Graduate Study for the 21st Century How to Build an Academic Career in the Humanities

Name: Graduate Study for the 21st Century How to Build an Academic Career in the Humanities
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ISBN: 9781403969361

ISBN-10: 1403969361

ISBN-13: 9781403969361

Edition: 2005

Authors: Gregory Colon Semenza

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Many graduate students continue to be regarded as "apprentices" despite the fact that they are expected to design and teach their own classes, serve on university committees, and conference and publish regularly. The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that the attrition rate for American Ph.D. programs is at an all-time high, between 40% and 50% (higher for women and minorities). Of those who finish, only one in three will secure tenure-track jobs. These statistics highlight waste: of millions of dollars by universities and of time and energy by students. Rather than teaching graduate students how to be graduate students, then, the guide prepares them for what they really seek: a…

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List price: $29.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date: 10/7/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Foreword;M.Bï¿½rubï¿½


Introduction


The Culture of a Graduate Program


The Structure of a Graduate Career


Organization and Time Management


The Graduate Seminar


The Seminar Paper


Teaching


Exams


The Dissertation


Attending Conferences


Publishing


Service and Participation


The Job Market



Sample CVs



Sample Syllabi



Sample Teaching Portfolios



Examination Materials



Sample Dissertation Prospectus



Conference Materials



Book Prospectus Materials



Job Market Materials


Index