Progress through the PhD Program: Year-by-Year Guide
Navigate your PhD journey with this comprehensive year-by-year progress guide designed by Laura Ogden, Graduate Program Director of Global & Sociocultural Studies. From choosing classes to conducting research and dissertation work, stay on track by following the outlined goals for each year. Ensure timely progress, access to mentorship, and funding for your research while keeping up with necessary paperwork.
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Year by Year: Progress through the PhD Laura Ogden Graduate Program Director Global & Sociocultural Studies
Why keep to this schedule? Ensure: 1. Progress from classes to research is timely 2. Dissertation research is funded 3. Good mentorship is available early 4. Helps us access student progress and our program 5. Keeps you on track with graduate school paperwork
YEAR 1 Fall Semester Assigned temporary faculty mentor Take SYA 6127 (Theory & Inquiry) Choose classes/professors that fit your interests Look for appropriate theory/methods courses Spring Semester Take ISS 6305 (Research Methods & Design) Choose classes/professors that fit your interests Look for appropriate theory/methods courses Progress Goals By year s end: choose committee chair, decide on major (file form with GDP) Meet with temp mentor for annual evaluation of progress. Start looking around for an external committee member Use courses to advance dissertation topic (lit reviews)
YEAR 1 SUMMER Language Training (if needed for research) Internship/Preliminary Fieldwork IRB Training Certification
YEAR 2 Fall Take SYA 6317 (Social Research Quant Methods 1) Choose classes/professors that fit your interests Look for appropriate theory/methods courses Spring Take SYA 6959 (Writing Research Proposals) Choose classes/professors that fit your interests Look for appropriate theory/methods courses Progress Goals File D1 (committee form) by year end Meet with Dissertation chair for annual evaluation Finish required coursework Use courses to advance dissertation topic (lit review, quals)
YEAR 2 SUMMER Goal: transform SYA 6959 proposal into a proposal for submission to funding organization NSF deadline Aug. 15 (for example) Continue Language Training (if needed)
YEAR 3 Fall Take Exam Prep Hours (6 max) Comp Exams Defend Proposal Spring Submit DEA & other proposals Preliminary Fieldwork (local, archival, etc.) Prepare IRB proposal (for D3) Progress Goals Submit D2 and D3 to grad school
YEAR 3 SUMMER Fieldwork Network with scholars outside FIU
YEAR 4 Fall Dissertation Fieldwork Spring Finish Dissertation Fieldwork Prepare outline for Dissertation Progress Goals Fieldwork supported by external funds or DEA Present Paper at Conference
YEAR 4 SUMMER Start writing dissertation Apply DYF Goal: Draft article for publication (coauthor with mentor or solo)
YEAR 5 Fall Dissertation about 3/4 finished Spring Rough Draft early Feb to committee. Early: File D5 (preliminary approval & announcement) 3 weeks before defense date Apply for postdocs & jobs Progress Goals: Finish by end of year 5 or Summer Year 6 Year 5 supported through DYF or TA Next Steps in place (postdoc, job, temp teaching)
