The Ph.D. Program in Art History is dedicated to the development of scholars, teachers, museum personnel, art critics, and other professionals. Students specialize in one area while gaining a full general background in the history of art. Arrangements have been made through the cooperation of various art institutions for students to avail themselves of New York City’s unparalleled opportunities for the study of art history through firsthand experience with art objects and monuments. The program’s Visual Resource Collection includes a rapidly growing digital database, containing more than a half-million images, that is online and searchable.

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The Ph.D. Program in Anthropology provides training in the discipline’s four subfields: archaeology, cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and physical anthropology. In addition to course work, students have opportunities for fieldwork experience through faculty-directed practicums and summer research funding. The four-field requirement, together with opportunities for fieldwork and teaching, provides graduates with credentials not commonly available from doctoral programs.

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The Doctoral Program in Audiology, which awards the Au.D., is designed to provide students with excellent academic preparation and with varied and enriched clinical experiences. Graduates are prepared to be highly qualified, autonomous health-care professionals providing evidence-based diagnostic and rehabilitative audiologic services to individuals of all ages, with hearing and/or speech problems. The Au.D. Program has a licensure qualifying (B.A./B.S. to Au.D.) track and a non-licensure qualifying (M.A./M.S. to Au.D.) track.

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The interdisciplinary science of biochemistry draws on fundamental chemical theory and research techniques as the basis for explorations into problems of biology. Students participate in research early in their graduate work, preferably in the first year of study, and engage in a broadly based seminar and colloquium program.

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The primary objective of the program is to enable the student to acquire a fundamental orientation in the current life sciences as well as mastery of the knowledge and investigative approaches in his or her chosen areas of specialization. Such training is essential in developing research professionals equipped to teach in university programs and to take leadership positions in biotechnology and research.

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The Ph.D. Program in Business is designed to educate researchers and teachers who will make significant contributions to the business disciplines. Methodologies of quantitative decision-making, computer technology, and the social and behavioral sciences serve as the foundations of study within the program. Graduates are employed as college or university researchers and teachers and as corporate and institutional consultants and managers.

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The Ph.D. Program in Chemistry is designed to prepare students for teaching and research careers in all the major areas of chemistry. It draws on faculty and facilities of five CUNY senior colleges through a unique consortium. Lecture courses and comprehensive examinations are given at the Graduate Center, while students choose a base college and mentor according to their interests. Although students teach and generally pursue laboratory research at a single college, they have access to facilities, including instruments, located at the other colleges.

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The Graduate Program in Classics emphasizes the study of Greek and Latin literature and Greek and Roman history. Study is also available in such related areas as Greek and Latin stylistics, mythography, and metrics. Members of the faculty also participate in the Program in Comparative Literature, which offers a Ph.D. in comparative literature with a specialization in classics, and in the Ph.D. Program in History, which offers a Ph.D. in history with a specialization in ancient history. The M.A./Ph.D. Program in Classics is also the home of the Summer Latin/Greek Institute and the Database of Classical Bibliography.

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The Comparative Literature program offers coordinated courses in literature, theory, criticism, aesthetics, and translation, including literatures in English-American, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Slavic languages, classical Greek, and Latin. Students take courses in the national and classical literature programs as well as in Comparative Literature. They may register for certificates in Film Studies, Medieval Studies, Renaissance Studies, and Women's Studies. Texts and contexts range from ancient times to the present. Because more than thirty professors are on the Comparative Literature doctoral faculty, seminars and tutorials taught within the program cover a rich variety of subjects and methodologies ranging from the visual arts, music, and theatre, to history, political science, anthropology, psychoanalysis, philosophy, philology, and other disciplines. Ph.D. degrees in Comparative Literature are offered with specializations in Italian, Classical Greek, and Latin. With their adviser's consent, students are also allowed to take courses through the Interuniversity Doctoral Consortium at Columbia University, Princeton University, New York University, New School University, Stony Brook University, Rutgers University, Teachers College, and Fordham University. The program also offers a master's degree in Comparative Literature.

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The Ph.D. Program in Computer Science is designed to prepare selected students for leadership in teaching and academic research as well as in industrial careers and research. The ubiquitous presence of the computer in our society requires that the Ph.D. candidate master the discipline of computer science in its broadest sense as well as display knowledge of a specialized area and perform independent research.

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The Ph.D. Program in Criminal Justice offers interdisciplinary education in the fields of criminal justice, criminology, and forensic science. It combines theory, empirical research, and normative analysis. Through a multidisciplinary core curriculum, students are trained in social science methods, research design, and statistics. They are also given grounding in criminological theory, philosophy of law, criminal justice policy and practice, and the psychology of criminal justice.

Faculty of the program represent a wide range of academic disciplines—anthropology, history, law, political science, public administration, psychology, and sociology. The program offers two unique specializations: forensic science and policy, oversight, and administration. The forensic science specialization is taught by professors of biology, biochemistry, and chemistry. Connection with John Jay College of Criminal Justice facilitates access for students to criminal justice agencies at all levels of government.

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From its inception in 1983, the Ph.D. Program in Earth and Environmental Sciences has identified itself with promoting teaching and research in the study of the earth. With faculty in atmospheric sciences, environmental sciences, geography, and geology, the Earth and Environmental Sciences program at CUNY spans a broad array of subjects focusing on the earth, its environments, human activities, and the linkages between them. Our students have the opportunity to study both the physical and human environments simultaneously, or to focus on specific subjects within the program's specializations.

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The Ph.D. Program in Economics equips students to conduct research that will contribute to the development and application of knowledge in economics. One main objective of our program is to train students to become proficient economists, to think about economic questions in a lucid and critical manner, and to engage in independent research. A second main objective is to prepare our students so that they are ready for careers in either academia or in the private sector. All students complete a core set of courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics, after which they take courses in specialized areas. Students can write their dissertations in any of the six areas described below. Our diverse national and international student body contributes to the vibrant learning environment in the program. Through the consortium arrangement, faculty from many different CUNY campuses are involved in the doctoral program and engaged in a wide range of applied and theoretical research. Our graduates have gone on to careers in academia, government, consulting, industry, and especially finance, as well as international and research organizations.

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The Ph.D. Program in Educational Psychology is designed to train students to conduct basic and applied research in the application of psychological theory to education, to analyze critically the process of education, to develop and evaluate instructional methods and techniques, and to formulate educational policies and programs. Students prepare for teaching, research, and consultative positions in higher education, as well as for positions in city, state, and national departments of education, in curriculum development programs, and in research development centers in education.

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The City College of New York's Grove School of Engineering is truly unique — as the first public institution of its kind, it remains today as the most diverse school of engineering in the country. Boasting 9 nationally recognized programs, the Grove School of Engineering awards a full complement of degrees — B.E., B.S., M.E., M.S., M.I.S., and Ph.D.

Note: The Ph.D. Program in Engineering at the Graduate Center is no longer accepting any new applications. The Graduate Center is providing the opportunity for continuing students to complete their degrees. Prospective students may apply to the Grove School of Engineering at The City College of the City University of New York. See http://www1.ccny.cuny.edu/prospective/engineering/. For information, please contact Professor Mumtaz Kassir: Kassir@ccny.cuny.edu.

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The Ph.D.Program in English offers one of the largest selections of seminars nationally, reflecting both areas of current interest and more traditional historical approaches. CUNY’s consortial arrangement allows the program to draw faculty from all colleges in the system, and thus to provide not only a broad range of coverage but also depth of field. Each semester, seminars cover periods from the Middle Ages to the present. And, because the program has more than one nationally recognized specialist in each area, students are able to consider each area from various perspectives while becoming fluent in different methodologies. Particular faculty strengths include theory and poetics, feminist theory and women’s writing, gay/lesbian/queer theory, medieval and early modern literature and culture, Victorian literature and culture, American literature, (auto)biography, African American literature and culture, composition and rhetoric, postcolonial literature and theory, and twentieth-century studies.

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The Ph.D. Program in French stresses a broad interdisciplinary approach as well as strong traditional training in the various periods and genres of French literature. Works of literature are studied in relation to stylistics, aesthetics, philosophy, psychoanalysis, and critical theory, as well as to history, politics, sociology, the arts, and other literatures.

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The Ph.D. Program in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Languages offers courses in all areas of Iberian and Latin American literatures and Hispanic linguistics leading to the Ph.D. degree.

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The Ph.D. Program in History offers advanced study in history, with a balance of traditional and emerging fields of study. In addition to equipping students with a thorough knowledge of their selected areas of specialization, the course of study is designed to provide comprehensive training in the historical craft through an emphasis on research and historiography.

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The M.A./Ph.D. Program in Linguistics is designed to provide the student with a sound training in a wide variety of language-related areas, leading to a career in teaching and scientific research. Building on core offerings in current grammatical theory, the student may elect to specialize in either theoretical, experimental, or applied areas. The program maintains laboratories for research in Second Language Acquisition and Psycholinguistics. The program also offers, at the M.A. level, a degree in general linguistics, and a concentration in Computational Linguistics.

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The Ph.D. Program in Mathematics provides students of high ability and strong preparation with an opportunity to begin study for the doctoral degree either immediately upon graduation from college or after completion of some graduate work in the colleges of the City University or at other accredited institutions. The program is designed to give students the background they will need to pursue careers as pure or applied mathematicians.

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The Music program consists of five areas of concentration: Musicology, Theory/Analysis, Ethnomusicology, Composition (Ph.D. and D.M.A.), and Performance (D.M.A.).

The Ph.D. Program in Music is designed to train students in the fields and subfields of musical scholarship, analysis, and composition. Doctoral study in music balances broad perspective and specialized knowledge. Students and faculty draw on the wealth of musical and music-related scholarly resources in the City of New York.

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The Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD), is designed to provide students within New York City, New York State, and the nation with education in nursing, related theories, and empirical research methodology, thus preparing them as nurse leaders in the delivery of quality-based health care. The program will expand the knowledge base of nursing practice, health care management, health care policy, and economics through the research and scholarship of its faculty members and students. Graduates will be prepared to conduct research, be involved in nursing policy, teach, and assume leadership positions in health care settings.

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The M.A./Ph.D. Program in Philosophy is designed to provide students with a sound general training in the history of ancient and modern philosophy and in the main areas of current philosophical inquiry. The Ph.D. program is intended for those who aspire to careers in teaching and research in philosophy at the college and university level. Degree requirements can be adjusted in individual cases to permit the student to work in related fields. The program encourages well-thought-out interdisciplinary work for its own sake and for the professional opportunities it may provide. The program also offers a terminal master’s degree in Philosophy.

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The Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy, which awards the DPT, is designed to prepare students to become clinician-scientists who can perform all aspects of physical therapy practice and conduct clinical research.

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The Ph.D. Program in Physics provides students with opportunities to pursue original research along with a sound background in the fundamentals of physics. Students may choose a research specialization from the principal areas of modern theoretical and experimental physics.

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Designed to train professional political scientists, the M.A./Ph.D. Program in Political Science provides students with opportunities to develop a substantive knowledge of politics and to increase their analytical and critical skills. Although the program features a diversity of approaches, all students are expected both to specialize and to develop an understanding of the discipline as a whole.

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The Ph.D. Program in Psychology prepares students for research, teaching, and practice in the various fields of psychology. While all doctoral degrees are awarded by the Graduate Center, the doctoral faculty and students in Psychology have the opportunity to study on any of eight of the CUNY senior college campuses depending upon their area of interest. Application for admission should be made to a particular training area.

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The Ph.D. Program in Social Welfare has a unique commitment to applied research, developing student skills, and linking classroom work to the complexity and volatility of the social service practice landscape. These elements reflect the rich tradition of the program. Our program’s graduates occupy influential positions in government, hold academic positions in public and private universities, and are administrators in social service agencies. Although the program accepts applicants with related master’s degrees other than the M.S.W., the Ph.D. Program in Social Welfare has not forgotten its roots in social work, social justice, and the aspirations of the field. The program remains committed to social welfare’s historic role
in developing strategies for effective change at the individual, agency, community, and larger political economy levels. It strives to develop scholars who are expert in finding the best fit between research design and the social problems and populations they choose to study. The program’s website describes requirements for applicants and provides a program overview. We encourage prospective candidates to attend our open houses in the Fall semester; the dates are posted on the website.

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The Ph.D. Program in Sociology is designed to develop professional sociologists of broad theoretical background and demonstrated research competence through a training program that uses macrosociological, historical, and comparative approaches. In methodology training, a balance is sought between quantitative and qualitative techniques: students receive training in multivariate analysis, as well as in ethnographic field methods and in phenomenological research.

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The Ph.D. Program in Speech–Language–Hearing Sciences stresses strong theoretical and empirical training in human communication and its disorders, preparing students for careers in research and teaching. Programs of study focus on specializations within the speech, language, and hearing sciences, and relevant interdisciplinary study is encouraged. Research training is conducted both at the Graduate Center and at collaborating research facilities under the mentorship of leading investigators. A number of research laboratories provide students with the opportunity to engage in specialized research. Current research laboratories include: Audiology and Auditory Evoked Potentials Laboratory, Developmental Language Laboratory, Developmental Neurolinguistics Laboratory, Hearing Science Laboratory, Language and Cognition Laboratory, Neurolinguistics Laboratory, Speech Acoustics and Perception Laboratory.

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The Ph.D. Program in Theatre offers students a solid grounding in the theory, history, and criticism of theatre studies, while encouraging interdisciplinary thinking. The program takes advantage of the rich resources of New York City, with its professional theatre specialists, institutions, and myriad productions, as well as its library and museum facilities and its archives and private collections. Although the program emphasizes academic studies, attempts are made to form alliances of understanding between scholars and practitioners whenever possible. The Film Studies Certificate Program is closely allied with the program; students may do a portion of their course work in film studies, if they desire.

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The Ph.D. Program in Urban Education aims to provide the research base needed to help solve the urgent problems of urban education. Its primary research focus is the study of urban education as an interdependent system of social institutions across many scales of organization: the family and neighborhood community; classrooms, schools, and partner institutions; school districts and larger-scale political and economic institutions.

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