Dual Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree in the field of History, with Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), in Brazil

Dual PhD Degree in the field of History, with Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), in Brazil

Upon completing the Dual PhD program in the field of History with the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate oral and written fluency at the graduate level in the two target languages.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of the historiography on their research topic(s) in the two target languages.
3. Demonstrate the ability to work with archives and libraries abroad; and demonstrate the ability to do research in the primary sources in the two target languages.
4. Demonstrate the ability to work with two advisors showing an understanding of two distinct academic communities.

the Dual PhD Degree in field of History, with Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), in Brazil

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Rice will award a PhD degree in field of History to UNICAMP students who have successfully completed following requirements:

1. Passed their comprehensive examinations and been admitted to candidacy at UNICAMP.
2. Completed 6 graduate-level courses at Rice, which one must be HIST 575, one must be a History research seminar, and one must be a History reading seminar. Students must be enrolled in at least 9 credit hours per semester while at Rice University.
3. Written a thesis in language of their home institution and a summary in English that is equivalent in style, scholarship, and length to an academic journal article.
4. Successfully presented the thesis and summary in English to a faculty panel at Rice.
5. Successfully defended thesis at UNICAMP. 

UNICAMP will award Doutor em História to Rice students who have successfully completed following requirements:

1. Passed their comprehensive examinations and been admitted to candidacy at Rice.
2. Completed 2 semesters of coursework at UNICAMP, including all required courses for UNICAMP PhD students in History.
3. Written a thesis in language of their home institution and a summary in Portuguese, that is equivalent in style, scholarship, and length to an academic journal article.
4. Successfully presented thesis, and summary, in Portuguese, to a faculty panel at UNICAMP.
5. Successfully defended thesis at Rice.

The English Language Proficiency Requirement may be waived for an international student who received a degree from an institution in which English is the official language of communication. Contact the admitting program for more information.

The following language proficiency tests are accepted by Rice graduate programs and will be used to assess English language proficiency. Please note the below scores are the minimum requirement, though some program requirements will be higher.

• The TOEFL IBT Home. A minimum score of 90 is required
• IELTS Indicator. A minimum score of 7 is required.
• Duolingo. A minimum score of 115 is required.

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