Faculty

Silvia Bermúdez, Ph.D., University of Southern California, Professor (contemporary peninsular literatures, contemporary Peruvian poetry and transatlantic studies)

Leo Cabranes-Grant, Ph.D., Harvard University, Associate Professor (Spanish Golden Age drama and poetry, Latin American drama, Latino and Spanish drama, intercultural studies)

João Camilo dos Santos, Doctorat d’Etat, Université de Haute Bretagne, Rennes, Professor, Director, Center for Portuguese Studies (19th- and 20th-century Portuguese and Brazilian literature, comparative literature, literary theory)

Jorge L. Castillo, Ph.D., Harvard University, Associate Professor (19th- and early 20th-century Latin American literature, Latin American poetry, history of ideas)

Jorge Checa, Ph.D., Princeton University, Professor (Golden Age Spanish literature and culture, literary theory)

Antonio Cortijo Ocaña, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Associate Professor (Spanish Golden Age and medieval literature, humanism, Latin and vernacular)

Esperanza Jefferson, Ph.D., UC Santa Barbara, Lecturer

Suzanne Jill Levine, Ph.D., New York University, Professor (Latin American literature, comparative literature, translation studies)

Francisco A. Lomelí, Ph.D., University of New Mexico, Professor (Spanish-American literature, Chicano literature, Spanish language)

Juan Pablo Lupi, Ph.D., Harvard University, Assistant Professor (nineteenth and twentieth-century Latin American cultural and literary studies, with an emphasis on the Caribbean and comparative literature)

Viola Giulia Miglio, Ph.D., University of Maryland, Assistant Professor (phonology, language change, Romance languages)

Ellen McCracken, Ph.D., UC San Diego, Professor (comparative literature, Latin American literature and U.S. Latino literature, literary theory)

Elide Valarini Oliver, Ph.D., University of São Paulo, Associate Professor (Brazilian narrative and poetry, comparative literature, Portuguese literature, literary theory)

Giorgio Perissinotto, Ph.D., Columbia University, Professor (Hispanic linguistics, medieval literature, cultural history of the Hispanic world)

Sara Poot-Herrera, Ph.D., El Colegio de Mexico, Professor (Mexican and Spanish-American literature, literary theory)

Eduardo P. Raposo, Doutoramento, University of Lisbon, Professor (Spanish and Portuguese linguistics, comparative Romance grammar, syntax and semantics, generative grammar)

Harvey L. Sharrer, Ph.D., UC Los Angeles, Doutor honoris causa, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Professor (medieval Spanish and Portuguese literatures, Catalan language and culture, comparative medieval literature)

Myriam Gonzales-Smith, Ph.D., UC Santa Barbara, Lecturer

Emeriti Faculty

Carlos H. Albarracín-Sarmiento, P.L., University of La Plata, Professor Emeritus

Juan Bautista Avalle-Arce, Ph.D., Harvard University; D. Litt., University of Castilla–La Mancha, Professor Emeritus

Carlos García Barrón, Ph.D., UC Los Angeles, Professor Emeritus

David Bary, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Professor Emeritus

Marta Gallo, P.L., University of Buenos Aires, Professor Emerita

Mireya Jaimes-Freyre, Ph.D., Columbia University, Professor Emerita

Víctor F. Fuentes, Ph.D., New York University, Professor Emeritus

Nélida López, B.A., Instituto Superior del Profesorado, Buenos Aires, Lecturer Emerita

Enrique Martínez-López, Ph.D., University of Madrid, Professor Emeritus

Allen W. Phillips, Ph.D., University of Michigan, Professor Emeritus

Frederick G. Williams, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Professor Emeritus

Department Overview

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese offers undergraduates an opportunity to master the four fundamental linguistic skills—speaking, understanding, reading, and writing—in Spanish and Portuguese and to study the literary, cultural, and linguistic heritages of the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking peoples in the Iberian Peninsula and the Americas. The department offers the B.A. degree in Spanish and in Portuguese; the M.A. degree with specialties in Hispanic language and culture, Spanish and Spanish-American literature, Hispanic linguistics, and Hispanic, Portuguese, and Brazilian literatures; and the Ph.D. degree in Hispanic languages and literatures.

Students interested in a Spanish or Portuguese major or minor may meet with department advisors at the beginning of each quarter. Qualified staff in the department office are available on a regular basis to advise on academic matters.

Qualified students majoring in Spanish or Portuguese may spend a semester or year at the university’s Education Abroad center at one of the following locations: Madrid, Alcalá de Henares, Barcelona, Córdoba, Granada, Mexico City, San José, Santiago de Chile, Concepción, Rio de Janeiro, or Bahía.

Students who complete the major in Spanish or Portuguese may enter a variety of careers and graduate programs including education, government service, law, international trade and finance, travel, communications, and publishing. It is important to keep in mind that many of these professional careers require training beyond the undergraduate level, and students with such interests should discuss their plans with an advisor as early as possible.

Students with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish or Portuguese who are interested in pursuing a California Teaching Credential should contact the credential advisor in the Graduate School of Education as soon as possible. Successful completion of an advanced degree in Spanish is required for issuance of the Community College Instructor’s Credential. Students interested in the related professional preparation program should contact the credential advisor prior to the fall quarter of the year in which the advanced degree will be completed.

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese at UCSB is one of the first in the United States to include in its curriculum all five of the languages and literatures of the Iberian peninsula (Spanish, Portuguese, Basque, Catalan, and Galician). The curriculum also covers the whole spectrum of Hispanic literary traditions, from the Middle Ages to U.S. Chicano and Latino literature.

Center for Portuguese Studies. The Center for Portuguese Studies provides support for teaching and degree programs and promotes the study of the literatures, language, and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world. Services and activities include awarding student scholarships and stipends; hosting colloquia; maintaining the center library; and sponsoring a publications series, as well as a scholarly journal, “Santa Barbara Portuguese Studies.” The Center is made possible by an endowment from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Portugal .

Portuguese Lectureship. The Portuguese government, through the Instituto Camões, established the first Portuguese Lectureship in the United States at UCSB in 1973. It provides a visiting lecturer annually.

Basque Studies. The department has a Basque Studies program, supported by the establishment in 1993 of an endowed chair from the Autonomous Basque Government of Spain. The José Miguel de Barandiarán Chair of Basque Studies promotes the study of Basque language and culture.

Catalan Studies. The Institute Roman Llull provides a lectureship to support the study of Catalan language and culture.

Galician Studies. The Xunta of Galicia provides funding in support of the establishment of a Center for Galician Studies and a visiting lecturer.

Tinta, Scholarly Journal. The graduate student publication gives students the opportunity to gain valuable experience by editing and publishing their own scholarly work.

Samuel A. Wofsy and Robert E. Wilson Awards. Each year the department awards two Wofsy Fellowships to outstanding graduate students at the M.A. and Ph.D. levels. The department also awards two Wilson Scholarships to outstanding junior and senior students.

Senior Honors Program in Spanish
or Portuguese

Qualified seniors will be invited to participate in an honors program, designed to allow them to pursue independent research on a topic of particular interest to them. Requirements for admission to the program include 105 units of course credits, completion of a minimum of 30 upper-division units in the major, minimum overall grade-point average of 3.0, and a grade-point average of 3.5 or better in the major. Honors graduates will be identified each year at the head of the graduation list in Spanish or Portuguese and will be designated on university records and diplomas with the legend Distinction in the Major, as well as recognized at the annual department awards ceremony.

Undergraduate Program

Bachelor of Arts—Spanish

Preparation for the major. Non-Native Speakers: Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 or equivalent; and Spanish 25. Native Speakers: Spanish 16A and 16B. Spanish majors are required to earn a C or better in 16A and 16B or 25. Students who possess proficiency in the language should not take courses lower than Spanish 6. Students who receive a grade lower than C in any of the sequence Spanish 1-3 are urged to repeat the course (for no credit if necessary) or provide themselves with a tutor before proceeding to the next course in the sequence.

All upper-division and graduate courses are given in Spanish unless otherwise noted. Spanish 16A and 16B or 25, or its equivalent, is a prerequisite to all upper-division courses in which the language of instruction is Spanish. Spanish 100 (or the equivalent) is a prerequisite to all Spanish linguistics courses. Spanish 102L is a prerequisite to all Hispanic literature courses.

Upper-division major. Forty-four upper-division units are required, of which 4 must be in Spanish 100, 4 in Spanish 102L, 12 in Spanish 110A-B-C-D, and 8 in Spanish 111A-B-C, or their equivalents as approved by a departmental advisor or the department chair. By petition and upon consultation with the faculty undergraduate advisor, 8 of the remaining 16 units may be selected from Luso-Brazilian literature, or a comparative literature course in which peninsular or Latin-American literature is studied. Additionally, one course of the 8 units may be taken in Chicano/U.S. Latino literature originally written in English (e.g. Spanish 139, Spanish 179) as an upper-division elective, without petition. Spanish 119A-B and/or Spanish 177 are recommended. By petition, a course taught in English translation may be accepted toward the unit requirement with the stipulation that all work be in the Spanish language.

Minor—Spanish

All courses to be applied to the minor must be completed on a letter-grade basis. This includes both courses offered in Spanish and those offered by other departments and applied to the minor.

Preparation for the minor. Non-Native Speakers: Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 or equivalent; and Spanish 25 (prerequisite to all upper-division courses). Native Speakers: Spanish 16A and 16B.

Upper-division minor. Twenty-four upper-division units, distributed as follows: Spanish 100 (prerequisite to all Spanish linguistics courses), Spanish 102L (prerequisite to all Hispanic literature courses), one course from Spanish 110A-B-C-D, one course from Spanish 111A-B-C, 8 units of upper-division Spanish electives (may include up to 4 units of the following: a Luso-Brazilian literature course, Portuguese 128, Spanish 126, 127, 174 [film course], or a comparative literature course in which peninsular or Latin-American literature is studied. A maximum of 4 units may be taken from courses taught in English.)

Note: Substitutions and waivers are subject to approval by the chair of the department. Please see page 118 for special conditions governing minors in the College of Letters and Science.

Bachelor of Arts—Portuguese

Preparation for the major. Portuguese 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, or equivalent. Portuguese 8A-B-C is strongly recommended. Students who wish to make Portuguese their major subject must have maintained at least an average grade of C in lower-division Portuguese courses. Transfer students may be tested by examination.

Upper-division major. Forty upper-division units are required, including 102A-B, 105A-B-C, and 106A-B-C. The remaining units must be divided among other courses in the 100 series (excluding Portuguese 195). Portuguese 114, 115, 120, 125A-B, and 128AA-ZZ may be accepted toward the unit requirement with the stipulation that readings be in the Portuguese language. Two courses from History 153, 155A-B, 155E-F, 157A-B-C, or Portuguese 125A-B are recommended.

Students may, by petition, substitute 4 upper-division units in Spanish literature, linguistics, or culture courses; film courses (Spanish 126, 127, 174); comparative literature courses in which Hispanic, Portuguese, or Brazilian literature is studied; or Portuguese and Brazilian history courses.

Minor—Portuguese

All courses to be applied to the minor must be completed on a letter-grade basis. This includes both courses offered in Portuguese and those offered by other departments and applied to the minor.

Preparation for the minor. Portuguese 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 or equivalent (see department).

Upper-division minor. Twenty upper-division units, distributed as follows: Portuguese 102A or 102B, one course from Portuguese 105A-B-C, one course from Portuguese 106A-B-C, 8 units of upper-division Portuguese electives. Four units may be taken from courses taught in English. For additional courses taught in English, all work must be completed in Portuguese and approved by the department in order to receive credit towards the Portuguese minor.

Note: Substitutions and waivers are subject to approval by the chair of the department. Please see page 118 for special conditions governing minors in the College of Letters and Science.

Graduate Program

In addition to departmental requirements for admission, applicants must also meet the university requirements for admission described in the chapter “Graduate Education at UCSB,” including the mandatory Graduate Record Examination (GRE).

Master of Arts—Spanish

Admission

The department requires a bachelor’s degree in Spanish or its equivalent. Candidates who are deficient in preparation will be required to take the necessary undergraduate courses to make up deficiencies before beginning work in the M.A. program. At the end of the first year of study candidates’ work will be evaluated. Those who are not making satisfactory progress toward the degree may be advised to drop out of the program.

Degree Requirements

Candidates for the M.A. in Spanish will follow one of the three programs described below. The degree for the following programs is awarded by taking a comprehensive examination (described under each program), with the exception of Program 3 for the M.A. in Spanish, which follows a different procedure, also described under that program. These programs are normally completed within two years.

Program 1: Language and Culture. This program is designed primarily for students who wish to pursue advanced studies, but do not plan to go on to the Ph.D. It emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach. Each student will have an individual course program, designed in consultation with the program director, approved by the graduate committee, and determined in part by the nature of the student’s study topic in Spanish 596. The nature of the program requires proficiency in written and oral standard Spanish.

A minimum of 12 courses is required, at least six of which must be in the graduate series. With prior approval, up to three upper-division or graduate courses from pertinent courses in Portuguese or in other departments may be included. The six graduate courses will include a sequence of two tutorials (Spanish 596) in which the student carries out a study project in Spanish. Results of the project take the form of a written paper and an oral presentation. In addition, each candidate will take a two-hour oral examination, given by a departmental committee, on the study project and on a reading list of essential works of Spanish and Spanish-American literature.

Program 2: Literature. This program is designed primarily for students who plan to pursue a Ph.D. in the field of Spanish and Spanish-American literature. The student must complete a minimum of twelve graduate and upper-division courses, at least nine of which must be in the graduate series. Spanish 121 or 122A-B are required if they have not been taken previously for the B.A. Spanish 212 and at least one two-quarter research seminar in literature (294A-B or 295A-B) are required. Up to two upper-division or graduate courses in Luso-Brazilian literature may count toward the degree. A reading knowledge of a pertinent language other than Spanish is required and tested. Portuguese is acceptable.

The student will prepare an academic program in consultation with the program director, who will provide guidance until the student is prepared to take the comprehensive examinations. The comprehensive examinations consist of six hours of written work based on a departmental reading list and an oral examination of approximately one hour. In order to be accepted to the doctoral program, the student must pass the comprehensive examinations and receive the approval of the graduate committee.

Program 3: Hispanic Linguistics. This program is designed primarily for students who plan to go on to a Ph.D. in Hispanic linguistics. The program provides the student with knowledge and research skills in synchronic and diachronic linguistics, contrastive, sociolinguistic, geographical, and historical approaches. Completion of Spanish 100 (or equivalent) is a prerequisite for entrance into Program 3.

Each student will have an individual course program, designed in consultation with the program director and approved by the graduate committee. Candidates are expected to complete a minimum of ten graduate and upper-division courses, at least six of which must be in the graduate series, including Spanish 212 and at least one two-quarter research seminar in Hispanic linguistics (296A-B). At least six of the ten courses must be taken within the department, including no fewer than two upper-division or graduate courses in one area of Hispanic literature.

The candidate, in consultation with a faculty advisor, will pursue an individual study of a specific topic and will present the results in the form of a short thesis. In lieu of the thesis, the candidate can submit two research papers of average length (5,000-7,000 words each) and covering two different areas of linguistics. In each case, the student will take an oral exam, centered on those aspects covered in the thesis or in the papers, but the candidate should be prepared to respond to questions of general linguistic knowledge, especially in the areas of current linguistic theory and mainstream linguistics that concern the department. A reading knowledge of a pertinent foreign language other than Spanish is required and tested. Portuguese is acceptable.

Master of Arts—Portuguese

Admission

The department requires a bachelor’s degree in Portuguese or its equivalent. Students admitted to the program who are deficient in preparation will be required to take the necessary undergraduate work to make up deficiencies before beginning work in the M.A. program. At the end of the first year of study, students’ work will be evaluated and those who are not making satisfactory progress toward the degree may be advised to drop out of the program.

Degree Requirements

The M.A. degree in Portuguese is designed for students who plan to earn a Ph.D. in the field of Portuguese and Brazilian language and literature, and it is normally completed within two years.

The student must complete a minimum of twelve graduate and upper-division courses, at least nine of which must be in the graduate series. Spanish 121, Spanish 212 and at least one two-quarter graduate research seminar in Portuguese or Brazilian literature (294A-B or 295A-B) are required. Up to two upper-division or graduate courses in Spanish or Spanish-American literature may count toward the degree. A reading knowledge of a pertinent language other than Portuguese is required and tested. Spanish is acceptable.

Each student will have an individual course program designed in consultation with the program director, who will provide guidance until the student is prepared to take the comprehensive examinations. The comprehensive examinations consist of six hours of written examinations based on a departmental reading list and an oral examination of approximately one hour.

In order to be accepted to the doctoral program, the student must pass the comprehensive examinations and receive the approval of the graduate committee.

Master of Arts—Spanish and Portuguese

Admission

Applicants wishing to combine graduate work in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian literatures should have completed an undergraduate major in either Spanish or Portuguese, or the equivalent. Applicants who are deficient in preparation will take the necessary undergraduate work to make up deficiencies before beginning work in the M.A. program. At the end of the first year of study, students’ work will be evaluated and those who are not making satisfactory progress toward the degree may be advised to drop out of the program.

Degree Requirements

The M.A. degree in Spanish and Portuguese is designed primarily for students who wish to acquire a broad background in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian studies, including those who contemplate subsequent work toward the Ph.D.

A minimum of twelve courses is required, at least eight of which must be in the graduate series, including Spanish 212, one two-quarter research seminar and Spanish 121. A reading knowledge of a pertinent foreign language is required.

Each student will have an individual course program designed in consultation with the program director and approved by the graduate committee. Its structure will be determined in large part by the student’s interests and goals. However, all students are expected to acquire knowledge of the principal works of Hispanic, Portuguese, and Brazilian literatures. The comprehensive examination is based in part on a departmental reading list of important texts; it consists of two written tests, each followed by a one-hour oral examination.

In order to be accepted to the doctoral program, the student must pass the comprehensive examination and receive the approval of the graduate committee.

Doctor of Philosophy—Hispanic Languages and Literatures

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese offers the Ph.D. degree in Hispanic languages and literatures in three areas: Spanish and Spanish-American literature, Luso-Brazilian literature, and Hispanic linguistics.

Admission

Applicants will normally have followed a course of study leading to the M.A. degree in Spanish under Programs 2 or 3, the M.A. in Portuguese, or the M.A. in Spanish and Portuguese (see above).

During the first quarter of residence, the graduate committee will specify, in the case of students who took the M.A. or equivalent on another campus, exactly which areas from our own M.A. program the student has not covered adequately. These deficiencies must be made up by taking courses specified by the graduate committee.

No later than the eighth week of the fourth quarter of residence, the student will present to the graduate committee a proposal for a program of studies which may lead to a subsequent proposal for a Ph.D. dissertation. This preliminary proposal will outline courses, readings, and methods of research aimed at a broad historical period in the field, a restricted genre, or an author or authors. Students in linguistics will outline a topic with a synchronic or diachronic approach, specific level of analysis, a corpus pertinent to the intended object of research, and a suitable method of research. Specific courses and topics set forth in the proposal will be in addition to the required courses cited below, although some overlapping is possible. A more detailed guide to this first step is available from the graduate program assistant of the department and from the departmental graduate student handbook.

Within two weeks after submission of the proposal but no later than the ninth week of the quarter, every doctoral candidate will take a Ph.D. oral candidacy examination conducted by the graduate committee, in which the student will make a brief commentary on a text, followed by a period of questions, to permit an evaluation of the student’s potential. The Ph.D. candidacy examination may be repeated once upon the recommendation of the graduate committee. The doctoral committee will be formed after the oral Ph.D. candidacy examination, according to the procedures detailed in the departmental graduate student’s handbook.

Degree Requirements

In addition to courses specified in the program proposal, all students will complete two two-quarter research seminars. Ph.D. students in literature will take Spanish 212, Spanish 213, Spanish 121, if not taken previously, and, if the emphasis is on Spanish or Spanish-American literature, two graduate courses in Luso-Brazilian literature which may include courses in the Portuguese 205 and 206 series. If the emphasis is Luso-Brazilian literature, the student will take two graduate courses in Spanish or Spanish-American literature. Ph.D. students in linguistics will complete Spanish 212; Spanish 221A-B; four graduate courses in linguistics; and one graduate course in literature.

Before being admitted to candidacy, the student must demonstrate a good reading knowledge of at least one foreign language besides Spanish and Portuguese, subject to approval by the graduate committee as germane to the student’s program proposal. A general command of Spanish or Portuguese will be assumed.

When the requirements are completed and work in the program of studies is sufficiently advanced, the student will submit to the doctoral committee a detailed written proposal for a Ph.D. dissertation. Within two weeks, the student will defend the proposal before the doctoral committee in a dissertation progress examination.

In order to ensure a timely completion of doctoral work, the student is urged to take the dissertation progress examination by the ninth quarter of his/her doctoral program. Note: No dissertation progress examination will be given after the eighth week of the quarter. Any pending language requirement should be completed no later than one month prior to the dissertation progress examination.

Examination Parts and Format. The examination will consist of written and oral parts:

•Written

(1) a substantial, detailed written abstract of the full dissertation; (2) the draft of two of the chapters that will comprise the final dissertation; and (3) an extensive and relevant bibliography of approximately six to eight pages. These will be presented to the doctoral committee at least two weeks prior to the oral examination.

•Oral

An oral defense of this material of approximately one to one and half hours duration.

The doctoral committee will expect the candidate to demonstrate in both the written and oral parts of the examination a clear awareness of the general goals and originality of the dissertation and a thorough knowledge of the present state of scholarship dealing with the chosen topic.

In case the doctoral committee by majority vote finds the written and/or oral part of the dissertation progress examination unsatisfactory, the student may present a modified version of the written work once and be reexamined. The repeated oral examination must take place during the quarter immediately following that in which the examination was first given.

Completion of the Degree. After passing the dissertation progress examination, the student will continue working towards completion of the dissertation in consultation with, and under the guidance of, the dissertation committee chair, and also seeking the input of the other committee members. When the first draft is completed, it will be submitted to the dissertation committee for feedback and corrections. When the corrections and revisions have been made, a final version will be submitted to the committee. After the dissertation committee has approved the dissertation and signed the signature page, the student will file the dissertation according to university guidelines. The final version must meet the filing and formatting requirements spelled out in the UCSB Guide to Filing Theses and Dissertations available at the Graduate Division website:
www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/pubs/filingguide.shtml.

Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in
European Medieval Studies

The Medieval Studies Program offers an interdisciplinary doctoral emphasis to students previously admitted to a Ph.D. program in the Departments of Theater and Dance, English, French and Italian, History, History of Art and Architecture, Music, Religious Studies, and Spanish and Portuguese. Students pursuing the emphasis in European medieval studies must receive a grade of B or better in each of the following: Medieval Latin (Latin 103); one course in a vernacular, western European or Middle Eastern medieval language (English 205, English 230, French 206, Spanish 222A, Spanish 222B, Portuguese 222, Religious Studies 148A, Religious Studies 148 B, Religious Studies 210); Paleography and/or Diplomatics (History 215S, History 215T); Medieval Studies 200A-B-C; and 8 additional units in graduate courses on medieval topics. Students may petition to have appropriate courses from other institutions, or independent study, substituted for these requirements. Medieval Studies 200A-B-C is the program’s colloquium series; graduate students in the emphasis attend the series and write brief papers on each colloquium (one per term), to be reviewed by the chair of the program (2 units). To qualify for the emphasis, at least one member of a Ph.D. candidate’s dissertation committee must be an affiliated faculty member of the European Medieval Studies Program. Contact the European Medieval Studies Program for additional information on faculty interests, course offerings, and program requirements, or visit our website at www.medievalstudies.ucsb.edu.

Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in
Applied Linguistics

The field of Applied Linguistics is a growing and vibrant one in universities nationally and internationally. Applied Linguistics is an interdisciplinary field of research and instruction that provides theoretical and descriptive foundations for the empirical investigation and solution of language-related issues, especially those of language education (first-language, second-language, foreign-language and heritage-language teaching and learning), but also issues of bilingualism and biliteracy, language planning and policy, language assessment, translation and interpretation, lexicography, rhetoric and composition.

Students pursuing a Ph.D. in the Departments of Education, French and Italian, Germanic, Slavic & Semitic Studies, Linguistics, and Spanish and Portuguese may petition to add an emphasis in applied linguistics. The interdisciplinary program in applied linguistics involves over 35 faculty members in 12 departments on campus.

Students who petition to add the emphasis must fulfill the following requirements in addition to the requirements for the Ph.D. in their home department: (1) a minimum of two courses taken from the core group of applied linguistics courses, which provide them with the basics of linguistics, second language acquisition theories, second/foreign language teaching methodologies, and practical applications of theory to teaching (Second Language Acquisition Theory and Research; Second Language Teaching Methodology; Foreign/Second Language Teaching Practicum; Topics in Applied Linguistics); (2) a minimum of two courses in one of five sub-areas (Linguistics, Discourse, Second Language Acquisition; Language and Society, Socio-cultural Perspectives, Multilingualism and Multiliteracy; Language, Literacy and Composition Studies; Language and Cognition, Psycholinguistics; Language Acquisition Using Technology); (3) Required independent study (4 units): Taken with an appropriate faculty member, leading to a research paper describing theoretical, empirical, or applied work in applied linguistics.

In addition to the course and unit requirements described above (including the research paper), the student’s Ph.D. Qualifying Examination (or a separate exam) shall include examination of knowledge within the Applied Linguistics emphasis. At least one faculty member of the Applied Linguistics program shall participate in the qualifying (or separate) examination.

Additional information may be found at: www.appliedlinguistics.ucsb.edu. Questions may be directed either to a participating faculty member or to Applied Linguistics, c/o Department of Germanic, Slavic & Semitic Studies, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4130.

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; 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.

Summer Institute of Hispanic Languages and Culture

A three-summer intensive program leading to the M.A. degree in Spanish is designed primarily for secondary school teachers of Spanish. Residence at the institute and observance of a “no-English” rule are required.

In addition to the Summer Institute requirements for admission, applicants must also meet the university requirements for admission described in the chapter “Graduate Education at UCSB,” including the mandatory Graduate Record Examination (GRE).

In addition to the Summer Institute requirements for the M.A. in Spanish, degree candidates must fulfill the university degree requirements described in the chapter “Graduate Education at UCSB.”

Prerequisites. The applicant must have an undergraduate major in Spanish or its equivalent and must demonstrate proficiency in speaking and writing Spanish.

Coursework. The M.A. requires 40 units or ten courses across five areas including language, linguistics, culture, literature, and interdisciplinary studies. Since it is not a research-oriented degree, the Summer Institute M.A. will not completely fulfill requirements for entry into the Ph.D. program at UCSB.

Recommended preliminary readings. Students can do the reading for many courses during the winter; lists appear in the winter bulletin, published in the fall and available upon request.

For additional information and application forms, write to the Summer Sessions Office, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106