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Graduate Program in Folklore
First-year graduate students become part of a cohort that sometimes feels like family. The first semester provides an immersion in the basic concepts of folklore study through two required seminars. One of these meets jointly with first-year ethnomusicology students and explores common ground and common perspectives between the two fields. The second semester brings an exposure to ethnographic fieldwork, both through active doing of ethnography and through reading and discussing key issues in the ethnographic process.
From there graduate students are released to shape their own routes through the department in close consultation with their chosen advisors. In completing requirements for the Master's, students compile a dossier reflecting their interests and best work to date. They may, if they wish, write a Master's thesis; alternatively, they may design and complete a Master's project which might involve a range of activities including writing publishable papers, producing educational materials, working as an intern in a museum, and so forth. The M.A. requires a minimum of 30 credit hours, and proof of competence in one foreign language.
Students who have completed the Master's must petition the faculty for entrance to the Doctoral program. Once admitted, students must complete another 30 hours of coursework, some of it in an outside department known as the outside minor. They must show competence in a second foreign language. To achieve candidacy, they must also receive a passing grade on the Ph.D. Qualifying Examination and submit an acceptable draft of their dissertation research proposal.
Doctoral candidates work closely with their dissertation supervisor and their doctoral research committees to plan and execute their doctoral investigation. The culmination is a doctoral dissertation, which must be a substantial treatment of a significant folkloristic topic. This dissertation is defended in the Ph.D. Oral Examination. Up to 30 additional credit hours are fulfilled by successfully completing the doctoral dissertation.
Folklore Course Requirements
Master of Arts (MA) Track in Folklore
MA requires a minimum of 30 graduate credit hours including 24 credit hours of coursework (8 courses) within the department and up to 6 credit hours of project/thesis work (F850), and reading proficiency in one foreign language.
F501 |
Folklore Colloquy |
F516 |
Folklore Theory in Practice |
F517* |
History of Folklore Study |
F523 |
Fieldwork in Folklore |
F525* |
Readings in Ethnography |
| One additional approved course in the department |
Three additional approved courses in the department that fall in the Form, Area, or Theory categories (one course for each category) |
* MA students must choose either F517 or F525 |
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Folklore
PhD requires a minimum of 90 graduate credit hours including 30 hours of dissertation. A maximum of 30 credit hours of MA work may count towards the PhD. At least one minor and reading proficiency in two foreign languages are required. It is possible to obtain an Ethnomusicology minor within the department and/or to take Ethnomusicology classes towards track completion.
F501 |
Folklore Colloquy |
F516 |
Folklore Theory in Practice |
F517 |
History of Folklore Study |
F523 |
Fieldwork in Folklore |
F525 |
Readings in Ethnography |
F714 |
Paradigms of Ethnomusicology |
F740 |
History of Ideas in Ethnomusicology |
F794 |
Transcription and Analysis |
One additional approved course in the department |
Six additional courses in the department that fall in the Form, Area, and Theory categories (2 courses for each category)
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Public Practice Concentration in Folklore and Ethnomusicology
The Department offers a Public Practice Concentration in Folklore and Ethnomusicology. Any M.A. or Ph.D. level graduate student in the Department, and Ph.D. minors from other departments, are eligible to pursue this concentration.
The concentration will consist of 4 classes for a total of 12 credits. Requirements are:
- F532 Public Practice in Folklore and Ethnomusicology
- F803 Practicum (3 crs.)
- 2 approved elective courses offered in the Department
An in-house faculty committee consisting of professors from ethnomusicology and folklore, working with the Graduate Recorder, will oversee all aspects of the concentration and advise students on courses, signing off on the practicum and electives that are to fulfill this requirement. Students should seek the advice and signature of a member of the in-house committee during the period of advising, prior to signing up for classes. A sheet for the required classes, with the appropriate signatures, will be created and maintained in the student’s file (see Appendix C).
Current students in the Department who wish to pursue the concentration may have electives and practicum credits grandfathered in (with the approval of the in-house committee) but must take the required F532 Public Practice in Folklore and Ethnomusicology course.
Upon successful completion of this program of courses, a member of the committee will add a letter to the student's permanent file indicating successful completion of the concentration. This letter will describe the concentration's scope and purpose and a copy of this letter will be provided to the student for inclusion in portfolios, internship and job application packets, and for similar purposes.
Minor
PhD Minor in Folklore
The PhD minor in Folklore consists of 12 credit hours of coursework (four graduate courses). At least three (3) credit hours must be in one of the required courses: F501, F516, F517, F523, or F525. The remaining three (3) courses must be approved by the Director of Graduate Studies. Contact Dr. Gregory Schrempp to set an appointment, gschremp@indiana.edu.
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