[Bilimsel Haber] A new Ph.D. Program/4 years funding/Social and Political Thought

[Tugrul Keskin]

------ Forwarded Message
From: "Fuselier, Annabelle" <afusilie at vt.edu>
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:31:10 -0500
Subject: FW:

Sent on behalf of Wolfgang Natter

Hello, everyone:

I know many of you will be interested to learn that the ASPECT Ph.D.
program at Virginia Tech has been approved by the Virginia State
Council of Higher Education.  ASPECT (Alliance for Social, Political,
Ethical, and Cultural Thought) is now able to enroll Ph.D. students
beginning in the Fall, 08 term. Updated information on the program,
as well as application guidelines, are posted at www.aspect.vt.edu.
Priority for admission into the Ph.D. program for  08/09 will be
given to applications received February 29.

ASPECT is a theory based, interdisciplinary, and project centered
teaching and research program. Students applying for the Ph.D.
program do so on the basis of a completed M.A. or equivalent e.g.
(MFA, MArch, JD), or promise of completion prior to commencing Ph.D.
study beginning in the Fall term.  Assuming good progress to degree,
accepted students are eligible for up to four years of financial
support as T. A.s while pursuing and completing their Ph.D degree.
Additionally, ASPECT oversees an 18 credit hour graduate certificate
program, which may be earned independently or while earning another
graduate degree at Virginia Tech.

The curriculum stresses student flexibility and originality. It
permits a focus on overarching, significant problems by offering
education in areas of concentration as well as solid grounding in
both interdisciplinary and disciplinary ways of knowing. Students
will be prepared to teach introductory and required courses in
particular disciplines through their graduate teaching
assistantships. Their Ph.D. research, however, will integrate
questions that span a number of social science and humanities
disciplines, approaches, and fields.

I would appreciate your sharing this information with any one whom
you think might be interested in learning more about the program.

http://www.aspect.vt.edu

Best wishes,


-- 
Wolfgang Natter
Director, ASPECT
(Alliance for Social, Political, Ethical, and Cultural Thought)
202 Major Williams Hall
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24060

------ End of Forwarded Message