The
Graduate Program
Handbook
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| Section 5. Independent
Studies, Colloquia, Special Courses |
| Independent studies courses are designed to give students greater flexibility in planning their programs of study. At the beginning of each quarter, petitions for these courses may be obtained from the Staff Graduate Adviser. After the instructor's approval has been obtained for the proposed course and a written description of the project has been approved by the student's adviser, students may enroll in the class by following the prescribed registration procedures. |
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5.1 English
297—Graduate Tutorial with Required Attendance at an
Undergraduate Course (4 units)
Undergraduate courses taken for degree credit by graduate students must be taken under the number 297 and will include such modifications as thought suitable by the instructor to satisfy graduate requirements. Students in the MA/PhD program may take no more than 4 units of English 297, usually before the first qualifying examination. English 297 is not available to students in the PhD program. All students may audit undergraduate courses with the instructor’s permission.
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5.2 English
500—Directed Teaching (4 units)
Continuing instruction in the teaching of literature courses. Teaching Assistants must register for this course and will receive a S/U grade. The instructor is the TA Supervisor. Units earned in English 500 do not count toward degree requirements.
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5.3 English
591—Doctoral Colloquium (1 unit)
Generally to be taken by students following the first qualifying exam; any student may attend. All students should enroll following the first qualifying exam if they haven’t done so previously. A year-long course, the Doctoral Colloquium provides support for graduate students in the period when they are developing their dissertation idea (can be joined for any quarter during the year). The focus is on research in the humanities at a very practical level. Units earned do not count toward degree requirements.
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5.3.1 English 592—Transcriptions Colloquium (1 unit)
G ives students 1) an introduction to the hardware and software used in advanced web-page design; 2) an overview of the intellectual issues of "digital culture;" 3) a context for developing a web-authoring project. Units earned do not count toward degree requirements. |
5.3.2 English 593—Graduate Technology Colloquium (1 unit)
Course provides guidance, training, a forum, and a common center for the various technical research endeavors engaged in by student assistants. |
5.3.3 English 594 – ACGC Colloquium (1 unit)
Course explores connections between theorizations of the nature and history
of globalization and recent reconceptualizations of American literary and
cultural studies with an eye to exploring issues for future research into
potentially productive intersections.
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5.3.4 English 595 – EMC Colloquium (1 unit)
Course trains students in the use of EMC databases and courses; web page design;
colloquia and conference organization. Includes an exploration of research
facilities both on and off campus.
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5.4 English
596—Directed Reading and Research (4 units)
Students wishing to work on an independent studies project under the supervision of a faculty member should meet with the instructor and work out a reading list for the quarter. A written proposal must be approved by the Graduate Adviser prior to enrollment. Courses must be taken for a letter grade and are usually restricted to the interval between the first and second qualifying exams. 596 courses should be directed toward helping to define the dissertation area. Students may take no more than 8 units of 596.
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5.5 English
597—Individual Study for Examination (1-12 units)
Students may take up to 12 units per quarter of 597. A 597 course must be taken S/U and does not count toward a degree. The instructor should be the student’s adviser.
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5.6 English
599—Dissertation Research and Preparation (1-12 units)
Only students who have passed the second qualifying examination and been advanced to candidacy can register for a 599 course. During the time students are in the Doctoral Candidacy Fee Offset Program (see 10.1 below) they must continue to remain registered for 12 units -- those who are TAs in 500 and 599; students who are not teaching in 12 units of 599. The grading option is S/U and the instructor is the dissertation chair.
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