatureoftheproblem,oneofthesepersonswillattempttomediate,andhopefullyresolve,thegrievance.Shouldthatproveimpossible,studentsorfacultymaybringthemattertotheattentionoftheentirefacultyatafacultymeeting.Studentsmayalsorequestameetingwithfacultymembersaloneorwithotherstudents.Decisionsmadeatsuchmeetings,iftheyinvolveDepartmentalpolicy,mustbeapprovedbythewholefacultyatoneoftheirmeetings.

3. SimilarproceduresshouldbefollowedwhenthegrievanceisagainstaDepartmentalprocedureordecision,whetheritdirectlyinvolvesaparticularstudent'sstatusoramatteraffectinggraduatestudentsingeneral.IntheeventthatagrievancecannotbesatisfactorilyresolvedwithintheDAafterfollowingtheseprocedures,studentswillbereferredtotheGraduateSchool.

4. TheOmbudsperson(401-863-6145),TitleIXoffice(401-863-2216),andotheruniversity

resourcesmayalsobeabletoassiststudentswithagrievance.J.WellnessandSupportResources

• StudentsseekinginformationaboutMedicalLeaveshouldcontactAssociateDeanMariaSuarez,intheGraduateSchool,and/orStudentSupportServices(GraduateCenter,4thfloor).

• DiversityInitiativesprovidesassistancewithrecordingalivedorchosennamechangeintoUniversitysystemstosupportT*students(GraduateCenter,4thfloor)

• StudentandEmployeeAccessibilityServices(SEAS)coordinatesandfacilitatesservicesforstudentswithphysical,psychological,andlearningdisabilities,andtemporaryinjuries(20BenevolentStreet,1stfloor)

• CounselingandPsychologicalServices(CAPS)providesfreeconfidentialcounseling(J.WalterWilson,Room516,401-863-3476).CAPSoffersSaturdayappointmentsforgraduatestudentsfrom9amto4pmduringtheacademicyearatHealthServices,13BrownStreet.

• MariaSuarez,AssociateDeanofStudentSupportintheGraduateSchool,isdedicatedtoservingmaster’sandPhDstudents(HoraceMann110,maria_suarez@brown.edu,401-863-1802)

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VI.GIDDINGSHOUSEANDFEINSTEINHOUSERULES

TheentireDepartment–faculty,students,staff–arehousedinGiddingsHouseandFeinsteinHouse.Wemustallbejointlycommittedtomaintainingthemasapleasantenvironmentforworkandsocialization.

NOSMOKINGanywhereinthebuilding.Kindlyobservealsothefollowingguidelines:

Securityisavitalissue.Theftsoccureveryyearallovercampus,andGiddingsandFeinsteinHousearenoexception.FromSeptemberthroughMay,thefrontdoorsareopenweekdays8:30a-4:45p;atothertimesbesurethedoorsshutsecurelybehindyouwhenenteringandexiting.Thebasementdoorisespeciallystickyinhumidweatherandshouldalwaysbeclosedfirmlywhenenteringorleavingthebuilding.Ifholdingsectionsatnight,tellstudentstoarrivefiveminutesearlytogainentrance,andwhenyouleaveatnightbesurethewindowsanddoorsyouhaveusedareclosed.Pleasedonotleaveoutsidedoorsopenandunattended.Requestidentificationfromstrangersduringthehoursthebuildingisclosed,oratanytimeyouseeasuspiciousact.ThecampusphonelocatedoutsidethefrontdoormaybeusedtocallPolice/Security(x3-3322).Brownoffersashuttleandescortservice.Ifthefirealarmsounds,evacuatethebuildingsimmediately.

TheKitchenAreainthestudentlounge(B5)isforstudents'use.Pleasecoverfoodpreparedin

themicrowave.Milkandotherfoodinrefrigeratorbelongtoindividuals.Leavethekitchenascleanorcleanerthanyoufoundit;washanythingyoumighthaveused.

Classrooms(GiddingsHouseRooms114and212andFeinsteinHouseRoom104)shouldbe

pickedup,chairsputinorderandboardserased,followinguse.Pleasebesureyouturnofftheprojectorifyouhaveusedit.Itisveryimportanttocloseandlockwindowsbeforeyouleavetheroom.

TheStudentStudyArea(BasementRoom,B5)isfortheuseofgraduatestudentsand

undergraduateconcentrators.KeepthedoorstotheComputerRoom(B4)lockedatalltimes.Nodrinkingoreatinginthisroom.Therearestrictrulesaboutinstallationofsoftwareandcomputerlegalities;consultwiththeDepartment'scomputerconsultant(DCC)ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutsuchmatters.

Outdoors:ParkinginGiddingsHouseLot59isreservedforthosewithUniversitypermits.When

exitingthelot,STOPatthebrickwallandproceedwithcaution.Pleasedonotblockourneighbors'drivewayswithcars.Cyclists,pleaseusethebicyclerackoutsidethebuildingandhelppreserveourplants.

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FortheuseoftheArchaeologyLabRoom202seeProfessorHouston.ForuseoftheHaffenrefferMuseumfacilities,seeProfessorRobertPreucel.

FORMNO.1:EVALUATIONOFGRADUATESTUDENTINCOURSEStudent'sName:Instructor:CourseNumberandName:SemesterandYear:Typeofcourse(seminar,tutorial,lecture)NumberofStudentsincourse:Grade:Commentsonwrittenandoralwork,presentations,participationindiscussions,meetingassignmentdeadlines,etc.:Facultysignature:Date:Distribute:student,student'sfile,faculty

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FORMNO.2:MARESEARCHPAPERPROPOSALTITLEPAGE1.Titleofproject2.Locationanddurationofproject(beginningandendingdatesofresearch)3.Abstract4.Advisor'ssignatureSUBSEQUENTPAGES5.Description:

a) Generalstatementoftheresearchproblemb) Specificobjectivesandjustificationc) Methodologyd) Potentialsignificanceofthestudye) Bibliography

6.Statementonuseofhumansubjects7.BudgetTravelExpenses_____________________________Livingexpenses(roomandboard)_________________Other(describe)______________________________Totalanticipatedexpense________________________LessAmountreceivedfromothersources________________Totalanticipatedoutstandingexpenses________________________

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FORMNO.3:MARESEARCHPAPER-COVERSHEET

(Title)

(Name)

ResearchpaperinpartialfulfillmentoftheM.A.degreerequirementsDepartmentofAnthropology

BrownUniversityAdvisor:(Nametyped)___________________________________Dateaccepted:_________________________________________Otherreaders:(atleasttwo)

_______________________,_______________________

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FORMNO.4:MARESEARCHPAPER-ABSTRACTSTUDENTNAME:_______________________________________________TITLEofPaper__________________________________________________Abstract(approximately100-250words):FacultyApproval:Advisor_______________________________ Date__________CommitteeMember_______________________ Date__________CommitteeMember_______________________ Date__________

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FORMNO.5:PROPOSALFORPRELIMINARYEXAMINATION(tobesubmittedforapproval2monthsbeforetheintendeddateoftheExamination)STUDENTNAME:______________________________________________________Date:________________________________________________________Committee:Initialed: Date:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Specialties:ForeignLanguage:(Abibliographyandstatementshouldfollowthispage)

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FORMNO.6:REPORTONPRELIMINARYEXAMINATION(PE)StudentName:_________________________________Date__________Areasofspecialization:1___________________________________________________________2.__________________________________________________________3__________________________________________________________Formofexam(oralorwritten)Comments:Conclusions:(pass,fail,orother?)____________________________*Committee:1.Advisor:____________________________________Otherfacultypresent:

2.___________________________________________3.___________________________________________4.___________________________________________

*Committeemembersshouldinitialtheirnamesifinagreementwithcommentsandconclusions(preparedbytheadvisor).Minorityopinionsshouldbeappended.

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FORMNO.7:DISSERTATIONRESEARCHPROPOSAL(DRP)COVERSHEETStudentName__________________________________________________TitleofResearchProject:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________Researchproblem:(abstract)Typeofsupportanticipated(NSF,Fulbright,SSRC,etc.)

Committee:_________________,____________________,_____________________Language:____________________Modeofevaluatinglanguage:________________________________________Languagepassedby(examiner'sname)__________________Date___________Approvedbyadvisor:__________________ Date____________

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FORMNO.8:REQUESTFORACCESSTOSTUDENTFILEDate:_______________Student:___________________________________________IherebyrequestaccesstomystudentfileintheDepartmentofAnthropology.______________________________________________________________(Student’ssignature)Certifiedthatstudenthasseenfile:Date:_________________________________________________________OfficeStaff’ssignature:__________________________________________ItemsPhotocopied:_____________________________