Speculative Fictions and Cultures of Science Designated Emphasis
Catalog pages 455
Subject abbreviation: SFCS College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Sherryl Vint (English), Director Office, 1202 HMNSS sherryl.vint@ucr.edu
Advisory Committee & Participating Faculty Derek Burrill (Media and Cultural Studies) Stephanie Hammer (Comparative Literature & Foreign Languages) Tamara Ho (Gender and Sexuality Studies) Nalo Hopkinson (Creative Writing) Stuart Krieger (Theatre, Film and Digital Production) Tim Labor (Music and Media and Cultural Studies) Juliet McMullin (Anthropology) Yolanda Moses (Anthropology) Lisa Raphals (Comparative Literature & Foreign Languages) Dana Simmons (History) Eric Schwitzgebel (Philosophy) Stephen Sohn (English) Chikako Takeshita (Gender and Sexuality Studies) James Tobias (English) Susan Zieger (English) Designated Emphasis Requirements
The Designated Emphasis is a 12-unit interdisciplinary graduate course of study, requiring coursework across at least two departments. Two of the three required courses, if otherwise eligible, may count towards the student’s Ph.D. requirements.
- 1. All students must complete a ENGL 297 graduate course (4 units) with an
affiliated faculty member that produces an approximately 25-page research paper. This course will fulfill the research requirement of the Designated Emphasis.
- 2. Two (2) courses (8 units) selected from
ANTH 262, CPLT 272, CPLT 273, CPLT 275, CPLT 276, CWPA 255, ENGL 246, ENGL 247, ENGL 248, ETST 243F, HIST 287A, MUS 251, MUS 264, and PHIL 237. Students may ask to count another course with relevant content as approved by the Designated Emphasis Director. Students must select courses from at least two different departments or programs, one of which may be their home department. Undergraduate courses taken to fulfill these requirements must be accompanied by a 292 course with extra work mutually agreed upon by professor and student.
All requirements for the Designated Emphasis must be satisfied before a student advances to candidacy in their Ph.D. field; a minimum GPA of 3.0 is required for the award of the Desig- nated Emphasis. The Designated Emphasis in Southeast Asian Studies, a specialization that includes new methods of inquiry in conjunction with a student’s disciplinary field of interest, is awarded in addition to a Ph.D. degree.
A total of 16 units of coursework is required:
- 1. 12 units of course work in SEAS, from at
least two departments
- a. 4 units in (required)
- b. Choose the additional 8 units from the
lists below
Graduate Seminars:
ANTH 257/ RLST 253/ SEAS 202, ANTH 203/ SEAS 203, HIST 242/ SEAS 204, CPLT 205/ SEAS 205, SEAS 206, SEAS 243A, SEAS 243B
Upper Division Undergraduate Courses:
ANTH 136/ SEAS 136, ETST 137/ SEAS 137, ETST 143A/ SEAS 143A, ETST 143B/ SEAS 143B, ANTH 140I , RLST 145/ SEAS 145, RLST 149/ SEAS 149, RLST 150/ SEAS 150, AST 161/ SEAS 161, AST 162/HIST 187/ SEAS 162/ VNM 162, AST 163/ CPLT 163/ SEAS 163, AST 164/ SEAS 164 / VNM 164, AST 165 (E-Z)/GSST 165 (E-Z)/ SEAS 165 (E -Z) / VNM 165 (E-Z), AST 166/CPLT 166/ SEAS 166/ VNM 166, AST 167/ CPLT 167/ SEAS 167, GSST 122/MCS 142/ SEAS 172, GSST 124/ MCS 123/ SEAS 175, AST 187/ MCS 167/SEAS 177, AST 160/ HIST 184/ SEAS 184/ VNM 184, AST 26/ HIST 185/SEAS 185, AST 129/ HIST 186/ SEAS 186, AST 189/ HIST 189/ SEAS 189/VNM 189, ANTH 176/ AST 127/ DNCE 127/ETST 172/ MUS 127
- 2. 4 units of Thesis Study (SEAS 299) or
directed Research ( SEAS 297) resulting in a paper supervised by a member of the Southeast Asian Studies Program. Courses taken for the Designated Emphasis cannot be used toward the Ph.D. Language proficiency is preferable, though not required. SEAS 243A Research Seminar in Southeast Asian History (4) Seminar, 3 hours; outside research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or consent of instructor. Discusses Southeast Asian topics from regional, comparative, and local perspectives. May be taken as a one- or two-quarter course (HIST 243A/ SEAS 243A, HIST 243B/SEAS 243B). Graded In Pro- gress (IP) until the last quarter is completed, at which time a final grade is assigned. After completing both HIST 243A/SEAS 243A and HIST 243B/SEAS 243B, students may repeat the sequence once for credit; total credit for each course may not exceed 8 units. Cross-listed with HIST 243A.
SEAS 243B Research Seminar in Southeast Asian History (4) Seminar, 3 hours; outside research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or consent of instructor; HIST 243A/SEAS 243A. Discusses South- east Asian topics from regional, comparative, and local perspectives. Students produce a substantial research paper that continues their work from HIST 243A/SEAS 243A. May be taken as a one- or two-quarter course (HIST 243A/SEAS 243A, HIST 243B/SEAS 243B). Af- ter completing both HIST 243A/SEAS 243A and HIST 243B/SEAS 243B, students may repeat the sequence once for credit; total credit for each course may not exceed 8 units. Cross-listed with HIST 243B.
SEAS 290 Directed Studies (1-6) Individual study, 3-18 hours. Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor and graduate advisor. Directed study to meet special curricular needs. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC). Course is repeatable.
SEAS 292 Concurrent Analytical Studies in Southeast Asian Studies (1-4) Individual study, 3-12 hours. Pre- requisite(s): graduate standing; consent of instructor and graduate advisor. Taken concurrently with a 100-series course, but on an individual basis. Devoted to research, criticism, and written work at the graduate level related to the 100-series course. Graded Satisfac- tory (S) or No Credit (NC). Course is repeatable.
SEAS 297 Directed Research (1-6) Outside research, 3-18 hours. Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor; graduate standing. Individualized research under the sponsorship of specific faculty members. Graded Sat- isfactory (S) or No Credit (NC). Course is repeatable to a maximum of 12 units.
SEAS 299 Research for the Thesis (1-12) Thesis, 3-36 hours. Prerequisite(s): consent of thesis director. Research and preparation for the thesis. Graded Satis- factory (S) or No Credit (NC). Course is repeatable.