Academic Programs and Graduate Degrees
Doctoral Programs
The Graduate Center offers doctoral programs in the following areas. Opportunities for interdisciplinary study are also available.
*Note: No new applications are being accepted to these programs.
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A Dual Degree Program in Audiology and Speech—Language—Hearing Sciences
is planned, pending New York State Department of Education approval. This Program
will allow a small number of graduate students to concurrently complete the existing
Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Speech—Language—Hearing
Sciences.
Master of Arts Programs
In addition to its doctoral programs, the Graduate Center offers programs leading to the master's degree in the following areas:
*Note: No new applications are being accepted to these programs.
Certificate Programs
American Studies Certificate Program
The Certificate Program in American Studies is open to students
matriculated in the Ph.D. programs at the Graduate Center. Students do not
necessarily have to be working toward the certificate to take courses in the
program. American Studies at the Graduate Center give Americanists enrolled
in Ph.D. programs the opportunity to study outside their disciplines in American
Studies Certificate Program seminars specifically designed to move students
across disciplinary and chronological boundaries. The program also prepares
Americanists at the Graduate Center to teach and direct American Studies programs
after graduation by giving a solid grounding in the history, theory, and method
of the discipline. To earn the certificate, students take an approved four-course
sequence of seminars (81000 Introduction to American Studies: Histories and
Methods; 81500 Themes in American Culture; 82000 American Culture: Major Periods;
and a course approved by the program for American Studies credit), an examination
in American Studies, and a dissertation topic within the field. The Certificate
is awarded when the Ph.D. degree is conferred. For further information, contact
Professor Marc Dolan, Coordinator, Telephone: 1-212-817-8001.
Website: http://web.gc.cuny.edu/americanstudies
Demography Certificate Program*
The Certificate Program in Demography offers students enrolled in any CUNY
doctoral program the opportunity to expand their knowledge in an interdisciplinary
way with regard to demographic studies. Students will acquire the tools to
conduct rigorous analyses of population structure and processes. Introduction
to Demography, Methods of Demographic Analysis, and Advanced Methods of Demographic
Analysis are the three courses required for the certificate. The required
and elective courses will focus on analyzing the causes and consequences
of change in population-related phenomena—for example, family formation,
fertility and reproductive health, disease, aging and mortality, urbanization,
racial and ethnic composition, and mobility—and determining how such
changes shape social, economic, and political processes and outcomes at the
local, national, and international level. Many certificate students will
work with demography scholars from several CUNY campuses who will spend considerable
time at the newly formed CUNY Institute for Demographic Research. The Institute
also has strong ties with a number of local, regional, national, and international
organizations that have demographic orientations and are located in New York
City. Doctoral fellowships in demography will be available. Professor Neil
G. Bennett, Coordinator. Telephone: 1-646-660-6779. Email: Neil.Bennett@baruch.cuny.edu
Film Studies Certificate Program
The Certificate Program in Film Studies is open to students matriculated in the Ph.D. programs at the Graduate Center. The program aims to develop a student’s basic familiarity with the history, theory, and criticism of the cinema as a medium and art form. Specific emphasis is placed on developing student competence in methods of historical research, appreciating the rich classical and contemporary traditions of film theoretical discourse, and cultivating skills in analyzing and interpreting films in a rigorous manner. To earn the certificate, students must take Aesthetics of the Film, the Seminar in Film Theory, as well as Part I or II of History of Cinema. All of these courses may be taken without prerequisite. In addition, two more electives in film in any department complete the certificate requirements. The certificate is awarded when the Ph.D. degree is conferred. For further information, contact Professor Heather Hendershot, Coordinator, Telephone: 1-212-817-8361.
Website: http://web.gc.cuny.edu/filmstudies
Interactive Technology and Pedagogy Certificate Program
The Interactive Technology and Pedagogy Certificate (ITP) program is designed
to provide intellectual opportunities and technical training that enable Graduate
Center doctoral students to think creatively and critically about the uses
of academic technology to improve teaching and learning. It aims to better
prepare doctoral students for life and work in the contemporary university
and advances students’ skills as creators and users of technology-based
educational resources. The certificate’s nine-credit sequence of courses
provides theoretical, historical, philosophical, literary, and sociological
perspectives on technology and pedagogy and their intersection in the classroom.
Though the program draws on the discipline-based expertise of many doctoral
faculty members, it also strives to build a collective and interdisciplinary
conversation about the broad implications of emerging education technology
for intellectual work and classroom practices. Possession of the ITP certificate
should represent to potential employers alike a scholar well versed in the
theoretical and practical aspects of using academic technology at the university
level, and assist doctoral students in their pursuit of employment in the academy
and beyond. For more information contact Dr. Stephen Brier, Coordinator. Telephone:
212-817-7290. Website: http://web.gc.cuny.edu/itp/
Medieval Studies Certificate Program
The Certificate Program in Medieval Studies is open to students matriculated
in the Ph.D. programs at the Graduate Center. The certificate program provides
doctoral students with the opportunity to study the Middle Ages within the
kind of broad, multidisciplinary framework that is particularly appropriate
to medieval studies. It offers training in skills important to all medievalists
and an introduction to the central scholarly issues facing medievalists today.
To earn the certificate, students take at least one interdisciplinary medieval
studies seminar, two medieval studies courses outside their own disciplines,
and a course in resources and methods of medieval research. The certificate
is awarded when the Ph.D. degree is conferred. For further information, contact
Professor Glenn Burger, Coordinator, Telephone: 1-212-817-8761.
Website: http://web.gc.cuny.edu/medievalstudies/
Renaissance Studies Certificate Program
The Certificate Program in Renaissance Studies is open to students matriculated
in the Ph.D. programs at the Graduate Center. The program enables students
pursuing doctorates in all aspects of the Renaissance/Early Modern period (c.1350–c.1700)
to expand their studies within the context of early modern cultural analysis
that crosses disciplines and national cultures, and to acquire innovative methods
of cross-disciplinary research that will enhance their scholarship and teaching.
Requirements for the certificate are: two core courses (Introduction to Renaissance
Studies and Research Techniques in Renaissance Studies), two elective courses
outside the home discipline (may include special topics courses in the Certificate
Program), reading proficiency in Latin, and a dissertation on a Renaissance/Early
Modern topic. The certificate is awarded when the Ph.D. degree is conferred.
For further information, contact Professor Clare Carroll, Coordinator, Telephone:
1-212-817-8586, ccarroll1@gc.cuny.edu.
Website: http://web.gc.cuny.edu/renaissancestudies
Women’s Studies Certificate Program
The Certificate Program in Women’s Studies is open to students matriculated in the Ph.D. programs at the Graduate Center. Women’s Studies is an interdisciplinary approach to research and scholarship that draws on various disciplines while challenging disciplinary boundaries. The general aim of the program is to offer critical reflection on the experiences of both women and men in terms of differences of gender, sexuality, race, class, ethnicity, and nation. Students prepare themselves to teach courses and to do research in Women’s Studies and related critical approaches to the disciplines. Besides focused course work and guidance in research, Women’s
Studies offers participation in a wide range of graduate student and faculty
activities, including lecture series and forums. Students are also invited to
participate in the research programs and seminars of the Center for the Study
of Women and Society at the Graduate Center. The certificate is awarded when
the Ph.D. degree is conferred. For further information, contact Professor Victoria
Pitts-Taylor, Coordinator, Telephone: 1-212-817-8895.
Website: http://web.gc.cuny.edu/womenstudies/programs.html
Master of Philosophy Degree
The Master of Philosophy degree (M.Phil.) will be awarded upon request to Ph.D. students who are currently enrolled at the Graduate Center, have been advanced to candidacy, and have met their financial obligations to the University. Application forms for the degree are routinely sent to students at the time of advancement to candidacy, but if this form is not received it is the responsibility of any student wishing this degree to obtain an application from the Office of the Registrar. Please note that the date of filing for the degree determines the date upon which the degree will be conferred.
Master's Degree "en route"
The en-route master’s degree is awarded by a senior college or, in certain fields, by the Graduate Center of The City University of New York to currently enrolled doctoral students who have fulfilled certain requirements. These requirements include a minimum of 45 GPA credits with an average grade of “B” (courses taken for “P’’ credit ordinarily cannot be included), passing of the First Examination, satisfactory completion of a major research paper, and any other requirements that may be established by the degree-granting college for en-route master’s degrees. All students must be enrolled and have met their financial obligations to the University. Applying students must abide by the deadline for filing established at each college. Further information may be obtained from the Registrar at the Graduate Center.
Interuniversity Doctoral Consortium
The Graduate Center is a member of the Interuniversity Doctoral Consortium, which provides for cross-registration
among member institutions. Matriculated Graduate Center doctoral students may
cross-register for doctoral study in the graduate schools of arts and sciences
of the following institutions: Columbia University (including Teachers College), Fordham University, New School University, New York University (including Steinhardt School
of Education),
Princeton University, Rutgers–New Brunswick (State University of New Jersey), and Stony Brook (State University of New York).
In order to be eligible to petition for enrollment in a consortium course:
- 1. You must be a matriculated doctoral student.
2. You must have completed at least two semesters of graduate study
at the home institution and be between your 2nd and 6th year of enrollment
at the Graduate Center.
3. The course you wish to take is not available at the Graduate Center
or other CUNY college.
4. Registration is subject to approval by the Vice President of Student
Affairs at the Graduate Center and the divisional Dean at the host institution.
5. For Columbia University - The course must be offered through the
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Below are the procedures an eligible student must complete to petition for enrollment
in a consortium course:
Once you have decided to take a course offered by a partner institution, you
must fill out the Permit Out form which is available from either the Office
of the Registrar (Room 7201) or your doctoral program office. Your academic
advisor must sign the form. Bring the completed and signed form to the Office
of the Vice President for Student Affairs (Room 7301). If the form is approved
by the Vice President you must bring it to the Office of the Registrar where
you will then be given the Inter-University Doctoral Consortium Registration
Form. At that point you must fill out all of the information on the form and
obtain all required signatures from both the Graduate Center and the host school.
You must then submit the completed and signed form to the Office of the Registrar
(Room 7201) no later than the end of the drop and add period (the end of the
third week of classes).
If you choose to drop the course at any time before the end of the drop and
add period you may do so online at any stage, meaning either as “permit
out” or the actual course title at such time as it appears on your registration.
You must also inform the host college that you have dropped the course.
Students taking courses at another university are subject, in those courses,
to the registration and academic regulations of the host university, including
the grading system, calendar, and academic honor system. It is the responsibility
of the students to familiarize themselves with the pertinent regulations
of the host university.
Graduate Center students pay tuition to the Graduate Center for any cross-registered
courses they take.
Any registration questions regarding the consortium should be addressed to the Office of the Registrar. Academic or policy questions should be directed to the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs.
CUNY Graduate Center Language Reading Program
Room 4415; Telephone: 1-212-817-2081
Administrative Director: Ms. Rita Fleischer
The CUNY Graduate Center Language Reading Program offers intensive noncredit courses in a variety of modern and ancient languages specifically designed to assist graduate students in meeting the language requirements for their degrees. These courses, which are offered in the summer as well as during the academic year, develop or increase the student’s reading knowledge of a particular language. Every effort is made to accommodate the specific interests and needs of each student.
Students who must fulfill requirements in an ancient language should also consider the Latin/Greek Institute, an eleven-week summer program of total immersion, which includes instruction in language and literature.
Latin/Greek Institute
Room 4415; Telephone: 1-212-817-2081
Administrative Director: Ms. Rita Fleischer
The Latin/Greek Institute, offered in conjunction with Brooklyn College, is an eleven-week summer program of total immersion in language and literature. It is specifically designed to assist graduate students in meeting language requirements for their degrees and in providing the tools for research in Greek or Latin. Information about the Latin/Greek Institute can be obtained from Ms. Rita Fleischer, Telephone: 1-212-817-2081.
Interdisciplinary Studies
The Graduate Center encourages students to pursue interdisciplinary studies.
Certificate Programs in American Studies, Demography, Film Studies,
Interactive Technology and Pedagogy, Medieval Studies, Renaissance Studies,
and Women’s Studies are available to Graduate Center doctoral students.
The certificate is awarded at the same time as the Ph.D. degree. In addition
to the Certificate Programs, twelve interdisciplinary concentrations are offered:
Advanced Social Research; Africana Studies; Cognitive Science; European Union
Studies; Fashion Studies, Language and Literacy; Latin American and Caribbean
Studies; Lesbian/Gay/Queer Studies; Psychology of Political Behavior; Public
Policy and Urban Studies; Twentieth-Century Studies; and Urban Health and Society.
A certificate of completion is awarded for interdisciplinary concentrations.
For information about the interdisciplinary Certificate Programs or concentrations,
please contact the appropriate faculty coordinator listed on pages 13-14 of
this handbook or the Office of the Associate Provost and Dean for Humanities
and Social Sciences (Telephone: 1-212-817-7280). Proposals for new interdisciplinary
concentrations should be directed to this office, as well.
Professional Development Seminars
The Graduate Center offers enrolled doctoral students a range
of professional development courses designed to help them in their careers
and professional activities. These courses do not carry credit, are ungraded,
and do not appear on the student’s transcript. Students register for
them as they do their academic classes and can find them listed under “Professional
Development” in
the course schedule. For further information, contact the Office of the Associate
Provost and Dean for Humanities and Social Sciences at 1-212-817-7282.
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