Faculty

Kevin B. Anderson, Ph.D., City University of New York Graduate Center, Professor (social and political theory; class, race, gender & sexuality theory; cultural and religious studies; development and social change; middle eastern studies; criminological theory)

Richard P. Appelbaum, Ph.D., University of Chicago, Professor (global political economy and development, labor and resistance movements, science, technology, and economic development)

Janice I. Baldwin, Ph.D., UC Santa Barbara, Lecturer (human sexuality, gender, AIDS)

John D. Baldwin, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, Professor (G. H. Mead, human sexuality, socialization, capitalism, micro-macro synthesis)

Kum-Kum Bhavnani, Ph.D., Cambridge University, Professor (third-world women, cultural studies, feminist studies, critical ethnography, critical psychology)

Denise D. Bielby, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Professor (gender, culture, work, aging and the life course)

Maria Charles, Ph.D., Stanford University, Professor (social inequality, gender, quantitative methods, global and international sociology)

Raymond Clémençon, Ph.D. University of Zurich, Senior Lecturer (international organizations, international and comparative environmental policy)

Jon D. Cruz, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Associate Professor (social theory, culture, race and ethnicity, knowledge)

G. Reginald Daniel, Ph.D., UC Los Angeles, Associate Professor (race and ethnic relations, comparative and historical sociology, comparative race and culture)

Jennifer Earl, Ph.D., University of Arizona, Associate Professor (social movements, law, quantitative methods, political sociology)

Simonetta Falasca-Zamponi, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Associate Professor (sociology of culture, political sociology, historical sociology, Western European studies)

Sarah Fenstermaker, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Professor (work and gender, feminist inquiry, feminist theory, research methods)

John Foran, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Professor (development and social change, Middle Eastern studies, Latin American studies, comparative historical methods, social theory, political sociology, social movements, cultural studies)

Noah E. Friedkin, Ph.D., University of Chicago, Professor (social psychology, social networks, mathematical sociology)

Roger O. Friedland, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Professor (cultural theory; architecture; religious nationalism; institutional theory; space, time, and social theory)

Avery F. Gordon, Ph.D., Boston College, Professor (social theory, radical thought & practice, militarism, imprisonment, art & literature)

Nikki Jones, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, Assistant Professor (urban ethnography, race and ethnicity, gender and crime, criminology and criminal justice, qualitative research methods)

Mark Juergensmeyer, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Professor (South Asian religion and society, sociology of religion, religious nationalism, terrorism, moral community, and social ethics)

Gene H. Lerner, Ph.D., UC Irvine, Professor (conversation analysis, social life of very young children, social aspects of syntax)

George Lipsitz, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Professor (race, culture and social identities, 20th-century U.S. history, urban history and culture, social movements)

Fernando Lopez-Alves, Ph.D., UC Los Angeles, Professor (comparative historical sociology, comparative politics, globalization. Latin American politics, organized labor)

John Mohr, Ph.D., Yale University, Associate Professor (complex organizations, culture, historical sociology, higher education, sociology of science)

Jan Nederveen Pieterse, Ph.D., Nijmegen University, Professor (globalization, development studies, cultural studies)

Melvin Oliver, Ph.D., Washington University, Professor (poverty, inequality and social policy, race and interethnic relations)

Carolyn Pinedo Turnovsky, Ph.D., City University of New York Graduate Center, Assistant Professor, (race and ethnicity, Latina and Latino studies, immigration studies, inequality, urban ethnography)

Geoffrey Raymond, Ph.D., UC Los Angeles, Associate Professor (conversation analysis, ethnomethodology, interaction in institutional settings, social theory, medical sociology, sociology of science and technology)

Victor M. Rios, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Assistant Professor, (juvenile justice, race and penalty, Latina and Latino sociology)

William I. Robinson, Ph.D., University of New Mexico, Professor (globalization, development, political economy, macrosociology, political sociology, Latin America)

Beth E. Schneider, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Professor (sexuality, feminist and gender studies, social movements, health/AIDS, lesbian/gay studies)

Denise Segura, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Professor (Chicana and Chicano Studies, feminist studies, gender, family, work, race-ethnic relations)

John R. Sutton, Ph.D., UC Davis, Professor (organizations, law, crime and punishment, comparative sociology, culture)

Verta Taylor, Ph.D., Ohio State University, Professor (social movements, gender, sexuality, culture, health and mental health)

France Winddance Twine, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Professor (girls, sexuality, feminist theory, critical race theory, racism/anti-racism, visual sociology, transracial/multiracial families, Brazil, U.S. and Western Europe)

Howard Winant, Ph.D., UC Santa Cruz, Professor (race and racism, political sociology, comparative/historical sociology, social theory)

Raymond Sin-Kwok Wong, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Professor (social stratification, comparative sociology, methods and statistics, sociology of economic change, demography)

Emeriti Faculty

William T. Bielby, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Professor Emeritus

Sethard Fisher, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Professor Emeritus

Richard Flacks, Ph.D., University of Michigan, Professor Emeritus

Morris F. Friedell, Ph.D., University of Chicago, Associate Professor Emeritus

David Gold, Ph.D., University of Chicago, Professor Emeritus

Harvey L. Molotch, Ph.D., University of Chicago, Professor Emeritus

Ilene H. Nagel, Ph.D., New York University, Professor Emeritus

Thomas J. Scheff, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Professor Emeritus

Gary I. Schulman, Ph.D., Stanford University, Associate Professor Emeritus

John A. Sonquist, Ph.D., University of
Chicago, Professor Emeritus

Bruce C. Straits, Ph.D., University of Chicago, Professor Emeritus

Thomas P. Wilson, Ph.D., Columbia University, Professor Emeritus

Don H. Zimmerman, Ph.D., UC Los Angeles, Professor Emeritus

Affiliated Faculty

Ralph J. Armbruster, Ph.D. (Chicana and Chicano Studies)

Aaron Belkin, Ph.D. (Political Science)

William R. Freudenburg, Ph.D. (Environmental Studies)

Mary E. Hancock, Ph.D. (Anthropology)

Lisa Hajjar, Ph.D. (Law and Society)

Barbara Herr Harthorn (Feminist Studies)

Laury Oaks, Ph.D. (Feminist Studies)

John S.W. Park, Ph.D. (Asian American Studies)

Wade Clark Roof, Ph.D. (Religious Studies)

Leila J. Rupp, Ph.D. (Feminist Studies)

Department Overview

Sociology is the systematic study of social life. Through empirical inquiry, sociologists seek to understand the process by which societies, communities, institutions, and organizations are created, maintained, undermined, and transformed, and the ways in which social life shapes individuals.

The Department of Sociology is composed of scholars who are internationally recognized contributors to the discipline. It is known for its diversity of perspective and particularly for its support for emerging areas of study and innovative approaches to theory, method, and empirical inquiry. The department has distinctive strength in quantitative methods of research and analysis. The department is also affiliated with the Institute for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research, which conducts global policy related research in the social sciences.

The requirements for the sociology major are designed to provide students with a thorough grounding in the theory and methodology of the discipline and their rigorous application to empirical inquiry. In addition to providing the core of a liberal arts education, the sociology major can also serve as preparation for graduate study for a career as a professional sociologist. Finally, the major may be used as preparation for a career in such fields as law, management, urban and environmental planning, corrections, journalism, teaching, social work, and other service professions.

Students with a bachelor’s degree in sociology who are interested in pursuing a California Teaching Credential should contact the Credential Advisor in the Graduate School of Education as soon as possible.

Honors Program in Sociology

As part of our participation in the College of Letters and Science Honors Program, the department offers an introductory-level sociology honors class (Sociology 1H), which is taught by the course professor, thus providing students with a unique opportunity for small group interaction with the instructor. In addition, eligible undergraduates may, with consent of the instructor, elect to fulfill an honors contract for any course. Eligible upper-division honors students may also participate in graduate courses numbered 200-299 by petition.

In addition to the general honors program, the Department of Sociology offers a three-quarter honors research practicum (196H-HR-HT). Students enrolled in this seminar complete an original research project on a topic of their choice. To be eligible for the honors practicum in sociology, students must have completed Sociology 1 and a statistics course, must have a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade-point average with a 3.5 grade-point average in upper-division sociology courses. In addition, it is strongly recommended that students interested in the honors research practicum acquire competency in the methodological area related to their specific research topic.

All qualified students are invited to apply at the Department of Sociology office before the end of the spring quarter prior to the year of requested admission to the practicum series. All students must submit a writing sample from a social science course, excluding take-home examinations. All final decisions for admission to the honors program will be made by the program coordinator and will be based on the writing sample, standing in the major, and cumulative grade-point average.

Graduation with Distinction

To be eligible to graduate with Distinction in the Major, honors students must complete, with a grade of B or better, a minimum of two graduate seminars in sociology and the three quarter honors research practicum which includes the presentation of an honors thesis. Students must also maintain a 3.5 cumulative grade-point average and a 3.5 grade-point average in upper-division sociology courses.

Alpha Kappa Delta. The Department of Sociology also sponsors the Tau of California Chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, the national sociology honors society. Membership in Alpha Kappa Delta is restricted to outstanding graduating seniors with a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.5, and with a 3.5 grade-point average in sociology units taken at UCSB.

Undergraduate Program

Prospective majors are expected to consult the department undergraduate academic advisor about all aspects of planning a program in sociology. Before admission to the sociology major, students must complete all sociology preparation for the major courses as specified below. Preparation for the major courses may not be taken on a passed/not passed basis. Students may declare the pre-sociology major after completion of at least one course in area(s) A and/or B of the pre-major with at least a 2.3 GPA. Students who declare the pre-major are responsible for satisfying degree requirements in effect at the time they declare the major. Pre-major status does not, however, guarantee admission to full major status. When pre-major requirements are satisfied, students should complete a change of major petition, available in the sociology undergraduate advising office, to declare full major status..

Bachelor of Arts—Sociology

Preparation for the major. To qualify for admission into the sociology major, students must complete Sociology 1; Communication 87, Psychology 5, or PSTAT 5AA-ZZ; History 17C; and History 2C, 4C, 8, or 17B with a grade-point average of 2.3 or above.

In addition, students must complete two courses from the following (excluded as part of the pre-major grade-point average computation but must be taken for letter grades): Anthropology 2, 7; History 7, 17A; Economics 2 or 109; Political Science 1, 6, 7, or 12; Environmental Studies 2, 3; Psychology 1; Geography 5, Philosophy 3, 4, 6, and 7.

The concepts of diversity and ethnicity are fundamentally related to many of the sociological theories and issues considered in upper-division sociology courses. Therefore, the department requires that students take a diversity course from the following list (excluded as part of the pre-major grade-point average computation but must be taken for a letter grade): Asian American Studies 1, 2, 3, 8; Black Studies 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 15, 20, 50; Chicana/o Studies 1A, 1B, 1C; Feminist studies 10, 20, 30, 40, 60, 70, 80; History 11A, 11B.

Upper-division major. Thirty-six upper-division sociology units are required, distributed as follows:

One methods and research course. Understanding how empirical evidence about social life is systematically gathered and analyzed is a crucial part of a liberal arts education, and the opportunity to engage in hands-on research is the best way to understand how sociologists develop knowledge about the social world. The department requires one course that has a methods and data analysis component, from the following list: Sociology 104A, 108, 108A-ZZ, 136B, 136V, 148MA.

One theory course. Theories are the conceptual frameworks sociologists use to think about and analyze the social world we inhabit. Students are exposed to theories in all their upper-division work; in addition, the department requires one course from the following list: Sociology 185AA-ZZ.

One social inequality and stratification course. From its founding to the present, sociology has been preoccupied with understanding how societies are structured and stratified along lines of class, gender, race/ethnicity, age, and other criteria. The department requires every major to complete one course on stratification and inequality from the following list: Sociology 122, 122GI, 126U, 128, 130, 130GR, 130LA, 130ME 130SA, 130SG, 131, 134, 134R, 137E, 139A-B-C-D, 139RN, 140, 144, 144LI, 144LW, 153, 154F, 155A-B, 155M, 155R, 155T, 155W, 156A-B, 156LA, 159LG.

Two courses chosen from one of the following nine subject areas:

1. Culture. Sociology 108C, 118C, 118G, 118GR, 118J, 118L, 118M, 118JR, 133, 185C.

2. Law, Deviance, and Social Control. Sociology 170, 170J, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176A, 176D, 178

3. Feminist and Gender Studies. Sociology 144LA, 144S, 151, 153, 154A, 155A-B, 155T, 156LA, 159LG, 159S, 185G, 185GT.

4. Global and International Studies. Sociology 130, 130A, 130LA, 130ME, 130SA, 130SG, 130ST, 134T, 138G, 156A-B, 166W, 168E.

5. Inequality, Institutions, Networks. Sociology 102, 122, 122GI, 123, 126, 126U, 131, 148, 148MA, 148P, 164, 167, 185J.

6. Language Use and Social Interaction. Sociology 136A-B, 136I, 136M, 136V, 185E.

7. Life Course, Socialization, and Interpersonal Relations. Sociology 140, 142, 147, 152A-B, 154EC.

8. Race/Ethnicity/Nation. Sociology 128, 130SW, 137E, 139A-B-C-D-RN, 144, 144LI, 144LW, 144LY, 154F, 155R, 155W, 185D.

9. Social Movements and Social Change. Sociology 130GR, 134, 134LA, 134R, 134RC, 155M, 157, 157S.

Two additional courses chosen from any of the remaining eight subject areas.

Students may choose the remaining 8 units from upper-division sociology courses.

Note: The same course may not be used to fulfill the requirements in more than one of the areas listed above.

In certain cases where there is clear programmatic relevance, the student may propose for consideration a maximum of 8 units of upper-division work in closely related fields as part of the 40 required units; however, these may not be substituted for specifically required courses. Acceptance is contingent upon approval of the department chair. Up to 8 units combined of the following courses may be taken P/NP for major credit: Sociology 190A, 191CA, 194, 195H, 197H, 198, 199, 199RA; all other major courses must be taken for letter grades.

Recommended Programs

Students considering graduate training for careers as professional sociologists are advised to take Sociology 185A to fulfill the upper-division theory requirement. This course offers integrated perspective on the traditions of sociological theory as a whole rather than concentrating on a single subfield, and it is appropriate for graduate school preparation. Students preparing for graduate study are encouraged to complete one upper-division methods course in addition to the course they select to fulfill the methods requirement. Additionally, students should use the upper-division elective units (8) to increase their exposure to other areas in sociology. They should also seek individualized reading or research projects with faculty members. Students who anticipate applying for graduate school should discuss their programs at an early stage with the undergraduate advisor and a faculty member.

Students considering a career in public and social affairs should plan their programs with graduate study in mind, as such careers typically require study at the master’s level in urban planning, social work, public affairs, business, law, or sociology. A program in public and social affairs should involve a background in methods and analysis, a foundation in computer skills, a basic knowledge of societal organization and change, a special focus on urban programs, and an in-depth knowledge of one or more additional areas of particular interest. Field experience through an internship is strongly recommended.

Students interested in acquiring technical skills in data management for careers in government, research, or business firms are advised to learn not only the technical aspects of research, but the sociological dimension as well: the institutional settings that frame policy-related problems, ways to formulate and conduct research programs, and intelligent interpretation of the results of analysis. Students should consult with an advisor to plan an appropriate program.

Graduate Program

In addition to departmental requirements, candidates for graduate degrees must meet the university degree requirements described in the chapter “Graduate Education at UCSB.”

Admission

The graduate program in sociology is intended to lead to the awarding of the Ph.D. degree. Applicants are not admitted only to pursue the M.A. degree; however, continuation to the Ph.D. program is dependent upon a student’s successful completion of the M.A. requirements and defense of the M.A. thesis. Applications are accepted for fall quarter admission only; the deadline for applications and financial support is December 10.

Applicants should have training substantially equivalent to the undergraduate major in sociology at UCSB, including research methods, statistics, and the development of sociological theory. Students with inadequate background in these areas may be admitted to the M.A./Ph.D. program but will be expected to make up deficiencies during their first year of study. Students admitted with a M.A. in sociology earned elsewhere who do not have training substantially equivalent to that required for the B.A. and M.A. in sociology at UCSB must remedy deficiencies in training within two years of being admitted to the Ph.D. Program.

In addition to departmental requirements for admission, applicants must fulfill university requirements for admission to graduate status described in the chapter “Graduate Education at UCSB.” Applicants must submit scores on the Aptitude Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and a sample of written work in sociology.

For more information, please visit our website: www.soc.ucsb.edu.

Master of Arts—Sociology

Degree Requirements

The M.A. degree follows the university’s Plan 1, culminating in a thesis, with the following additional requirements: 44 units of coursework including the department’s graduate-level theory (Sociology 207A-B-C), qualitative and quantitative methods (Sociology 205A-B), and one professional development seminar (Sociology 290A). These courses must be passed with a grade of B or better with the exception of the 4-unit professional development seminar, which must be passed satisfactorily.  All students are expected to write and defend an original M.A. thesis. Following successful submission of the thesis, the student undergoes a thesis defense. Required coursework must be completed by the end of the quarter in which the thesis is submitted. The student’s Master’s Committee supervises the thesis research, administers the thesis defense, and certifies completion of required coursework.

Students must receive a “high pass” on the M.A. thesis and thesis defense to continue to the Ph.D. program. Students who receive a “pass” will receive a terminal M.A. degree and not continue onto the Ph.D. program. Students who fail the thesis or thesis defense will not receive the M.A. and will be dismissed from the graduate program. The M.A. program should normally be completed by the end of the second year. Any student who does not complete the M.A. course requirements and thesis in 3 years must petition to continue in the program with the approval of his/her faculty advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies. These petitions will be evaluated by the Graduate Program and Admissions Committee resulting in either continuation or recommendation for academic dismissal that will be forwarded to the Graduate Division.

Students admitted with an M.A. in sociology earned at a comparable Research I institution may begin Ph.D. coursework when s/he is certified by the Director of Graduate Studies as having fulfilled the M.A. thesis and course requirements. program. Students admitted with an M.A. in a discipline other than sociology are expected to fulfill all of the requirements for the department’s M.A. in sociology within two years of being admitted to the M.A./Ph.D. Program. Students’ prior work will be evaluated during the fall quarter upon admission to the program.

Doctor of Philosophy—Sociology

Degree Requirements

Before being advanced to candidacy, the student must fulfill an additional 20 units of graduate coursework in sociology beyond those required for the M.A., designed to (1) demonstrate competence in a major area of sociology by completing three seminars on topics related to that area; (2) complete one Logics of Inquiry course; and (3) complete a Ph.D. professional development seminar, Sociology 290B. All coursework for the Ph.D. must be completed with the grade of B or better with the exception of the professional development seminar, 290B, which must be passed satisfactorily. No foreign language is required, but a student whose specialty requires knowledge of such a language will be required to demonstrate competence. Service as a Teaching Assistant and/or Teaching Associate for a minimum of four quarters before completing the doctoral degree, is required.

In addition to the required Ph.D. coursework, students must demonstrate current knowledge of the dissertation research field by completing a qualifying area exam paper which typically focuses on the student’s major area of specialization and proposed research. After the student has fulfilled the Ph.D. coursework and the qualifying area exam paper, he/she is expected to satisfactorily pass an oral qualifying exam to be advanced to candidacy. Within two quarters of being advanced to candidacy, students will prepare a final dissertation proposal to be presented and approved by the doctoral committee . The student’s doctoral committee will normally require an oral hearing prior to approving the proposal. The final dissertation proposal is filed in the Graduate Program office. The final requirement for the doctoral program is for the candidate to complete a dissertation and oral defense.

Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in
Human Development

Students pursuing a Ph.D. in this department may petition to add an emphasis in human development. The interdisciplinary program in human development (IHD) involves faculty from the Ph.D. programs in communication, counseling/clinical/school psychology, education, linguistics, psychology, and sociology. The program focuses on developmental theory and research across the lifespan, and may be particularly relevant to the dissertation research of some students. The program features a structured set of courses which are taught individually and collaboratively by faculty from a variety of disciplines.

Students who petition to add the emphasis in human development must fulfill the following requirements in addition to the requirements for the Ph.D. in their home department: (1) six quarters of proseminar Interdisciplinary 592; (2) four courses in addition to the proseminar, two of which must be outside the student’s home department; (3) a minimum of one member of the student’s doctoral committee must be a ladder faculty member officially affiliated with the interdisciplinary program in human development. Consult the department for additional information or visit:
www.psych.ucsb.edu/research/ihd.

Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in
Language, Interaction, and
Social Organization

Students pursuing a Ph.D. in the Departments of Education, Linguistics, or Sociology may petition to add an interdisciplinary emphasis in language, interaction, and social organization (LISO). This emphasis draws upon three approaches: interactional linguistics, conversation analysis, and sociocultural linguistic analysis.

In addition to the emphasis requirements below, students must satisfy the requirements for the Ph.D. in their home department. Work in satisfaction of departmental Ph.D. requirements may also be used to satisfy emphasis requirements. The emphasis requires (1) three quarters of Education/Linguistics/Sociology 274, Proseminar in Language, Interaction, and Social Organization, for credit; (2) a minimum of three elective LISO courses from the list below, one from each of the student’s non-home departments, and the third a designated methods course in any of the three departments (the designated methods courses are: Education 221A, 221B, 221G, Linguistics 212, 230 and Sociology 212R): Linguistics 201, 209, 212, 214, 227, 228, 230, 232, 237, 266, 254A-B, 258A-B; Education 202E, 207, 209A, 221B, 221G, 270G, or 270H; Sociology 212R, 236, 236I, 236V, 242, 273A-B, (3) one presentation in Education/Linguistics/Sociology 274, which may be either a research paper or a guided data session; (4) Students must complete a research project; the project must be supervised by at least one participating faculty member. This requirement can be satisfied in either of two ways: (a) Completion of a paper reporting a Ph.D. research project which presents an analysis of interactional data and displays command of the relevant literature. It must be written up in publishable form, though actual publication is not a requirement. (b) Successfully defend a dissertation centrally addressed to questions concerning language, interaction, and social organization; at least one member of the student’s qualifying examination and dissertation committee must be a faculty member affiliated with LISO.

Questions or requests for additional information may be directed either to a participating faculty member or to LISO, c/o the Department of Sociology, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93106. For further information, please visit:
www.liso.ucsb.edu.

Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in
Quantitative Methods in the
Social Sciences (QMSS)

Students pursuing a Ph.D. in this department may petition to add an interdisciplinary emphasis in quantitative methods in the social sciences (QMSS). This new interdisciplinary emphasis involves faculty from the Ph.D. programs in communication, economics, education, geography, political science, psychology, sociology, and statistics and applied probability. The areas of specialization of the participating faculty include advanced regression modeling techniques, multivariate statistics, bootstrap estimation methods, demography, econometrics, psychometrics, social network theory, mathematical psychology, spatial statistics, survey research, and educational and psychological assessment. The QMSS emphasis helps students to attain the competencies needed to conduct quantitative social science research through core design and analysis classes, courses in advanced and specialized methodologies, and participation in interdisciplinary colloquia and research projects.

Each admitted student will develop, with his or her advisor, an individual contract listing the QMSS requirements to be completed. The contract must include the following:

 

• Two quarters of calculus, one quarter in linear algebra, and a one-year statistics sequence (These requirements can be waived if equivalent courses have already been completed).

• Attendance for at least three quarters at the ongoing QMSS seminar series, including presentation of at least one paper.

• Completion of at least three quantitative methods courses (excluding those listed above), at least two of which are outside the student’s home department.

• A Ph.D. dissertation that is centrally focused on an issue that is appropriate to the QMSS emphasis. The dissertation may make a contribution to methodological theory or may involve an advanced or innovative application.

• A dissertation committee that includes at least one QMSS faculty member from outside the student’s home department.

For additional information, please visit:
www.qmss.ucsb.edu

Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in
Women’s Studies

The Department of Feminist Studies, with almost fifty core and affiliated faculty members in over nineteen disciplines, serves as a model of interdisciplinary work and scholarly collaboration at UCSB. Women’s Studies doctoral emphasis students are required to successfully complete four seminars that will enhance their understanding of feminist pedagogy, feminist theory, and topics relevant to the study of women, gender and/or sexuality. Women’s Studies as an inter-departmental set of conversations and intellectual questions supports a multifaceted undergraduate curriculum at UCSB. Doctoral emphasis students are encouraged to apply to teach Feminist Studies courses as teaching assistants and associates as part of their Feminist Studies training.

Applicants must first be admitted to, or currently enrolled in, a UCSB Ph.D. program participating in the Women’s Studies graduate emphasis. Anthropology; Comparative Literature; Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology; English; French and Italian; Germanic, Slavic and Semitic Studies; History; History of Art and Architecture; Linguistics; Music; Political Science; Religious Studies; Sociology; Spanish and Portuguese; or Theater and Dance. Candidates complete four graduate courses and select a member of the Feminist Studies faculty or affiliated faculty to serve on their dissertation committees. Applications to the Women’s Studies Doctoral Emphasis may be submitted at any stage of Ph.D. work, and applications will be considered throughout the year.

Doctoral Emphasis Coursework

Students pursuing the emphasis in Women’s Studies will successfully complete four graduate courses that have been approved by the Doctoral Emphasis advisor.

1. Feminist Theories. A one quarter graduate seminar in interdisciplinary feminist theory offered by any department, including Feminist Studies 250 AA-ZZ.

2. Issues in Feminist Epistemology and Pedagogy (Feminist Studies 270). A one quarter seminar that considers Feminist Studies as a distinct field. It offers an interdisciplinary exploration of feminist theories of knowledge production and teaching practices. Readings cover past and present critical debates and provide theoretical approaches through which to analyze interdisciplinary epistemological and pedagogical issues.

3. Graduate Seminar in Feminist Studies (Feminist Studies 200-290 or 594 AA-ZZ). A one quarter seminar offered by a Feminist Studies faculty member on topics of central concern to the field.

    Or,

    Research Practicum (Feminist Studies 280). A cross-disciplinary seminar in which fundamental questions in contemporary feminist research practice are considered in light of students’ own graduate projects.

4. Topical Seminar. A one quarter graduate seminar that addresses topics relevant to the study of women, gender, and/or sexuality. This seminar must be taken outside the student’s home department; it may be fulfilled either by another graduate seminar in Feminist Studies or a seminar in another department.

Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in
Global Studies

Students pursuing a Ph.D. in certain departments may petition to add an emphasis in global studies. The departments for which the emphasis is available include anthropology, English, history, political science, religious studies, and sociology. To be eligible for admission to the Ph.D. emphasis, students must be admitted to the Ph.D. program in one of the departments choosing to offer this emphasis with their existing Ph.D. program and petition successfully to add the optional emphasis.

The student’s dissertation committee must have one member from a participating department other than the student’s own department. The student may also elect a global emphasis for his or her department field/area/specialization exam, if such an emphasis is offered within the department. The chair of the Coordinating Committee will determine when the student has successfully completed all of the requirements for the emphasis.

By “global” we refer to transnational economic, political, environmental, social, and cultural interactions and flows that operate at a global (i.e., trans-continental) scale. “Global studies” views the world as comprised of increasingly interdependent processes, rather than as shaped exclusively or even primarily by the interplay of discrete nation-states.

Petitions for adding the emphasis can be made at any time in a student’s graduate career, but typically will be made after at least one successful year of study in the home department. Work completed prior to admission in the emphasis that meets emphasis requirements (as determined by the Ph.D. Emphasis Coordinating Committee) may be counted towards completion.

To satisfy the Ph.D. emphasis in global studies, students are required to take four one-quarter graduate-level courses. One course is Global 201, the introductory gateway seminar, offered by the Global and International Studies Program. Three additional courses must be chosen from among qualifying global theory and global issues courses offered by participating departments. These courses will be selected from an approved list of global theory and global issues graduate courses prepared by the Ph.D. Emphasis Coordinating Committee each spring, for the following academic year. At least one of these three courses must be a global theory course, and at least one must be a global issues course. Courses will typically be taken for a letter grade.

At least one of these three courses will be taken from the student’s home department, and at least two must be taken from the six other participating departments or the Global and International Studies Program. No more than one of the three seminars (excluding Global 201) can be taken from a single instructor.

For additional information, please contact the graduate advisor in one of the participating departments or visit our website:
www.global.ucsb.edu.

Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in
Technology and Society

Students pursuing a Ph.D. in this department may petition to add an emphasis in technology and society. The emphasis brings together doctoral students in engineering, social sciences, and the humanities to engage in multidisciplinary coursework and research into the cultural and societal changes resulting from the use of new information technologies. The emphasis features a structured set of courses that may be taught individually and collaboratively by faculty across disciplines: Anthropology, Communication, Computer Science, English, History, Media Arts and Technology, Political Science, and Sociology.

To be eligible for admission to the emphasis, students must be enrolled in good standing in the department. Petitions for adding the emphasis can be made at any time in a student’s graduate career, but typically will be made after at least one successful year of study in the home department. Work completed prior to admission that meets emphasis requirements (as determined by the Ph.D. Emphasis Faculty Executive Steering Committee) may be counted towards its completion.

Requirements for completing the optional emphasis in technology and society include:

1. Gateway Technology and Society Colloquium. Students must complete a 1-unit colloquium that brings together students and faculty from multiple disciplines to explore various approaches to studying technology and society. In addition to helping students understand similarities and differences in conceptualization and knowledge production across disciplines, the seminar promotes interaction among students from different departments.

2. Graduate Coursework. Students must complete four 4-unit courses with a grade of B or better, two each from Area 1 (Culture and History) and Area 2 (Society and Behavior). Area 1 courses explore the humanistic study of cultures, histories and meanings as they intersect with technology. Area 2 investigates the social scientific study of technology in relationship to human behavior, organizations, and social structures.

        One course from the student’s home department can be applied toward meeting this requirement. Students can petition to substitute a non-listed course, subject to approval by the Technology and Society Faculty Executive Committee.

3. Dissertation. A student’s dissertation must have relevance to at least one of the two Emphasis areas. In addition, the student’s dissertation committee must include a member from another department participating in the emphasis. Exceptions are subject to approval by the Technology and Society Faculty Executive Committee.

For additional information and a current list of courses, please contact the graduate advisor or visit www.technology-society.ucsb.edu.