Executive Summary Accelerating environmental concerns are increasingly requiring professional skills that span the natural and social sciences, yet most graduate work is still focused on individual disciplinary themes. We propose to train a new generation to develop real solutions to today's pressing environmental challenges. Solutions cut across traditional disciplines and integrate science, economics, human social systems, and policy. Interdisciplinary knowledge, both theoretical and practical, is required to understand the full dimensions of environmental decision-making. The PIER specialization seeks to train leaders who will generate the interdisciplinary knowledge needed to analyze and manage the impacts of humans and climate change on the environment.

The proposed program responds to the UCSD Strategic Plan’s grand research theme: Understanding and Protecting the Planet. It will nurture and support a collaborative and interdisciplinary research culture that advances the frontiers of knowledge, shapes new fields, and disseminates discoveries that transform lives. The specialization formalizes cross-disciplinary research across UCSD’s natural sciences, social sciences and humanities related to environmental themes. Graduates will learn to communicate effectively about environmental change, develop economically viable solutions grounded in science that will enhance the resilience of society and the environment, recommend necessary policy changes and assess their economic and cultural impacts.

The PIER Specialization program consists of a 16-unit required summer course, a minimum of 8 units from a secondary field (outside the student’s home department) and 6 units from the environmental research forum. There is no overlap between the PIER course work and department requirements. However, based on our experience with a similar IGERT program, this comprehensive track will take no more than one extra quarter to complete compared to the duration of the standard Ph.D. program offered by the home departments.

All Ph.D. students will be admitted through one of the participating home departments. Except for SIO, all participating departments currently require completion of core courses prior to application to PIER. Each participating department or faculty advisor as a commitment to the program will provide summer stipend support for their student. These can be donor funds, department funds, faculty funds, fellowships or any combination. PIER will provide summer fees for students admitted to the program. PIER is not intended to be a funding mechanism but an acknowledgement of a student's breadth of interdisciplinary training. The specialization will pursue funding options for participating students including NSF-NRT training grants donor support and San Diego Fellowship Awards..

We believe a major benefit of a Environmental Research Specialization will be to enlarge the reach of development by showing prospective donors that our fusion of natural sciences, humanities, and social science is aimed at finding solutions to environmental problems. This has clearly been the experience of our major competitors, all of whom have managed multimillion-dollar gifts to establish and develop their interdisciplinary environmental graduate programs.

2 A. Introduction

A1. Aims and Objectives This is a coordinated proposal for a new interdisciplinary graduate specialization: the Program for Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (PIER) with the aim of providing graduate students from a variety of existing graduate programs the opportunity to specialize in research and training on the biological, physical, economic, social, arts and humanities aspects of environmental research, conservation, and sustainability. Our aim is to formalize the training program initiated by the NSF- funded Integrated Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT 2003-2013) and its successor, the informal PIER track, that provides a broad and interdisciplinary approach—spanning the social and natural science—and focuses on solutions to global environmental issues. This specialization is not a stand-alone program since students will still receive their degrees through their home departments—SIO, Anthropology, Biology, Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Rady, GPS, Philosophy, and Chemistry with PIER as an interdisciplinary specialization. PIER aims to provide graduate students who have just embarked on their graduate careers with the opportunity to interact and communicate with peers in different disciplines throughout the duration of their Ph.D. work. Such communication across disciplines from the outset is key to fostering a capacity for interdisciplinary “language” skills and conceptual flexibility.

A2. Historical Background A multidisciplinary scientific research and training program has been underway since 2003 coordinated by the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at Scripps Institution of Oceanography/UCSD. Our experience convinces us that an interdisciplinary curriculum is needed to equip the next generation of scholars who will formulate and address questions concerning the sustainability of the earth and ocean environments. Under IGERT, we developed a ten-week interdisciplinary summer course, an Interdisciplinary Forum, a series of Science-Law-and-Policy courses, a Marine Law Class, and program elements including an internship and Group research project. These courses have largely been maintained and funded by the Masters of Advanced Study in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (MAS-MBC). We have also developed donor support and San Diego Fellowships to fund full year stipends and fees for eight Ph.D. students (since 2013). The positive student career paths and the value of the program for cementing interdisciplinary research activities across campus has motivated us to convert this program into a larger and more publicly active program.

A3. Rationale for New Specialization The oceans face a growing list of threats to their integrity, productivity, and biodiversity from pollution and eutrophication, overfishing, species invasion, climate change including warming, acidification, deoxygenation and sea level rise, energy and minerals exploitation. The ultimate drivers for most of these threats are related to human resource demands and activities. Therefore, solutions to environmental issues will require not only understanding natural systems but also the human institutions and behavior geared toward marine conservation. Definitive answers require approaches in the biological, social and biomedical sciences, as well as aspects of the arts and humanities, with important technological input from the physical, chemical, and computing sciences.

Research in marine conservation and biodiversity also has a major impact on, and relevance for, many practical issues related to medicine, biology, organization of society, and the interactions of humans with one another and with our environment. The time has finally come to approach this topic in a systematic and interdisciplinary manner, and integrate the vast amount of relevant information emanating from many disciplines. It is evident that natural science alone cannot provide environmental solutions and that economic, societal and political issues often take precedence in decision-making.

The National Science Foundation has recognized this need with their broad- reaching NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program. NRT is designed to encourage the development of bold, new, potentially transformative, and scalable models for STEM graduate training that ensure that graduate students develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to pursue a range of research and research-related careers within and outside academe. The NRT program is distinguished from the previous NSF training programs through an emphasis on training for multiple career pathways, rotating priority research themes, inclusion of both master’s and doctoral students, a broader definition of trainees, and greater budgetary and programmatic flexibility. In addition, NRT is designed to promote the development and broad-scale adoption of highly effective STEM graduate education models that are suitable for the 21st century STEM enterprise. Goals of the NRT program are to:

• Catalyze and advance cutting-edge interdisciplinary research in high priority areas, • Prepare STEM graduate students more effectively for successful careers within or outside academe, and • Develop models and knowledge that will promote transformative improvements in graduate education.

A4. Relationship to existing programs at UCSD Collaboration with various ORUs and Centers across campus will add both depth and breadth of training available to students embarking on this specialization. As research in these centers evolves, the specialization provides a means to provide new research findings to students and training in new research techniques. This educational value added to the ORUs can be done through course work in the specialization and through student organized research symposia. Relevant programs and centers include:

Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (CMBC) CMBC is the intellectual home for PIER with research programs addressing the Gulf of California fisheries, the California Current and coastal environments, Central Pacific Atolls, Deep-Ocean Stewardship, Ocean Acidification, Marine Contaminants and Ocean Food Security.

Sustainable Production of Food and Fuel in the 21st Century (SPF2-21) A number of our faculty participants are also participants in the SPF2-21 ORU.

UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) UCSD is host to IGCC, which facilitates collaborative research across the UC campuses. Joshua Graff Zivin is the research director for environmental issues at the Institute, leading several climate-change related projects. His participation in CMBC programs since his arrival at UCSD and his understanding of global issues makes IGCC an important partner.

UC Institute for International, Comparative and Area Studies (IICAS) IICAS supports and encourages collaborative international research in areas such as economic and social development; international security and globalization. There are synergies between PIER interests and IICAS efforts.

Center on Global Justice (CGJ) Graduate students associated with the CGJ and involved with the Critical Ecologies Research Forum are collaborating on the Interdisciplinary Forum for Environmental Change (see section B3)

CUSMS - Center for U.S. Mexican Studies (CUSMS) Graduate students involved with the Interdisciplinary Forum for Environmental Change are collaborating with COLEF (El Colegio de la Frontera Norte) in Tijuana, devoting one meeting each quarter to cross border issues.

4 Center for Environmental Economics (CEE) This center within UCSD's department of economics brings faculty and graduate students together for a weekly forum and sponsors graduate student research and travel, with special attention to interdisciplinary efforts.

Center for Sustainability Science, Planning and Design (SS-PAD) SS-PAD brings diverse people and organizations together to collaboratively research and improve how neighborhoods, cities and regions function. The SS-PAD’s integrative approach embraces two of UC San Diego’s key strategic aims: (1) Understanding and Protecting the Planet, and (2) Understanding Cultures and Addressing Disparities in Society. The Center’s mission is to sustainably cultivate equity, economic vitality, and environmental resilience through healthy placemaking—especially where harsh realities of poverty, environmental degradation, racism, inadequate infrastructure, unemployment and ill health are major sources of concern.

The US-Israel Center on Innovation and Economic Sustainability brings together academics, industry leaders, entrepreneurs and community supporters from around the world to work collaboratively on issues of innovation and growth. These connections foster discourse on both how to innovate and how to translate innovation into economic sustainability.

A5. Relationship to existing programs at other institutions UCSD is now emphasizing interdisciplinary activities through vehicles such as the Understanding Nature and Protecting the Planet initiative, The Chancellor’s “Collaboratories”, and the “Frontiers of Innovation” funding mechanism. However, currently these efforts are piecemeal, mostly relying on relationships between small groups of faculty, and have yet to provide strong leadership in the integration of biological sciences, social sciences and humanities. This places UCSD at a disadvantage relative to our competitors such as Stanford, Arizona State University, Duke University, and the UCSB Bren School. Creation of the PIER specialization will demonstrate UCSD’s commitment to interdisciplinary approaches to funding agencies, foundations, and private donors.

UCSB’s Bren School of Environmental Science & Management offers an academic program for a specialization in Coastal Marine Resource Management. They integrate science, management, law, economics, and policy as part of an interdisciplinary approach to environmental problem solving. The program, in association with UCSB’s National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, addresses marine ecology and conservation with research spanning from coast to ocean ecosystems. NCEAS, as the research arm of the Bren School, has an emphasis on sustainable fisheries, conservation & resource management, disease ecology, marine ecology, climate change, economics & ecology. PIER faculty collaborate with NCEAS researchers.

The Center for Ocean Solutions (COS) at Stanford University was established in 2007 with major funding from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation providing a core staff of nine augmented by graduate students and post docs. The research focus is on California Marine Spatial Planning (MSP), ecosystem health (coastal systems) including land-sea interactions and social-ecological systems for fisheries management and climate adaptation. Stanford’s Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (E-IPER) fellowship program is endowed by a $10 million gift from the Emmett Foundation.

Arizona State University–Global Institute of Sustainability received a $27.5 M gift from the Walton Family Foundation to develop and deploy promising solutions to sustainability challenges including energy, water, environment, climate, social transformation and decision-making in local, national and global contexts, and to educate future leaders in sustainability. ASU has a long history of marine and policy research in the Gulf of California, Mexico and collaborate with PIER researchers.

5 A6. Program Administration To minimize unnecessary bureaucracy, the PIER Specialization will be monitored and administered within each participating graduate program and coordinated through the Executive Committee.

The Executive Committee will include 6-8 participating faculty representing the various departments together with two co-directors. To ensure the program remains interdisciplinary, dynamic and representative of a wide range of interest of faculty at UCSD, the co-directors will be from different academic departments. A program administrator will work with the Executive Committee and the Directors in the management of the specialization, including admission, curriculum development and program evaluation. Membership on the Executive Committee will be adjusted regularly to reflect the recruitment of new faculty and also the level of faculty participation in teaching and other activities.

PIER Specialization Directors Norris, Richard SIO/Geoscience Watson, Joel Economics

PIER Specialization Steering Committee Geoff Braswell Anthropology Craig Callender Humanities/Philosophy/Ethics Ayalet Gneezy Rady School of Management Josh Graff Zivin GPS/IGCC Mark Jacobsen Economics Lisa Levin Director, CMBC Sarah McCullough Center for Humanities Keith Pezzoli Communication Stuart Sandin SIO/MBRD Jon Shurin Biology To reflect involvement of the students in the cultural and academic development of the program, student representatives will serve on the steering committee in an ex-officio capacity .

Admissions Committee: Each year the Steering Committee will choose a faculty member from each participating department to serve on the Admissions Committee. The Steering Committee will ensure that this service work is shared equally among the participating faculty. Admission into the specialization requires that the students have already been admitted to their home department. In the event that incoming students are also admitted to PIER, the assigned faculty representative for a department will need to work closely with the admissions committee of the respective home department. The Admissions Committee will evaluate and rank the pool of applicants for admission into the specialization. Ordinarily, this admission meeting will occur in the early winter at the time that Ph.D. candidates are being evaluated for admission to the university.

Academic Committee: Each year the Steering Committee will choose a faculty member from each participating department to serve on the Academic Committee. This committee will evaluate and coordinate the courses, oversee the streamlining of existing courses and the development of new courses, and make decisions on student performance and petition when special situations arise.

A7. Evaluation plan An annual internal review by the Executive Committee will evaluate student participation and performance, as well as faculty participation and departmental support. Based on this evaluation and on available funding mechanisms, adjustments will be made to the specialization.

6 B. Program

B1. Overview PIER provides a broad and interdisciplinary approach—spanning the social and natural sciences as well as the arts and humanities—and focusing on solutions to global environmental issues. This specialization is not a stand-alone program since it draws on students who have been admitted to, and continue to work extensively within their home departments. PIER provides graduate students with the opportunity to interact and communicate with peers in different disciplines throughout the duration of their PhD projects. Such communication across disciplines from the outset is key to fostering a capacity for interdisciplinary “language” skills and conceptual flexibility.

The broad research topic areas may include: • Economics and the Environment • Environmental Policy and Law • Climate Science and Adaptation • Environmental Ethics • Marine Biodiversity and Conservation • Historic Environmental Response • Culture and Environment •Human Behavior and the Environment • Environmental Toxins & Human Health • National Security and the Environment.

PIER is designed to become a Specialized Track in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research in the following departments with these degree titles:

Anthropology Ph.D. in Anthropology with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research

Biology Ph.D. in Biological Sciences with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research

Chemistry Ph.D. in Chemistry with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research

Economics Ph.D. in Economics with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research

Global Policy and Strategy Ph.D. in Political Science and International Affairs with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research

Philosophy Ph.D. in Philosophy with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research

Political Science Ph.D. Political Science with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Ph.D. Political Science and International Affairs with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research

Rady School of Management Ph.D. in Management with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research

Scripps Institution of Oceanography Ph.D. in Earth Science with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Ph.D. in Oceanography with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Ph.D. in Marine Biology with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research

Sociology

7 Ph.D. in Sociology with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research

Specialization Track Recommendations

Anthropology: It is advised that students begin their PIER coursework in their 3rd year Biology: It is advised that students begin their PIER coursework in their 2nd year Chemistry: It is advised that students begin their PIER coursework in their 3rd year Economics: It is advised that students begin their PIER coursework in their 3rd year GPS: It is advised that students begin their PIER coursework in their 2nd year Philosophy: It is advised that students begin their PIER coursework in their 3rd year Political Science: It is advised that students begin their PIER coursework in their 3rd year Rady: It is advised that students begin their PIER coursework in their 3rd year SIO: It is advised that students begin their PIER coursework in their 1st year Sociology: It is advised that students begin their PIER coursework in their 3rd year

B2. Admission Requirements All Ph.D. students will be admitted through one of the participating home departments. Participating graduate programs will nominate candidates (graduate applicants and incoming candidates) based on the candidates’ academic background and interest in environmental solutions and interdisciplinary study. Admission is expected to be a competitive process, with 6-8 slots granted each year from across all participating UCSD graduate programs. The number of students admitted annually to PIER is set by the expected enrollment in our flagship summer course “SIO295S/295LS (16 units) Global Change, Marine Ecosystems and Society” and availability of summer funding. Selection will be based on the student’s academic record and fit to the goals of the PIER Specialization and may be evaluated based upon a written file, statement of interest, and oral presentation. The program will attempt to raise funds through cross-campus donors and grants to support one year of stipend, tuition and fees and a paid internship for each student, but enrollment in PIER is not dependent upon identified funding from the Specialization Program.

• Candidates to UCSD should note their interest in the PIER training program in their statement of purpose and submit a separate PIER essay no later than the graduate department application deadline. T he PIER essay should expand on the applicant's personal and research goals and describe how they will benefit from the interdisciplinary training. • Current Ph.D. Students must submit an essay of interest and a letter of support from their faculty advisor. The faculty support letter should expand on the student's academic abilities to succeed in the program and include a commitment of summer stipend support. These materials are due the last day of February.

• Students must work with their "home" graduate coordinate to complete a general petition adding the major codes to the PIER Specialization Ph.D.

B3. Program of study As detailed below, the PIER Specialization consists of a 16-unit required summer course, a minimum of 8 units from a secondary field (outside the student’s home department) and 6 units from the environmental research forum. Ph.D. students must also complete all course work, a dissertation, and the other requirements of their home program. It is expected that at least one chapter of the dissertation will be broadly related to environmental research and will be interdisciplinary in nature. We expect this comprehensive program to take no more than one extra quarter to complete compared to the duration of the standard Ph.D. program offered by the home departments. 8

PIER Specialization Requirements: (a) SIO295S/295LS (16 units – Summer only) Global Change, Marine Ecosystems and Society. The course provides students with an introduction to multiple relevant fields of study in order to help students with diverse educational backgrounds establish a fundamental skill set and common language. The course demonstrates the linkages among various disciplines and the need for interdisciplinary approaches to address environmental challenges. Upon completion all students will have a basic understanding of marine biodiversity, conservation, and global change through the lenses of biological science, economics, business, governance, and ethics. Students will also develop key communication skills. Students in the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Master of Advanced Studies in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation program (MAS-MBC) also participate in this course, giving MAS and PhD students the opportunity to collaborate on interdisciplinary projects.

SIO295S/SIO295LS was designed to develop an exchange of ideas and experience between the professional MAS students who have been in the workforce and the academic Ph.D. students. In addition to the value added from this exchange, the 1-year MAS students are more quickly engaged in the university system, better able to find mentors when needed, and succeed at the higher academic level the program requires. MAS-MBC admissions are capped at 20 students and the class can accommodate up to 30 students. Typically 30-40 instructors participate in this highly interdisciplinary course. We have had as many as 26 students (20 MAS and 6 Ph.D) in the class to date without impact on instruction or faculty-student contact.

(b) SIO 296 [permanent course number requested] (2 units) Interdisciplinary Forum on Environmental Research (IFER). IFER is a bi-weekly, student led lecture and discussion series intended to foster a sense of community and help develop interdisciplinary collaboration and communication between students across campus. The forum is a collaboration between Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, the Arts & Humanities Department’s Critical Ecologies Research Forum, and El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF) in Tijuana. Faculty oversight rotates through participating PIER faculty members. Each PIER cohort is responsible for organizing all aspects of topic selection, planning, scheduling, and promotion of forum events with a summary of activities at the end of each quarter for 3 quarters. The students select a quarterly theme of broad interest. Some examples include: “Climate Change Policy and the Oceans”, “Environmentalism in the Developing World”, “Strategies for Preserving Biodiversity”, “Animal, Plant and Biodiversity Ethics”, “Beyond The Anthropocene: Mitigation vs Adaptation”, “Interface of and Appropriate Roles for Science and Policy”, “Natural Ethics and Activism for Warmer Times”, “Role of Individual in Community and Nature”, “Adaptation, Geoengineering, and Resilience”, “Scientific Doubt, Lifestyle, and Technology”, “Food, Agriculture, and Trade”, “The Use and Abuse of Catastrophic Rhetoric”, and “Artisanal Fisheries and Conservation of Marine Biodiversity”. See Appendix E4 IFER events.

(c) Secondary Field Coursework. Each student is required to complete two or more courses in a single discipline other than those in the student’s primary department—called the secondary field— that are chosen by the student and approved by the student’s “secondary thesis advisor” (see below). This requirement is satisfied by enrolling, and obtaining a grade of at least “B–” or PASS, in the selected courses, which may constitute a sequence or a selection of core or elective courses. The student’s secondary thesis advisor must approve that the selected courses satisfy the secondary field requirement. The courses may be taken before the student’s secondary thesis advisor has been identified, but the secondary thesis advisor must certify that the courses taken shall satisfy the requirement. See Appendix E3 Course List. B4. Program opportunities and other requirements Group Research: The PIER Program requires each cohort to engage in “group research”—typically

9 three or more students from a mixture of different disciplines working collaboratively on a common problem. The output of this interaction may be: (1) a contribution to the interdisciplinary component of the students’ dissertations; (2) an interdisciplinary position paper (such as a policy white paper, printed flyer or web pages); (3) a publishable technical paper; or (4) development of a conference and the resulting proceedings. The requirement could also be satisfied with an art show, film or other creative product that illustrates an interdisciplinary theme. Students will submit brief proposals to the Academic Committee for review and considerations of funding options. Students must identify a faculty advisor who will work with them to develop the group study. In most cases, this academic advisor is expected to run a seminar devoted to the group project to provide structure and limit the scope of the group project. Examples are in Appendix E5.

Internships (when funding is available): Participation in an Internship with a domestic or international partner, outside of academia, can broaden the tools and experience that a student brings to his/her dissertation work and expand beyond the core discipline. The objective is to introduce students to topics and organizations that they would be unlikely to encounter without the aid of an organized internship. Internships will typically involve several weeks of work with a partner organization that expands the scope of the student’s research. Examples include introducing the student to a novel aspect of research, gaining insights from policymakers, exploring the implications of thesis work, and providing information about alternative career paths. Internship opportunities may be identified by students or participating faculty members. Examples are provided in Appendix E6.

Doctoral Committee: Constitution of the Doctoral Committee will be enforced in accordance with University and home department regulations. At least one member of the Committee will be the “Secondary Thesis Advisor” representing a PIER-affiliated department in the students’ “secondary” field of study. The other committee members are selected by the student and the primary advisor to represent the intellectual breadth of the student’s thesis work and will normally draw heavily form the students’ home department.

Student reporting requirements: To provide data for program evaluation and train students for future grant reporting, PIER students will provide an Annual Summary of Activities including:

o Publications (full citations) o Conference Presentations (Name and date of conference and title of publication, poster or presentation). o Teaching activities. o Outreach activities (includes Op-Eds, TV, Radio, newspaper & public or school presentations). o Highlights or discoveries from research activities.

C. Faculty

C1. Number of Faculty to Serve Thanks to the NSF funded IGERT program (2003-2013) and CMBC affiliated members, we have the intellectual infrastructure and a dedicated, critical mass of faculty necessary to serve this program. Please see Appendix E1 for a complete list of members.

C2. Interdisciplinary Faculty group Steering Committee Richard Norris is the Academic Chair for the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation and Distinguished Professor of Geoscience at SIO. His research involves: (1) the processes that initiate

10 large-scale evolutionary trends including the aftermath of mass extinctions, (2) the role of environmental change in structuring the biogeography and diversity of species, and (3) the role of humans in modification of ocean habitats. He is author or co-author of more than 115 scientific publications and 5 books. He has served as chair of the NRC panel on “Deep Time”, expedition leader of two International Ocean Discovery Program research cruises, and Chair of the International Science Support Office for the Ocean Discovery Program. At UCSD, he has contributed served on the Sustainability Solutions Initiative and the Environmental Solutions Institute as well as the campus Education Initiative. Norris has his B.S. from UCSC, MS from U. Arizona, and Ph.D. from Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology.

Norris served as PI and Director of the Marine Biodiversity and Conservation IGERT program (2007-2009) and PI and Director of Global Change, Marine Ecosystems and Society IGERT project (2009-2013). He also serves as Chair of SIO's Master of Advanced Studies in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, a self-supporting program that has trained and placed students across the globe in positions of influence. He is a regular instructor for the PIER Summer course, the IFER Forum, and the MAS Forum as well serving as faculty chair for the student group project “National Security and Climate Change”.

Joel Watson is a Professor in the Economics Department at the University of California, San Diego. His research mainly addresses how contractual relationships are formed and managed, as well as the role that institutions play in enforcing contracts, using game-theoretic models. Watson’s work addresses topics in a variety of applied areas, including law and economics, macroeconomics, labor economics, international economics, and environmental economics. He has authored numerous technical papers and a popular textbook on game theory (Strategy: An Introduction to Game Theory). Watson obtained his B.A. degree from UCSD and his Ph.D. from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business.

Watson has extensive experience in administration, instruction, and professional service. As Chairperson of the Economics Department from 2006 until 2008, he managed about 70 faculty, staff, and lecturers, and he oversaw some of UCSD’s most popular undergraduate major programs. Earlier, Watson served as the chair of UCSD’s Campus and Community Planning Committee. He served as Co-PI on the NSF IGERT grant “Global Change, Marine Ecosystems, and Society,” (2009 - 2013). Watson was given the Economics Department Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Instruction in 2010.

Geoff Braswell, Associate Professor of Anthropology Braswell is interested in the ancient Maya and complex societies of highland Mexico and lower Central America; the emergence of complex society and economic systems, alternative models of social and political systems; geoarchaeology, geochemistry, lithic studies, mathematical methods, settlement pattern studies.

Craig Callender, Professor, Philosophy Callender is Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at UC San Diego. He is a philosopher of science specializing in the foundations of physics. He has published in philosophy, physics and law journals, and is the author of the forthcoming What Makes Time Special? (OUP, 2016). He is also committed to science outreach, publishing a popular graphic text (Introducing Time, Totem, 2000) as well as articles in Scientific American, the New York Times, and elsewhere. On the side, he has a serious interest in environmental ethics, having taught it for more than twenty years. His courses include PHIL 148 Philosophy & the Environment, graduate seminars such as PHIL 245, and CMBC’s SIO295S/SIO295LS. Recently, he has become interested in psychology and the environment and will soon propose a study connecting life activities and values of adolescents with an index of environmental concern.

Ayelet Gneezy leads the Behavioral Research program. She is Assistant Professor of Marketing at Rady School of Management. Gneezy is interested in how consumers make sense of advertising and marketing practices and particularly in the ironic effects that are driven by consumers' distrust in firms. Gneezy applies her research to areas such as pricing, sustainability ad judgment and decision-making. She is also interested in exploring ways to drive consumers to behave in a more sustainable manner and examining the factors that influence an individual's decision to engage in charitable giving. Gneezy is a member of the Association for Consumer Research, the Society of Consumer Psychology and the Society for Judgment and Decision Making.

Joshua Graff Zivin, PhD is an Associate Professor School of Global Policy and Society and affiliated faculty of Economics. He is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and Research Director for International Environmental and Health Studies at the Institute for Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) which facilitates collaborative research across the UC campuses. Joshua Graff Zivin is the research director for environmental issues at the Institute, leading several climate-change related projects. In 2004-2005, he served as Senior Economist for Health and the Environment on the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Prior to joining UCSD, he served as the Director of the int erdisciplinary PhD Program in Sustainable Development at Columbia University. Prior to joining UCSD in 2008, he was an Associate Professor of Economics in the Mailman School of Public Health and the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, where he served as the Director of the PhD Program in Sustainable Development. Professor Graff Zivin’s areas of expertise include the economics of technological innovation and environmental decision making under uncertainty.

Mark Jacobsen - Economics Mark Jacobsen is an associate professor in the department of economics and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Stanford University. Jacobsen’s research focuses on environmental regulation and taxes and addresses two main themes: the first is regulation of gasoline and energy use in transportation and the automobile industry. The second examines the way that environmental and energy taxes, for example carbon taxes, fit into and interact with the broader tax system.

Lisa Levin - SIO Lisa leads the Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative. She is the current Director of CMBC and Distinguished Professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California. Dr. Levin is a marine ecologist who has authored over 200 papers on benthic ecosystems in the deep sea and shallow water. Together with her students Dr. Levin has worked with a broad range of taxa, from microbes and microalgae to invertebrates and fishes. Her recent research has emphasized several major themes: (1) the structure, function and vulnerability of continental margin ecosystems, particularly those subject to climate change and human exploitation; (2) the design and use of natural treatment systems to enhance stormwater contaminant removal and infiltration; and (3) the interactive effects of ocean deoxygenation and ocean acidification on marine species and assemblages. She also studies wetland interactions as they mediate marsh function, invasion and restoration; and larval connectivity of coastal marine populations. Dr. Levin’s deep-sea research has been conducted over the past 3 decades on the margins of the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans using ships, submersibles, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and telepresence to sample and conduct experiments.

Sarah McCullough - UCSD Center for Humanities Sarah Rebolloso McCullough, PhD, works as the Associate Director of the Center for the Humanities at UC San Diego. She creates meaningful and respectful dialogue across boundaries that typically divide—between universities and communities, activists and researchers, scientists and humanists, workers and policymakers. She conducts applied research on cultural adaptations to climate 12 change with a focus on sustainable transportation through the Bicicultures project.

Keith Pezzoli - Communication Keith Pezzoli is a Professor of Teaching in UC San Diego’s Department of Communication. He also Directs the Urban Studies and Planning Program, and the Center for Sustainability Science, Planning and Design (SS-PAD). His research and teaching focuses on the intersection of health, ecology and planning in cities and regions around the world. He is currently engaged in collaborative projects examining the food-water-climate trilemma, integrated regional watershed management, urban- ecological restoration in the U.S.-Mexico border region, and urban agriculture and food disparities (a UC Global Food Initiative). Courses he teaches include Sustainable Development, Politics of the Environment, Urban World System, and Field Research Methods.

Dr. Stuart Sandin - SIO Stuart leads the Central Pacific Atolls Research for CMBC. He is a quantitative ecologist with specific interests in the population and community ecology. His research addresses questions in which ecology can most effectively inform marine management. What have been the impacts of human activities on marine ecosystems? How have changes in the structure of these ecosystems affected their functioning, especially related to important ecosystem services? Finally, how can ecological insights best be applied to develop creative and effective solutions to marine management problems? Much in the same way that an engineer provides informed solutions to practical commercial problems, an ecologist can provide informed recommendations for the protection and sustained use of natural resources. His research focuses largely on the ecology of coral reefs, with the goal of finding effective management and restoration approaches for this imperiled ecosystem.

John Shurin, UCSD Biology, studies the control of diversity and productivity in marine and freshwater ecosystems by climate, predators and resources. His work takes him to alpine lakes in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California and the Sierra Madre of Colombia as well as kelp forests in the Pacific. His research asks how the environment affects the quantity and quality of freshwater resources, and how organisms and ecosystems vary along natural climatic gradients associated with latitude or elevation.

Resource Requirements This program is poised to be the catalyst for positive institutional change. Our model seamlessly integrates efforts across disciplines at UCSD and both compliments and adds concretely to campus initiatives such as “Understanding Nature and Protecting the Planet”, “Enriching Human Life and Society” and "Understanding Cultures and Addressing Disparities in Society." We believe a major benefit of a Environmental Research Specialization will be to enlarge the reach of development by showing prospective donors that our fusion of natural sciences, humanities, and social science is aimed at finding solutions to environmental problems. This has clearly been the experience of our major competitors at Stanford, UCSB and Arizona State, all of whom have managed multimillion-dollar gifts to establish and develop their interdisciplinary environmental programs.

D. 1 Graduate Student Support PIER is not intended to be a funding mechanism but an acknowledgement of a student’s breadth of interdisciplinary training. The program is designed for motivated students to successfully complete all elements during one’s tenure as a Ph.D. student without extending the time to degree. Additional support (beyond summer) is therefore not necessary for participating students.

All Ph.D. students will be admitted through one of the participating home departments.. Each participating department or faculty advisor, as a commitment to the program, will provide summer stipend support for their student. These can be donor funds, department funds or faculty funds. PIER 13 will provide summer fees for students admitted to the program. The program will help better connect our university to the world and we expect will open new lines of extra-mural support (similar to "Invent the future" graduate student support campaign) . To take advantage to the interest in solutions oriented training, the specialization will pursue funding from NSF training grants, donor support, and matching San Diego Fellowship Awards but these are not required to sustain the program. Funding for group projects may come from Chancellor's collaboratories and other funding mechanisms.

E. Appendices

14 APPENDIX E1 - Faculty Participants SC = Steering Committee Name/Position Department Role email Richard D. Norris, Professor SIO Co-director [email protected] Thomas Csordas, Professor Anthropology [email protected] Geoffrey Braswell, Assoc.Professor Anthropology SC [email protected] David Pedersen, Associate Professor Anthropology [email protected] David Holway, Professor Biological Sciences [email protected] Elsa Cleland Biological Sciences [email protected] Jon Shurin, Professor Biological Sciences SC [email protected] Eric Allen Biological Sciences [email protected] Carol Kurle, Asst. Professor Biological Sciences [email protected] Pieter Dorrestein, Assoc. Professor Chemistry [email protected] Michael Cole, Professor Emeritus Communication [email protected] Keith Pezzoli Communication SC [email protected] Joel Watson Professor Economics Co-director [email protected] Richard Carson, Professor Economics [email protected] Ted Groves, Prof Emeritus Economics [email protected] Mark Jacobsen, Asst. Professor Economics [email protected] Dale Squires, Adjunct Professor Economics, IR/PS [email protected] Junjie Zhang, Assistant Professor GPS [email protected] David Victor, Professor GPS [email protected] Josh Graff-Zivin, Associate Professor GPS SC [email protected] Sarah Mccullough, Assoc. Director Center for Humanities/Poli Sci SC [email protected] James Fowler, Professor Political Science [email protected] Craig Callender, Professor Philosophy SC [email protected] Clark Gibson, Professor Political Science [email protected] Thad Kousser, Assoc Professor Political Science [email protected] Steven Erie, Professor Political Science [email protected] David Lake, Professor Political Science [email protected] Wayne Cornelius Political Science [email protected] David A. Schkade, Professor RadySchool [email protected] Ayelet Gneezy, Asst. Professor Rady School SC [email protected] Uri Gneezy, Professor Rady School [email protected] Vish Krishnan Rady School [email protected] Octavio Aburto, Assist. Proessor SIO [email protected] Andreas Andersson, Assist. Professor SIO [email protected] Lisa Ballance, Adjunct Professor SIO/NOAA [email protected] Jay Barlow, Adjunct Professor SIO/NOAA [email protected] Ron Burton SIO [email protected] David Checkley, Professor SIO [email protected] Gerald D'Spain SIO [email protected] Peter Franks, Professor SIO [email protected] Sarah Giddings SIO [email protected] Phil Hastings, Professor SIO [email protected] Amro Hamdoun, Asst. Professor SIO [email protected] Mark Hildebrand, Professor SIO [email protected] Ralph Keeling, Professor SIO [email protected] Charlie Kennel, Professor SIO, CASPO [email protected] Tony Koslow, Researcher SIO [email protected] Jim Leichter, Assoc Professor SIO [email protected] Lisa A. Levin, Professor SIO, IOD SC [email protected] Art Miller, Professor SIO [email protected] Greg Mitchell, Research Biologist SIO-IOD [email protected] Joel Norris SIO [email protected] Mark Ohman, Professor SIO-IOD [email protected] Ed Parnell, Assoc. Researcher SIO [email protected] Greg Rouse, Professor SIO [email protected] Stuart Sandin, Asst. Professor SIO SC [email protected] Brice Semmens, Asst. Professor SIO [email protected] Jennifer Smith, Asst. Professor SIO [email protected] George Sugihara SIO [email protected] Jennifer Taylor, Assist. Professor SIO [email protected] Martin Tresguerres, Asst. Professor SIO [email protected] Jeff Severinghaus, Professor SIO, Geoscience [email protected] Ivan Evans, Professor Sociology [email protected] John Evans, Professor Sociology [email protected] Gershon Shafir, Professor Sociology - IICAS [email protected] Jeff Haydu Sociology [email protected]

DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY 9500 GILMAN DRIVE FAX: (619) 534-5946 LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA 92093-0532

October 23, 2015

Dear Graduate Council,

I am writing to express strong support for the Program for Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (PIER) proposed Ph.D. Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research and My department views PIER as a vitally important addition to the choices for cross-disciplinary graduate education and we believe that UCSD is in a strong position to foster this solutions-oriented program and make it an internationally recognized educational model.

PIER has broad appeal among students and faculty across campus from a wide range of disciplines. The program provides an excellent opportunity for collaboration across divisions and schools at UC San Diego including Anthropology as well as our numerous partners in industry, government and non-governmental organization. This will help us to better connect our university with the world and I look forward to seeking new lines of extra-mural support to sustain the program.

Having department faculty who have served on IGERT and CMBC committees reinforces our commitment to supporting this interdisciplinary approach. It is clear that PIER’s creation will enhance graduate education at UCSD and we urge Graduate Council to approve the proposal to establish this specialization.

Sincerely,

Thomas J. Csordas, Ph.D. Dr. James Y. Chan Presidential Chair in Global Health Professor and Chair of Anthropology Founding Director, Global Health Program Associate Director, UCSD Global Health Institute

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO UCSD

BERKELEY • DAVIS • IRVINE • LOS ANGELES • MERCED • RIVERSIDE • SAN DIEGO • SAN FRANCISCO SANTA BARBARA • SANTA CRUZ

WILLIAM J. MCGINNIS, Ph.D. 9500 Gilman Dr. Dean & Professor, Cell & Developmental Biology La Jolla, CA 92093-0349 Division of Biological Sciences Phone: (858) 822-5738 Fax: (858) 822-0460 E-mail: [email protected]

December 14, 2015

TO: Graduate Council

FROM: Bill McGinnis Dean, Division of Biological Sciences

SUBJECT: Program for Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (PIER) Ph.D. Specialization Program.

I am writing to express support for the proposed Ph.D. Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research and request the establishment of a new degree titled Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research. The Biological Science’s Section of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution (EBE) views PIER as a important addition to the choices for cross-disciplinary graduate education, and as Dean, I support this. We believe that UCSD is in a strong position to foster this solutions-oriented program and make it an internationally recognized educational model.

Jonathan Shurin currently participates on the PIER steering committee, and Eric Allen, Elsa Cleland, and David Holway are PIER faculty participants. This reinforces our commitment to this interdisciplinary approach. It is clear that PIER’s creation will enhance graduate education at UCSD and we urge Graduate Council to approve the proposal to establish this specialization.

Sincerely,

William McGinnis, Dean

cc: Assistant Dean Bauer Associate Dean Firtel, Ph.D. Chair Nieh, Ph.D. Professor Lykke-Andersen Professor Shurin, Ph.D.

PARTHO GHOSH 9500 GILMAN DRIVE PROFESSOR AND CHAIR LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA 92093-0358 DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY EMAIL: [email protected] UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO PGHOSH.UCSD.EDU

24 November 2015

Dear Members of the Graduate Council:

I am writing to express strong support from the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry for the proposed Ph.D. Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research and request the establishment of a new degree titled Chemistry with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research. My department views PIER as a vitally important addition to the choices for cross-disciplinary graduate education, and we believe that UCSD is in a strong position to foster this solutions-oriented program and make it an internationally recognized educational model.

PIER has broad appeal among students and faculty across campus from a wide range of disciplines. The program provides an excellent opportunity for collaboration across divisions and schools at UC San Diego including the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry as well as our numerous partners in industry, government and non-governmental organization. This will help us to better connect our university with the world and I look forward to seeking new lines of extra- mural support to sustain the program.

It is clear that PIER’s creation will enhance graduate education at UCSD and we urge Graduate Council to approve the proposal to establish this specialization.

Sincerely yours,

Partho Ghosh, Professor and Chair of Chemistry & Biochemistry

James E. Rauch, Chair 9500 Gilman Drive Department of Economics La Jolla, California [email protected] 92093-0508 (858) 534-1055 (858) 534–5592 (fax)

To: Graduate Council FROM: James E. Rauch, Chair, Economics SUBJECT: Program for Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (PIER) Ph.D. Specialization

PIER has broad appeal among students and faculty across campus from a wide range of disciplines. The program provides an excellent opportunity for collaboration across divisions and schools at UC San Diego including Economics as well as our numerous partners in industry, government and non- governmental organizations. This will help us to better connect our university with the world and I look forward to seeking new lines of extra-mural support to sustain the program.

Joel Watson, Mark Jacobsen, Richard Carson, and Ted Groves who have served on IGERT and CMBC committees reinforce our commitment to supporting this interdisciplinary approach. It is clear that PIER’s creation will enhance graduate education at UCSD and we urge Graduate Council to approve the proposal to establish this specialization.

Sincerely,

James E. Rauch, Chair, Economics

PETER F. COWHEY 9500 Gilman Drive, 0519 Dean, School of Global Policy and Strategy La Jolla, California 92093-0519 Qualcomm Chair In Communications and Technology Policy T: (858) 534-1946 [email protected] http://gps.ucsd.edu

October 28, 2015

To: Professor David Salmon, Chair Graduate Council

Subject: Approval, PIER Ph.D. Specialization Program

I am writing to offer the strong support of the faculty of the School of Global Policy and Strategy for the Scripps Institution of Oceanography proposal to establish a Ph.D Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research. Under the leadership of Chancellor Khosla, UCSD has made a dual commitment to both facilitating the growth of research on “understanding and saving the planet” and the institutionalization of interdisciplinary collaboration. The proposal from Scripps is an important step in addressing the foundational insight of that initiative—that innovation will come more quickly and soundly by cutting across traditional departmental boundaries.

By institutionalizing training which Scripps has been doing since the NSF-funded Integrated Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT 200302013), the campus will move from relying on relationships among groups of faculty to establishing a platform that brings the biological sciences, social sciences, and humanities into regular and directed collaboration. The best Ph.D. applicants in the individual disciplines will begin their programs already engaged with colleagues and faculty driven by the same intellectual problems.

Graduate Council is aware of the interest in interdisciplinary collaboration among both faculty and students. The success of the IGERT program as well as on-going partnerships between faculty, graduate researchers and off-campus entities are evidence of this. The School of Global Policy and Strategy was founded on that basis and is endeavoring to reach, as Scripps is, more broadly and widely. Indeed, we are impressed by the work of one of our faculty, Joshua Graff-Zivin, on the PIER proposal and his commitment to sit on the Specialization Steering Committee.

It is clear that PIER will enhance graduate education and, by extension, raise even further the visibility of UCSD as an educational model. We urge Council to approval this proposal.

Sincerely,

Peter F. Cowhey Dean, School of Global Policy and Strategy October 19, 2015

To: Graduate Council

FROM: Micaela Smith, PhD Interim Assistant Director, Center for the Humanities

SUBJECT: Program for Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (PIER) Ph.D. Specialization Program.

PIER has broad appeal among students and faculty across campus from a wide range of disciplines. The program provides an excellent opportunity for collaboration across divisions and schools at UC San Diego including our Center as well as our numerous partners in industry, government and non-governmental organization. This will help us to better connect our university with the world and I look forward to seeking new lines of extra-mural support to sustain the program.

Dr. Sarah McCullough, Associate Director for the Center for the Humanities, has worked with the PIER team in the integration of IFER as an interdisciplinary cross-campus forum discussed in the project proposal. It is clear that PIER’s creation will enhance graduate education at UCSD and we urge Graduate Council to approve the proposal to establish this specialization.

Sincerely,

Micaela Smith, Ph.D,

Interim Assistant Director, Center for the Humanities 858-822-1655 [email protected] Philosophy Department, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0119

October 8, 2015

To: Graduate Council From: Craig Callender, Chair of Philosophy Subject: PIER Ph.D. Specialization Program.

PIER has broad appeal among students and faculty across campus from a wide range of disciplines. The program provides an excellent opportunity for collaboration across divisions and schools at UC San Diego including Philosophy as well as our numerous partners in industry, government and non-governmental organization. This will help us to better connect our university with the world and I look forward to seeking new lines of extra-mural support to sustain the program.

I’ve served on IGERT and CMBC committees and this experience reinforces my commitment to supporting this interdisciplinary approach. It is clear that PIER’s creation will enhance graduate education at UCSD and we urge Graduate Council to approve the proposal to establish this specialization. Sincerely,

Craig Callender

Professor and Chair of Philosophy

ROBERT S. SULLIVAN 9500 GILMAN DRIVE 0553 DEAN LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA 92093 STANLEY AND PAULINE FOSTER ENDOWED CHAIR EMAIL: [email protected] RADY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT (858) 822-0830 URL: http://rady.ucsd.edu

October 15, 2015

TO: Graduate Council

FROM: Robert S. Sullivan Dean, Rady School of Management

SUBJECT: Program for Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (PIER) Ph.D. Specialization Program.

I am writing to express strong support for the proposed Ph.D. Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research and request the establishment of a new degree titled Doctor of Philosophy in Management with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research. My department views PIER as a vitally important addition to the choices for cross-disciplinary graduate education and we believe that UCSD is in a strong position to foster this solutions-oriented program and make it an internationally recognized educational model.

PIER has broad appeal among students and faculty across campus from a wide range of disciplines. The program provides an excellent opportunity for collaboration across divisions and schools at UC San Diego including the Rady School of Management as well as our numerous partners in industry, government and non-governmental organization. This will help us to better connect our university with the world and I look forward to seeking new lines of extra-mural support to sustain the program.

Ayelet Gneezy has served on IGERT and CMBC committees reinforces our commitment to supporting this interdisciplinary approach. It is clear that PIER’s creation will enhance graduate education at UCSD and we urge Graduate Council to approve the proposal to establish this specialization.

Sincerely,

Robert S. Sullivan Dean Stanley and Pauline Foster Endowed Chair Rady School of Management

TO: Graduate Council FROM: Brian Palenik Chair, Scripps Institution of Oceanography SUBJECT: Program for Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (PIER) Ph.D. Specialization Program.

I am writing to express strong support for the proposed Ph.D. Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research and request the establishment of a new degree titled Ph.D. with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research. My department views PIER as a vitally important addition to the choices for cross- disciplinary graduate education and we believe that UCSD is in a strong position to foster this solutions-oriented program and make it an internationally recognized educational model. PIER is the successor to the successful NSF-IGERT sponsored interdisciplinary program and provides an excellent example of how scholarship and research can directly connect with important policy questions and projects in greater society. We agree that, in this critical time, we should focus on integrating perspectives and approaches across the social and physical sciences, in a broad effort to promote the tightly related objectives of human well-being and long-term stewardship of our environment. We therefore pledge to support students who wish to complement my department’s Ph.D. program with the PIER specialization track. These students must fulfill the standard department requirements in addition to the PIER requirements. PIER has broad appeal among students and faculty across campus from a wide range of disciplines. In my own department, a broad array of faculty with diverse interests have signed a memo of support for the approval of the PIER track. It is clear that PIER’s creation will enhance graduate education at SIO and UCSD and I urge Graduate Council to approve the proposal to establish this specialization.

Sincerely yours,

Brian Palenik Professor, and Department Chair Department of Scripps Institution of Oceanography

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY 9500 GILMAN DRIVE, 0533 Main Phone: (858) 534-4627 LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA 92093–0533 Fax: (858) 534-4753 Akos Rona-Tas Professor and Chair

November 20, 2015 To: Graduate Council

FROM: Akos Rona-Tas

Chair, Department of Sociology

SUBJECT: Program for Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (PIER) Ph.D. Specialization Program.

PIER is the successor to the successful NSF-IGERT sponsored interdisciplinary program and provides an excellent example of how scholarship and research can directly connect with important policy questions and projects in greater society. We agree that, in this critical time, we should focus on integrating perspectives and approaches across the social and physical sciences, in a broad effort to promote the tightly related objectives of human well-being and long-term stewardship of our environment. We therefore pledge to support students who wish to complement my department’s Ph.D. program with the PIER specialization track. These students must fulfill the standard department requirements in addition to the PIER requirements. PIER has broad appeal among students and faculty across campus from a wide range of disciplines. The program provides an excellent opportunity for collaboration across divisions and schools at UC San Diego including Sociology as well as our numerous partners in industry, government and non-governmental organization. This will help us to better connect our university with the world and I look forward to seeking new lines of extra- mural support to sustain the program.

John Evans, Jeff Haydu, Ivan Evans and Gershon Shafir who have served on IGERT and CMBC committees reinforce our commitment to supporting this interdisciplinary approach. It is clear that PIER’s creation will enhance graduate education at UCSD and we urge Graduate Council to approve the proposal to establish this specialization. Sincerely,

Akos Rona-Tas Professor and Chair of Sociology

OFFICE OF THE DIVISIONAL DEAN – SOCIAL SCIENCES 9500 GILMAN DRIVE OFFICE: (858) 534-6073 LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA 92093-0502 FAX: (858) 534-7394 Web: http://socialsciences.ucsd.edu

November 2, 2015

To: Graduate Council

FROM: Carol Padden, Dean Division of Social Sciences

SUBJECT: Program for Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (PIER) Ph.D. Specialization

I am writing to express my support for the proposed Ph.D. Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research. A number of departments in my division support the specialization as a unique opportunity for cross-disciplinary graduate education that capitalizes on current research directions.

The program provides an excellent opportunity for collaboration across divisions and schools at UC San Diego as well as our numerous partners in industry, government and non-governmental organization. This will help us to better connect our university with the world and I look forward to partnering with other Deans and unit heads on joint external funding.

I believe that PIER’s creation will enhance graduate education at UCSD and I support their request to the Graduate Council to approve the proposal to establish this specialization.

Sincerely,

Carol Padden Berman Endowed Chair Professor, Department of Communication and Center for Research in Language

Dean, Division of Social Sciences

Appendix E3. PIER Course List Required Total 30 units: SIO295S/295LS (16 units) Global Change, Marine Ecosystems, and Society SIO296 (2 units x 3 = 6 units) Interdisciplinary Forum for Environmental Research 8 units Secondary field

Secondary field course options (2 courses from 1 field):

ANTHROPOLOGY ANBI 114 Methods in Primate Conservation ANBI 132 Conservation and the Human Predicament ANBI 146 Stable Isotopes in Ecology ANSC147 Global Health and the Environment ANSC 160: Nature, Culture, and Environmentalism

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES BIBC140 Our Energy Future - Sustainable Energy Solutions BIEB174 Ecosystems and Global Change BIEB 176 Conservation and the Human Predicament

CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 15 Chemistry of the Universe 174/SIO141 Chemical Principles of Marine Systems

COMMUNICATION COCU 148 Communications & Environment COGR 200A Introduction to the Study of Communication as Social Force COGR 280 Advanced Workshop in Communication Media

ECONOMICS ECON130 Public Policy ECON131Economics of the Environment ECON132 Energy Economics ECON133 International Environmental Agreements(prerequisite microeconomics) ECON144 Economics of Conservation (prerequisite microeconomics) ECON145 Economics of Ocean Resources (prerequisite microeconomics)

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ENVR 110 Environmental Law ENVR 130 Environmental Issues ENVR 140 Wilderness and Human Value

SCHOOL OF GLOBAL POLICY AND STRATEGY (FORMERLY IRPS) IRCO 400 Policy Making Processes IRCO 412 Globalization World Systems IRGN 413 Corp Strategy & the Environment

IRGN 418 Green Technology/Science & Policy IRGN 453 Sustainable Development IRGN 458/258 International Environmental Policy IRGN 465 Management of Non-Profit Organizations IRGN 457 Cost-Benefit Analysis IRGN 487/289 Applied Environmental Economics

HISTORY: HISC 105 History of Environmentalism HISC 131 Science, Technology & Law HIUS154 Western Environmental History

LITERATURE LTWR 122 Writing for the Sciences LTWR 165 Literature and the Environment LTCS 165 The Politics of Food

RADY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT MGT 103 Product Marketing and Management MGT 166 Corporate Social Responsibility MGT 270 Project Management MGT 478 Marketing Communication

PHILOSOPHY 137 Moral Psychology 148 Philosophy and the Environment 247 Philosophy of Biology

POLITICAL SCIENCE POLI 103A CA Government and Politics POLI 110M Green Political Thought POLI 125A Communities and the Environment POLI 125B Politics of Food/Global Economy POLI 151 International Organizations POLI 162 Environmental Policy

SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY SIO 248 Marine Paleo Ecology SIO 260 Marine Chemistry SIO270 Pelagic Ecology SIO 270A Fisheries Oceanography SIO 274 Natural History Below the Tides SIO 275B Natural History/Coastal Habitats SIO 277 Deep Sea Biology SIO 278 Ocean Biosciences SIO 280 Biological Oceanography

SIO 281 Marine Physiology SIO 283 Phycology SIO 286 Marine Science, Economics and Policy SIO 287A Marine Microbial Ecology SIO 294 Biology of Fishes SIO 296 Behavior and Ecology of Fishes

SOCIOLOGY SOCI130 Population and Society SOCI137 Sociology of Food SOCI149 Sociology of the Environment SOC171 Technology and Science

URBAN STUDIES USP144 Environmental and Preventative Health Issues USP171 Sustainable Development

VISUAL ARTS 110G The Natural and Altered Environment 213 Public Space 215 Human Interface

Appendix E4 - Interdisciplinary Forum on Environmental Research Examples The Interdisciplinary Forum on Environmental Change Presents: THE INTERDISCIPLINARY FORUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PRESENTS

WHEN: Tuesday 4:00 pm, January 27, 2015 WHERE: IGPP Room 303 (“Munk Room”), Judith and Walter Munk Laboratory, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, Map WHAT: Film Premiere + Discussion with Filmmaker Cliff Kapono and Producer Kahana Kalama CLIMATE GEOENGINEERING: At the interface between tradition and innovation, this short documentary takes audiences on a journey through French Polynesia to explore the relationship between indigenous knowledge SCIENTIFIC AND HUMAN DIMENSIONS and modern science. Perspectives from politicians, community leaders, visiting scientists, and cultural practitioners are shared alongside compelling imagery of Tahiti’s natural BEAUTY. A major goal of the film is promote a discussion between both local and international community WHEN: Tuesday April 21, 2015, 4:00-6:00 pm members as a means of cultivating impactful ocean conservation efforts. WHERE: IGPP Munk Room 303, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD Snacks and drinks provided. Trailer: http://vimeo.com/109082370 WHAT: The long residence time of CO2 and our consistent failures in cutting carbon emission will further exacerbate the negative effects of climate change. In the future, we may need to conduct geoengineering to stop a “climate emergency” – by reﬂecting a portion of the incoming solar radiation or sequestrating atmospheric carbon. Geoengineering is an Critical Ecologies interdisciplinary and complex issue: it concerns not only scientiﬁc research and technical Research Forum feasibility, but also involves local/global policy decision and ethical debates. ! Join us for a discussion on this controversial!but very important and timely topic.

The Interdisciplinary Forum on Environmental Change Presents: THE FIN ART OF RAY TROLL OR HOW I BECAME A SCIENTIFIC SURREALIST

When: Tuesday 4:00 pm, November 18, 2014 Where: Judith and Walter Munk Laboratory, IGPP Room 303, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, Map What: Join us for a lively presentation by the one-of-a-kind ichthyo-artist Ray Troll, followed by a discussion on creative approaches to educational outreach. More on Ray’s Artwork is found here. Refreshments and snacks will be provided.

Critical Ecologies Research Forum

Appendix E5- Group Research Examples

Integrating climate and ocean sciences into the 19th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United National Framework Convention on Climate Change. Six students participated in the project with a goal was to bridge the gap between science and decision-making and encourage the adoption of science-based, action oriented language for climate mitigation. They provided side-panel events on 1) the Climate-Carbon Cycle, 2) Ocean Acidification and Economic Implications, and 3) Ocean Heat, the Arctic, and Sea Level Rise; they had personal meetings with delegates, generated a series of mini- documentaries, and developed a website Ocean Scientists for Informed Policy (http://oceanscientists.org). UCSD donors continue to support participation at the annual COP. National Security and Climate Change Five students participated in the project to document threats to national security due to climate change impacts. Students conducted a literature review using sources from the U.S. Navy Task Force on Climate Change, National Research Council, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Senate Committee n Climate Change, Department of Defense, among many others. They attended a workshop hosted by the Center for Environment and National Security and Climate change and interviewed participants. The resulting 15 page white paper was presented at conferences and to legislators in Washington DC and Sacramento.

Navigating success in a sea of Failure: Applying Interdisciplinary Research to investigate perspective on marine conservation success The objective was to study conservation success stories, associating them with surveys to investigate how stakeholders perceive “success” in conservation. The 2nd International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC) provided the opportunity to carry out surveys and interviews within the conservation community. Observations were summarized in a white paper and presented at the 3rd IMCC conference.

Appendix E6 - Internship Examples

Internships open doors for PhD graduates and provide for alternate career paths beyond academia. You'll find graduates at NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Union of Concerned Scientists, U.S. EPA, The Nature Conservancy and other government and non-government organizations.

Lauren Freeman (SIO), served her internship with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Washington, D.C. She organized and developed a database framework for a worldwide coral reef resilience program. Lauren's connections in Washington D.C resulted in a position with the National Research Council.

Ben Gilbert (Economics) served with the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, in Woods Hole, MA where he compiled large data sets pertaining to the 1,500 vessels holding ground fish permits between 1994 and 2009. The relationship resulted in a Marine Economist position with NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle. He is the second economics graduate who trained with the program who is now serving with NOAA Fisheries (Jason Murray - at NOAA in Silver Springs, MD)

Grantley Galland (SIO), also served with IUCN. His objective to incorporate the ocean more significantly into the international climate change negotiation process. The 70 page paper and 12 page executive summary he co-developed were officially launched at the Conference of the Parties (COP) held in Copenhagen in 2009. CMBC has continued Grantley's objective and has had students & faculty at the COP in Doha, Poland, Peru, and later this year in France. He is now working with Pew Charitable Trusts on fisheries issues.

Jonathan Mark (Poli Sci) served his internship at the Peace Research Institute, Oslo, Norway where he was researching climate change and conflict. Upon his return he spearheaded the group research project on that climate and national security. He has a position with the University of Southern California on environmental policy upon graduation

Amy Van Cise (SIO) served her internship with the North Slope Borough's Wildlife Management Division in Barrow Alaska. Her research was to gain an understanding of how traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) is formally integrated with scientific research and resulting management decisions. Amy expects to defend her Ph.D. in 2016.

Appendix E7. Students currently on the PIER track

The Program for Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (PIER) provides graduate students from existing UCSD Ph.D. programs with the opportunity to specialize in research and training on the biological, physical, economic and social aspects of environmental research, conservation, and sustainability. The aim is to provide a broad and interdisciplinary approach – spanning the social and natural sciences– and focusing on solutions to global environmental issues. Through PIER, graduate students interact and communicate with peers in radically different disciplines throughout the duration of their PhD projects. Such communication across disciplines from the outset is key to fostering a capacity for interdisciplinary “language” skills and conceptual flexibility.

PIER is the evolution of the collaborative interdisciplinary research and graduate education developed with 10 years of support under NSF IGERT (Integrated Graduate Education and Research Training Program). PIER Students 2014-2015

Isla Globus Harris (Economics - San Diego Fellowship Awardee) Isla’s research interests are game theory and environmental economics, and her current projects focus on wildlife smuggling, ivory markets and carbon offsets. Isla says “I'm working on designing better carbon offset procedures. Economists don't normally get to conduct transects via snorkel or go out to sea! More importantly, I've been exposed to the cutting-edge of scientific disciplines like ecology and climate science. Knowing what is happening in environmental and oceanographic science helps me hone my research topics in on the areas that are most relevant.”

Jennifer Le (SIO - San Diego Fellowship Awardee) Jennifer is combining her economics and ecology background in the study of ecosystem services in natural water treatment systems and in the deep sea with the Levin lab. Jennifer says “The PIER Program has helped me realize the great importance of interdisciplinary research and collaboration through both coursework and opportunities, like attending COP20 in Lima. I am grateful to have had these experiences early in my career, so I can incorporate them into my current and future work. It exposed me to different facets of the same problem which will help me develop as a better scientist. “

Rachel Diner (SIO San Diego Fellowship Awardee) Rachel is working on functional genomics in Andrew Allen’s lab at the J. Craig Venter Institute in La Jolla. Rachel says “ The PIER program has broadened my experience this year by introducing me to new concepts about the meaning of biodiversity and conservation. In addition to learning about the multi- faceted nature of protecting and conserving marine resources (drawing from economics, policy, business, and communications, as well as science), I have discovered interesting new areas of research with important conservation implications, such as deep-sea natural resources and the widespread effects of climate change on ocean ecosystems and coastal resilience. I have learned new ways to communicate our increasing knowledge of biodiversity and conservation to the public. "

Kaitlin Lowder (SIO) Kaitlin is studying the effects of ocean acidification on calcifying marine organisms, this is just one aspect of a very large problem: society’s level of carbon burning. Fossil fuel usage has been linked to both climate change and ocean acidification, vast problems that do not have one easy solution. She says “As a new student, it is easy to limit your circle to your lab, your cohort, and your few professors. However, the PIER program introduced me to the wider Scripps community and its diversity of research and knowledge right from the beginning. I feel so lucky to have heard lectures from Scripps experts during my summer class and now, through CMBC, I have the opportunity to share my research in the future too. “

PIER Students 2015-2016

Remy Levin (Economics - San Diego Fellowship Awardee) Remy's research questions are at the intersection of environmental and development economics, especially regarding land use, climate, and species preservation. Remy says " I've seen poverty firsthand and was made aware of the atrocious economic conditions under which a large fraction of humanity lives, as well as the tremendous environmental degradation that is a direct consequence of these conditions. It is my sincere hope that PIER will allow me both to dedicate my time more fully to research, and to be exposed to cutting edge interdisciplinary work that will fuel my research agenda for years to come."

Rishi Sugla (SIO - San Diego Fellowship Awardee) Rishi studies the physiological and geochemical consequences of low oxygen and biological production in marine enviornments. Rishi comments "Through tools I hope to gain through PIER, I strive to link geochemical proxies of paleoclimates to past ecosystems and biological productivity. These topics are increasingly important as the results of climate change become visible with time, and should have major implications for how we predict ecosystem change in the future."

Clifford Kapono (Chemistry & Biochemistry - San Diego Fellowship Awardee) Cliff is studying the chemical ecology of coral reefs and seeking a way to map the chemistry of microbial communities giving rise to unprecedented spatial and temporal insights into the chemical driving forces of microbial communities. Cliff plans on implementing new technology to spatially map complex microbial community interaction back onto coral reef 3D models. I am particularly excited, as imaging mass spectrometry is one of the fastest emerging fields in science.

Lynn Sun (Economics) Lynn's research focuses on environmental and resource economics, energy market and public economics. Her empirical work is on investigating household electricity consumption in response to climate change. I’m looking forward to meeting with students across several disciplines through the CMBC summer program, and we can work together to use interdisciplinary approaches to address topics like global change, marine ecosystem conservation, and ocean energy development.

Appendix E8. IGERT students on the PIER track The PIER Specialization is based on the requirements of the NSF Funded IGERT program. In the last year of the IGERT (2012) the students listed below started on the track that we now call PIER. All have completed 16 to 22 of the unit requirements and one student* has completed all 30 units. We expect these students will petition for the Specialization should the program be approved. Several of these students helped in the development of this proposal and we thank them for their service and dedication to the program.

Yassir Eddebbar, Oceanography Kate Furby, Marine Biology

Stephanie Fried, Economics Natalya Gallo, Oceanography

Matt Leslie, Marine Biology Lauren Linsmayer, Marine Biology Misha Miller-Sisson, Anthropology

*Nick Obradovich, Political Science Ian Parker, Sociology Sara Sanchez, Marine Biology Tamara Sheldon, Economics

Amy VanCise, Marine Biology

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All courses, faculty listings, and curricular and degree requirements described herein are subject to change or deletion without notice. Updates may be found on the Academic Senate website: http://senate.ucsd.edu/catalog- copy/approved-updates/. The Graduate Program

The Department of Anthropology offers graduate training in sociocultural (including psychological and linguistic) anthropology, anthropological archaeology, and biological anthropology. The graduate program is designed to provide the theoretical background and the methodological skills necessary for a career in research and teaching anthropology at the university level, and for the application of anthropological knowledge to contemporary problems. It is assumed that all students enter with the goal of proceeding to the doctoral degree.

Admission to the graduate program occurs in the fall quarter only.

Any decision to waive a requirement for either the master’s degree or the PhD must be made by a majority of the faculty.

Graduate Advising

One member of the departmental faculty functions as the graduate adviser and is referred to as the director of graduate studies. The role of graduate adviser is to inform students about the graduate program, to approve individual registration forms, and to give assistance with respect to administrative matters.

First-Year Mentors

Each first-year student is assigned a faculty mentor in the student’s subdiscipline. Students are encouraged to meet regularly with their mentors for course planning and guidance in meeting specific requirements and recommendations for their subdiscipline.

After completion of the requirements for the master’s degree, the chair of the student’s doctoral committee serves as the student’s major adviser.

Evaluation

In the spring of each year, the faculty evaluate each student’s overall performance in course work, apprentice teaching, and research progress. A written assessment is given to the student after the evaluation. If a student’s work is found to be inadequate, the faculty may determine that the student should not continue in the graduate program. 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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The Master of Arts Degree

Students entering the doctoral program must complete a master’s degree before continuing toward the doctorate. Entering students who already have a master’s degree in anthropology are not permitted by university regulations to receive a second social science or related-field master’s degree, but are required by the department to complete the requirements for the master’s degree. Rare exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis by the consent of the majority of the faculty and approval of the Office of Graduate Studies.

Requirements for Master’s Degree

Required Courses

• ANTH 230. Departmental Colloquium (4 quarters, 1 unit each) • ANTH 281A-B. Introductory Seminars (1 unit each) • ANTH 295. Master’s Thesis Preparation (1–12 units) • Four core courses, as specified in the following sections

Core Course Offerings

Six core courses are offered in the graduate program in anthropology:

• ANTH 280A. Core Seminar in Social Anthropology (4 units) • ANTH 280B. Core Seminar in Cultural Anthropology (4 units) • ANTH 280C. Core Seminar in Psychological Anthropology (4 units) • ANTH 280D. Core Seminar in Anthropological Archaeology (4 units) • ANTH 280E. Core Seminar in Biological Anthropology (4 units) • ANTH 280F. Core Seminar in Linguistic Anthropology (4 units)

Note: Core seminars are also open to graduate students from other departments, with instructor’s permission. The seminars may be offered in alternate years.

ANTH 280A, 280B, 280C, and 280F are all core courses within the sociocultural track. ANTH 280D and 280E are core courses in, respectively, the anthropological archaeology and biological anthropology tracks.

All students must take at least four of these six core courses by the end of their second year in the program (and preferably during the first year) as a requirement for receiving the master’s degree or for equivalent advancement in the program. The subfields specify particular choices among these core offerings for the students admitted to their respective tracks, as detailed below. The department strongly encourages all students in all subfields to take additional core courses as elective seminars to complete their program.

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Biological Anthropology core requirements:

• 280E (Biological Anthropology) • 280D (Anthropological Archaeology) • Two of the remaining four core courses in anthropology, selected in consultation with the student’s assigned mentor

Sociocultural Anthropology, Psychological Anthropology, and Linguistic Anthropology

All students in sociocultural anthropology and its allied fields of psychological and linguistic anthropology will take at least four core courses, selected as follows and with the consent of the individual student’s faculty mentor. Students identifying two or more areas of concentration must satisfy the requirements of each of these areas.

Core requirements for students in the General Sociocultural track:

• 280A (Social Anthropology); and • 280B (Cultural Anthropology); and • 280C (Psychological Anthropology) or • 280F (Linguistic Anthropology); and • 280D (Anthropological Archaeology) or • 280E (Biological Anthropology).

Core requirements for students in the Psychological Anthropology track:

• 280C (Psychological Anthropology); and • 280D (Anthropological Archaeology) or • 280E (Biological Anthropology); and

Two of the following:

• 280A (Social Anthropology) • 280B (Cultural Anthropology) • 280F (Linguistic Anthropology)

Core requirements for students in the Linguistic Anthropology track:

• 280F (Linguistic Anthropology); and • 280D (Anthropological Archaeology) or • 280E (Biological Anthropology); and

Two of the following:

• 280A (Social Anthropology) • 280B (Cultural Anthropology) • 280C (Psychological Anthropology)

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Students must complete a master’s thesis or master’s thesis equivalency project of a length, format, and scope to be approved by the student’s MA committee and the director of graduate studies. The MA thesis must be at least eight thousand words in length and generally should not exceed ten thousand words. Students must have completed three quarters of course work in order to begin writing a master’s thesis. By the end of the spring quarter of the student’s first year, he or she will form a master’s committee in consultation with the director of graduate studies and first- year faculty mentor.

Students will submit a draft of the master’s thesis or master’s thesis equivalency project by the first day of winter quarter of their second year. Students may revise the master’s thesis or master’s thesis equivalency project in the winter quarter. Students will register for four credit hours of ANTH 295 (master’s thesis preparation) in the fall quarter of their second year. Upon consultation with the MA committee and director of graduate studies, an additional four credits of ANTH 295 may be taken in winter for revisions. Successful completion of the master’s thesis or master’s thesis equivalency will determine whether an MA degree is awarded, where applicable, and weigh significantly in second-year student evaluations.

Elective Courses

Four elective, letter-grade courses are required. These courses can be undergraduate or graduate seminars. At least two of these elective courses must be within the anthropology department. Other electives may be taken outside of the department with the approval of the department chair or the graduate adviser. The Doctoral Degree

Continuation in the doctoral program is granted to students who have satisfactorily completed the master’s program and who have completed courses and the master’s thesis at a level of excellence that indicates promise of professional achievement in anthropology.

Requirements for Doctoral Degree

1. Required Courses

In order to achieve candidacy, students must complete two additional letter-grade electives beyond the four required for the master’s degree.

2. Research Methods

Students are required to develop a plan for their training in research methods and present it to the anthropology department faculty on their proposed dissertation committee in the spring quarter of their second year.

3. Apprentice Teaching

In order to acquire teaching experience, each student is required to serve as a teaching assistant for at least one quarter anytime during the first four years of residency. This experience may take place either in our department or in any teaching program on campus. The relevant course in the anthropology department is ANTH 500: Apprentice Teaching, taken for four units and S/U grade. Upon petition, this requirement may be waived by the anthropology faculty. 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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4. Foreign Language

Unless a student is planning on fieldwork in English-speaking areas, knowledge of one or more foreign languages may be essential for the successful completion of a PhD in anthropology at UC San Diego. Students will determine specific language requirements for their degree in consultation with the faculty and their doctoral committee.

5. Formation of the Doctoral Committee

All students must choose the chair of their doctoral committee by the end of their second year. They must choose two more internal members of the doctoral committee by the end of the fall quarter of their third year, and the full committee of five members should be constituted as soon as possible thereafter, in anticipation of the student’s process of advancing to candidacy. The fourth committee member can be from inside or outside the department, but if this member is from inside the department, then his or her academic specialty must differ from the student’s own. See the graduate program coordinator for a listing of faculty members’ academic specialties. The fifth committee member must be from outside the department, must also have an academic specialty different from the student’s own, and must be tenured (unless the fourth member is also from outside the department and is tenured).

Anthropologists in other departments may serve as either inside members or outside members of the committee. However, there must be at least two inside members from within the department. The final composition of the committee is approved by the Office of Graduate Studies.

The chair of the doctoral committee serves as the student’s adviser for the remainder of the student’s program.

6. The Fieldwork Proposal

Advancement to candidacy will be based on the submission of two to three position papers and a research proposal. The position papers are intended as a way for students to demonstrate competence in particular areas of theory, methods, and/or regional studies that are significant to the dissertation research project. The number of the position papers and the specific topics they address are to be formulated in consultation with the student’s committee chair and, as appropriate, with other members of the student’s dissertation committee. It is expected that the position papers will amount to some fifty to sixty pages and that the research proposal will be in the twenty- to thirty-page range. Students should enroll in directed reading courses (ANTH 298) during the quarters in which they are writing the position papers. Additionally, students should also enroll in ANTH 296 during the quarters in which they are writing their dissertation research proposal. A maximum of three quarters is allowed for the preparation of both the position papers and proposal. The position papers, research proposal, and oral examination for advancement to candidacy must be completed no later than the end of the spring quarter of the student’s fourth year.

7. Advancement to Candidacy

Advancement to doctoral candidacy must take place no later than the end of the spring quarter of the fourth year. This requires the successful completion of all course work requirements, the position papers, the dissertation research proposal, and an oral qualifying examination administered by the student’s committee. The proposal and position papers must be turned into the student’s committee at least three weeks prior to the examination.

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Successful completion of this examination marks the student’s advancement to doctoral candidacy. These exams will be open to the extent that university regulations allow.

8. Dissertation and Dissertation Defense

Upon completion of the dissertation research project, the student writes a dissertation that must be successfully defended in an oral examination conducted by the doctoral committee and open to the public. This examination may not be conducted earlier than three quarters after the date of advancement to doctoral candidacy. A full copy of the student’s dissertation must be in the hands of each of the student’s doctoral committee members four weeks before the dissertation hearing. An abstract of the student’s dissertation must be in the hands of all faculty members ten days before the dissertation defense. It is understood that the edition of the dissertation given to committee members will not be the final form, and that the committee members may suggest changes in the text at the defense. Revisions may be indicated, requiring this examination to be taken more than once. Acceptance of the dissertation by the university librarian represents the final step in completion of all requirements for the PhD.

9. Time Limits

Precandidacy status is limited to four years. Candidates for the doctorate remain eligible for university support for eight years. Instructional support (teaching assistantships, readerships, and tutors) is limited to six years (eighteen quarters). The doctoral dissertation must be submitted and defended within nine years. This is in accordance with university policy. Normative time, which is the expected time to complete all requirements for the PhD, is eight years for anthropology students.

10. Additional Requirements for the PhD in Anthropological Archaeology

Students must choose all courses in consultation with their faculty adviser, who will be assigned during the first quarter. Archaeology students must take at least two sociocultural areal or topical courses (upper division or graduate) or two adviser-approved courses in other social science or humanities departments that are relevant to their regional or theoretical focus of study. Each student must take at least one archaeology course focusing on cultures of the Old World and one archaeology course focusing on cultures of the New World. Anthropological archaeology students are required to take at least one course in quantitative methods (statistics or GIS). Because archaeology is closely allied to earth science, the biological sciences, and computer science and engineering, students are required to take at least one course in any of these fields that is relevant to their interests. Finally, graduate students in anthropological archaeology are required to seek and obtain archaeology field and laboratory training. This requirement may be fulfilled by working with the anthropological archaeology track faculty in the Department of Anthropology or with archaeologists at other institutions.

Introduction to Required Core Courses

ANTH 280A. Core Seminar in Social Anthropology. Core seminar focuses on individual action and social institutions.

ANTH 280B. Core Seminar in Cultural Anthropology. Core seminar focuses on personal consciousness and cultural experience.

ANTH 280C. Core Seminar in Psychological Anthropology. Core seminar focuses on motives, values, cognition, and qualities of personal experience. 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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ANTH 280D. Core Seminar in Anthropological Archaeology. Integral part of the training for graduate students focusing on anthropological archaeology. It is one of a set of core anthropology courses available to graduate students; required of anthropological archaeology students but open for students in other subfields.

ANTH 280E. Core Seminar in Biological Anthropology. This seminar will examine the central problems and concepts of biological anthropology, laying the foundation for first-year graduate students in biological anthropology as well as providing an overview of the field for graduate students in other areas of anthropology.

ANTH 280F. Core Seminar in Linguistic Anthropology. This seminar examines the theoretical and methodological foundations and principal research questions of linguistic anthropology, providing the fundamentals for graduate study in this area. Required for students specializing in linguistic anthropology and open to other students.

ANTH 281A-B. Introductory Seminars. These seminars are held in the first two quarters of the first year of graduate study. Faculty members will present an account of their current research and interests. When appropriate, a short preliminary reading list will be given for the particular lecture.

Note: Not all anthropology courses are offered every year. Please check the quarterly UC San Diego Schedule of Classes issued each fall, winter, and spring, for specific courses.

The Melanesian Studies Resource Center and Archive

These facilities embody the substantial interests in the Pacific Basin that are represented on the UC San Diego campus and the special prominence of the UC San Diego Department of Anthropology in the study of cultures and societies of Oceania and especially of Melanesia. In cooperation with the UC San Diego libraries, the Melanesian Studies Resource Center and Archive has two major projects. First, there is an ongoing effort to sustain a library collection of monographs, dissertations, government documents, and journals on Melanesia that make UC San Diego the premier center for such materials in the United States. Second, there is an endeavor to collect the extremely valuable unpublished literature on Melanesia, to catalog such materials systematically, to produce topical bibliographies on these holdings, and to provide microfiche copies of archival papers to interested scholars and to the academic institutions of Melanesia. This innovative archival project is intended to be a model for establishing special collections on the traditional life of tribal peoples as dramatic social change overtakes them. In the near future, anthropological research on tribal peoples will take place largely in archives of this kind. These complementary collections will support a variety of research and teaching activities and are already attracting students of Melanesia to this campus.

The Melanesian Studies Resource Center and Archive are directed by members of the Department of Anthropology faculty, in collaboration with Geisel Library.

The Archaeological Research Laboratory

Archaeology laboratories were established at UC San Diego in 1995. The present facilities are geared to the study of lithics, ceramics, biological remains, and other small finds retrieved on faculty expeditions in the old and new worlds, including Belize, Israel, Jordan, and Peru. Multimedia research, AutoCAD, and other computer-based studies are carried out in the lab. Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to participate in lab studies.

The Biological Anthropology Laboratory

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The Linguistic Anthropology Laboratory

The Linguistic Anthropology Laboratory is a research facility providing equipment and a research environment for state of the art analysis of language, culture, and society, especially using audio, video, and photographic recordings of natural interaction. The laboratory has a variety of computer workstations for multimodal editing and analysis, as well as a high-speed network and large capacity server for storing and sharing high quality digitized materials. The lab also has excellent projection and sound facilities and can serve as a seminar room for classes and group discussions. Anthropology students and faculty with interest in multimodal recording and analysis are encouraged to use the laboratory for research and discussion, and to participate in its regular workshop meetings.

The Anthropology of Modern Society Faculty Research Group

The Anthropology of Modern Society is a project of graduate training and research dedicated to the critical study of modernity and its counterpoints. The group is concerned with the changing nature of membership in modern society. Its participants focus on issues of citizenship and democracy; social formations in tension with the nation-state; modern subjectivities; social and religious movements; governmental rationalities and public works, transnational markets and migrations; relations of local to global processes within the current realignments of regional, national, and transnational sovereignties; and the social life of cities as making manifest these kinds of concerns. Participants are committed to reorienting anthropological theory and ethnographic practice toward such contemporary social and political problems. Guiding this project is the group’s interest in combining critical theory with a comparative and empirically grounded study of cases to constitute an anthropology of modernity.

Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research

A graduate specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (PIER) is available for select doctoral students in Anthropology. PIER students seek solutions to today's environmental challenges.

The Ph.D. Specialization is designed to allow student to obtain standard training in their chosen field and an opportunity to interact with peers in different disciplines throughout the duration of their PhD projects. Such communication across disciplines is key to fostering a capacity for interdisciplinary “language” skills and conceptual flexibility.

Specialization Requirements Complete all coursework, dissertation, and other requirements of the Anthropology Ph.D.

• 16-unit interdisciplinary boot camp (summer SIO295S-295LS) • 8 units from a secondary field (outside the home department) • 6 units (3 quarters) Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Forum (SIO296) • At least one chapter of the dissertation will be broadly related to environmental research and will be interdisciplinary in nature.

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The following items should be combined into a single pdf document and submitted to [email protected].

• Student's CV • Half page abstract of proposed thesis work • Up to 1 page statement of student's interest in interdisciplinary environmental research including career goals. • Nomination letter from advisor acknowledging student's academic ability and interdisciplinary environmental interest. The letter must include a commitment for summer stipend support

Admission to the Specialization

Students are admitted into the Anthropology doctoral program. Admission to PIER is a competitive process with 6 -8 students granted admission each year from across ten participating UCSD departments. Selected applicants will have the opportunity to enroll in the specialization.

PIER Fellowships When funding is available, all applicants will be considered for one year of PIER Fellowship support.

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A contiguous program leading to a bachelor of science and a master of science in biology is offered to those undergraduate students who are enrolled in any of the major programs offered by the Division of Biological Sciences at UC San Diego. Qualified students are able to obtain the MS within one year following receipt of the BS. Students interested in applying to this program should meet with the BS/MS adviser in the Biology Student and Instructional Services Office before the end of their junior year.

The program is open only to UC San Diego Biological Sciences undergraduates. The Division of Biological Sciences does not have financial aid available for students enrolled in this program.

Eligibility and Enrollment

To be eligible, students must have completed the first two quarters of their junior year in residence at UC San Diego and must have an overall UC GPA of at least 3.0. Students’ major GPA should be at least 3.3. Students must demonstrate excellent performance in upper-division biology core courses during their undergraduate program to be eligible to enroll in biology graduate core courses.

It is the responsibility of the prospective BS/MS student to select a faculty who would be willing to serve as the student’s adviser and in whose laboratory the student would complete at least twenty-four units of research over a two-year period. The units of research that must be completed during the student’s senior undergraduate year, must be taken in addition to the requirements for the bachelor’s degree. These units will count toward the requirements for the master’s degree only. Students must complete six consecutive quarters of research to fulfill the research component of the program. Any deviation from this plan, such as a break in enrollment for one or more quarters, will be cause for the student to be dropped from the program.

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271 (graduate year only), for each and every quarter of participation in the BS/MS program. Students can obtain the appropriate course code and division stamp at the Biology Student and Instructional Services Office.

Research work (BGGN 271) will be credited toward the BS/MS program requirements only if it is completed during the time a student is officially enrolled at UC San Diego and has paid tuition for that quarter.

Requirements for the Master of Science

1. Completion of six consecutive quarters of research during the senior undergraduate year and the graduate period. 2. Completion of at least thirty-six units of graduate course work (BGGN 200-level or higher, or approved [via petition] graduate courses offered by related departments at a similar level) during the graduate year. The course of study must be approved by the faculty adviser. 3. Twelve of the thirty-six units must be in courses other than BGGN 271 (BGGN 297 and BGGN 299 may not be used to satisfy this requirement). 4. Serve as a graduate teaching assistant. 5. Maintenance of a grade point average (both overall and in the major) of at least 3.0 for all course work, both cumulatively and for each quarter of enrollment in the BS/MS program. If the student’s GPA falls below 3.0 (for either overall or in the major), he or she will be automatically dropped from the program. 6. Completion of a thesis, with an oral presentation to, and approval of, a three-member thesis committee. Only ladder rank faculty in the Division of Biological Sciences or an adjunct faculty in the Division of Biological Sciences may serve as adviser and chair of the thesis committee. The thesis committee must contain at least two regular faculty from the Division of Biological Sciences and no more than one adjunct faculty can serve on the committee. If an adjunct faculty serves as chair of the thesis committee, one of the biology faculty members must serve as cochair. 7. At least three complete, separate, and consecutive quarters of residency as a graduate student that will commence the quarter immediately following the quarter in which the BS is awarded. (Note: The summer session is not considered an official quarter during the graduate year.) 8. Students who have been approved for the BS/MS program must provide the Office of Graduate Admissions with a copy of their official UC San Diego transcripts with the BS posted, prior to the commencement of the graduate year in the program. Nondegree Program

The Division of Biological Sciences will accept applicants into the nondegree program for a maximum of one year only. Qualified applicants must have at least a 3.0 GPA in their upper-division work to be accepted. Justification will not be made for those who fall below the GPA minimum.

Students who wish to apply to the UC San Diego biological sciences PhD program at a later date should not apply for this program. However, students who have applied to graduate or medical schools elsewhere, but have not yet been accepted, are welcome to apply.

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Graduate studies for a PhD in the Division of Biological Sciences in affiliation with the Salk Institute for Biological Studies are oriented mainly toward the development of the capacity for independent research and for teaching in the biological sciences.

The requirements for entrance to graduate study in the Division of Biological Sciences are flexible, but a strong background in mathematics, chemistry, and physics is recommended.

Formal course work and opportunities for dissertation research include most basic areas of experimental biology, with emphasis in the general areas of biochemistry, biophysics, cancer biology, cell biology, conservation, developmental biology, ecology, behavior, and evolution, genetics, immunology, molecular biology, neurobiology, plant molecular biology, plant systems biology, quantitative biology, signal transduction, systems biology, and virology.

During the first year of graduate study, each student undertakes a research project in the laboratory of each of four to six different faculty members, and is expected to spend a major portion of his or her academic time on this project. The laboratories are selected by the student in consultation with the first-year adviser to provide a broad view of the research interests of the division. The student is also expected to enroll in the first-year graduate biology sequence, which includes a “Boot Camp” that helps develop fundamental lab skills in biology, and advanced material in genetics, developmental biology, plant biology, neurobiology, molecular biology, cell biology, virology, and immunology. Students are also required to complete a minimum of twelve units of BGGN 500 (Apprentice Teaching in Biology). A program of further study, including seminars and courses appropriate to a student’s background and interests, is arranged through consultation between the student and the faculty. Much reliance is placed on informal instruction through early and close association of the student with the faculty and research staff, and through regular seminars. After becoming familiar with the research activities of the faculty through the laboratory rotation program, the student begins work on a thesis research problem of his or her choice no later than the end of the first year. The student is free to choose, for the thesis adviser, a regular member of the UC San Diego faculty or an adjunct member of the Division of Biological Sciences faculty. The student is required to have completed a two-part examination in order to be admitted to candidacy for the PhD. The purpose of the examinations is for the student to demonstrate competence in the field of major interest and in related fields of biology. The major remaining requirement for the PhD is the satisfactory completion of a dissertation consisting of original research carried out under the guidance of a faculty member.

Close collaboration with members of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is a vital and stimulating aspect of the biology program. Additional strength and breadth in biology are gained by collaborating with the Department of Marine Biology of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, with The Scripps Research Institute, and with the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

Divisional PhD Time Limit Policies

Students must be advanced to candidacy by the end of four years. Total university support cannot exceed seven years. Total registered time at UC San Diego cannot exceed seven years.

Joint Doctoral Program with San Diego State University

The Division of Biological Sciences at UC San Diego participates in a joint graduate program with the Department of Biology at San Diego State University, primarily in the areas of cell and molecular biology, and leading to the PhD in biology. Graduate student participants in the joint doctoral program are required to spend one year enrolled at UC San Diego.

Information regarding admission is found in the current edition of the San Diego State University Graduate Bulletin. COPY FROM 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Specialization in Anthropogeny http://carta.anthropogeny.org/training/specialization-track

A transdisciplinary graduate specialization in anthropogeny is available for doctoral students in the Division of Biological Sciences. The aim of the specialization is to provide graduate students the opportunity to specialize their research and education in addressing the origins of the human phenomenon. The student’s research will be related to one of the oldest questions known to humankind, namely, the origins of humans and humanity. This specialization is not a stand-alone program, but will provide graduate students the opportunity to interact and communicate with peers in radically different disciplines throughout the duration of their PhD projects. Such communication across disciplines from the outset is key to fostering a capacity for interdisciplinary language skills and conceptual flexibility.

Admission to the Specialization

Students are admitted into the Division of Biological Sciences doctoral program. During the early stages of their program, currently enrolled biology students with an interest in human origins are eligible to apply for admission to the specialization in anthropogeny. Selected applicants will have the opportunity to enroll in the specialization.

Specialization Requirements

Students pursuing this specialization must satisfy the requirements of both the biology doctoral program and the specialization in anthropogeny. For the anthropogeny specialization, students will be required to take a series of courses and participate in research rounds over four years of study. It is advised that students begin their course work in their second year.

1. Course work: Introduction to Anthropogeny (BIOM 225) and Advanced Anthropogeny (BIOM 229) are each taken once, in the winter and spring of the students’ second year. Current Topics in Anthropogeny (BIOM 218) is to be taken for six quarters (twice per academic year). 2. Research Rounds: Monthly seminars during which all participating students talk about their respective research.

Degree Requirements (Qualifying Examination, Dissertation)

Biological sciences students in the anthropogeny specialization must meet the departmental requirement for advancement to candidacy. In addition, students must meet internal deadlines, mentoring provisions, and proposal standards of the anthropogeny specialization track.

PhD students must complete a dissertation, which meets all requirements of the biological sciences program. In addition, it is expected that the PhD dissertation is broadly related to human origins and will be interdisciplinary in nature.

Time Limits

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October 28, 2015 Interim Update Biological Sciences (Division of) Graduate Curriculum (Revised) twenty lectures each). The third proposed course takes place only three times a year, from Friday noon to Saturday evening. Specialization in Multiscale Biology http://interfaces.ucsd.edu/

As of fall 2009, the UC San Diego campus began offering a PhD specialization in Multiscale Biology available to doctoral candidates in participating programs spanning four divisions: Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Jacobs School of Engineering, and Health Sciences at UC San Diego.

The PhD specialization is designed to allow students to obtain standard basic training in their chosen field within the biological sciences, physical sciences, engineering, and health sciences with training in integrative and quantitative analysis across multiple scales of biological organization from molecule to organism in health and disease into their graduate studies. It trains a new cadre of PhD scientists and provides a unique interdisciplinary education at the interfaces between the biological, medical, physical, and engineering sciences.

The specific objectives of this program are

1. Focused Collaboration across nine graduate degree programs at UC San Diego to train a new generation of cross-disciplinary scientists. 2. State-of-the-art Interdisciplinary Training through a new technology-centered hands-on graduate laboratory course curriculum. 3. Novel Emphasis on Research aimed at integrative and quantitative analysis across multiple scales of biological organization from molecule to organism in health and disease.

Prospective students must apply and be admitted into the PhD program in biology described previously. (For more information, see the Biological Sciences Graduate Program and/or the Interfaces Graduate Training Program administered within the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 4010 York Hall, Revelle College.) Specialization in Quantitative Biology

A specialization in Quantitative Biology (Q-Bio) spanning four divisions—Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Jacobs School of Engineering, and Health Sciences—is available to doctoral candidates in the Division of Biological Sciences. This PhD specialization is designed to train students to develop and apply quantitative theoretical and experimental approaches to studying fundamental principles of living systems. The core of this specialization comprises one year of theory courses and one year of lab courses.

Admission to the Specialization and Course Requirements

Prospective students should apply to and are admitted into the Division of Biological Sciences doctoral program. Admitted students must complete the three-course core sequence within Biological Sciences (Graduate Molecular Biology [BGGN 220], Graduate Cell Biology [BGGN 222], Graduate Genetics [BGGN 223]) as well as Introduction to Q-Biology [BGGN 214] during their first year. In addition, they must complete two additional Q-Bio courses and a one-year laboratory course sequence during their first two years in the specialization. Students will complete laboratory rotations during the summer after their first year. For more information students should contact the Biological Sciences’ Graduate Student & Instructional Services Office. COPY FROM 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research

A graduate specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (PIER) is available for select doctoral students in Biology. PIER students seek solutions to today's environmental challenges.

Specialization Requirements

• Complete all coursework, dissertation, and other requirements of the Biological Science Ph.D. • 16-unit interdisciplinary boot camp (summer SIO295S-295LS) • 8 units from a secondary field (outside the home department) • 6 units (3 quarters) Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Forum (SIO296) • At least one chapter of the dissertation will be broadly related to environmental research and will be interdisciplinary in nature.

Application Requirements We advise students to begin PIER in their 2rd year upon completion of core biology course requirements. The following items should be combined into a single pdf document and submitted to [email protected].

Admission to the Specialization

Students are admitted into the Biological Sciences doctoral program. Admission to PIER is a competitive process with 6 -8 students granted admission each year from across ten participating UCSD departments. Selected applicants will have the opportunity to enroll in the specialization. PIER Fellowships When funding is available, all applicants will be considered for one year of PIER Fellowship support.

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2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG June 15, 2015 Catalog of Record Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduate Curriculum (June 2015) Chemistry and Biochemistry

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All courses, faculty listings, and curricular and degree requirements described herein are subject to change or deletion without notice. Updates to curricular sections may be found on the Academic Senate website: http://senate.ucsd.edu/catalog-copy/approved-updates/. The Graduate Programs

Graduate students are accepted to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for study toward the MS in chemistry, the PhD in chemistry, the PhD in chemistry with specialization in bioinformatics, the PhD with specialization in computational science, the PhD with specialization in multiscale biology, and the PHD with specialization in quantitative biology.

Master’s of Science

A Plan I (Thesis) MS in chemistry and a Plan II (Comprehensive Examination) MS in chemistry are offered. The former allows specialization in one area as well as research experience. The latter encourages breadth and offers opportunities to broaden one’s scientific background.

Admissions: Students are admitted for fall quarter entrance only. Eligibility requirements for admission include solid training in the chemical sciences as judged by the undergraduate record, a minimum 3.0 GPA in chemistry courses completed, and a minimum 3.0 overall GPA.

The GRE general test is required of all applicants. Foreign applicants must submit a TOEFL score; TWE scores are strongly recommended. Those who wish to apply to the Thesis Plan must have a letter of support from the proposed thesis adviser.

Residency and Time-to-Degree: Master’s students must register at UC San Diego for a minimum of three quarters, and complete at least twenty units per academic year. Full-time Comprehensive Examination Plan students can complete the degree in three quarters. Thesis Plan students typically take eighteen to twenty-four months to graduate. 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG June 15, 2015 Catalog of Record Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduate Curriculum (June 2015)

Plan I (Thesis)

Purpose: To prepare students for research careers or for doctoral or professional studies.

Advancement to Candidacy: A minimum of thirty-six units with an overall minimum GPA of 3.0 must be completed. The majority of units taken are for thesis research (Chem 299). At least eight units of graduate level chemistry courses must be completed for a letter grade. Four units of teaching apprenticeship (Chem 500) and two units for the teaching seminar (Chem 509) are required (see “Doctoral Program,” “Teaching” and “Language Requirement” sections). Contact the Student Affairs Office for full information.

Thesis: Students must give an oral presentation and defense of their thesis project to a thesis committee. A student graduates after the thesis has been defended and the written dissertation approved by his or her committee, the department, and OGS, and then filed with the university archivist. The thesis committee consists of at least three faculty: (1) the thesis adviser, (2) a faculty member from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry familiar with the student’s research area, and (3) a faculty member from either this or another department whose research is in an area different from that of the thesis.

Plan II (Comprehensive Exam)

Purpose: To prepare students for doctoral or professional studies, or for teaching at the community college or high school level, or for career work in industry.

Advancement to Candidacy: A minimum of thirty-six units with an overall minimum GPA of 3.0 must be completed. The majority of units taken are in letter-graded graduate chemistry courses. Four units of teaching apprenticeship (Chem 500) and two units for the teaching seminar (Chem 509) are required ( see “Doctoral Program,” “Teaching,” and “Language Requirement” sections). Four units of nonthesis research (Chem 297) are allowed. Contact the Student Affairs Office for full information.

Comprehensive Examination: The purpose of this requirement is to confirm that students have achieved an advanced understanding of, and a comprehensive training in, the chemical sciences. The tests cover a wide range of material, so that students will have a chance to show what they have learned. For master’s students, the department administers standardized American Chemical Society exams in biochemistry and in analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. Students must pass three of the exams in order to graduate. For doctoral students earning a Plan II MS on the way to the PhD, the oral Departmental Examination fulfills this requirement.

Doctoral Program

The goal of the PhD in chemistry is to prepare students for careers in science by expanding their knowledge of chemistry while developing their ability for critical analysis, creativity, and independent study. The program is designed to encourage initiative and to stimulate enjoyment and development of the student’s area of research expertise as well as the broader aspects of scientific inquiry and enlightenment.

Research

Students choose their research concentration from program tracks in Analytical and Atmospheric Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Structural Biology and Biophysics, and Cellular and Systems Biochemistry. Opportunities for scientific discovery are also abundant through the department’s extensive collaborations with investigators in other physical, biological, and engineering 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG June 15, 2015 Catalog of Record Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduate Curriculum (June 2015) sciences. This includes on-campus collaborations with faculty in the Materials Science Program, School of Medicine, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. There are off-campus interactions with scientists at nearby research facilities such as the Salk Institute and The Scripps Research Institute. State-of-the-art facilities and equipment support all the research programs. The department’s Industrial Relations Program interfaces with national and local chemical, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries to encourage technology transfer and to assist postgraduates interested in industrial careers.

Research Adviser

A first-year faculty adviser guides students until a research adviser is chosen. Most of a student’s efforts in graduate school are directed toward research for the doctoral dissertation, and selection of a research adviser is of utmost importance. To assist students with this critical decision, all chemistry and biochemistry faculty describe their current research activities early in the fall quarter. Students then rotate in laboratories or consult with faculty to discuss research opportunities. Although students have until the end of the first year to join a laboratory, most start their research by midyear.

Placement Examinations and Course Work

Entering students take written placement examinations in analytical, biochemistry, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. The purposes of these exams are to assist with advising and to assure that students have the breadth and level of competence needed for graduate studies. Deficiencies must be remedied in the first year. Three of five exams must be passed, including the one in the student’s research area.

First-year students normally take at least six of the graduate courses listed below based on the results of their placement examinations, their research programs, and their specialized interests. Chem 250, Chen 509, and Chem 500 are required. Undergraduate courses and courses offered through other departments may also be taken, depending on the student’s research area. By the second year, the emphasis is on thesis research, and a lighter load of courses is taken, although participation in seminars and informal study groups continues.

Departmental Examination

In the winter quarter of the second year, a student’s progress in research and graduate studies is evaluated through the departmental examination, which includes presentation and critical discussion of a recent research article. Students are also evaluated on their general knowledge of their particular field of study. Students may also be asked about progress on their dissertation.

Qualifying Examination

By the end of the third year, students defend the topic, preliminary findings, and future research plans of their dissertation. Passing this defense qualifies the student to advance to candidacy for the dissertation. A dissertation committee composed of five faculty, one of whom is the research adviser, provides consultation and evaluation for the dissertation project.

Dissertation

The dissertation is normally completed in the fourth or fifth year. This body of research is expected to make an innovative contribution to the field of chemistry. PhD candidates present a seminar summarizing their research accomplishments and defend their thesis in an oral examination before their dissertation committee. 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG June 15, 2015 Catalog of Record Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduate Curriculum (June 2015)

Teaching

Experience in teaching is a vital and integral part of every graduate student’s training, and all students participate in the instructional activities of the undergraduate curriculum. Course credit for the teaching apprenticeship is earned by enrolling in Chem 500. Excellence in teaching is stressed, and the department provides a thorough training program covering the fundamentals of teaching as well as other useful information and techniques for effective instruction. Students are required to enroll in the Chem 509 teaching training seminar in their first quarter as a chemistry/biochemistry graduate TA at UC San Diego. Further training is provided by the campus’s Center for Teaching Development. Faculty and the students taught evaluate the performance of teaching assistants every quarter and awards are bestowed annually for outstanding performance as a teaching assistant.

Language Requirement

Students whose native language is not English must demonstrate a mastery of English adequate to complete the teaching requirement. Deficiencies must be remedied by the end of the first year of academic residency. For native English speakers, there is no foreign language requirement. Time Limits

In accordance with UC San Diego policy, students must advance to candidacy by the end of four years. Total university support cannot exceed six and one-third years. Total registered time at UC San Diego cannot exceed seven and one-third years. Seminars

Seminars by researchers from other universities, national laboratories, and industry are another important aspect of the graduate curriculum. Seminars are presented weekly in biochemistry, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. Department colloquia are given on topics of general interest to the department. Seminars are also sponsored by many other departments and institutes, both on the UC San Diego campus and at our neighbor institutions. Financial Support

The department supports all first-year students in good academic standing from a variety of sources, including teaching and research assistantships, training grants, fellowships, and awards. A stipend is paid in addition to fees and, if applicable, tuition. Continuing students who do not have fellowships or awards are normally supported on training grants or on research assistantships by their thesis advisers. Admissions

The department seeks bright, motivated doctoral students and welcomes all such applications. To make admissions decisions, the department considers an applicant’s statement of purpose and research interests, GRE scores on the general test plus either the advanced chemistry or advanced biochemistry test, undergraduate record, quality of the 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG June 15, 2015 Catalog of Record Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduate Curriculum (June 2015) undergraduate university, letters of recommendation, and research experience and publications. Applicants whose native language is not English must also submit TOEFL scores; TWE scores are strongly recommended. Admission to the doctoral program is for fall quarter. PhD in Chemistry with Specialization in Computational Science

Since fall 2007, the UC San Diego campus has offered a comprehensive PhD specialization in Computational Science that is available to doctoral candidates in participating science, mathematics, and engineering departments. This PhD specialization is designed to allow students to obtain training in their chosen field of science, mathematics, or engineering along with a specialization in computational science integrated into their graduate studies. Prospective students must apply and be admitted into the PhD program in Chemistry/Biochemistry described previously. PhD in Chemistry and Biochemistry with Specialization in Multiscale Biology

Since fall 2009, the UC San Diego campus has offered a PhD specialization in Multiscale Biology that is available to doctoral candidates in participating programs that span four divisions: Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Jacobs School of Engineering, and Health Sciences. This PhD specialization is designed to allow students to obtain training in their chosen field within the biological sciences, physical sciences, engineering, and health sciences along with training in integrative and quantitative analysis across multiple scales of biological organization from molecule to organism to health and disease. It educates a new cadre of PhD scientists to undertake interdisciplinary work at the interfaces between the biological, medical, physical, and engineering sciences. Ph.D. in Chemistry with Specialization in Quantitative Biology

A specialization in Quantitative Biology spanning four divisions—Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Jacobs School of Engineering, School of Medicine — is available to doctoral candidates in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. This PhD specialization is designed to train students to develop and apply quantitative theoretical and experimental approaches to studying fundamental principles of living systems. The core of this specialization comprises of one year of theory courses and one year of lab courses, with most of these courses substitutable for Chemistry elective courses. For more information students should contact the Student Affairs Office. Ph.D. in Chemistry with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research

A graduate specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (PIER) is available for select doctoral students in Chemistry. PIER students seek solutions to today's environmental challenges.

Specialization Requirements

• Complete all coursework, dissertation, and other requirements of the Chemistry Ph.D. • 16-unit interdisciplinary boot camp (summer SIO295S-295LS) • 8 units from a secondary field (outside the home department) • 6 units (3 quarters) Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Forum (SIO296) • At least one chapter of the dissertation will be broadly related to environmental research and will be interdisciplinary in nature.

Application Requirements We advise students to begin PIER in their 3rd year upon completion of core chemistry course requirements. The following items should be combined into a single pdf document and submitted to [email protected].

Admission to the Specialization

Students are admitted into the Chemistry doctoral program. Admission to PIER is a competitive process with 6 -8 students granted admission each year from across ten participating UCSD departments. Selected applicants will have the opportunity to enroll in the specialization.

PIER Fellowships When funding is available, all applicants will be considered for one year of PIER Fellowship support.

Joint Doctoral Program with San Diego State University

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UC San Diego and the Department of Chemistry at San Diego State University offer a joint program of graduate study leading to the PhD degree in chemistry. More information is available in the current edition of the Bulletin of the Graduate Division of San Diego State University.

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The department offers a PhD degree in economics, designed to provide a solid, analytically oriented training in microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, and advanced specialties. Since the program is structured as a doctoral program, only students who intend to pursue a doctorate should apply.

The main economics PhD requirements are that a student pass qualifying exams in microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, and select courses of specialization, and prepare an acceptable dissertation.

Detailed descriptions of the PhD program are available on the Internet at the department website at http://economics.ucsd.edu/. Residence and other campuswide regulations are described in the graduate studies section of this catalog.

Departmental PhD Time Limit Policies

Students must be advanced to candidacy by the end of five years. Total university support cannot exceed six years. Total registered time at UC San Diego cannot exceed seven years. Students will not be permitted to continue beyond the precandidacy and total registered time limits. Students will not be permitted to receive UC San Diego administered financial support beyond the support limit. Ph.D. in Economics with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research

A graduate specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (PIER) is available for select doctoral students in Economics PIER students seek solutions to today's environmental challenges.

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• Complete all coursework, dissertation, and other requirements of the Economics Ph.D. • 16-unit interdisciplinary boot camp (summer SIO295S-295LS) • 8 units from a secondary field (outside the home department) • 6 units (3 quarters) Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Forum (SIO296) • At least one chapter of the dissertation will be broadly related to environmental research and will be interdisciplinary in nature.

Application Requirements We advise students to begin PIER in their 3rd year upon completion of core economics course requirements. The following items should be combined into a single pdf document and submitted to [email protected].

Admission to the Specialization

Students are admitted into the Economics doctoral program. Admission to PIER is a competitive process with 6 -8 students granted admission each year from across ten participating UCSD departments. Selected applicants will have the opportunity to enroll in the specialization.

PIER Fellowships When funding is available, all applicants will be considered for one year of PIER Fellowship support.

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As of fall 2014, the name of the Master of Pacific International Affairs (MPIA) has changed to Master of International Affairs (MIA). Anyone who entered prior to fall 2014 must retain the title of MPIA and graduate as such. There were no curricular changes associated with the degree name change.

The School of Global Policy and Strategy was formerly the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies. The name change was effective July 1, 2015. The Master of International Affairs (MIA)

Requirements for Admission

Students interested in pursuing the MIA degree program at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) must have earned a BA, or its equivalent, from an institution of comparable standing to the University of California. A minimum grade point average of 3.0 or better in undergraduate course work or prior graduate study is required for admission. Undergraduate preparation that includes one or more of the following areas is strongly encouraged: the social sciences (specifically economics and political science), quantitative methods (such as calculus and statistics), foreign language, and related area studies courses. The admissions committee looks for students with previous professional employment, a history of meaningful international experience, and demonstrated leadership ability.

Applicants are required to submit the following: an online UC San Diego application for graduate study (http://graduateapp.ucsd.edu); two official transcripts from each college or university attended; three letters of recommendation; a résumé or curriculum vitae; a personal statement; a Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score report. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores are also required of international applicants whose native language is not English and whose undergraduate education was conducted in a language other than English. A minimum score of 550 on the paper/pencil version and a minimum score of 213 on the computer-based version of the TOEFL are required. For further details regarding the application process, procedures, and deadlines, please visit http://gps.ucsd.edu and click on “Prospective Students.”

Orientation tours are available for all prospective applicants who would like further information about the MIA program. Tours assist prospective applicants in becoming better acquainted with GPS’s MIA program and in understanding how the program might relate to their long-term career goals. To sign up for a tour, please contact the GPS Office of Admissions at (858) 534-5914 or e-mail [email protected]. COPY FROM 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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The MIA Curriculum

The MIA curriculum (ninety-eight units) is made up of a set of eight core disciplinary and skill-oriented courses (thirty-two units), a capstone (four units), a two-course regional specialization (eight units), the foreign language requirement of second year proficiency (up to twenty-four units), a five-course professional career track (twenty units), and unstructured electives. The MIA is a two-year, full-time program.

Core Curriculum

The core curriculum is designed to integrate diverse subject areas such as international management, international relations, applied economics, and comparative public policy. All core courses are taken in the first year. The core is composed of the following:

Globalization, the World System, and the Pacific (IRCO 412)

Managerial Economics (IRCO 401)

Policy Making Processes (IRCO 400)

Quantitative Methods I and II (IRCO 453 and IRCO 454)

Finance and Accounting for Policy Makers (IRCO 415)

International Politics and Security (IRCO 410)

International Economics (IRCO 403)

Capstone Course—To be taken in the second year, following the completion of the GPS MIA core. Students must choose at least one from a list offered every year.

The Regional or Country Specialization

The regional/country specialization is made up of two courses on the student’s chosen country or region. All track choices must be approved by the faculty coordinator for that country or region or chosen from a list published at the beginning of each academic year. All students must complete at least one regional or country specialization in one of the following: China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, the East Asia region, the Latin American region, or the Pacific region. This requirement may be completed in the following ways:

Country Specific Requirement: A student may take two country specific courses approved by the track coordinator. For example:

Japan

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IRGN 416. Postwar Politics in Japan

Korea

IRGN 484. Korean Politics

IRGN 485. The Korean Economy

China

IRGN 404. Chinese Politics

IRGN 486. Economic and Social Development of China

The Regional Requirement Option: A student must take one of the pan-regional courses and a second course approved by an adviser or track coordinator. For example:

Southeast Asia

IRGN 412. Comparative Development of the East Asian Economies

IRGN 462. Economies of Southeast Asia (or any course on Southeast Asia or a Southeast Asian country)

East Asia Region

IRGN 412. Comparative Development of the East Asian Economies

Any second country specific course on China, Japan, or Korea

Latin America Region

IRGN 480. Comparative Development of the Latin American Economies

Any second course on Mexico, Central American, South America, Cuba, or the Latin American Region

Pacific Region (these two courses only)

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The Foreign Language Requirement

GPS considers foreign language competency to be an indispensable skill for international relations professionals. The foreign language requirement is designed to ensure that students achieve a level of competency to assist in their global interactions. The foreign language requirement may be satisfied in any one of three ways: (a) native speaker ability; (b) completing six quarters (four semesters) of college-level language instruction from UC San Diego or a comparable institution, with a grade of B or better in the final course; or (c) passing a special GPS-administered language exam, which is the equivalent of the final exam administered in the sixth-quarter course in the selected language. The foreign language requirement may be partially or wholly completed prior to matriculation at GPS, though unit credit for previous course work is not transferable. Please contact the GPS Student Affairs for additional information.

Students must fulfill the foreign language requirement in a language that corresponds to their elected country or region of specialization. Students specializing in China, Japan, or Korea, must study Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, or Korean, respectively. Students electing to specialize in Southeast Asia may study Bahasa Indonesian, Chinese, Thai, or another approved regional language. Students choosing to specialize in the East Asia region must take a language specific to the country they choose for their second course. Students in the Latin America region track may take either Spanish or Brazilian Portuguese. Students electing to be a Pacific region specialist may take any GPS approved language. Please contact the GPS Student Affairs for further information.

A variety of language courses is offered by UC San Diego. Subject to demand, GPS offers four-unit language courses for international relations professionals in Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, and Bahasa Indonesian.

Students are placed in foreign language courses based on prior preparation and on the results of a placement test administered during orientation.

Career Tracks

Beyond the core curriculum, the regional specialization, and the foreign language requirement, students are offered an array of career tracks from which to choose. The career tracks provide an opportunity to focus on a specialized professional career path and to work closely with other students and faculty who share similar interests. All students must choose a career track. A career track consists of five courses (twenty units). Each track combines two required courses and three electives chosen from a prescribed list. Courses not on the track elective lists may be petitioned to the track coordinator for consideration. Currently, GPS offers the following career tracks:

International Management

Required Courses

IRGN 470. International Business

IRGN 438. Operations and Technology Management; Analysis and Control (IRCO 453 and 454 or consent of the professor)

Elective Courses (choose a total of three from the two lists below)

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IRGN 419. Risk Management (prerequisite: IRCO 415 or consent of the instructor)

IRGN 420. Marketing (prerequisites: IRCO 401, IRCO 403, or consent of the instructor)

IRGN 421. Financial Institutions

IRGN 422. Investments (prerequisites: IRCO 415, 453 and 454, or consent of instructor)

IRGN 424. Corporate Finance

IRGN 440. Managerial Accounting and Control (prerequisites: IRCO 415 or consent of instructor)

IRGN 444. Product Development

IRGN 446. Applied Data Analysis and Statistical Decision Making—“QM III” (prerequisites: IRCO 453 and 454, or consent of the instructor)

IRGN 447. Organizations

IRGN 474. Applied Financial Accounting

IRCO 463. Strategy and Negotiation (if not counted as a capstone) (prerequisites: IRGN 474 or consent of instructor)

Global Business and the Economy

IRGN 406. Finance and Development

IRGN 410. Corporate Governance

IRGN 411. Business and Management in Japan

IRGN 413. Corporate Strategy and the Environment

IRGN 415. Economics of Trade Policy

IRGN 417. Microfinance

IRGN 423. Corporate Social Responsibility

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IRGN 427. International Law and Regulation

IRGN 431. Fiscal and Monetary Policy

IRGN 435. Topics in International Trade

IRGN 436. Doing Business in Latin America

IRGN 441. Government and Regulation

IRGN 443. GIS and Spatial Data Analysis

IRGN 462. Economies of South East Asia

IRGN 461. Doing Business in China

IRGN 467. Chinese Environmental and Energy Policy

IRGN 473. Political Economy of Energy in Asia

IRGN 486. Economic and Social Development of China

IRGN 488. Environmental and Regulatory Economics

IRCO 468. Evaluating Technological Problems (if not counted as a capstone) (prerequisites: IRGN 446 or consent of instructor)

International Politics

Required Courses

IRGN 400. International Relations of Asia-Pacific OR IRGN 454. US–Latin America Relations

IRGN 427. International Law and Regulation

Elective Courses (choose a total of three)

International Security

IRGN 408. Korean Security

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IRGN 482. International Strategies Toward Fragile States

IRGN 401. Civil Wars: Theory and Practice

IRGN 433. Political Communication and Foreign Policy

IRGN 429. Geopolitics, Insurgency, and Weak States

IRGN 442. Strategic Studies

IRGN 469. Comparative Grand Strategy and Defense Policy

IRGN 477. Cyber Security

IRGN 490. Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism

IRGN 490. Conflict, Terrorism, and the Media

IRCO 467. Policy Responses to Global Problems (if not counted as a capstone)

US and Comparative Foreign Policy

IRGN 400. International Relations of the Asia-Pacific (if not counted as the required track alternative)

IRGN 449. Making US Foreign Policy

IRGN 405. U.S.-China Relations

IRGN 432. Immigration and Immigration Policy

IRGN 454. Current Issues in U.S.-Latin American Relations (if not counted as the required track alternative)

IRGN 478. Japanese Foreign Policy, or IRGN 460. The Politics of U.S.-Japan Economic Relations

IRGN 463. Politics of Southeast Asia

IRGN 490. American Foreign Policy

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International Political Economy

IRGN 434. NGOs

IRGN 435. Topics in International Trade (prerequisites: IRCO 401, 403 and IRGN 446, or consent of the instructor)

IRGN 402. International Political Economy: Money and Finance

IRGN 473. Political Economy of Energy in Asia

IRGN 428. International Politics of Energy Policy

IRGN 430. Human Rights, Public Policy, and International Politics

IRGN 490. Political Economy of Authoritarian Regimes

IRGN 490. Multinational Corporations

Methods for Analysis

IRGN 443. GIS and Spatial Data Analysis

IRGN 446. Applied Data Analysis and Statistical Decision Making—“QM III” (prerequisites: IRCO 453 and 454, or consent of the instructor)

IRCO 468. Evaluating Technological Problems (if not counted as a capstone) (prerequisites: IRGN 446 or consent of instructor)

ECON 109. Game Theory (consent of instructor; requires GPS petition)**

International Environmental Policy

Required Courses

IRGN 458. International Environmental Policy and Politics

IRGN 488. Environmental and Regulatory Economics (prerequisites: IRCO 401, 453 and 454, or consent of the instructor)

Elective Courses (choose three)

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IRGN 414. Economics of Energy Policy (prerequisites: IRCO 401, 453 and 454, or consent of the instructor)

IRGN 418. Green Technology: Policy and Science

IRGN 423. Corporate Social Responsibility

IRGN 428. International Politics of Energy Policy

IRGN 443. GIS and Spatial Data Analysis

IRGN 446. Applied Data Analysis and Statistical Decision Making—“QM III” (prerequisites: IRCO 453, 454, or consent of the instructor)

IRGN 453. Sustainable Development

IRGN 457. Cost-Benefit Analysis

IRGN 467. Chinese Environmental and Energy Policy

IRGN 472. Latin American Environmental and Energy Policy

IRGN 473. Political Economy of Energy Policy in Asia

IRGN 489. The Economics of Nonmarket Valuation (prerequisites: IRCO 401, 453, and 454, or consent of the instructor)

IRGN 468. International Health Economics

IRCO 468. Evaluating Technological Problems (if not counted as a capstone) (prerequisites: IRGN 446 or consent of instructor)

ECON 133. International Environmental Agreements**

ECON 266. Economics of Natural Resources**

SIO 273B. Science and Marine Environmental Policy**

SIO 286. Marine Science, Economics, and Policy**

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Public Policy

Required Courses

IRGN 441. Government and Regulation (prerequisite: IRCO 400)

IRGN 456. Program Design and Evaluation

Elective Courses (choose a total of three from the following lists)

Policy Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

IRGN 407. Policy Implementation Process (prerequisites: IRCO 400)

IRGN 437. Policy Design

IRGN 464. Designing Field Experiments

IRGN 457. Cost-Benefit Analysis

IRGN 446. Applied Data Analysis and Statistical Decision Making—“QM III” (prerequisites: IRCO 453, 454, or consent of the instructor)

IRGN 448. Civil Society and Development

IRGN 450. Social Justice, Public Policy, and Development

IRGN 428. International Politics of Energy Policy

IRGN 490. Climate Change, Law and Policy

Comparative Policy Processes

IRGN 404. Chinese Politics

IRGN 416. Postwar Politics in Japan

IRGN 463. Politics in Southeast Asia

IRGN 484. Korean Politics

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IRCO 468. Evaluating Technological Problems (if not counted as a capstone) (prerequisites: IRGN 446 or consent of instructor)

International Economics

Required Courses

IRGN 431. Fiscal and Monetary Policy

IRGN 435. Topics in International Trade (prerequisites: IRCO 401 and 403, and IRGN 446 or consent of the instructor)

Elective Courses (choose three)

IRGN 402. International Political Economy: Money and Finance

IRGN 406. Finance and Development (prerequisites: IRCO 401 and 403, or consent of the instructor)

IRGN 409. Economic Policy in Latin America (prerequisites: IRCO 401 and 403, or consent of the instructor)

IRGN 410. Corporate Governance

IRGN 412. East Asian Economies

IRGN 445. Legal Aspects of International Business (IRCO 403, 420, 421, 453, 454)

IRGN 446. Applied Data Analysis and Statistical Decision Making—“QM III” (prerequisites: IRCO 453 and 454, or consent of the instructor)

IRGN 451. Economic Development (prerequisites: IRCO 401 and 403, or consent of the instructor)

IRGN 452. Quantitative Methods for Advanced Analysts

IRGN 457. Cost-Benefit Analysis

IRGN 458. International Environmental Policy and Politics

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IRGN 485. The Korean Economy

IRGN 486. Economic and Social Development of China

IRGN 436. Doing Business in Latin America

IRGN 426. Doing Business in the Pacific Rim

IRGN 461. Doing Business in China

IRGN 421. Financial Institutions

IRGN 415. Economics of Trade Policy

IRCO 468. Evaluating Technological Problems (if not counted as a capstone) (prerequisites: IRGN 446 or consent of instructor)

International Development and Nonprofit Management

Required Courses

IRGN 451. Economic Development (prerequisites: IRCO 401, 403, or consent of the instructor)

IRGN 456. Program Design and Evaluation

Elective Courses (choose three)

IRGN 406. Finance and Development (prerequisites: IRCO 403, IRCO 421, or consent of the instructor)

IRGN 417. Microfinance

IRGN 423. Corporate Social Responsibility

IRGN 424. Corporate Finance (prerequisites: IRCO 401, 403, 415, 453, and 454, or consent of the instructor)

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IRGN 446. Applied Data Analysis and Statistical Decision Making—“QM III” (prerequisites: IRCO 453 and 454, or consent of the instructor)

IRGN 448. Civil Society and Development

IRGN 453. Sustainable Development

IRGN 457. Cost-Benefit Analysis

IRGN 458. International Environmental Policy and Politics

IRGN 465. Management of Nonprofit Organizations (must be taken in second year)

IRGN 450. Social Justice and Public Policy

IRCO 468. Evaluating Technological Problems (if not counted as a capstone) (prerequisites: IRGN 446 or consent of instructor)

Electives

Students may use remaining units to take electives across the range of GPS courses in management, political science, economics, regional studies, and language, as well as (with approval) courses offered elsewhere on campus (noted with **). The number of elective units available to a student will vary depending on factors such as prior language study. Prospective students are advised to consult the GPS Office of Admissions for a full list of elective courses currently offered. No more than four non-GPS courses will be allowed to count toward the MIA degree; of these four, only three may be undergraduate courses. All must be petitioned for formal approval.

Education Abroad Program

Students are encouraged to participate in the Education Abroad Program (EAP) in their second year of study. Though this may necessitate a third year of study to meet MIA requirements, the opportunity provides unparalleled experience in the selected regional study area and language. By petition, certain credits earned through EAP may be applied to the MIA requirements.

Career Services

The GPS Career Services office provides students with ongoing guidance, expertise, and resources to successfully manage their careers. This personalized process begins before school starts with the Career Development Program, and continues during the two-year program and throughout the students’ careers as alumni.

The Career Services team offers GPSCAREERS, an online system available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, which has a calendar of events, student profiles, online resumes, and a specialized database of employers with job/internship opportunities. Career consultants are available for daily scheduled appointments or quick consultations for resume writing, cover letters, effective job search strategies, interviewing skills (including videotaped mock interviews), labor market trends, job offer evaluation, and negotiation of total compensation packages. Alumni return to campus often for panels, information sessions, and employer interviews. COPY FROM 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Internships

Students are strongly encouraged to participate in a variety of internship programs aligned with their career goals in business and industry, federal and state government, and nonprofit and multilateral organizations. The Career Services office works closely with students and alumni to make connections with global employers in the nonprofit, public, and private sectors based on the students’ interests.

To enhance students’ professional skills, GPS strongly recommends that each student participate in an internship during the summer between the first and second year. Students with unpaid summer internships may receive financial support from GPS donors. Internships offer opportunities to explore career options, apply theoretical knowledge to real work situations, and gain experience important to potential future employers. Master of Public Policy (MPP)

Requirements for Admission

Students interested in pursuing the MPP degree program at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) must have earned a BA, or its equivalent, from an institution of comparable standing to the University of California. A minimum grade point average of 3.0 or better in undergraduate course work or prior graduate study is required for admission. Undergraduate preparation that includes one or more of the following areas is strongly encouraged: the social sciences, specifically economics and political science, and/or course work in public or social policy, government, microeconomics, public finance or quantitative methods, such as statistics, and tools such as STATA or GIS.

Applicants who are deficient in any of the above listed competencies may be required to attend summer preparatory courses as a provision of matriculation into the program.

Applicants are required to submit the following: an online UC San Diego application for graduate study (http://graduateapp.ucsd.edu); two official transcripts from each college or university attended; three letters of recommendation; a résumé or curriculum vitae; a personal statement; and Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores are also required of international applicants whose native language is not English and whose undergraduate education was conducted in a language other than English. A minimum score of 550 on the paper/pencil version and a minimum score of 213 on the computer-based version of the TOEFL are required. For further details regarding the application process, procedures, and deadlines, please visit http://gps.ucsd.edu and click on “Programs.”

Orientation tours are available for all prospective applicants who would like further information about the MPP program. Tours assist prospective applicants in becoming better acquainted with GPS’s MPP program and in understanding how the program might relate to their long-term career goals. To sign up for a tour, please contact the GPS Office of Admissions at (858) 534-5914 or e-mail [email protected].

The MPP is a two-year, full-time program. There is no foreign language requirement.

The MPP Curriculum

The Master of Public Policy requires ninety-two units for graduation. All students will take eight required introductory core courses (thirty-two units) and a capstone research seminar (four units) in the second year. Between COPY FROM 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Of the remaining fifty-six units, students will be required to complete at least one Area of Specialization of four courses (sixteen units). For students choosing an international focus, twenty-four units of an appropriate regional language, taken at UC San Diego at the undergraduate level or at GPS while a matriculated student in the MPP program, may be counted toward the degree. Language proficiency is not required.

Required Core and Capstone (thirty-six units)

IRCO 400. Policy Making Processes (4)

IRCO 401. Managerial Economics (4)

IRCO 404. Market Failures and Policy Interventions (4)

IRCO 405. Policy and Political Decision Making in the U.S. (4)

IRCO 406. Public Finance (4)

IRCO 407. Policy Analysis and Decision Theory (4)

IRCO 453. Quantitative Methods I (4)

IRCO 454. Quantitative Methods II (4)

Capstone: Year Two

IRCO 462. Public Policy Capstone (4)

The capstone is intended to be a summative intellectual experience directed toward the preparation of an applied research project. Depending on the policy question and its particular application, the projects may be individual or group. Students who opt to work with a group must still produce an individual capstone essay that meets the requirements of the course. Capstone projects must be approved by the faculty of record.

The capstone paper is expected to demonstrate mastery of the three components of a public policy program: 1) development of the methodologies for rigorous data collection and policy analysis; 2) an in-depth understanding of the regulatory and legal politics and processes surrounding the student’s chosen policy area; and, 3) mastery of the details of the particular issue area and policies intended or that were intended as solutions. The paper should synthesize these dimensions into a final deliverable that is empirically rigorous, grounded in the regulatory environment, and speaks directly to policy solutions. Capstone topics may be chosen based on the policy interests of a student or as a consulting response to a real world client. The research may focus on a single case or consider policy and regulation across cases for comparison. The capstone paper will be evaluated by the faculty of record for the seminar and one program member faculty with expertise in the student’s chosen policy area. COPY FROM 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Area of Specialization: Students MUST complete at least one Area of Specialization chosen from the list below (four courses, sixteen units). Courses must be chosen from an approved curriculum and with the approval of a faculty adviser. A sample list of GPS courses is below.

American Politics and Policy (allows the United States in comparison, as well)

IRGN 423. Corporate Social Responsibility

IRGN 427. International Law and Regulation

IRGN 428. The International Politics of Energy Policy

IRGN 430. Human Rights, Public Policy, and International Relations

IRGN 432. Immigration and Immigration Policy

IRGN 465. Management of Nonprofit Organizations

IRGN 489. Economics of Nonmarket Valuation

ECON 230. Public Economics: Taxation

ECON 231. Public Economics: National Government Expenditures

ECON 232. Public Economics: Redistribution and Social Insurance

ECON 250. Labor Economics

POLI 200C. States and Markets

POLI 252. American Politics: Behavior

POLI 253. Research in State Politics

Undergraduate Courses (by approval of the faculty)

ECON 135. Urban Economics

ECON 147. Economics of Education

ECON 152. Public Economics: Expenditures

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Program Design and Evaluation

IRGN 443. GIS and Spatial Design Analysis

IRGN 446. Applied Data Analysis and Statistical Decision Making (QM III)

IRGN 456. Program Design and Evaluation

IRGN 457. Cost Benefit Analysis

IRGN 464. Designing Field Experiments

IRGN 490. Integrated Development Practice

IRGN 490. Big Data

Undergraduate Course (by approval of the faculty)

ECON 125. Demographic Analysis and Forecasting

Energy and Environmental Policy

IRGN 413. Corporate Strategy and the Environment

IRGN 414. Economics of Energy Policy

IRGN 418. Green Technology: Policy and Science

IRGN 428. The International Politics of Energy Policy

IRGN 453. Sustainable Development

IRGN 458. International Environmental Policy and Politics

IRGN 459. Conflict Resolution to Environmental Policy and Politics

IRGN 467. Chinese Environmental and Energy Policy

IRGN 472. Latin American Environmental and Energy Policy

IRGN 488. Environmental and Regulatory Economics

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IRGN 491. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Energy

ECON 266. Economics of Natural Resources

SIO 209. Climate Change

Undergraduate Courses (by approval of the faculty)

ECON 131. Economics of the Environment

ECON 132. Energy Economics

ECON 144. Economics of Conservation

ECON 145. Economics of Ocean Resources

Security Policy

IRCO 410. International Politics and Security

IRGN 429. Geopolitics, Insurgency, and Weak States

IRGN 433. Political Communication and Foreign Policy

IRGN 434. Humanitarian Interventions

IRGN 442. Foundations of Strategic Studies

IRGN 469. Comparative Grand Strategy and Defense Policy

IRGN 477. Cyber Security

IRGN 490. Biological Threats and Public Policy

POLI 232. International Organization

Health Policy

IRGN 468. International Health Economics

IRGN 489. The Economics of Nonmarket Valuation

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IRGN 490. Technological Assessment for Genomics

IRGN 490. Biological Threats and Public Policy

ECON 232. Public Economics: Redistribution and Social Insurance

FPM 258 (A-B-C). Public Health Lecture Series

FPM 270A. Cultural Perceptions of Health and Disease

Undergraduate Courses (by approval of faculty)

ECON 140. Economics of Health Producers

ECON 141. Economics of Health Consumers

International Business and Regulation

IRGN 406. Finance and Development

IRGN 410. Corporate Governance

IRGN 415. Economics of Trade Policy

IRGN 417. Microfinance

IRGN 423. Corporate Social Responsibility

IRGN 424. Corporate Finance

IRGN 427. International Law and Regulation

IRGN 428. The International Politics of Energy Policy

IRGN 431. Fiscal and Monetary Policy

IRGN 440. Managerial Accounting and Control

IRGN 470. International Business Strategy

IRGN 490. Multi-National Corporations

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The MPP does not have a language requirement but we recognize that students who choose a specialization with international application may decide that language proficiency is an important skill. Students will be allowed credit for up to twenty-four units of undergraduate or GPS language course work when it is taken at UC San Diego while in residence in the MPP program and tied to a region of study.

Electives

Students may use remaining units to take electives across the range of GPS courses approved for the MPP as well as (with faculty approval) courses offered elsewhere on campus. The number of elective units available to a student will vary. Prospective students are advised to consult the GPS Office of Admissions for a full list of elective courses currently offered. Not all courses are offered every year or, when offered, in the same quarter as previously listed.

Education Abroad Program

Students are encouraged to participate in the Education Abroad Program (EAP) in their second year of study. Though this may necessitate a third year of study to meet MPP requirements, the opportunity provides unparalleled experience. By petition, certain credits earned through EAP may be applied to the MPP degree requirements.

Career Services

The GPS career services office provides students with ongoing guidance, expertise, and resources to successfully manage their careers. This personalized process begins before school starts with the Career Development Program, and continues during the two-year program and throughout the students’ careers as alumni.

The career services team offers GPSCAREERS, an online system available twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week, which has a calendar of events, student profiles, online résumés, and a specialized database of employers with job/internship opportunities. Career consultants are available for daily scheduled appointments or quick consultations for resume writing, cover letters, effective job search strategies, interviewing skills (including videotaped mock interviews), labor market trends, job offer evaluation, and negotiation of total compensation packages. Alumni return to campus often for panels, information sessions, and employer interviews.

Internships

Students are strongly encouraged to participate in a variety of internship programs aligned with their career goals in business and industry, federal and state government, and nonprofit and multilateral organizations. The career services office works closely with students and alumni to make connections with global employers in the nonprofit, public, and private sectors based on the students’ interests.

Elective Courses (For additional courses, please contact GPS Student Affairs.)

IRGN 403. The Rise of China: Security and Technology (4)

IRGN 405. U.S.-China Relations (4)

IRGN 406. Finance and Development (4)

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IRGN 408. Korean Security (4)

IRGN 409. Economic Policy in Latin America (4)

IRGN 410. Corporate Governance (4)

IRGN 413. Corporate Strategy and the Environment (4)

IRGN 414. Economics of Energy Policy (4)

IRGN 415. The Economics of Trade Policy (4)

IRGN 417. Microfinance (4)

IRGN 418. Green Technology: Policy and Science (4)

IRGN 421. Financial Institutions (4)

IRGN 422. Investments (4)

IRGN 423. Corporate Social Responsibility (4)

IRGN 424. Corporate Finance (4)

IRGN 427. International Law and Regulation (4)

IRGN 428. The International Politics of Energy Policy (4)

IRGN 429. Geopolitics, Insurgency, and Weak States (4)

IRGN 430. Human Rights, Public Policy, and International Relations (4)

IRGN 432. Immigration and Immigration Policy (4)

IRGN 433. Political Communication and Foreign Policy (4)

IRGN 434. NGOs (4)

IRGN 443. GIS and Spatial Data Analysis (4)

IRGN 446. Applied Data Analysis and Statistical Decision Making (QM III) (4)

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IRGN 453. Sustainable Development (4)

IRGN 456. Program Design and Evaluation (4)

IRGN 457. Cost-Benefit Analysis (4)

IRGN 458. International Environmental Policy and Politics (4)

IRGN 459. Conflict Resolution of Environmental Issues (4)

IRGN 464. Designing Field Experiments (4)

IRGN 465. Management of Nonprofit Organizations (4)

IRGN 467. Chinese Environmental and Energy Policy (4)

IRGN 468. International Health Economics (4)

IRGN 469. Comparative Grand Strategy and Defense Policy (4)

IRGN 470. International Business Strategy (4)

IRGN 472. Latin American Environmental and Energy Policy (4)

IRGN 473. Political Economy of Energy in Asia (4)

IRGN 474. Applied Financial Accounting (4)

IRGN 477. Cyber Security (4)

IRGN 479. Politics and Institutions in Latin America (4)

IRGN 480. Comparative Development of the Latin American Economies (4)

IRGN 487. Applied Environmental Economics (4)

IRGN 488. Environmental and Regulatory Economics (4)

IRGN 489. The Economics of Nonmarket Valuation (4)

IRGN 491. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Energy (2)

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IRGN 499. Independent Research (2-12)

Economics Department Courses

ECON 107. Economic Regulation and Antitrust Policy (4)

ECON 116. Economic Development (4)

ECON 119. Law and Economics: Contracts and Corporations (4)

ECON 125. Demographic Analysis and Forecasting (4)

ECON 130. Public Policy (4)

ECON 131. Economics of the Environment (4)

ECON 132. Energy Economics (4)

ECON 135. Urban Economics (4)

ECON 136. Human Resources (4)

ECON 139. Labor Economics (4)

ECON 140. Economics of Health Producers (4)

ECON 141. Economics of Health Consumers (4)

ECON 144. Economics of Conservation (4)

ECON 145. Economics of Ocean Resources (4)

ECON 147. Economics of Education (4)

ECON 152. Public Economics: Expenditures II (4)

ECON 171. Decisions Under Uncertainty (4)

ECON 230. Public Economics: Taxation (4)

ECON 231. Public Economics: National Government Expenditures (4)

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ECON 241. Microeconomics of Development (4)

ECON 250. Labor Economics (4)

ECON 266. Economics of Natural Resources (4)

Political Science Department Courses

POLI 102C. American Political Development (4)

POLI 142A. United States Foreign Policy (4)

POLI 151. International Organizations (4)

POLI 200C. States and Markets (4)

POLI 232. International Organization (4)

POLI 252. American Politics: Behavior (4)

POLI 253. Research in State Politics (4) Master of Advanced Studies in International Affairs (MAS- IA)

Requirements for Admission

Students interested in pursuing the MAS-IA program at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy must have earned a BA, BS, or the equivalent from an institution of comparable standing to the University of California, have a minimum of five years of relevant work experience and relevant international experience.

A minimum grade point average of 3.0 or better in undergraduate course work or prior graduate study is required for admission.

Applicants are required to submit the following: an online UC San Diego application for graduate study (https://gradapply.ucsd.edu); official transcripts from each college or university attended; three letters of recommendation; a résumé or curriculum vitae; and a personal statement. TOEFL, IELTS, or Pearson’s Test of English (Academic) scores are required for applicants whose native language is not English and who have not completed a university degree in a country where the language of instruction is English. Minimum required scores are: TOEFL 80 iBT, 500 PBT; IELTS 7.0 band; PTE (Academic) 65.

For further details regarding the application process, procedures, and deadlines please visit http://gps.ucsd.edu and click on “Prospective Students.” COPY FROM 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Applicants are encouraged to contact the GPS Office of Admissions at (858) 534-5914 or e-mail gps- [email protected].

The MAS-IA program is offered as a nine-month, full-time course of study, and as a part-time eighteen-month curriculum.

The MAS-IA Curriculum

The MAS-IA curriculum is a forty-eight unit/twelve course program. Each student is required to take two core courses (eight units), two courses focusing on one or more of the GPS regions (eight units), three career track courses from lists compiled specifically for the MAS-IA (twelve units), four elective courses from the GPS curriculum (sixteen units), and a four-unit dedicated capstone course. The specific courses taken to fulfill these requirements will depend on the student’s chosen career track.

Career Tracks

MAS-IA students are offered five career tracks from which to choose. The career tracks provide an opportunity to focus on a specialized professional and academic career path and to work closely with students and faculty who share similar interests. A career track consists of three courses (twelve units). Currently, GPS offers the following MAS-IA career tracks:

International Relations (choose three)

IRGN 400. International Relations of Asia-Pacific

IRGN 401. Understanding Civil Wars: Theory and Policy Implications

IRGN 405. U.S.-China Relations

IRGN 408. Korean Security

IRGN 448. Civil Society and Development

IRGN 449. Making US Foreign Policy

IRGN 454. Current Issues in U.S.-Latin American Relations

IRGN 460. The Politics of U.S.-Japanese Relations

IRGN 427. International Law and Regulation

IRGN 478. Japanese Foreign Policy

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IRCO 410. International Politics and Security

IRCO 412. Globalization, the World System, and the Pacific

International Political Economy (choose three)

IRGN 435. Topics in International Trade (prerequisites: IRCO 401, 403, or consent of instructor)

IRGN 446. Applied Data Analysis and Statistical Decision Making—“QM III”

IRGN 402. International Political Economy: Money and Finance

IRGN 406. Finance and Development

IRGN 410. Corporate Governance

IRGN 451. Economic Development

IRGN 457. Cost-Benefit Analysis

IRGN 461. Doing Business in China

IRCO 401. Managerial Economics

IRCO 403. International Economics

IRCO 412. Globalization, the World System, and the Pacific

IRCO 415. Accounting and Finance for Policy Makers

IRCO 463. Strategy and Negotiation

International Public Policy (choose three)

IRGN 407. Policy Implementation Process

IRGN 417. Microfinance

IRGN 440. Managerial Accounting and Control

IRGN 456. Program Design and Evaluation

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IRGN 458. International Environmental Policy and Politics

IRGN 465. Management of Nonprofit Organizations

IRGN 489. The Economics of Nonmarket Valuation

IRCO 400. Policy Making Processes

IRCO 401. Managerial Economics

Environmental Policy and Sustainability (at least two of the three required courses must come from the following)

IRGN 458. International Environmental Policy and Politics

IRGN 488. Environmental and Regulatory Economics

IRGN 453. Sustainable Development

• If a student selects only two courses from the above list, the third career track course must be chosen from the list of electives approved for the EPS track found below.

Security of the Asia-Pacific (at least two of the three required courses must come from the following)

IRGN 403. The Rise of China: Security and Technology

IRGN 442. Foundations of Strategic Studies

IRGN 449. Comparative Grand Strategy and Defense Policy

• If a student selects only two courses from the above list, the third career track course must be chosen from the list of electives approved for the SAPAC track found below.

Core Curriculum

The core curriculum is designed to provide a solid foundation in the study of international affairs and is devoted to the politics and economics of the region. Depending on career track choice, the core courses are the following:

For the tracks in International Relations, International Political Economy, International Public Policy, and Security of the Asia Pacific

The Politics of International and National Policy Making (IRCO 481) COPY FROM 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Comparative Economies of the Pacific Rim (IRCO 482)

Capstone: Workshop on Policy Issues in the Pacific Rim (IRCO 483)

For the Environmental Policy and Sustainability track

The Politics of International and National Policy Making (IRCO 481)

Managerial Economics (IRCO 401)

Capstone: Workshop on Policy Issues in the Pacific Rim (IRCO 483)

Regional Electives

The regional requirement consists of two courses covering one or more of the GPS regional specialties. For the career tracks in International Relations, International Political Economy and International Public Policy, course choices are made from lists compiled for the MAS-IA that allow students several options. You may speak with the program director for the MAS-IA for a complete list of regional electives.

Students in the Environmental Policy and Sustainability career track must take at least one of the following to fulfill their two course regional requirement:

Chinese Energy and Environmental Policy (IRGN 467)

Environmental Issues in Latin America (IRGN 472)

Students in the Security of the Asia-Pacific track must take at least one of the following regional courses:

IRGN 404. Chinese Politics

IRGN 405. US-China Relations

IRGN 408. Korean Security

IRGN 416. Postwar Politics of Japan

IRGN 460. US-Japanese Relations

IRGN 463. Politics of Southeast Asia

IRGN 484. Korean Politics

If both courses do not come from the above list, the second regional elective may be chosen at the student’s discretion, provided it is a course on China, Japan, Korea, or Southeast Asia. Please see a faculty or academic adviser for help choosing the third course. COPY FROM 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Electives

Students in the career tracks in International Relations, International Political Economy and International Public Policy may use the remaining sixteen units (four courses) to take electives across the range of GPS courses in international management, international economics, comparative public policy and politics, international environmental policy, development, nonprofit management, and regional studies. Students are advised to consult the MAS-IA program coordinator for a full list of elective courses currently offered.

Students opting for the career track in Environmental Policy and Sustainability must take at least two of their four elective classes from the specially defined list of courses below. The remaining elective course(s) may be any existing GPS courses.

IRGN 489. The Economics of Nonmarket Valuation

IRGN 428. International Politics of Energy Policy

IRGN 457. Cost-Benefit Analysis

IRGN 415. Economics of Energy Policy

IRGN 418. Green Technology

IRGN 490. Environmental Law

IRGN 473. Political Economy of Energy in Asia

ECON 133. International Environmental Agreements**

SIO 273B. Science and Marine Environmental Policy**

SIO 286. Marine Science, Economics and Policy**

(Courses noted with ** require consent of faculty and a petition to the MAS-IA program director.)

For students opting for the career track in the Security of the Asia-Pacific, at least two courses must be chosen from the following list. The remaining two courses may be chosen from the broader GPS curriculum.

IRCO 410. International Politics and Security

IRGN 400. International Relations of the Asia-Pacific

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IRGN 429. Geopolitics, Insurgency, and Weak States

IRGN 430. Human Rights, Public Policy, and International Politics

IRGN 433. Political Communication and Foreign Policy

IRGN 482. International Strategies Toward Fragile States

IRGN 477. Cyber Security The Doctorate of Philosophy in Political Science and International Affairs (PhD)

Requirements for Admission

Applicants who seek admission to the highly competitive joint PhD program must have earned a BA, or its equivalent, from an institution of comparable standing to the University of California. Preference will be given to students with prior academic records of distinction and to those who have a background in one of the fields of emphasis and/or geographical areas covered by the program.

Applicants are required to submit the following: an online UC San Diego application for graduate study (http://graduateapp.ucsd.edu); two official transcripts from each college or university attended; three letters of recommendation; a résumé or curriculum vitae; a personal statement; a writing sample; a Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score report. A minimum score of 550 on the paper/pencil version and 213 on the computer- based version of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required of all international applicants whose native language is not English and whose undergraduate education was conducted in a language other than English.

The minimum criteria required for admission to the extremely selective joint PhD program can be found at http://gps.ucsd.edu/programs/phd-in-political-science-and-international-affairs-phd/admissions-information/. Admission is offered to zero to two applicants per year.

The PhD Curriculum

Program of Study

The PhD in political science and international affairs prepares students for research careers in political science, with an emphasis in international policy and comparative policy analysis. The program combines the analytical skills of political science with political economy, institutional analysis, policy analysis (especially economic policy) and regional training, with special attention to East Asia and/or Latin America.

Course Requirements

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Eighteen courses are required prior to advancement to candidacy at the end of the second year. There is a common core sequence made up of six courses in the Department of Political Science: Political Science 200A-C and 204A-C. No other courses may be used to substitute for these courses. The remaining course work in research skills, language, regional expertise and/or a field of specialization may be taken at GPS or in Political Science with the approval of the faculty adviser. Two of the elective courses must be in international relations and/or comparative politics/policy of an Asia-Pacific country or region.

Requirements:

First Year

Fall • 200A. Foundations in Political Science • 204A. Research Design • Field requirement or skills course

Winter • 200B. Democracy • 204B. Quantitative Methods I • Field requirement or skills course

Spring • 200C. States and Markets • 204C. Game Theory I • Field requirement or skills course

Second Year

Fall • Field requirement • Skills course • Substantive course

Winter • Field requirement • Skills course • Substantive course

Spring • Field requirement • Skills course • Substantive course/directed reading

General Examination

By the end of the second year, a student must stand for the general examination. The general examination consists of written examinations in each of two fields and an oral examination. It is expected that students complete their field requirements prior to sitting for the general examination. By the first day of spring quarter of the second year, each student must submit to the graduate coordinator a general examination plan identifying the two fields within which COPY FROM 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

October 28, 2015 Interim Update GPS Curriculum (Revised) exams will be taken. The general examination will normally take place during the seventh week of spring quarter. Normally each written examination will be taken on a separate day within a one-week period, and the oral examination will be given within two weeks of the completion of the written examinations.

Written Examinations

Written field examinations last six hours. These examinations cover major theoretical approaches in a field. They are structured so that passing requires general knowledge and understanding of important work in the field as a whole. These examinations cover in greater depth one subfield within a major research literature. Written examinations are open note and open book. Students are expected to do their own work and to compose their answers on the day of the examination. Text from computer files may not be downloaded into these answers.

Oral Examinations

The oral examination normally lasts between one and two hours and covers two written examinations and the student’s seminar paper. A student must take the oral examination, even if one of the written examinations or the seminar paper is such that it is deemed impossible to pass the entire examination.

Each field has a designated field coordinator, appointed by the department chair in consultation with the director of graduate studies. The field coordinator, in consultation with the faculty in the field, prepares the written examinations. Each general examination is graded by a committee of four faculty members, with two from each of the student’s examination fields. These examiners are nominated by the field coordinator and appointed by the department chair. Students are normally informed of the composition of general examination boards during the fourth week of the spring quarter.

Each general examination is graded in its entirety. A student passes or fails the entire examination, not simply parts of it. The examination committee may assign a grade of fail, pass, or distinction. A student passes the general examination if at least three examiners vote to assign a grade of pass or better. A student receives a grade of distinction by vote of at least three examiners. The student will receive written notification of the examination committee’s decision. A student who fails the general examination must retake it at least one week prior to the start of the fall quarter of the third year. A student who fails the general examination twice will not be permitted to continue in the graduate program in political science.

Good progress toward the PhD requires that a student complete the general examination by the end of the second year. A student who has not attempted all parts of the general examination by the end of the second year may not continue in the program.

Seminar Papers

A student must complete one seminar paper in one of his or her examination fields. This paper may be written as part of the requirements for a regularly scheduled seminar course or in an independent research course.

Guidelines for the Seminar Paper

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o An introduction framing the significance of the question, sketching the answer, and (where subfield appropriate) delineating the research design and empirical findings o A comprehensive yet succinct literature review placing the research in the context of prior work on the subject o A discussion of research design (where subfield appropriate) o An appropriate empirical analysis (where subfield appropriate) o A conclusion highlighting the contributions of the research and returning to general questions • Papers must be solo authored. • Examples of recent published articles written by UC San Diego graduate students will be available to students upon request.

Papers may draw from papers originally written for courses. However, it is generally the case that course papers will need substantial revision before being suitable seminar papers. Students may write papers in fields other than their first or second exam fields.

Students must identify an adviser for the seminar paper. Seminar paper advisers may be the first-year adviser but are not required to be. Seminar paper advisers may go on to supervise dissertations but are not required to do so. Advisers must agree (certified in writing, to the graduate program coordinator) to serve this purpose by 4:00 p.m. on Friday of the eighth week of fall quarter. Penalties for failing to identify an adviser by this due date are at the discretion of the director of graduate studies. Students are advised to contact the director of graduate studies or their field chair if they are having difficulty identifying an adviser.

Students must submit a rough draft of the seminar paper (in hard copy and electronic form) to the graduate program coordinator by 4:00 p.m. on Friday of the first full week of spring quarter. The graduate program coordinator is responsible for ensuring that a copy of the paper is provided to the seminar paper adviser. Students failing to submit a draft of the paper by this deadline will not be permitted to take the Comprehensive Exam in the spring quarter. Please note that this implies leaving the program.

Students should submit a penultimate draft of the paper to the seminar paper adviser one week prior to the final draft due date. Students must submit a final draft of the seminar paper (in hard copy and electronic form) to the graduate program coordinator by 4:00 p.m. on Monday of the week prior to the written exams. Students failing to submit a final draft of the paper by this deadline will not be permitted to take the Comprehensive Exam in the spring quarter. Please note that this implies leaving the program.

Departmental Workshops

During the third year, a student must be enrolled in a departmental workshop (course numbers 280–89). Departmental workshops are intended to introduce students to advanced research in political science and to facilitate the completion of the doctoral dissertation. Workshops typically meet biweekly and include discussion of common readings, public talks, and student presentations. Each field is responsible for maintaining or identifying a workshop for students writing a dissertation in that field.

During the third year, each student is required to present a draft dissertation prospectus or an original piece of research to a workshop at least once. A form indicating completion of this requirement must be submitted to the graduate coordinator by the end of the third year.

By October 15 of the third year, each student must identify a prospectus adviser and the tentative topic of the prospectus. Each student is responsible for submitting the appropriate form, indicating the adviser’s name, to the graduate coordinator. COPY FROM 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Advancement to Candidacy

Certification that a paper fulfills the seminar paper requirement is at the sole discretion of the faculty member supervising the work (i.e., the instructor of the course for which the paper was written).

A student may not take the general examination before fulfilling the seminar paper requirement. A final draft of the paper, along with the appropriate form certifying that the paper meets the seminar paper requirement, must be submitted to the graduate coordinator before the written portion of the general examination may be taken. Copies of the seminar paper will be distributed to the general examination committee.

Dissertation

By the end of the sixth year good progress requires completion of the dissertation. A student who fails to complete the dissertation by the end of the sixth year may be denied all departmental financial assistance.

Language Competency

Students intending a field specialization in comparative politics and/or policy should assume that fluency in a relevant regional language, sufficient for the conduct of research, will be expected. Language training will be credited toward the degree.

Advising and Evaluation

Each incoming student to the PhD program in political science and international affairs will be assigned a faculty adviser in GPS. By the beginning of the third year, each student must select a faculty member from the department to serve as prospectus adviser. The prospectus adviser will help guide the student in writing the prospectus and selecting a dissertation committee. The prospectus adviser will not necessarily become the chair or a member of the dissertation committee.

During the spring quarter, each student is evaluated by his or her adviser in consultation with the departmental faculty. The student will receive a written evaluation from the adviser each year. The student must sign this evaluation for it to become an official part of the student’s departmental file. As part of the first-year review, each student must complete a plan of study that identifies a faculty seminar paper supervisor, two examination fields, a focus area, and intended preparation in each. This plan must be signed by the student’s faculty adviser and submitted to the graduate coordinator by the end of spring quarter of the first year.

Doctoral Committee

The dissertation committee must have at least five members, made up of both GPS and Department of Political Science faculty and one tenured professor from outside those programs. For students whose research is intended to establish a regional or country specialization, it is expected that at least one member of the committee will have such an expertise. At least two members of the committee shall represent academic specialties that differ from the student’s chosen specialty. COPY FROM 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Student Petitions

To contest an evaluation or any departmental action a student must do so in writing. A petition should be submitted to the director of graduate studies no later than the end of the quarter following the evaluation (or other action) contested by the student. Ph.D. in Political Science and International Affairs with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research

A graduate specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (PIER) is available for select doctoral students. PIER students seek solutions to today's environmental challenges.

Specialization Requirements

• Complete all coursework, dissertation, and other requirements of the Political Science and International Affairs Ph.D. • 16-unit interdisciplinary boot camp (summer SIO295S-295LS) • 8 units from a secondary field (outside the home department) • 6 units (3 quarters) Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Forum (SIO296) • At least one chapter of the dissertation will be broadly related to environmental research and will be interdisciplinary in nature.

Application Requirements We advise students to begin PIER in their 3rd year upon completion of core Political Science and International Affairs course requirements. The following items should be combined into a single pdf document and submitted to [email protected].

Admission to the Specialization

Students are admitted into the GPS doctoral program. Admission to PIER is a competitive process with 6 -8 students granted admission each year from across ten participating UCSD departments. Selected applicants will have the opportunity to enroll in the specialization. COPY FROM 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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PIER Fellowships When funding is available, all applicants will be considered for one year of PIER Fellowship support.

Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Master of International Affairs BA/MIA

Requirements for Admission

Students interested in pursuing the BA/MIA program at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) must be currently enrolled in UC San Diego’s International Studies (IS) undergraduate major. Students who meet the admissions requirements listed below may apply for admission to the combined degree track of the International Studies major in the fourth quarter (spring quarter of junior year) prior to receipt of the BA.

1. Completion of fall and winter quarters of the junior year with a minimum overall GPA of 3.00 and a minimum 3.4 GPA in International Studies upper-division course work. 2. Satisfactory completion of the foreign language requirement for the undergraduate International Studies major. The foreign language must be one of the Pacific Rim languages required by GPS. 3. Satisfactory completion of the International Studies core courses, INTL 101 and 102. 4. Two letters of recommendation from individuals who can attest to the applicant’s academic promise and depth of interest in professional training in international affairs. 5. Students will also be required to complete a noncredit, professional internship in the field of international affairs during the summer prior to matriculation in the MIA program. 6. Some admitted students may be required to attend summer prep courses in quantitative methods and managerial economics prior to the beginning of their first year in the program.

Applicants will be admitted to the combined degree program on the basis of demonstrated academic excellence in upper-division course work in the International Studies major, Pacific Rim language proficiency, strong support from UC San Diego faculty in letters of recommendation, international experience, leadership, and community involvement.

The BA/MIA Curriculum

International Studies (IS) students are required to declare a primary track (eight upper-division courses) and a secondary track (five upper-division courses). IS majors must also successfully complete two upper-division gateway courses (lNTL 101 and 102) and a senior research seminar (INTL 190). In addition to these required courses, IS majors admitted to the combined degree program must also complete two quantitative methodology courses (IRCO 453 and 454).

IS majors admitted to the combined degree program will complete all of these requirements for the International Studies degree in either IS-Economics/Secondary Track in Political Science or IS-Political Science/Secondary Track in Economics in years one through four of their study at UC San Diego. Transfer students may also apply to the COPY FROM 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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BA/MIA after declaring their major and successfully completing at least one quarter of course work at UC San Diego.

BA in International Studies–Economics

Economics Primary Track (eight courses)

The following courses are required:

IRCO 401. Managerial Economics

IRCO 403. International Economics

IRCO 415. Finance and Accounting for Policy Makers

In addition, students are required to take five additional economics courses chosen from the IS-Economics course list or from GPS economics courses, for a total of eight courses.

Political Science Secondary Track (five courses)

The following courses are required:

IRCO 400. Policy-Making Processes

IRCO 410. International Politics and Security

IRCO 412. Globalization, the World System, and the Pacific

Two additional courses from the approved IS-Political Science course list or GPS electives in regional politics, comparative public policy, or international politics. Of the thirteen track courses, three must focus on one country or region.

BA in International Studies–Political Science

Political Science Primary Track (eight courses)

The following courses are required:

IRCO 412. Globalization, the World System, and the Pacific

IRCO 400. Policy-Making Processes

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Five additional courses selected from the approved IS-Political Science course list or from GPS electives in regional politics, comparative public policy, or international politics.

Economics Secondary Track (five courses)

The following courses are required:

IRCO 401. Managerial Economics

IRCO 403. International Economics

IRCO 415. Finance and Accounting for Policy Makers

In addition, students are required to take two additional economics courses chosen from the IS-Economics course list or from GPS economics courses, for a total of five courses. Of the thirteen track courses, three must focus on one country or region.

ALL BA/MIA students will also take the following two classes in Quantitative Methods before finishing the first- year core at GPS:

IRCO 453. Quantitative Methods I

IRCO 454. Quantitative Methods II

Additional Requirements

In the final year of the combined degree program, students will complete the requirements for the one-year MIA. The MIA requires a minimum of forty-eight units of 400-level course work completed at GPS, including a regional specialization (two four-unit courses), a professional career track (five four-unit courses), a capstone requirement (one four-unit course), elective course work (four four-unit courses), and a summer internship requirement (noncredit) between the completion of the BA and matriculation into the MIA.

The combined degree program includes the following additional requirement:

1. Language requirement: All International Studies majors must complete a language requirement equivalent to four quarters of undergraduate training in a Pacific Rim language (as defined by GPS) prior to admission to the combined degree program. In order to receive the MIA at the end of the fifth year, students must complete at least two additional quarters in the same Pacific Rim language, for a total of six quarters. As an alternative to the six-quarter language requirement, students may demonstrate proficiency at the level currently required by GPS. Programs and Research Centers COPY FROM 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Global Leadership Institute Program

The Global Leadership Institute (GLI) is a renowned executive education program for public, private and nonprofit sector professionals and a study abroad destination for graduate researchers and students. Since 1989, professionals have advanced their careers and organizations through learning experiences provided by our exceptional faculty.

GLI offers educational opportunities through nondegree certificate programs. Certificates are available to individuals on an open-enrollment basis, or can be customized for groups with specific learning objectives and varied lengths of study. As preparation for degree studies or as a supplement to the certificate programs, intensive English courses are also offered year-round to enhance an international professional’s ability to communicate in a global society.

Customized group programs are uniquely structured to provide the optimal combination of course work that focuses on topics relevant to each group’s goals. GLI is well positioned to provide sponsoring organizations and participants access to more than eighty academic departments and programs across the university. Drawing on its vast resources within the educational community and its relationships with successful industry and government leaders, GLI offers a tailored educational experience for program participants in a wide variety of disciplines based on the special needs of the professionals in each cohort. GLI staff work with your group to determine the program duration and daily schedule.

Integral to GLI’s program are professional tours to prominent multinational industries and influential government agencies. Available to participants in all programs, these tours provide insight into an organization’s operations and business practices.

For more information, please contact the Global Leadership Institute via e-mail at [email protected] or call (858) 822-3875 or (858) 534-4019.

The Korea-Pacific Program

The Korea-Pacific Program was formed in September 1989 in recognition of the growing importance of Korea in the world, of Korean-US relationships, and of the Korean model of social and economic development.

Directed by GPS Professor Stephan Haggard, the program promotes the understanding of Korea in an international context and encourages the study of Korea by offering courses on the country’s economics and politics. Research is supported on contemporary Korean political economy. Outreach to the community is offered through seminars, lectures, courses, and cultural events.

In comparison with other Korean studies programs in the United States, the GPS Korea-Pacific Program is distinctive in several respects: it concentrates on contemporary Korea, focuses on policy questions, stresses the foundations of Korean economic growth, explores Korea’s international relations, and seeks to understand Korea in a broad regional context.

The ASEAN-Pacific Project

The ASEAN-Pacific Project is one of several major regional and theme-based nodes of activity within the School of Global Policy and Strategy. Its mandate is to support students and to serve as a catalyst for the development of Southeast Asia-related teaching and research activities within the school. COPY FROM 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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The ASEAN-Pacific Project extends the success of the school’s original Vietnam-Pacific Project, with scope being broadened to embrace the other countries of Southeast Asia.

The project is built upon private donations to the school, with this resource being supplemented by resources obtained from external grant agencies and the university. The project supports the activities of students at GPS with an interest in Southeast Asia through fellowships (for summer travel and internships) and visiting guest speakers.

The project also serves as a catalyst and facilitator for research projects within the school relating to Southeast Asia. It seeks to promote disciplinary-driven work on political and economic topics pertaining to Southeast Asia, as distinct from more traditional area studies scholarship. Examples of this include recent work on national political institutions and policy-making, the dynamics of regional cooperation, food and agricultural policies, and the relocation of the global magnetic disk-drive industry to Southeast Asia. Other recent research-related initiatives include a major international workshop for PhD students in political science working on Southeast Asia, and a workshop for the US Agency for International Development on political conflict in Indonesia.

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The department offers programs leading to the MA and PhD. It is the intention of the graduate program to enable the student to obtain an understanding of diverse traditions and to develop as a philosopher in his or her own right. To this end, the department offers courses and seminars in the history of philosophy and in traditional and contemporary philosophical issues, from a variety of perspectives. Doctoral Degree Program

Course Work

Over the first two years, students will normally take at least three courses per quarter, of which at least two are philosophy seminars (numbered 200–285). The balance may be made up from additional graduate courses in philosophy, up to two independent studies in philosophy, upper-division courses in philosophy (those numbered 100–199), approved upper-division or graduate courses in related departments, and, if the student is a teaching assistant, Philosophy 500 (Apprentice Teaching). In any case, before advancing to candidacy, students must have completed fourteen graduate seminars, twelve of which are graduate philosophy seminars.

Proseminar

In fall quarter of their first year of residence, graduate students will take a proseminar designed to introduce them to philosophical methods and improve their skills at writing and analysis. Enrollment in the proseminar is limited to first-year students. The proseminar may be team-taught. The topics to be covered will address some central area or areas of philosophy and will vary from year to year. The proseminar is a regular four-unit seminar.

Core Courses

In the following areas, the department shall offer “core” or advanced introductory seminars: philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, the history of philosophy, epistemology, metaphysics, ethics and political philosophy. The department shall offer at least three of these courses in each academic year. Students must take two of these core courses by the end of their second year of residence. Courses taken to satisfy this requirement may be applied toward the distribution requirement. 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Core courses are not necessarily distinguished by the numbers under which they are offered, but by their content. A core course provides a point of entry into a field that is suitable for graduate students with no prior work in this area of philosophy as well as students with some background knowledge. A core course may be a general survey of a field, or alternatively may take up some central, relatively nonspecialized topic. (Though core courses are intended to provide students with an entry point into particular philosophical topics, students are welcome to supplement the graduate core courses with upper-division undergraduate philosophy courses—those numbered 100–199—which are often organized as surveys.) A core course may offer students the option of writing shorter papers rather than one long seminar paper; in some cases a final examination may be offered. The decision whether to count a course as core will be made by the instructor in consultation with the graduate adviser.

Distribution Requirements

Before advancing to candidacy students must have completed nine graduate seminars in philosophy (in addition to the proseminar) distributed across the subfields of philosophy listed below. Students must take three seminars in the history of philosophy (including one in ancient philosophy and one in modern philosophy), two seminars in two other areas, and at least one seminar in every area:

1. History of Philosophy 2. Philosophy of Science 3. Philosophy of Mind and Philosophy of Language 4. Ethics and Political Philosophy 5. Metaphysics and Epistemology

Courses used to satisfy a requirement in one category cannot be used to satisfy a requirement in another category. The determination as to what category or categories a particular seminar taught in a given quarter may count toward is normally made by the seminar instructor.

Logic Requirement

In their first year of residence, all graduate students must demonstrate proficiency in basic formal logic (the predicate calculus, up to and including functions, relations, and identity) either by passing an examination in this material (normally offered each fall and often in spring) or by taking Philosophy 120 (Symbolic Logic) during their first year of study and achieving a grade of B+ or better. By the end of their second year of residence, all students must pass an advanced logic course (Philosophy 122, 123, 126, 222, or another logic class approved by the graduate adviser).

Third Year Essay Requirement

During the third year each student shall write an original research essay of about 7,500–9,000 words under the supervision of the student's third-year committee, which is responsible for determining that the research essay meets the necessary standards of philosophical sophistication. The intent of the requirement is to demonstrate that the student has acquired the skills necessary for exploring a philosophical problem and addressing it in a polished essay that is more substantial and sustained than is typical in the writing of papers for graduate seminars. It is intended that the student will complete this requirement during his or her third year of residence; in any case, the student must satisfy this requirement before advancing to candidacy. 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Research Skills Requirement

Before advancing to candidacy, students will normally be required to demonstrate competence in a skill outside philosophy but relevant to his or her dissertation research.

Which skill is appropriate will be decided by the student in consultation with his or her first- or second-year advisers and the graduate adviser. Examples of ways in which students may satisfy the skills requirement include demonstrating competence in a foreign language relevant to their research (e.g., Classical Greek, Latin, French, or German, for students working in the history of philosophy); passing three upper-division undergraduate or graduate- level courses in biology, physics, mathematics, or linguistics (for students working in the philosophy of biology, physics, mathematics, or language); passing three upper-division undergraduate or graduate-level courses in political science, economics or sociology (for students working in political philosophy or ethics).

Specific decisions about the satisfaction of this requirement will be made on a case-by-case basis by the graduate adviser and the student's advisers, and will be made on grounds of the intellectual relevance of the proposed research skill and the needs of the student.

Independent Study Courses

Philosophy 290 (Directed Independent Study) is appropriate for a graduate student still in the process of fulfilling course requirements for the degree. However, this course will not normally be approved for students in the first year of the program, and will not normally count toward the satisfaction of distribution requirements.

Philosophy 295 (Research Topics) is an appropriate course for a student in the process of working towards a dissertation prospectus.

Philosophy 299 (Thesis Research) is appropriate for a student working on his or her dissertation.

Teaching Requirements

Participation in undergraduate teaching is one of the requirements for a PhD in philosophy. Students are required to serve as a teaching assistant for (at a minimum) the equivalent of one-quarter time (ten hours per week) for three academic quarters. The duties of a teaching assistant normally entail grading papers and examinations, conducting discussion sections, and related activities, including attendance at lectures in the course for which he or she is assisting.

Dissertation Prospectus and Oral Candidacy Exam

Sometime after completing the distribution requirements, the student must submit a dissertation prospectus to his or her doctoral committee. The committee will then orally examine the student on the intended subject and plan of research. The examination will seek to establish that the thesis proposed is a satisfactory subject of research and that the student has the preparation and the abilities necessary to complete that research. This oral qualifying exam must be passed before the end of the fourth year of study (twelfth quarter of residence). Students who are passed and have met the other requirements will be advanced to candidacy for the PhD. 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Doctoral Dissertation

Under the supervision of a doctoral committee, each candidate will write a dissertation demonstrating a capacity to engage in original and independent research. The candidate will defend the thesis in an oral examination by the doctoral committee.

Academic Advising

First and Second Year Academic Advising

After consultation with the graduate adviser, each entering student will be assigned a faculty adviser. Students are encouraged to meet with their faculty advisers once a quarter during their first two years to plan their course of study and review their progress in the program. Students may change their faculty adviser after one has been assigned. Advising duties will shift to the third-year committee in the student's third year of study, and then to the dissertation committee once the student begins the dissertation.

Third Year Academic Advising

At the end of the student's second year of study, the department will appoint a three-member faculty committee for that student. The composition of the committee will reflect the student's preferences and the area of philosophy in which the student is inclined to do dissertation work. One of the members of the committee will be designated as the committee chair, and will serve as the student’s main adviser. The committee will meet, at a minimum, once in the spring of the student’s second year of study, once in the fall of the student’s third year, and once in the spring of the student’s third year. The responsibilities of the committee include advising the student in developing a sound dissertation project, the acquisition of professional skills (possibly through the departmental professional skills workshop), and advancing to candidacy in a timely manner. The members of this third-year committee may but need not be members of the student’s dissertation committee.

Professional Skills Workshop

The department will offer each year a noncredit workshop on professional skills. Topics covered may include publication strategies, the mechanics of the job market, and how to write a cv. This workshop is open to any student in the department, and all students are encouraged to attend at least once before going on the job market.

Academic Advising after Candidacy

After advancing to candidacy, the student will select a dissertation committee that will advise him or her throughout the writing of the dissertation, supply feedback on the material of the dissertation, and conduct the oral dissertation defense. The standard committee consists of five faculty members. Three of these faculty members will be from the Department of Philosophy, and one of these (who must be tenured) will be designated as the principal director of the student’s dissertation. In addition to the three philosophy faculty, the dissertation committee must include at least two faculty from outside the Department of Philosophy, at least one of whom must be a tenured UC San Diego faculty member. Ph.D. in Philosophy with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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A graduate specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (PIER) is available for select doctoral students in Philosophy. PIER students seek solutions to today's environmental challenges.

Specialization Requirements

• Complete all coursework, dissertation, and other requirements of the Philosophy Ph.D. • 16-unit interdisciplinary boot camp (summer SIO295S-295LS) • 8 units from a secondary field (outside the home department) • 6 units (3 quarters) Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Forum (SIO296) • At least one chapter of the dissertation will be broadly related to environmental research and will be interdisciplinary in nature.

Application Requirements We advise students to begin PIER in their 3rd year upon completion of core Philosophy course requirements. The following items should be combined into a single pdf document and submitted to [email protected].

Admission to the Specialization

Students are admitted into the philosophy doctoral program. Admission to PIER is a competitive process with 6 -8 students granted admission each year from across ten participating UCSD departments. Selected applicants will have the opportunity to enroll in the specialization.

PIER Fellowships When funding is available, all applicants will be considered for one year of PIER Fellowship support.

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Master’s Degree

The UC San Diego Department of Philosophy does not admit students with the intention of completing their studies at the master’s level. Nonetheless, PhD students in the department sometimes elect to receive the master’s degree in the course of their academic progress.

To qualify for a master’s degree in philosophy, a student must pass eight of the distribution requirement seminars as described above, under the subheading “Distribution Requirements.” No more than four seminars from any one of the five areas may count toward the master’s degree. The student must also complete a master’s research paper under the direction of a faculty member of his or her choice, and have it approved by two members of the department faculty. Interdisciplinary Degree Programs

The philosophy department at UC San Diego participates in three interdisciplinary programs, the requirements for which are outlined below.

Interdisciplinary Degree Program in Cognitive Science

The Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Cognitive Science includes faculty from a number of UC San Diego departments including the Departments of Anthropology, Biology and Neurobiology, Cognitive Science, Communication, Computer Science and Engineering, Linguistics, Music, Neurosciences, Philosophy, Psychiatry, Psychology, and Sociology. This group includes many outstanding figures in contemporary cognitive science.

Students wishing to pursue a PhD in philosophy and cognitive science register in the philosophy program in the normal fashion, but pursue a significant portion of their studies with faculty in the several departments participating in the interdisciplinary program. Students may apply for admission to the interdisciplinary program at the same time that they apply to the Department of Philosophy, or at some point after entering UC San Diego. (All students wishing to transfer into any interdisciplinary program must do so prior to the end of the fifth quarter of residency.)

Students in philosophy/cognitive science are required to complete all of the requirements for the PhD in philosophy with the following five amendments:

1. The student must take six quarters of Cognitive Science 200. 2. The student must take the equivalent of one year’s course work (usually six courses) in one or more of the other departments affiliated with the Department of Cognitive Science. (It should be noted that a philosophy graduate student who completes this requirement is deemed thereby to have satisfied the philosophy special skills requirement by gaining an approved special competency.) 3. The distribution requirement is amended as follows: Before advancing to candidacy a philosophy/cognitive science student must have completed nine graduate seminars in philosophy distributed across the areas of (A) philosophy of science, (B) philosophy of mind and philosophy of language, (C) ethics and political philosophy, (D) epistemology and metaphysics, and (E) history of philosophy. The student must take at least one seminar from each of these five areas and at least two seminars from any four of these areas. 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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4. The course work requirement is amended as follows: Over the first two years, a philosophy/cognitive science student will normally take at least three courses/seminars per quarter. Besides graduate seminars in philosophy and cognitive science, these may include up to two independent studies in philosophy, upper- division courses in philosophy (those numbered 100–199), approved upper-division or graduate courses in cognitive science and affiliated departments, and, if the student is a teaching assistant, Philosophy 500 (Apprentice Teaching). (It should be noted that philosophy/cognitive students who complete all the other requirements for cognitive studies and who complete the amended distribution requirement above are thereby deemed to have completed the fourteen graduate seminars required of students prior to their advancing to candidacy.) 5. A plan detailing the course of study must be approved by the Cognitive Science Program Committee. The dissertation should be interdisciplinary, reflecting the two areas of specialization.

Interdisciplinary Program in Science Studies

The Science Studies Program at UC San Diego is committed to interdisciplinary investigations. Understanding, interpreting, and explaining the scientific enterprise demands a systematic integration of the perspectives developed within the communication of science, history of science, sociology of science, and philosophy of science. The program offers students an opportunity to work towards such integration, while receiving a thorough training at the professional level in one of the component disciplines (communications, history, sociology, philosophy).

Students enrolled in the program choose one of the component disciplines for their major field of specialist studies (for students enrolled in the Department of Philosophy, this major field is, of course, philosophy), and are required to complete minor field requirements in the others. The core of the program, however, is a yearlong seminar in science studies, led by faculty from all participating departments.

Students may apply for admission to the interdisciplinary program at the same time that they apply to the Department of Philosophy, or at some point after entering UC San Diego. (All students wishing to transfer into any interdisciplinary program must do so prior to the end of the fifth quarter of residency.)

Students in philosophy/science studies are required to complete all of the requirements for the PhD in philosophy with the following seven amendments:

1. The student must attend the Science Studies Colloquium series for his or her entire first and second years. He or she will receive course credit (course 209C) in any two quarters of his or her choice (once in the first year and once in the second year, with exceptions to be considered by the director of science studies). This course is taken for an S/U grade option only. 2. Before defending his or her prospectus, the student must take Introduction to Science Studies I (209A), Introduction to Science Studies II (209D), and two iterations (with changed content) of the Core Seminar in Science Studies (209B). (These courses are required in addition to the proseminar in philosophy, which is required of all PhD students in philosophy.) 3. The student must, prior to defending his or her prospectus, take two additional science studies courses outside philosophy drawn from a list of approved courses available each year from the Science Studies Program office. (One course in one of the sciences may be substituted for one of these courses as part of an approved program of study.) 4. The distribution requirement is amended as follows: Before advancing to candidacy, a philosophy/science studies student must have completed nine seminars in philosophy distributed across the areas of (A) philosophy of science, (B) philosophy of mind and philosophy of language, (C) ethics and political philosophy, (D) metaphysics and epistemology, and (E) history of philosophy. Students must take at least one seminar from each of these five areas and at least two seminars from any four of these areas. 5. The course work requirement is amended as follows: Over the first two years, a philosophy/science studies student will normally take at least three courses/seminars per quarter. Besides graduate seminars in 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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philosophy and science studies, these may include up to two independent studies in philosophy, upper- division courses in philosophy (those numbered 100–199), approved upper-division or graduate courses in science studies and affiliated departments, and, if the student is a teaching assistant, Philosophy 500 (Apprentice Teaching). (It should be noted that philosophy/science studies students who complete all the other requirements for science studies and who complete the amended distribution requirements for philosophy are thereby deemed to have completed the fourteen graduate seminars required of students prior to their advancing to candidacy.) 6. The student’s program of study must be approved by the Department of Philosophy faculty adviser for science studies. 7. At least two internal members and at least one external member of the student’s dissertation committee should be faculty of the Science Studies Program. Exceptions to this policy require permission from the director of the Science Studies Program.

Dual Degree Program with University of San Diego Law School

Students pursuing the PhD in philosophy at UC San Diego can also pursue a degree at the University of San Diego (USD) School of Law, either the JD (normally a three-year degree) or the MSLS (a one-year master’s degree). Students must be admitted independently to the two programs and must complete the requirements for both programs. Once admitted to both programs, the expectation is that students would first complete their first two years of PhD course work and any associated qualifying exams at UC San Diego. They can then take a leave from the UC San Diego program, freezing their clock here, to complete the appropriate course work at USD. For their MSLS degree, this will require a one-year leave, while for their JD degree this will require two years leave. While on leave, students would not be eligible for financial aid from UC San Diego. Students would then return to UC San Diego to complete their PhD, drawing on their combined training here and at USD in their thesis research, and getting advice on their research from faculty at both universities. Each program will make specific arrangements to grant some course credit toward their degrees for courses taken at the other university. The expectation is that students will pursue dual degrees serially, rather than concurrently, and that the UC San Diego clock will stop while students are enrolled at USD. Consequently, in the normal course of events the UC San Diego Department of Philosophy sees no special need for extending time limits on advancing to candidacy, years of support, or time toward the degree. However, exceptional cases can be handled by petition.

PhD Time Limit Policies

Students must be advanced to candidacy by the end of four years. The department’s normative time to graduation is six years. Total university support cannot exceed seven years. Total registered time at UC San Diego cannot exceed eight years.

Application Request

For information regarding the graduate program call (858) 534-6809 or write to

University of California, San Diego Graduate Adviser, Philosophy 9500 Gilman Dr. # 0119 La Jolla, CA 92093-0119 Email address: [email protected]

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The Department of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego offers a program of graduate studies leading to the PhD degree. Instruction is provided in the major fields of the discipline. For purposes of comprehensive examinations, the discipline is broken into five fields: American politics, comparative politics, international relations, political theory, and methodology. The department also offers a variety of courses that are of a methodological or epistemological nature, spanning the various fields.

Program Overview

Course Work

Students must complete eighteen quarter courses before the end of the second year with an overall grade point average of 3.3 or better. All students must complete the six-course core curriculum, Political Science 200A-C and 204A-C. No other UC San Diego courses may be substituted to fulfill this requirement. Fifteen of these courses must be offered by the department, with a number between Political Science 200 and 279. (Political Science 200A-C and 204A-C count toward this requirement). No more than three courses, offered within or outside the department, may be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. In some individual fields the faculty normally recommends that students take more graded courses in political science than the minimum.

Additional requirements, such as course work or research skills including proficiency in a foreign language, may be set by the faculty in any examination area as a prerequisite for taking the general examination in that area.

A student who has completed work toward a graduate degree in political science at another institution prior to enrollment at UC San Diego is subject to all requirements of the UC San Diego program. The only exception is as follows: With permission of the department's director of graduate studies a student that has received a graduate degree in political science at another institution may count up to four quarter-course equivalents (taken at other institutions) toward the eighteen-course requirement, including the core curriculum.

Good progress toward the PhD requires that a student complete nine courses by the end of the first year. In addition to the six-course core curriculum, students are advised to complete two or three field core courses during their first year. At the end of the second year good progress requires completion of eighteen courses, of which at least fifteen must be numbered between Political Science 200 and 279. 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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A student who has not made good progress in course work may receive no more than a 33 percent teaching or research assistantship from the department for the following year. Students on a UC San Diego fellowship may receive no more than two-thirds of their stipend for the following year.

Field Requirements

For students entering the program fall 2013 and later.

Core Course Other Required Courses Focus Areas Requirements American 251. American Political 1. Two graduate seminars American Institutions Politics Institutions numbered American Political Development AND POLI 252–257 and 261– 265 Analytical Theory and Methods 252. American Politics: Behavior POLI 259s or other courses Congress may be used by petition to OR the American field Courts and Public Law coordinator. 257. Voting and Elections Elections, Voting, and the Media 2. Methods Requirement Parties and Political Organizations POLI 204B POLI 271 Presidency and Executive Branch

AND Urban Politics

One additional approved methods or analytical theory course to be completed before advancement to candidacy Comparative 220B. Comparative 1. At least one seminar in East and Southeast Asia Politics Politics: Institutions political development, democratization, or regime Europe AND change Latin America 220A. Comparative 2. One additional seminar Politics: State and Society in comparative politics Soviet Union and Eastern Europe

Africa Comparative Political Economy (Developed and Developing Countries)

Regimes and Regime Transitions

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Comparative Political Behavior (voting, protest, participation in high risk collective action, social movements)

Comparative Public Policy International 240. International Three graduate seminars Comparative Foreign Policy Relations Relations Theory numbered International Political Economy POLI 241–248 International Security IRPS IP/Gen 200–220 (except 209) International Organization

To be taken for at least one year

283. Workshop in Int’l Relations Political 270. Mathematical and Two graduate seminars Student must prepare a substantive focus Methodology Statistical Foundations from the POLI 270–279 field in her/his other field (this cannot range, such as include Analytic Theory and Methods in 271. Advanced Statistical American Politics). Applications 277. Measurement Theory

279. T/Social Network Analysis

279. T/Graphical Models and Statistical Learning Political Two of the following Either A subject (e.g., social contract, authority, Theory courses: power, obligation) TWO seminar courses 210AA. Thucydides to numbered 211–219 A genre (e.g., liberalism, Marxism, Rousseau feminist political thought) OR 210AB. Kant to Rawls A period with/without regional One of the above and one specialization (e.g., contemporary POLI 298 approved by the continental thought, seventeenth century political theory field English thought) coordinator

General Examination

By the end of the second year, a student must stand for the general examination. The general examination consists of written examinations in each of two fields and an oral examination. The department offers examinations in five fields: American politics, comparative politics, international relations, political theory, and methodology. Each field also offers examinations in a number of focus areas that represent a specialized sub-field within a major research literature. It is expected that students complete their field requirements prior to sitting for the general examination. By the first day of spring quarter of the second year each student must submit to the graduate coordinator a general examination plan identifying the two fields within which exams will be taken. The general examination will normally take place during the seventh week of spring quarter. Normally, each written examination will be taken on 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Written Examinations

Written field examinations last six hours. These examinations cover major theoretical approaches in a field. They are structured so that passing requires general knowledge and understanding of important work in the field as a whole. These examinations cover in greater depth one subfield within a major research literature. Written examinations are open-note and open-book. Students are expected to do their own work, and to compose their answers on the day of the examination. Text from computer files may not be downloaded into these answers.

Oral Examinations

The oral examination normally lasts between one and two hours, and covers two written examinations and the student’s seminar paper. A student must take the oral examination, even if one or two of the written examinations or the seminar paper is such that it is deemed impossible to pass the entire examination.

Each field has a designated field coordinator, appointed by the department chair in consultation with the director of graduate studies. The field coordinator, in consultation with the faculty in the field, prepares the written examinations. Each general examination is graded by a committee of four faculty members, with two from each of the student's examination fields. These examiners are nominated by the field coordinator and appointed by the department chair. Students are normally informed of the composition of general examination boards during the fourth week of the spring quarter.

Each general examination is graded in its entirety. A student passes or fails the entire examination, not simply parts of it. The examination committee may assign a grade of fail, pass, or distinction. A student passes the general examination if at least three examiners vote to assign a grade of pass or better. A student receives a grade of distinction by vote of at least three examiners. The student will receive written notification of the examination committee's decision. A student who fails the general examination must retake it at least one week prior to the start of the fall quarter of the third year. A student who fails the general examination twice will not be permitted to continue in the graduate program in political science.

Seminar Papers

Guidelines for the Seminar Paper

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o A comprehensive yet succinct literature review placing the research in the context of prior work on the subject o A discussion of research design (where subfield appropriate) o Appropriate empirical analysis (where subfield appropriate) o A conclusion highlighting the contributions of the research and returning to general questions o Papers must be solo authored. • Examples of recent published articles written by UC San Diego graduate students will be available to students upon request.

Papers may draw from papers originally written for courses. However, it is generally the case that course papers will need substantial revision before becoming suitable seminar papers. Students may write papers in fields other than their first or second exam fields.

Students must identify an adviser for the seminar paper. Seminar paper advisers may be the first-year adviser but are not required to be. Seminar paper advisers may go on to supervise dissertations but are not required to do so. Advisers must agree (certified in writing, to the graduate program coordinator) to serve this purpose by 4:00 p.m. on Friday of the eighth week of fall quarter. Penalties for failing to identify an adviser by this due date are at the discretion of the director of Graduate Studies. Students are advised to contact the director of Graduate Studies or their field chair if they are having difficulty identifying an adviser.

Students must submit a rough draft of the seminar paper (in hard copy and electronic form) to the graduate program coordinator by 4:00 p.m. on Friday of the first full week of spring quarter. The graduate program coordinator is responsible for ensuring that a copy of the paper is provided to the seminar paper adviser. Students failing to submit a draft of the paper by this deadline will not be permitted to take the comprehensive exam in the spring quarter. Please note that this implies leaving the program.

Students should submit a penultimate draft of the paper to the seminar paper adviser one week prior to the final draft due date. Students must submit a final draft of the seminar paper (in hard copy and electronic form) to the graduate program coordinator by 4:00 p.m. on Monday of the week prior to the written exams. Students failing to submit a final draft of the paper by this deadline will not be permitted to take the comprehensive exam in the spring quarter. Please note that this implies leaving the program.

Departmental Workshops

During the third year, a student must be enrolled in a departmental workshop (course numbers 280–89). Departmental workshops are intended to introduce students to advanced research in political science and to facilitate the completion of the doctoral dissertation. Workshops typically meet on a biweekly basis and include discussion of common readings, public talks, and student presentations. Each field is responsible for maintaining or identifying a workshop for students writing a dissertation in that field.

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Interdisciplinary Environmental Research

Ph.D. in Political Science and International Affairs with a Specialization in Environmental Research

A graduate specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (PIER) is available for select doctoral students in Political Science. PIER students seek solutions to today's environmental challenges.

Specialization Requirements

Application Requirements We advise students to begin PIER in their 3rd year upon completion of core Political Science course requirements. The following items should be combined into a single pdf document and submitted to [email protected].

Admission to the Specialization

Students are admitted into the Political Science doctoral program. Admission to PIER is a competitive process with 6 -8 students granted admission each year from across ten participating UCSD departments. Selected applicants will have the opportunity to enroll in the specialization.

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PIER Fellowships When funding is available, all applicants will be considered for one year of PIER Fellowship support.

Master’s Degree in Political Science

Doctoral students in the Department of Political Science may apply for an MA after successfully completing fifteen quarter courses, nine of which must be numbered between Political Science 200 and 279, and one seminar paper approved by a member of the department. Any current PhD student who holds an MA or MS and has completed or will complete the requirements for a second master’s degree during his or her course of progress to the doctorate may apply to receive the MA with the consent of the department. However, the second degree must be in a different field.

Advancement to Candidacy

Dissertation

Advising and Evaluation

Each incoming student is assigned a temporary faculty adviser by the director of graduate studies. At the end of the first year students are given the opportunity to confirm that adviser or select a new one. At the beginning of the third year each student must select a faculty member from the department to serve as prospectus adviser. The prospectus adviser will help guide the student in writing the prospectus and selecting a dissertation committee. It is not assumed that the prospectus adviser will subsequently chair the dissertation committee, or even be a member of it. Those roles should be determined as the prospectus develops. 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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During the spring quarter each student is evaluated by his or her adviser in consultation with the departmental faculty. The student will receive a written evaluation from the adviser each year. The student must sign this evaluation for it to become an official part of the student's departmental file. As part of the first-year review each student must complete a plan of study that identifies a faculty seminar paper supervisor, two examination fields, a focus area, and intended preparation in each. This plan must be signed by the student's faculty adviser and submitted to the graduate coordinator by the end of spring quarter of the first year.

Student Petitions

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The Rady School of Management at UC San Diego offers graduate instruction leading to master’s degrees in business administration and finance as well as a doctorate in management.

Students interested in pursuing any of the degree programs at UC San Diego’s Rady School of Management (RSM) must have earned a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent, with training comparable to that provided by the University of California. A minimum scholastic average of 3.0 or better is required for course work completed in upper division or prior graduate study. Applicants must provide official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended. Specific information about admission requirements for each program can be found below.

The Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Requirements for Admission

No specific undergraduate major or course work is required for admission, though preparation in quantitative methods (such as calculus and statistics) is strongly encouraged for the MBA program. Prior business course work is not necessary. Students who do not have adequate quantitative preparation at the time of admission will need to complete preparatory course work before matriculation.

Applicants must submit two letters of recommendation from individuals who can attest to their professional and leadership skills and to their potential for business leadership.

Applicants are required to submit Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores (verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores. The GMAT or GRE may be waived, based on review of credentials, for applicants with a PhD in a technical, scientific, or quantitatively based discipline. The GMAT or GRE may also be waived for applicants to the FlexMBA for working professionals who have completed a master’s degree in a technical discipline and have eight or more years of professional work experience. Applicants requesting a GMAT or GRE waiver should contact MBA Admissions directly for a review of credentials. A minimum score of 550 on the paper/pencil version and a minimum score of 213 on the computer-based version of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required of all international applicants whose native language is not English and whose undergraduate education was conducted in a language other than English. Students who score below 600 on the paper/pencil or 250 on the computer-based TOEFL examination are strongly encouraged to enroll in an English-as-a-second-language program before beginning graduate work. The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is also accepted with a minimum score of seven. The admissions committee assesses professional and organizational experience in terms of scope or level of responsibility, evidence of contribution or success, and evidence of career progression or of growth in responsibility. The Full-Time MBA does COPY FROM 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Interviews are required for admission to the MBA program. Interviews are by invitation after review of the completed application.

The Full-Time MBA is a two-year, full-time program. The FlexWeekend MBA is twenty-four months, including two summers, and is scheduled on alternate weekends to accommodate the needs of working professionals. The FlexEvening MBA is thirty months, including summers, and is scheduled two nights per week to accommodate the needs of working professionals. The FlexEvening MBA program provides an option for partial program completion through distance education at an offsite location.

The school’s MBA application is available online at the school’s website.

The MBA Curriculum

The MBA curriculum (ninety-two units) is made up of a set of core disciplinary and skill-oriented courses with an emphasis on industry sectors, unstructured electives, and the professional seminar. The basic curriculum is the same for the Full-Time and Flex MBA students.

Required Courses

The core curriculum provides a comprehensive education in the fundamentals of business and management and lays a strong foundation for further study. Core courses consist of the following:

• MGT 403. Quantitative Analysis • MGT 404. Accounting • MGT 405. Managerial Economics • MGT 406. Leadership, Values, and Team Management • MGT 407. Marketing • MGT 408. Finance • MGT 409. Organizational Strategy • MGT 410. Strategy • MGT 412. Lab to Market • MGT 413. Operations, Information Systems, and Data Analysis • MGT 414A. Lab to Market Workshop I • MGT 414B. Lab to Market Workshop II

Elective Courses

Students may choose from electives in the full range of business and management disciplines, including accounting, finance, management, marketing, operations and information technology, and strategy. In addition, students may, with approval, take graduate courses offered elsewhere on campus. Prospective students are advised to consult the RSM Office of Admissions for a list of planned elective courses.

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• MGT 217. Drug Discovery, Development, and Commercialization • MGT 230. Strategic Cost Management • MGT 239. Financial Statement Analysis • MGT 241. Decision and Risk Analysis • MGT 261. Managing Stakeholder Relationships • MGT 416. Readings in Management • MGT 417. Current Business Law Issues • MGT 419. Global Business Intensive • MGT 420. Negotiation • MGT 421. CEO, the Board of Directors, and Corporate Governance • MGT 422. Creativity and Innovation • MGT 425. Opportunity and Business Model Analysis • MGT 426. Creating a High-Performing Workplace • MGT 427. Decision Analysis • MGT 429. Topics in Corporate Governance • MGT 430. Biotech Industry, Structure, and Strategy • MGT 432. Portfolio Theory in Practice • MGT 439. Topics in Organizational Behavior • MGT 442. Topics in Decision Sciences • MGT 443. Topics in International Business • MGT 444. Topics in Business Strategy • MGT 445. Regulation and Innovation • MGT 449. Topics in Operations and Technology • MGT 450. Project Management • MGT 451. Technology and Innovation Strategy • MGT 452. New Product Development • MGT 453. Supply Chain Management • MGT 454. Disruptive Technologies for Healthcare • MGT 459. Topics in Innovation • MGT 463. Projects in Technology Commercialization • MGT 464. Projects in Business Innovation • MGT 475. Research for Marketing Decisions • MGT 476. Marketing Strategy • MGT 477. Consumer Behavior • MGT 478. Marketing Communications • MGT 479. Pricing • MGT 480. Sales and Sales Management • MGT 489. Topics in Marketing • MGT 491. Investments • MGT 492. Financial Risk Management • MGT 495. Topics in Finance • MGT 496A. Venture Capital Management I • MGT 496B. Venture Capital Management II • MGT 499. Individual Directed Study • MGTF 409. Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructurings • MGTF 410. New Venture Finance

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The Rady School’s MBA is designed to allow students to develop depth in industry sectors of particular interest. Selection of an industry is not required. The program combines a solid core, an integrative course sequence focused on innovation, a strong elective curriculum, a commitment to leadership development, and an emphasis on cutting- edge industry sectors.

Professional Seminar

The professional seminar (MGT 401) is a one-credit course offered each quarter. The seminar brings business leaders and experts to campus to speak to students and provides workshops focused on professional and leadership development and on personal and career effectiveness. The seminar may be taken multiple times for credit.

Internships

Full-Time MBA students are strongly encouraged to participate in internships during the summer between the two years of the academic program. Part-time internships are also available during the academic year. Internships are coordinated through MBA Career Connections, the school’s career center.

Executive Mentor Program

The Rady School’s Executive Mentor program matches small groups of MBA students with senior business executives. Mentors work directly with their groups, offering perspective, guidance, and expertise based on their deep experience in business. Mentors help guide MBA students as they map out areas for personal and professional development, gain understanding of career progression and the skills and abilities required for successful leadership, and seek feedback about opportunities and areas of concern.

The Master of Finance

Requirements for Admission

While no specific undergraduate major is required for admission, it is expected that most successful applicants will have an undergraduate degree in a quantitative discipline such as mathematics, economics, statistics, physics, engineering, and computer science. Students with a nonquantitative undergraduate degree will be considered on an exceptional basis if they have five years of work history in a quantitative field.

Additional admission requirements include

• Postuniversity work experience or research experience in a quantitative discipline is recommended, but not required. • Prior exposure in computational programming (for example, C++) and familiarity with computers as a computational and risk management tool • Experience with statistical and econometric applications (for example, SAS, STATA, Matlab, R, S-Plus) • A strong quantitative background including course work in subjects such as linear algebra, multivariate calculus, differential equations, numerical analysis, and advanced statistics and probability. • Experience with mathematical tools (for example, Matlab or Mathematica) • Official o Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) exam scores, or o Graduate Records Exam (GRE) COPY FROM 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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• Official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE) exam scores are required of applicants whose primary language is not English or who graduate from a university at which the language of instruction was not English. • Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended • Two letters of recommendation • Resume • Essay • Personal interview

The Master of Finance Curriculum

Required Courses

Core courses consist of

• MGTF 401. Financial Accounting • MGTF 402. Investment Analysis • MGTF 403. Advanced Financial Risk Management • MGTF 404. Financial Econometrics and Empirical Methods • MGTF 490. Capstone: Applied Finance Project

Elective Courses

In addition to four (sixteen units) core courses and the capstone (four units), six elective courses (twenty-four units) constitute the Master of Finance curriculum. With approval of the program director, a student may take up to four units of electives in another UC San Diego department.

• MGTF 405. Business Forecasting • MGTF 406. Behavioral Finance • MGTF 407. Valuation in Corporate Finance • MGTF 408. Real Estate Finance • MGTF 409. Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructurings • MGTF 410. New Venture Finance • MGTF 411. Stochastic Calculus and Continuous Time Finance • MGTF 412. Financial Statement Analysis • MGTF 413. Computational Finance Methods • MGTF 414. Analyzing Large Data • MGTF 415. Collecting and Analyzing Financial Data • MGTF 432. Portfolio Analysis Theory in Practice

With approval of the program director, a student may take up to eight units of MBA electives from the list below.

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• MGT 450. Project Management • MGT 469. Topics in Accounting • MGT 495. Topics in Finance • MGT 496A. Venture Capital Management I • MGT 496B. Venture Capital Management II • MGT 497. Advanced Management Research Practicum • MGT 499. Individual Directed Study

The Master of Science in Business Analytics

Requirements for Admission

It is expected that most successful applicants will have either (i) an undergraduate degree in a quantitative discipline such as mathematics, economics, statistics, physics, engineering, or computer science, or (ii) an undergraduate degree in some other discipline plus five or more years of work experience in the public or private sector. Students with a non-quantitative undergraduate degree and less than five years of work experience will be considered on an exceptional basis if (1) they have work experience in the area of business analytics or marketing research or (2) they have developed a strong quantitative background through additional coursework or relevant work experience.

Given the concentrated twelve-month curriculum, the program will only admit students who have a solid foundation in quantitative methods. Successful applicants will have completed college coursework in calculus and in either probability or statistics. Additionally, each student must demonstrate evidence of programming proficiency from prior college coursework, professional experience, or a certificate from a continuing education program (e.g., a Coursera course on R-programming). While there will always be heterogeneity in backgrounds across students, the overall pool of successful applicants will be able to cope with the demands of the program.

Additional admission requirements are based on the following criteria:

• Either official Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or official Graduate Records Exam (GRE) scores. • Official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL, IELTS or PTE) exam scores are required for applicants whose primary language is not English or who graduate from a university at which the language of instruction was not English. • Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended. • Two letters of recommendation. • Resume. • Essay. • At the discretion of the admissions committee, a personal interview may be required.

The MSBA requires successful completion of 50 units of credit, which includes a passing grade for the MSBA 454 Project Capstone course, and a master’s level pass for the individual comprehensive oral exam.

The MSBA is directed at motivated students with strong quantitative backgrounds. The proposed MSBA program is structured so that it can be completed in twelve-months as a full-time degree program or, to accommodate working professionals, may be extended over a longer period. Regardless of the speed of program completion, the capstone project course must be completed during the final quarter. The individual comprehensive exam takes place at the completion of MSBA 454. COPY FROM 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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While not required, students may do an internship during the summer. Students without work experience in a business analytics related position will be strongly encouraged to do an internship with placement assistance from Rady School’s Career Connections Office.

The MSBA Curriculum (fifty units)

The MSBA is a fifty-unit program. The curriculum consists of four 4-unit core courses, two 1-unit core courses, and 32 units from a set of elective courses. Each student must successfully pass a comprehensive examination. This examination includes (i) a formal presentation of the capstone project, (ii) a project report, and (iii) an individual oral examination. The capstone project will require students to solve a business problem for a real-world client and document their work in a project report.

Core Courses:

• MGBA 401: Professional Seminar, 1 unit; students are required to participate in the seminar in two separate quarters for a total of two units • MGBA 451: Business Analytics in Marketing, Finance, and Operations, 4 units • MGBA 452: Collecting and Analyzing Large Data, 4 units • MGBA 453: Business Analytics, 4 units • MGBA 454: Business Analytics Capstone Project

Elective Courses:

In addition to the core courses (fourteen units) and the capstone project (four units), students are required to successfully complete thirty-two units from elective courses.

List A (a minimum of twenty units required)

• MGBA 455: Customer Analytics, 4 units • MGBA 456: Supply Chain Analytics, 4 units • MGBA 457: Business Intelligence Systems; 2 units • MGBA 458: Experiments in Firms, 4 units • MGBA 459: Managerial Judgment and Decision Making, 4 units • MGBA 460: Business Analytics Project Management, 2 units

List B (up to twelve units permitted):

• MGT 422: Creativity and Innovation, 4 units • MGT 451: Technology and Innovation Strategy, 4 units • MGT 475: Research for Marketing Decisions, 4 units • MGT 477 Consumer Behavior, 4 units • MGT 479: Pricing, 4 units • MGT 481: Social Media Marketing, 4 units • MGTF 405: Business Forecasting, 4 units • MGTF 406: Behavioral Finance, 4 units

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The Professional Seminar (MGBA 401) is a required one-unit course that students take in two separate quarters for a total of two units. In the seminars, domain experts and business leaders present novel analytics research, discuss legal, privacy, and ethical issues, and provide professional skills development. Topics may vary by term.

The PhD in Management

The Rady School offers a PhD in management designed to prepare graduates for careers in academic research. Only students who intend to pursue a doctorate should apply; the department does not enroll students who seek a master’s degree as a terminal degree.

Students with undergraduate preparation in various areas of the social and physical sciences may apply to the program. Students who elect to specialize in management science and finance are required to have additional mathematical knowledge, such as advanced calculus and statistics.

To be considered for admission candidates must

• Hold an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university. • Complete the UC San Diego Application for Admission with application fee. • Submit test scores from the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE) taken within five years of the date of application. Official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam scores are required of applicants whose primary language is not English or who graduate from a university at which the language of instruction was not English. • Submit two copies of official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended. • Submit three letters of recommendations that speak to the candidate’s potential as a researcher. • Submit a statement of purpose. • Take “Mathematics for Economists” from the UC San Diego Department of Economics prior to the start of the first fall quarter.

Note: At the discretion of the Admissions Committee, personal interviews may be required.

Program instruction includes formal core and domain/methodology course work, directed study in close consultation with faculty in preparation for a research career, and individual research required for the student’s dissertation. The core curriculum consists of a mathematics review and two course sequences designed to ensure that students are educated in the fundamentals of economic and social sciences. Individual students may be required to take additional courses depending upon educational background. The domain/methodology course requirement helps the student acquire the deep domain knowledge and methodological skills required to conduct research in his or her areas of interest.

The main PhD requirements are that a student completes the core and elective course work, qualifying examinations, original research papers and presentations, a dissertation acceptable to the doctoral committee, and a final oral examination on the dissertation. Rather than a separate qualifying exam on each topic, students will be required to pass graduate course exams with a cumulative GPA of 3.6. If a student does not have the 3.6 (A–) average, the topic qualifying exams will be required.

PhD students must be in residence a total of six quarters, three of which must be spent in continuous residence at the Rady School on the San Diego campus. A minimum of three quarters of residency must pass between the date of formal advancement to candidacy and the date of the final examination. COPY FROM 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Nonresident students who have failed to establish California residency after the first year will be responsible for their own tuition.

Normative time (defined as that period of time in which students under normal circumstances are expected to complete their doctoral program) is four to five years, based on the student’s background and progress. The maximum length of time that a student may remain a precandidate for the PhD degree is three years. Total university support cannot exceed six years. Total registered time at UC San Diego cannot exceed seven years.

A detailed description of the PhD program is available on the Internet at http://management.ucsd.edu/phd/ or by contacting the PhD program coordinator at [email protected]. Residence and other campuswide regulations are described in the graduate studies section of this catalog.

Ph.D. in Management with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research

A graduate specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (PIER) is available for select doctoral students in Management. PIER students seek solutions to today's environmental challenges.

Specialization Requirements

• Complete all coursework, dissertation, and other requirements of the Management Ph.D. • 16-unit interdisciplinary boot camp (summer SIO295S-295LS) • 8 units from a secondary field (outside the home department) • 6 units (3 quarters) Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Forum (SIO296) • At least one chapter of the dissertation will be broadly related to environmental research and will be interdisciplinary in nature.

Application Requirements We advise students to begin PIER in their 2nd year upon completion of core Management course requirements. The following items should be combined into a single pdf document and submitted to [email protected].

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Students are admitted into the Management doctoral program. Admission to PIER is a competitive process with 6 -8 students granted admission each year from across ten participating UCSD departments. Selected applicants will have the opportunity to enroll in the specialization.

PIER Fellowships When funding is available, all applicants will be considered for one year of PIER Fellowship support.

Career Services

Graduate Career Connections, the Rady School’s career center, provides professional-degree graduate students with expertise, guidance, and resources to successfully manage their careers. Services and resources of Graduate Career Connections are available to all Rady students, with some limitations for those sponsored by their employers. For many students, the center’s personalized approach to career management begins before the student’s first quarter and continues throughout the program. Graduate Career Connections actively works to identify opportunities for students and to enable them to build strong professional networks.

Career services include career assessment, individual career coaching, career fairs, workshops, employer presentations and panels, internship and career employment listings, and on-campus interviews. Specialized career workshops focus on resume writing, interviewing skills (including videotaped mock interviews), effective job search strategies, and job offer evaluation and negotiation.

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GRADUATE EDUCATION Old Scripps Building 22, Scripps Institution of Oceanography http://scrippseducation.ucsd.edu/

Contiguous Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Program

The program leading to a bachelor of science and a master of science is offered to undergraduate students who are enrolled in majors within the Scripps department or related fields. It is open only to UC San Diego undergraduates, and entails participation in research in an area to be determined jointly by the student and a committee of faculty members from Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Available program areas:

• Earth Sciences–open to current UC San Diego undergraduates in the earth sciences major and to qualified students who are completing a specialization or minor in earth sciences. • Marine Biology–open to current UC San Diego undergraduates in any of the following biology-related majors or minors (1) marine biology major, (2) any one of the eight biology majors in the Division of Biological Sciences, (3) environmental systems major in the ecology/behavior/evolution track, or (4) biology minor.

Applications will only be accepted during the final quarter of the applicant’s junior year, or the first or second quarter of the senior year. A minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 overall and 3.3 in upper-division major courses is required for admission. Applications must include a written statement of purpose, a summary of the research proposal, and a letter of support from the potential MS thesis adviser. Students must complete requirements for the BS before they are enrolled in the MS program, and are expected to meet the requirements for the MS within three consecutive academic quarters after obtaining the BS.

Requirements for completing the MS degree:

• At least twenty-four units of course work 1. twelve units graduate-level course work in the major field (for letter grade only). 2. six units of SIO 228 for letter grade only (two units per quarter—SIO 228 is a special research seminar for MS students). 3. At least six units of additional course work (graduate or upper-division courses) • twelve units of research units (SIO 299) leading to a master’s thesis. • Completion of a thesis, with an oral presentation to, and approval of, a three-member thesis committee. A student may have any regular faculty at UC San Diego or any adjunct faculty as their adviser and chair of their thesis committee. The thesis committee must contain at least two regular faculty from Scripps Institution of Oceanography within the Ocean Biosciences Program and no more than one adjunct faculty can serve on the committee. 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Students may be dropped from the program if breaks in enrollment occur. The Department of Scripps Institution of Oceanography does not have financial aid available for students enrolled in the contiguous BS/MS program. Please contact the undergraduate education program office in Galbraith Hall, room 368, for information.

Note: The BS/MS program is an option for UC San Diego undergraduates that both want to pursue a thesis-based masters at Scripps and meet the specific application qualifications. UC San Diego students are also eligible to apply to a stand-alone MS degree at Scripps through the standard application process. In the stand-alone MS program, students can choose the Plan I – Thesis or the Plan II – Comprehensive Examination option. See both the general admission requirements and the Masters of Science requirements sections below.

The Graduate Programs

The Department of Scripps Institution of Oceanography offers instruction leading to MS and PhDs in oceanography, marine biology, and earth sciences. Scripps Institution of Oceanography offers both an MS program and a PhD program. Students can apply to be admitted into Scripps Institution of Oceanography graduate studies through either the MS or PhD programs. Both programs offer admission once a year. The PhD program is strongly research oriented and is for students whose final degree objective is the PhD. The MS program is intended to be a terminal degree; however, students enrolled in the PhD program may obtain the MS on the way to completing the PhD program.

Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere Program (COAP)

Curricular Groups within COAP:

Applied Ocean Science (AOS)

Climate Sciences (CS)

Physical Oceanography (PO)

Degrees typically offered for students enrolled in COAP:*

MS in Oceanography

PhD in Oceanography

*Students can petition for the degree title based on approval of their Guidance Committee chair and the department chair.

Geosciences of the Earth, Oceans, and Planets (GEO)

Curricular Groups within GEO:

Geophysics (GP)

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Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry (MCG)

Degrees typically offered for students enrolled in GEO:*

MS in Earth Sciences

MS in Oceanography

PhD in Earth Sciences

PhD in Oceanography

*Students can petition for the degree title based on approval of their Guidance Committee chair and the department chair.

Ocean Biosciences Program (OBP)

Curricular Groups within OBP:

Biological Oceanography (BO)

Marine Biology (MB)

Degrees typically offered for students enrolled in OBP:*

MS in Marine Biology

MS in Oceanography

PhD in Marine Biology

PhD in Oceanography

*Students can petition for the degree title based on approval of their Guidance Committee chair and the department chair.

Overview of the Academic Programs and their Curricular Groups

The Department of Scripps Institution of Oceanography is organized into three academic programs: Climate-Ocean- Atmosphere Program (COAP); Geosciences of the Earth, Oceans, and Planets (GEO); and Ocean Biosciences Program (OBP). Each of these programs is responsible for all graduate educational activities in its area, including teaching, advising, and examining.

Students choose a program when applying. Upon admission, students are assigned an advisor, who is the chair of the three-person guidance committee. Students are assigned to a curricular group based on their interests. Although students may change curricular groups in the fall quarter, they must commit to a curricular group early on because this determines which department exam they will take. 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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The academic programs are umbrellas for curricular groups as follows:

Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere Program (COAP)

Applied Ocean Science (AOS) is a multidisciplinary program focused on the application of advanced technology to ocean exploration and observation. AOS students perform research in marine acoustics, optics, electromagnetics, geophysics, ecology, sediment transport, coastal processes, physical oceanography, and air-sea interaction. The emphasis is on the resolution of key scientific issues through novel technological development. The science focus of the Scripps AOS Program is complemented by parallel applied ocean science programs in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). Students have access to professors, courses, and research facilities across all three departments.

Climate Sciences (CS) concerns the study of the climate system of the Earth with emphasis on the physical, dynamical, and chemical interactions of the atmosphere, ocean, land, ice, and the terrestrial and marine biospheres. The program encompasses changes on seasonal to interannual time scales and those induced by human activities, as well as paleoclimatic changes on time scales from centuries to millions of years. Examples of current research activities include: interannual climate variability; physics and dynamics of El Niño; studies of present and future changes in the chemical composition of the atmosphere in relation to global warming and ozone depletion; effects of cloud and cloud feedbacks in the climate system; paleoclimate reconstructions from ice cores, banded corals, tree- rings, and deep-sea sediments; the origin of ice ages; air-sea interactions; climate theory; terrestrial and marine ecosystem response to global change.

Physical Oceanography (PO) is the field of study that deals with mechanisms of energy transfer through the sea and across its boundaries, and with the physical interactions of the sea with its surroundings, especially including the influence of the seas on the climate of the atmosphere. Research activities within this curricular group are both observational and theoretical and include: study of the general circulation of the oceans, including the relations of ocean currents to driving forces and constraints of the ocean basins; fluctuations of currents, and the transport of properties; the mechanisms of transport of energy, momentum, and physical substances within the sea and across its boundaries; properties of wind waves, internal waves, tsunami, and planetary waves; the thermodynamic description of the sea as a system not in equilibrium; optical and acoustic properties of the sea; and the influence of surf on near- shore currents and the transport of sediments.

Geosciences of the Earth, Oceans, and Planets (GEO)

Geophysics (GP) emphasizes the application of general principles of mathematics and experimental physics to fundamental problems of the oceans, the atmosphere, the oceanic and continental lithosphere, the cryosphere, and the crust and deep interior of the Earth. Research interests of the group include: observational and theoretical studies of electric and magnetic fields in the oceans and on the land; paleomagnetism; theoretical seismology with special emphasis on the structure of the Earth from free-oscillation and body wave studies; broadband observational seismology, including ocean bottom and multichannel seismology; earthquake source mechanisms; the measurements of slow crustal deformations using satellite and observatory methods on continents and in the oceans; marine geodynamics and tectonophysics; gravity measurements; geophysical inverse theory; observations of the ice sheets; magnetohydrodynamics of the core of the Earth; geophysical instrumentation for oceanic and continental geophysical measurements; acoustic source mechanisms and propagation in the oceans and the atmosphere.

Geosciences (GS) emphasizes the application of general principles of geology, geochemistry, and geophysics to problems in the marine and terrestrial environments of the Earth. Graduate students routinely participate in expeditions at sea and on land and many doctoral theses evolve from these experiences. Research areas in the geosciences include the origin and evolution of the ocean-atmosphere system, global climate, and biosphere; geology, geochemistry, and geophysics of oceanic crustal rocks and near-shore environments; magmatic, tectonic 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry (MCG) concerns chemical and geochemical processes operating in a broad range of study areas: the oceans, the solid earth, the atmosphere, marine organisms, polar ice sheets, lakes, meteorites, and the solar system. Areas of advanced study and research include the physical and inorganic chemistry of seawater; ocean circulation and mixing based on chemical and isotopic tracers; marine organic chemistry; marine bioinorganic chemistry; geochemical interactions of sediments with seawater and interstitial waters; geochemistries of volcanic and geothermal phenomena; chemical exchanges between the ocean and the atmosphere; geochemical cycles of carbon, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, and other elements; isotopic geochemistry of the solid earth and meteorites; atmospheric trace gas chemistry; paleoatmospheric composition recorded in polar ice cores, corals and sediments; and chemistry of lakes and other freshwater systems. Studies are typically interdisciplinary and involve integration of chemical concepts with information about the physical, biological, or geological processes that influence natural systems. Students in the marine chemistry and geochemistry curricular group are encouraged to explore these links.

Ocean Biosciences Program (OBP)

Biological Oceanography (BO) is the interdisciplinary study of ocean ecology: how populations of marine organisms interact with one another and with their physical and chemical environment and how marine communities respond to natural and human impacts on the ocean environment. Using a variety of field, laboratory, and modeling techniques, specific research projects seek to understand the processes and mechanisms that drive the dynamics of pelagic and benthic organisms and ecosystems. Active areas of interest range from coastal wetlands, kelp forests, and coral reefs to the open ocean, from the surface ocean to the deep sea, and from tropical to polar habitats.

Research topics include microbial ecology, primary and secondary productivity, population dynamics, and connectivity, food-web interactions, carbon and nutrient cycling, fishery biology and management, conservation biology, systematics and biogeography, population genetics and evolution, behavior as it affects organism distributions, life history strategies and predator-prey relationships, and the impacts of climate change. Development and testing of new tools (molecular, optical, acoustic), design of sampling programs, and statistical/mathematical analyses of data also are significant activities.

Marine Biology (MB) is the study of marine organisms. It is concerned with evolutionary, organismic, genetic, genomic, physiological, and biochemical processes in these organisms, and the relationship between them and their biotic and physical environment. Marine biology encompasses several major areas of modern biology, and is interpreted by understanding the physical and chemical dynamics of the oceans. Faculty research focuses on microbiology, photobiology, invertebrate biology, vertebrate biology, high-pressure biology, deep-sea biology, developmental biology, genetics, comparative biochemistry, ecotoxicology, physiology, behavior, ecology, biogeography, taxonomy, and evolution. Processes ranging from coral larvae recruitment to the role of bacteria in marine food web dynamics are under study in over twenty independent research laboratories.

Within MB is the Marine Chemical Biology (MCB) track. MCB is an interfacial discipline combining the fields of chemistry and biology to study and manipulate biological systems with the use of chemical, biochemical and genetic techniques and tools. Currently most of the investigations in the MCB track are focused on the discovery and application of marine microbial natural products and the study of biochemical processes utilized to create these unique molecules. Marine natural products are amongst some of the most structurally novel in the natural world, and their chemical description is critical to developing their full biomedical and biotechnological value as well as exploring their functional roles in our natural world. Understanding the biosynthesis of these marine natural products by a combination of organic chemistry and recombinant biology approaches lays the foundation for the discovery and application of novel biosynthetic enzymes and the rational metabolic engineering of designer 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

June 15, 2015 Catalog of Record Scripps Institution of Oceanography Graduate Curriculum (June 2015) molecules. Some of these metabolites may have utility as biological reagents, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, biofuels, or other commodity chemicals. Innovative analytical methods are also being utilized to probe the sites of natural products’ biosynthesis in complex associations of marine species, including those involved in symbiotic relationships.

Admission Requirements for Graduate Programs

General Admission Requirements

Candidates for admission to the MS or PhD programs should have a bachelor’s degree in one of the physical, biological, or earth sciences. Some curricular groups accept students with bachelor’s degrees in mathematics or engineering science (see below). A scholastic average of 3.0 or better in upper-division courses, or prior graduate study, is required. The student’s preparation should include

1. mathematics through differential and integral calculus 2. physics, one year with laboratory (the course should stress the fundamentals of mechanics, electricity, magnetism, optics, and thermodynamics, and should use calculus in its exposition) 3. chemistry, one year with laboratory 4. an additional year of physics, chemistry, or mathematics 5. All applicants are required to submit scores from the general test of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) given by the Educational Testing Service of Princeton, New Jersey. Applicants to the Ocean Biosciences Program, additionally, should take one GRE subject test of their own choice.

All international applicants whose native language is not English and whose undergraduate education was conducted in a language other than English must take the TOEFL and submit their test scores to the UC San Diego Office of Graduate Admissions.

Additional Admission Requirements for Curricular Programs

Each curricular group requires additional preparation for admission to its MS or PhD programs. The specific additional requirements for each curricular group are below. Special consideration occasionally can be given to candidates with outstanding records who do not meet all required preadmission criteria.

Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere Program (COAP)

Applied Ocean Science

• Students are admissible with a strong background in physical science, engineering science, or mathematics. • Three years of physics or applicable engineering are required. • Three years of mathematics at the college level are expected.

Climate Sciences

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Physical Oceanography

• An undergraduate major in a physical science field is required. • Three years of physics and mathematics are required.

Geosciences of the Earth, Oceans, and Planets (GEO)

Geophysics

• An undergraduate major in physics, mathematics, earth sciences, or equivalent training is required.

Geosciences

• An undergraduate major in one of the earth sciences and undergraduate physical chemistry and calculus are required. • Preparation beyond the minimum requirements in mathematics, physics, and chemistry is strongly recommended.

Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry

• An undergraduate major in chemistry, geology, biochemistry, or related field is required.

Ocean Biosciences Program (OBP)

Biological Oceanography

• Two years of chemistry, including general and organic chemistry, and a year of general biology are required. • Physical chemistry requiring calculus may be substituted for physics requiring calculus where a more elementary physics course was taken. • Zoology or botany may be substituted for general biology. Preparation should also include a course in general geology and at least one course in each of the following categories: systematics (e.g., invertebrate zoology), population biology (e.g., ecology), functional biology (e.g., physiology). • In special cases, other advanced courses in mathematics or natural sciences may be substituted for certain required courses.

Marine Biology

• An undergraduate major in one of the biological sciences (or equivalent), with basic course work in botany, microbiology, or zoology. • Two years of chemistry, including organic chemistry, is required. • Training in one or more of the following areas is strongly recommended: cellular biology, molecular biology, comparative physiology, genetics, developmental biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, vertebrate and invertebrate zoology, microbiology, and/or botany. Biochemistry and physical chemistry 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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will be expected of students in experimental biology, although the student may, if necessary, enroll in these courses at UC San Diego after admission.

Marine Chemical Biology Track

• An undergraduate major in chemistry, biochemistry, biology, marine biology or allied fields is required. • All applicants should have taken undergraduate organic chemistry and biochemistry course series (preferably the “majors” yearlong course series) • The GRE Subject Exam in Chemistry or Biology is optional.

The Master of Science

The Department of Scripps Institution of Oceanography offers instruction leading to master of science (MS) in oceanography, marine biology, and earth sciences. The curricular requirements for each academic program are the same for students admitted to the MS program and students obtaining an MS on the way to the PhD. The students in applied ocean science and physical oceanography curricular groups are typically awarded an MS in oceanography. The students in climate science, geophysics, geosciences, and marine chemistry and geochemistry curricular groups are typically awarded an MS in earth sciences or oceanography. The students in biological oceanography and marine biology curricular groups are typically awarded an MS in marine biology or oceanography. Students can petition the appropriate degree title based on approval of their guidance committee chair and the department chair.

Curricular Requirements

Plan I—Thesis

This course of study involves both course work and research; culminating in the preparation of a thesis. A total of thirty-six units of credit is required: twenty-four units must be in course work, including all required course work within the appropriate curriculum and additional units in recommended electives; and twelve units must be in research work (SIO 299) leading to the thesis. Students interested in completing Plan I should seek approval from their guidance committee prior to enrollment.

Plan II—Comprehensive Exam

This course of study involves course work and requires students to pass a comprehensive final examination, also referred to as the departmental examination. A total of thirty-six units of credit is required: twenty-four units in graduate course work, including at least fourteen units in graduate-level courses in the major field; and twelve additional units in graduate or upper-division courses.

All Plan II MS candidates normally will be required to take a departmental examination at the end of spring quarter of the first year. The examination will be oral and/or written depending on the curricular group.

Programs of Study

Programs of study vary widely among the curricular groups, and admitted master’s students and PhD students who would like to obtain the MS are expected to enroll in required courses as specified below. Both master’s students and PhD students are assigned a guidance committee consisting of three faculty members. The guidance committee is charged with advising the student. The intention is to provide individualized guidance to students, particularly 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

June 15, 2015 Catalog of Record Scripps Institution of Oceanography Graduate Curriculum (June 2015) including advice about courses of study that may reach beyond a single curricular area, and to ensure that students have taken all necessary courses to prepare for the departmental exam.

Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere Program (COAP)

The curricular group programs of study are as follows:

Applied Ocean Science Curriculum

The applied ocean science academic program is designed to provide both a broad background and a core technical base to support the diverse interests and activities of the students.

Required course work:

• SIO 214A. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics (4 units) • SIO 202A and SIO 202B. Fundamentals of Wave Physics (two-quarter sequence; 4 units each)

Any two of the following SIO introductory courses:

• SIO 210. Physical Oceanography (4 units) • SIO 240. Marine Geology (4 units) • SIO 260. Marine Chemistry (4 units) • SIO 280. Biological Oceanography (4 units)

Elective course work:

Students may fulfill the remaining units of required course work through elective course offerings selected in consultation with the students’ guidance committee. In addition, enrollment in SIO 208 (Seminar in Applied Ocean Sciences, one unit per quarter) is expected during the student’s entire period of study. SIO 208 serves as a communications bridge across the program.

Comprehensive examination (MS Plan II students only):

The applied ocean science departmental examination is based on the core technical courses SIO 214A, SIO 202A and 202B, and two of the four introductory courses (SIO 210, SIO 240, SIO 260, SIO 280), chosen by the student. The exam has both oral and written components.

Climate Sciences Curriculum

The emphasis of climate sciences is on education through interdisciplinary research. Though the group stresses interactions across disciplines, students will specialize in a particular subdiscipline or track that will be chosen by the student following discussions with their guidance committee soon after arrival. Examples of current tracks include: (1) atmospheric/ocean/climate dynamics and physics; (2) atmospheric chemistry (emphasizing climatic interactions); and (3) paleoclimate studies. Additional course requirements for these tracks will be tailored to the needs of the individual student.

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• SIO 210. Physical Oceanography (4 units) • SIO 217A, SIO 217B, and SIO 217C. Atmospheric and Climate Sciences I-III (4 units each) • SIO 260. Marine Chemistry (4 units)

Elective course work:

Students may fulfill the remaining units of required course work through elective course offerings selected in consultation with the students’ guidance committee. For most climate sciences students this includes at least one additional quarter of fluid dynamics.

Comprehensive examination:

The climate sciences departmental exam consists of a written portion and an oral portion.

Physical Oceanography Curriculum

The physical oceanography curriculum combines a comprehensive program of course work with individually tailored specialization to meet student needs.

Required course work (20 units selected from the following designated courses):

• SIO 203A and SIO 203B. Introduction to Applied Mathematics I-II (4 units each) • SIO 210. Physical Oceanography (4 units) • SIO 212A and SIO 212B. Geophysical Fluid Dynamics I-II (4 units each) • SIO 214A. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics (4 units) • SIO 221A and SIO 221B. Analysis of Physical Oceanographic Data A-B (4 units each)

Elective course work:

Students may fulfill the remaining units of required course work through elective course offerings selected in consultation with the students’ guidance committee. These might come from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography core courses in other oceanographic disciplines (SIO 240, Marine Geology; SIO 260, Marine Chemistry; SIO 280, Biological Oceanography) or from related graduate-level courses taught at UC San Diego.

Comprehensive examination:

The physical oceanography MS departmental examination covers the material in the nine courses chosen by the student.

Geosciences of the Earth, Oceans, and Planets Program (GEO)

Geophysics Curriculum

The geophysics master’s degree provides a solid grounding in the fundamentals of geophysics for students intending to pursue professional positions in government, industry, or nonprofit organizations or to apply to PhD programs. Two different degree options are available: 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Plan I—Thesis. This involves both course work and research, culminating in the preparation of a thesis. A total of thirty-six units of credit is required: twenty-four units must be from Category A courses (see below); and twelve units in research work leading to the thesis. Students should contact a thesis adviser and coadviser prior to, or as part of, the application process. Students are rarely accepted into the program without this prior consultation. This two- member faculty committee, in consultation with the student and the geophysics MS program director, will select the courses and research topic to be completed in two years or less.

Plan II—Comprehensive Exam. This course of study is intended to be completed in a single year and requires a minimum of thirty-six credit units. At least twenty-four units must be from Category A and will be selected in consultation with the geophysics MS program director. The remaining twelve units are electives chosen from either Category A or B, or other courses taken with permission of the geophysics MS program director. Students must pass a comprehensive final examination at the end of the spring quarter of the first year, which will cover material in the Category A course work.

Category A courses (24 units):

• SIO 223A Geophysical Data Analysis I (4 units) • SIO 223B. Geophysical Data Analysis II (4 units) • SIO 225. Physics of Earth Materials (4 units) • SIO 227A. Introduction to Seismology (4 units) • SIO 229. Gravity and Geomagnetism (4 units) • SIO 230. Introduction to Inverse Theory (4 units) • SIO 231. Introduction to EM Methods in Geophysics (4 units) • SIO 234. Geodynamics (4 units) • SIO 236. Satellite Remote Sensing (4 units) • SIO 239. Special Topics in Geophysics—Numerical Methods (4 units)

Category B courses (24 units):

• SIO 105. Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (4 units) • SIO 110. Introduction to GIS and GPS for Scientists (4 units) • SIO 113. Introduction to Computational Earth Science (4 units) • SIO 160. Introduction to Tectonics (4 units) • SIO 162. Structural Geology (4 units) • SIO 182A. Environmental and Exploration Geophysics (4 units) • SIO 182B. Environmental and Exploration Geophysics (4 units) • SIO 224. Internal Constitution of the Earth (4 units) • SIO 226. Introduction to Marine Geophysics (4 units) • SIO 227B. Advanced Seismology I (4 units) • SIO 227C. Advanced Seismology II (4 units) • SIO 233. Introduction to Computing (4 units) • SIO 239. Special Topics in Geophysics (4 units) • SIO 247. Rock Magnetism and Paleomagnetism (4 units)

Students are encouraged to participate in SIO 239, Special Topics in Geophysics, where students have a chance to practice their speaking skills before their peers.

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The geosciences curriculum consists of a series of core courses and a series of research focus courses.

Required course work:

• SIO 240. Marine Geology (4 units) • One geophysics course, from the following: SIO 103. Introduction to Geophysics (4 units) SIO 226. Introduction to Marine Geophysics (4 units) SIO 234. Geodynamics (4 units) SIO 247. Rock Magnetism and Paleomagnetism (4 units) • One geochemistry course, from the following: SIO 245. Marine Sediments-Paleo Proxies (4 units) SIO 251. Whole Earth Geochemistry (4 units) SIO 252A. Introduction to Isotope Geochemistry (4 units) • One geology course, from the following: SIO 105. Stratigraphy and Sedimentology (4 units) SIO 160. Introduction to Tectonics (4 units) SIO 170. Introduction to Volcanology (4 units) SIO 201. Geological Record of Climate Change (4 units) SIO 244. Shape and Structure of the Ocean Floor (4 units) SIO 253. Interactions of Oceanic Plates and the California Margin (4 units)

Elective course work:

Students may fulfill the remaining units of required course work through elective course offerings selected in consultation with the students’ guidance committee. Recommended course electives are below:

• SIO 233. Introduction to Computers at SIO (4 units) • SIO 221B. Analysis for Physical Oceanographic Data (4 units) • SIO 210. Physical Oceanography (4 units) • SIO 260. Marine Chemistry (4 units) • SIO 280. Biological Oceanography (4 units)

Comprehensive examination:

The geosciences departmental exam consists of a written portion and an oral portion.

Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry Curriculum

Required course work:

• SIO 210. Physical Oceanography (4 units) • SIO 260. Marine Chemistry (4 units) • Select one of the following: SIO 240. Marine Geology (4 units) SIO 280. Biological Oceanography (4 units)

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Students may fulfill the remaining units of required course work through elective course offerings selected in consultation with the students’ guidance committee.

Comprehensive examination:

The marine chemistry and geochemistry students will take an oral examination based on content of their required course work.

Ocean Biosciences Program

Biological Oceanography Curriculum

Required course work:

• SIO 210. Physical Oceanography (4 units) • SIO 260. Marine Chemistry (4 units) • SIO 280. Biological Oceanography (4 units) • One of the following: SIO 240. Marine Geology (4 units) SIO 255. Paleobiology and History of Life (6 units) • One of the following: SIO 270. Pelagic Ecology (4 units) SIO 270A. Fisheries Oceanography (4 units) SIO 275A. Benthic Ecology (4 units) SIO 277. Deep-Sea Biology (4 units) • One of the following: SIO 271. Marine Zooplankton (5 units) SIO 282. Phytoplankton Diversity (4 units) SIO 283. Phycology: Marine Plant Biology (5 units) SIO 284. Marine Invertebrates (6 units) SIO 294. Biology of Fishes (5 units) SIO 296. Marine Tetrapods (4 units)

Elective course work:

Other course work required for the Plan II masters will be recommended by the student’s guidance committee, usually including one quarter of SIO 278, Seminar in Ocean Biosciences (or equivalent participatory seminar), each quarter; a course in introductory parametric statistics; and at least one advanced-level course in physical, chemical, or geological oceanography.

Comprehensive examination:

The biological oceanography oral departmental examination covers the material in the required courses.

Marine Biology Curriculum

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• SIO 210. Physical Oceanography (4 units) • SIO 260. Marine Chemistry (4 units) • SIO 280. Biological Oceanography (4 units)

Elective course work:

Students may fulfill the remaining units of required course work through elective course offerings that may be recommended by the guidance committee. This typically includes SIO 290, Marine Biology.

Comprehensive examination:

For MB’s oral departmental examination, students will be expected to demonstrate competence in the material covered in the required course work as well as any other course work recommended by the guidance committee.

Marine Chemical Biology Track

Required course work:

• SIO 210. Physical Oceanography (4 units) • SIO 260. Marine Chemistry (4 units) • SIO 280. Biological Oceanography (4 units)

Elective course work:

Students may fulfill the remaining units of required course work through elective course offerings selected in consultation with the students’ guidance committee. Typical recommended electives are below:

• Chem 257. Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry (4 units) • SIO 232. Ethical and Professional Science (2 units) or equivalent • SIO 242 A-B. Marine Biotechnology I and II (8 units) • SIO 264. Special Topics in Marine Natural Products Chemistry (3 units) • Select at least one of the following: Chem 254. Mechanisms of Organic Reactions (4 units) and/or Chem 258. Applied Spectroscopy (4 units)

Comprehensive examination:

The MCB track departmental exam consists of an oral exam based on course work.

Scholarship Requirement

All course work used to complete the course unit requirements must be taken for a letter grade (A–F), except for seminars for which only S/U grades are allowed. Students must maintain a GPA of 3.0 overall.

Language Requirements

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Special Financial Assistance and Fellowships

Students may obtain teaching assistantships, and graduate student researcher positions, fellowships, and other awards available on a campuswide competitive basis. The Doctoral Program

Programs of Study

Programs of study vary widely among the curricular groups, but generally first-year students are expected to enroll in core courses that cover physical, geological, chemical, and biological oceanography. Each first-year student is assigned a guidance committee consisting of three faculty members. The guidance committee is charged with advising the student during the first year, until the departmental exam. The intention is to provide individualized guidance to students particularly including advice about courses of study that may reach beyond a single curricular group.

By the end of the first year, students usually select a particular area of focus and choose an adviser. As students advance beyond the first year, they begin to function effectively as research assistants or, in some cases, as teaching assistants. During their third to fifth year they are working toward writing their dissertations.

Programs of study for the first year vary among the three programs.

Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere Program

Students admitted to Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere Program (COAP) choose a curricular group by the end of the fall quarter. This choice is aided by the student’s guidance committee, which includes a chair or curricular group adviser from one of the COAP curricular groups. The guidance committee will help to arrange an individually tailored set of first-year courses for the student, and to ensure that the student has taken all necessary courses to prepare for the departmental exam. During the year, students may be supported in a variety of ways, but by the end of the spring quarter students must choose a research adviser. After the first year the guidance committee is dissolved, and the research adviser and dissertation committee provide guidance.

Applied Ocean Science—The Applied Ocean Science (AOS) academic program is designed to provide both a broad background and a core technical base to support the diverse interests and activities of the students. Early participation in an ongoing research project is encouraged. However, specialization and focus on a specific thesis topic is not required until the second or third year of the program. Required courses include SIO 214A, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, and the two-quarter Wave Physics sequence, SIO 202A-B. Two of the four SIO introductory courses (SIO 210, 240, 260, 280), must be completed during the first year, with the remaining two required prior to passing the doctoral qualifying exam at the end of the third year. In addition, the applied math sequence SIO 203 A- B or MAE 294 A-B or Math 210 A-B (Mathematical Methods in Physics and Engineering) is taken in either the first or second year of study. The AOS Seminar, SIO 208 serves as a communications bridge across the program; enrollment in this seminar is required during the student’s entire period of study. Beyond these core classes, the majority of each student’s academic program is tailored to individual interests. The AOS departmental examination, held at the end of the first year, is based on the core technical courses SIO 214A, SIO 202A-B, and two of the four introductory courses (chosen by the student). The exam has both oral and written components.

Climate Sciences—The emphasis of this curricular group is on education through interdisciplinary research. All students are responsible for the fundamental material in the following core courses: SIO 210, 217A-B-C, 260. 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Students are also expected to supplement their backgrounds with five to seven additional courses, including, for most climate sciences students, at least one additional quarter of fluid dynamics. These additional course(s) will be chosen in consultation with the students’ advisers. It is recommended that students participate actively in at least two quarters of seminar courses designed to complement and stimulate individual research. Though the group stresses interactions across disciplines, students will specialize in a particular subdiscipline or track that will be chosen by the student following discussions with a three-person guidance committee soon after arrival. Examples of current tracks include: (1) atmospheric/ocean/climate dynamics and physics; (2) atmospheric chemistry (emphasizing climatic interactions); and (3) paleoclimate studies. Additional course requirements for these tracks will be tailored to the needs of the individual student.

Physical Oceanography—The physical oceanography curriculum combines a comprehensive program of course work with individually tailored specialization to meet student needs. At the start of each quarter during the first year, the guidance committee meets with students to help them select course work appropriate for their individual research interests. For example, students might choose to focus on observational physical oceanography, theoretical physical oceanography, or atmosphere/ocean interactions. Students in all areas of physical oceanography are required to take SIO 203A-B, 214A, 212A. Twelve additional four-unit graduate courses are required to meet the PhD requirement. Students normally take a total of twelve four-unit graduate courses in the first year, and at least four additional four-unit courses after the first year. For PhD students who apply to receive an MS, a total of nine four-unit courses are required. As part of the overall requirement, course work should include a breadth component of two or more four-unit courses in other scientific disciplines. These might come from the Scripps Oceanography core courses in other oceanographic disciplines (SIO 240, 260, 280) or from related graduate-level courses taught at UC San Diego.

Any exception to the policy above requires written approval by the department chair in consultation with the guidance committee chair.

Physical oceanography students are required to take the departmental examination after completing one year of graduate work at UC San Diego. The examination covers the material in the four required courses and in eight additional first-year graduate courses chosen by the student in consultation with the guidance committee chair.

The Department of Scripps Institution of Oceanography offers regular seminars in several areas of current interest. After the departmental exam, students in residence are strongly encouraged to enroll for credit in at least one one- unit seminar each quarter.

Geosciences of the Earth, Oceans, and Planets

Students admitted to Geosciences of the Earth, Oceans, and Planets (GEO) are assigned an adviser, who is the chair of the three-person guidance committee. Based on the student’s interests and the major affiliation of the adviser, students are assigned to a curricular group on admission. Although students may change curricular groups in the course of the year, they must choose which departmental exam they will take. Departmental exams have similar structures among the curricular groups within GEO (a written exam at the end of spring quarter and an oral exam before the beginning of fall quarter). The material covered is quite different so students must begin preparing for the particular exam from the start. Student support for the first year comes from a variety of sources including departmental fellowships and research grants. Students are encouraged to begin a research project from the beginning and typically do not hold teaching assistant positions during their first year. Students may change advisers during their first year, and they must find an adviser by the end of the first year.

Geophysics—There is no single course of study appropriate to the geophysics curriculum; instead, the individual interests of the student will permit, in consultation with the first-year guidance committee, a choice of course work in seismology, geomagnetism, etc. The content of six core courses taken during the first year (SIO 223B, SIO 224, SIO 225, SIO 227A, SIO 229, SIO 234) forms the basis for the written departmental examination. Those lacking 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

June 15, 2015 Catalog of Record Scripps Institution of Oceanography Graduate Curriculum (June 2015) adequate preparation in probability and statistics are encouraged to take SIO 221B, or a comparable course, before enrolling in SIO 223B. Students should also consider taking SIO 233 if they have little experience in programming. Finally, students are also encouraged to participate in the Special Topics seminars (SIO 239) where students have a chance to practice their speaking skills before their peers.

Geosciences—The geosciences curriculum consists of a series of core courses and a series of research focus courses. Students are expected to take at least nine classes and at least four units of research per quarter during their first year for a total of at least forty-eight units. All students are responsible for material in Marine Geology (SIO 240). Additionally students must take at least one geophysics, one geochemistry, and one geology class from the following groups of core classes. Geophysics core classes include Introduction to Geophysics (SIO 103), Geodynamics (SIO 234), Rock Magnetism and Paleomagnetism (SIO 247), and Introduction to Marine Geophysics (SIO 226). Geochemistry core classes include Marine Sediments-Paleo Proxies (SIO 245), Whole Earth Geochemistry (SIO 251), and Introduction to Isotope Geochemistry (SIO 252A). Geology core classes include Stratigraphy and Sedimentology (SIO 105), Introduction to Volcanology (SIO 170), Geological Record of Climate Change (SIO 201), Shape and Structure of the Ocean Floor (SIO 244), and Interactions of Oceanic Plates and the California Margin (SIO 253). Students are also encouraged to take Introduction to Computers at SIO (SIO 233), Analysis for Physical Oceanographic Data (SIO 221B), Physical Oceanography (SIO 210), Marine Chemistry (SIO 260), and Biological Oceanography (SIO 280), but these may not be used to substitute for the geology, geophysics and geochemistry core requirements.

Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry—In their first year at Scripps Oceanography, students in this curricular group are required to take SIO 210, 260, and either SIO 280 or SIO 240, as well as three additional elective courses. In their second year, students are required to take a further three elective courses. Although the exact choice of such courses will depend on the student’s research interests, these required electives must be four-unit courses that are offered at the graduate level, and that have been approved by the curricular group as suitable electives. A list of approved courses is on file at the Department of Scripps Institution of Oceanography. If a student desires to take (as a required elective) a course that is not already on this list, he or she should consult with one of the curricular group advisers to get approval.

Ocean Biosciences Program

Students admitted to Ocean Bioscience Program (OBP) are assigned an adviser, who is a chair of the three-person guidance committee. Students are assigned to a curricular group based on their interests. Although students may change curricular groups near the beginning of the year, they must commit to a curricular group early on because this determines which departmental exam they will take. The biological oceanography departmental exam is an oral exam based on first-year course work. The MB track departmental exam is a written report and an oral presentation based on first-year research. The MCB track departmental exam is a written report and seminar presentation based on first-year research, followed by an oral exam. The exams are administered after or near the end of spring quarter. During the year, students may be supported in a variety of ways. After the first year, the guidance committee is dissolved and the research adviser, and eventually the dissertation committee, provide guidance.

Biological Oceanography—The student will be expected to be familiar with the material presented in the following courses: SIO 210, 240, 260, 270 or 270A, 275A or 277, 280, and at least one of SIO 271, 282, 283, 284 or 294. Other course work ordinarily will be recommended by the student’s guidance committee, usually including SIO 278 (or equivalent participatory seminar) one quarter of each year, a course in introductory parametric statistics, and at least one advanced-level course in physical, chemical, or geological oceanography. Participation in an oceanographic cruise (minimum of two weeks’ duration) and service as a teaching assistant (one quarter) are required.

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Marine Biology (MB)—Marine biology graduate students are expected to gain research experience in one or more laboratories during their first year. In the spring term of their first year at Scripps, students will take a departmental exam consisting of a presentation of their first-year research in the form of a paper and short talk to the curricular group, followed by a meeting with their first-year advisory committee. In this exam they also will be expected to demonstrate competence in the material covered in the following courses: SIO 210, 260, 280, 290A-B as well as any other course work recommended by the advisory committee. After their first year students are expected to enroll and actively participate in at least one seminar course (SIO 278, 296, or equivalent) per year that will provide in-depth knowledge and reading in selected areas, as well as practice presenting scientific material. In addition to the seminar requirement discussed above, second-year students will present their research in a special marine biology mini- symposium, held in spring quarter; students in the second through fourth years are expected to participate in the research presentation class (SIO 291) each year. Marine biology students provide annual spring quarter oral or poster presentations of their research through their fifth year.

Marine Chemical Biology (MCB)—Marine chemical biology students are required to complete SIO core courses including SIO 210, Physical Oceanography; SIO 260, Marine Chemistry; and SIO 280, Biological Oceanography. In the spring term of their first year at SIO, students will take a departmental exam consisting of a presentation of their first-year research in the form of a paper and short talk to the curricular group, followed by a meeting with their first-year guidance committee. In this exam they also will be expected to demonstrate competence in the material covered in the following courses: SIO 210, 260, and 280 as well as any other course work recommended by the guidance committee. Marine chemical biology graduate students are expected to gain research experience in one or more laboratories during their first year. Additional courses that are recommended as electives in this track, the exact composition of which will be decided by discussion between the student and the student’s first-year guidance committee, include Chem 257, Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry; SIO 242A-B, Marine Biotechnology I and II; SIO 264, Special Topics in Marine Natural Products Chemistry; and at least one of the following two courses: Chem 254, Mechanisms of Organic Reactions, and/or Chem 258, Applied Spectroscopy. These are typically taken over the first two years of study. Additional electives, seminar courses, and special topics courses in graduate science and oceanography are available. Second-year students will present their research along with students in the marine biology mini-symposium that is held in spring quarter.

Ethics Requirement

All PhD students are required to complete one of the approved UC San Diego Responsible Conduct of Research courses before taking their qualifying exam, effective July 2011. Students who previously advanced to candidacy and who will receive National Science Foundation or National Institutes of Health support prior to the completion of their PhD are also required to complete the ethics requirement to remain eligible for their grant support. Students could complete the ethics requirement by taking SIO 232, Ethical and Professional Science, SIO 273, Professional Ethics in Science, or one of the ethics courses listed, http://ethics.ucsd.edu/courses/index.html.

Language Requirements

The department has no formal language requirements. All students must be proficient in English.

Qualifying Examinations

When the student has passed the departmental examination (described above under each academic program) and has completed an appropriate period of additional study, the department will recommend appointment of a doctoral committee that will supervise the student’s performance and reporting of his or her research. The doctoral committee must be formed before the student may proceed to the qualifying examination. 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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The doctoral committee will determine the student’s qualifications for independent research by means of a qualifying examination, which will be administered no later than the end of the third year. The nature of the qualifying examination varies between curricular groups. In biological oceanography, marine biology, geosciences, physical oceanography, applied ocean science, and climate sciences the student will be expected to describe his or her proposed thesis research and satisfy the committee, in an oral examination, as to mastery of this and related topics. In marine chemistry and geochemistry the student, in an oral examination, is required to present and defend a single research proposition in his or her specialized area. The student also is required to provide a written summary of the research proposition, with references, prior to the examination. In geophysics, the student presents an original research problem, in the form of a written proposition, to the doctoral committee. The student’s oral presentation and defense of this proposition completes the examination.

Dissertation

A requirement for the PhD is the submission of a dissertation and a final examination in which the thesis is publicly defended. Students are encouraged to publish appropriate parts of their theses in the scientific literature. Individual chapters may be published as research articles prior to completion of the dissertation.

Departmental PhD Time Limit Policies

Students must complete a qualifying examination by the end of three years, and must be advanced to candidacy for the PhD by the end of four years. Total university support may not exceed seven years and total registered time at UC San Diego may not exceed eight years.

Special Financial Assistance and Fellowships

In addition to teaching assistantships, and graduate student researcher positions, fellowships, traineeships, and other awards available on a campuswide competitive basis, the department has available a certain number of fellowships and graduate student researcher positions supported from research grants and contracts, or from industrial contributions.

Ph.D. in Earth Science with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research

Ph.D. in Oceanography with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Ph.D. in Marine Biology with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research

A graduate specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (PIER) is available for select doctoral students. PIER students seek solutions to today's environmental challenges.

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Specialization Requirements

• Complete all coursework, dissertation, and other requirements of Earth Science, Oceanography or Marine Biology Ph.D. • 16-unit interdisciplinary boot camp (summer SIO295S-295LS) • 8 units from a secondary field (outside the home department) • 6 units (3 quarters) Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Forum (SIO296) • At least one chapter of the dissertation will be broadly related to environmental research and will be interdisciplinary in nature.

Application Requirements We advise students to begin PIER in their 1st year. Candidate to SIO must submit a 1page essay as part of application. The essay must state the candidate's specific interests in interdisciplinary environmental research and intended career goals. Student who apply in their second year must submit the following items as a single pdf to [email protected].

Admission to the Specialization

Students are admitted into the Earth Science, Oceanography or Marine Biology doctoral program. Admission to PIER is a competitive process with 6 -8 students granted admission each year from across ten participating UCSD departments. Selected applicants will have the opportunity to enroll in the specialization.

PIER Fellowships When funding is available, all applicants will be considered for one year of PIER Fellowship support.

Earthquake Science and Applied Geophysics Joint Doctoral Program with SDSU

A joint graduate group from the geophysics program of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) and the Department of Geological Sciences at San Diego State University (SDSU) established a joint doctoral program in geophysics in 2010. The complementary specialties and ongoing, vigorous collaborations between the two groups result in two focus areas: earthquake science, and applied geophysics. Integrating geophysics at UC San Diego and SDSU provides outstanding opportunities for students to develop the skills needed to address important local, regional, and global societal problems where geophysics can contribute to the solutions. Strong capabilities are in

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Graduates of the program will be prepared to begin rewarding geophysics careers and assume leadership roles as university faculty, government scientists, and industry researchers. Joint UC San Diego and SDSU committees administer and monitor the admission, advising, evaluation, graduation, and all other academic processes related to the joint doctoral program. Students will spend at least one academic year of residency at each campus. A doctor of philosophy (PhD) in geophysics will be awarded upon completion of the program in the names of The Regents of the University of California on behalf of UC San Diego and The Trustees of the California State University on behalf of SDSU. Prospective applicants should apply through SDSU. More information can be found at the San Diego State University website, http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/jdp/.

Concurrent PhD/MBA Program

The Department of Scripps Institution of Oceanography offers a concurrent degree program allowing interested PhD students to complete an MBA at the Rady School of Management. Students who are admitted to Scripps may, with the consent of their academic adviser, apply to Rady, through the usual admissions process, to begin the MBA program no earlier than after the completion of their departmental exam, and no later than the fall quarter following their advancement to candidacy, in line with specific plans developed with their Scripps faculty advisers. An extensive independent study, jointly supervised by Scripps and Rady faculty, enables the student to develop linkages between Scripps and Rady studies. Interested students are encouraged to consult early with Rady MBA Admissions and with their Scripps academic advisers.

For the Marine Biodiversity and Conservation MAS program, refer to the separate UC San Diego General Catalog listing.

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June 15, 2015 Catalog of Record Sociology Graduate Curriculum (June 2015) Sociology

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Social Sciences Building, Room 401 http://sociology.ucsd.edu

The graduate program in sociology at the University of California, San Diego is organized on the basis of programs of specialization in comparative and historical sociology, the sociology of culture, social inequalities, and science, technology, and medicine. It is designed to prepare students for two main goals: to contribute to the increase of knowledge about societies and thereby advance the discipline of sociology; and to teach sociology at the graduate and undergraduate levels. The majority of graduates from the program find teaching and research positions in colleges and universities, although some also work in non-academic research and social policy positions. The department offers a course of study leading to the doctor of philosophy degree. While the master of arts degree is awarded as a step toward the completion of the PhD, applicants seeking only an MA degree are not accepted.

Departmental Research and Teaching

Members of the department are engaged in a wide variety of research and teaching activities that fall into four broad areas of concentration that correspond to our programs of specialization. Much of the research carried out by departmental students and faculty is distinguished by unique intersections of these areas.

Comparative and Historical Sociology

Many members of our faculty have research interests in the historical and/or comparative analysis of social institutions, structures, and processes, and social change in general. Using methods of comparative historical research and concepts drawn from social theory, individual faculty are engaged in research on, among other things: (1) political sociology, including revolution, social and political movements, and the evolution of the modern state, (2) economic transformation in contemporary societies (industrial countries, emerging markets, and agrarian societies), including the labor process, stratification and the organization of work, and the development of market economies, (3) collective identities and social relations, including nationalism, class, gender, race, and ethnicity, and (4) social control and institutionalization. The department is among the most internationally oriented departments of sociology in the world, with specialists in most regions of the world, including Eastern and Western Europe, the former Soviet Union, Japan, China, southern Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, as well as the United States.

Sociology of Culture

A great number of the faculty have research and teaching interests in the sociology of culture broadly conceived. Sociology of culture involves topics such as: (1) the interpretation of the symbol systems that constitute meaningful resources for social action, (2) the analysis of the processes through which patterns of meaning are socially reproduced, and (3) the study of the interaction between cultural change and social change. Many faculty have an 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

June 15, 2015 Catalog of Record Sociology Graduate Curriculum (June 2015) interest in the comparative study of cultural traditions around the world. Others are interested in the relationship of culture to social movements and collective identities. And some see the sociology of culture not simply as a subdiscipline but as a general theoretical perspective on social experience. More specific substantive interests include sociology of knowledge and intellectuals, political culture, the culture of work, education and socialization, comparative moral cultures, the cultural dimensions of ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and popular culture.

Sociology of Social Inequalities

A large number of departmental faculty have expertise in the study of social inequalities, including those based on distinctions of gender, race, ethnicity, class, language, citizenship, and sexuality. Unique to our program are (1) focus on the processes by which social distinctions and identities are themselves constructed, represented, and maintained over time, (2) comprehensive training in both qualitative and quantitative approaches to studying inequality, (3) emphasis on international and historical inequality research, and (4) expertise in social movements as products of and challenges to inequality. Many members of the department study inequalities in workplaces, schools, markets, states, families, politics, law, and medicine.

Sociology of Science, Technology, and Medicine

A substantial fraction of the faculty has research and teaching interests focused on the interrelationships between science, technology, and medicine and modern society. Drawing on a range of sociological and historical methodologies, individual faculty are engaged in research on science and social movements, scientists and the state, biomedicine, the social history of madness and psychiatry, the historical sociology of scientific knowledge and practice, and sociological approaches to the Scientific Revolution. (For information on the interdisciplinary Science Studies Program, see below “Interdisciplinary Programs of Study.”)

Admission

Admission to the graduate program in sociology is open to students with excellent undergraduate records in any field. Some previous work in sociology or the social and behavioral sciences is advisable, but not required. New students are admitted in the fall quarter of each academic year. A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is a prerequisite for admission to the graduate program. Prospective applicants should submit the official online application for admission and awards (same form), one set of official transcripts from each institution attended after high school, official scores from the Graduate Record Examination, application fee, at least three letters of recommendation, and one or more samples of the applicant’s own writing, such as a term paper. Additionally, foreign applicants must submit official scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the Test of Written English (TWE). Applicants are encouraged to contact and communicate with the department to talk with faculty and graduate students. The application deadline is January 4, of each year.

Program of Study

The graduate programs in the University of California system work under the “normative time” standard. Normative time refers to the time period in which students, under normal circumstances, are expected to complete their requirements for the PhD degree. Each department establishes a normative time for its doctoral program, and for the Department of Sociology, as for most graduate programs in the university, it is six years. 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Course Requirements

Students are required to enroll as full-time graduate students, to carry a minimum enrollment of twelve units of graduate-level courses each quarter, and to maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or better.

Theory and Methods Requirements

Students take almost all of their courses on theory and methods in the first year in the program. They are required to take two theory courses: one in classical sociological theory (Sociology 201) and one in contemporary theory (Sociology 202). They are also required to take five methods courses: a foundational introductory methods/epistemology course (Sociology 200), two courses in quantitative methods (Sociology 205 and 206), and two in qualitative methods (from among Sociology 203, Field Methods; Sociology 204, Text and Discourse Analysis; or Sociology 207, Comparative-Historical Methods). In addition, students enroll in two one-credit proseminar classes in fall and winter quarters in which they learn about reading and writing academic papers, faculty research, and other issues related to graduate life for a total of two units over two quarters (Sociology 208). Note: Sociology 208 is in addition to other requirements.

The remaining theory and methods requirements are Sociology 252 and 253, a two-quarter practicum sequence, which will be taken in the fall quarters of the second and third year. In these courses, students will complete a piece of research they have started in a previous seminar, write a paper, and revise it for submission to a journal. The emphasis in the first quarter will be on the completion of the research for this project, and the second quarter will focus on the writing of the results and revision of drafts.

Core Seminars

Core seminars are survey courses in major substantive fields. Students must take three out of the following ten courses, which the department offers regularly: Sociology 264, Economic Sociology; Sociology 226, Political Sociology; Sociology 216, Sociology of Culture; Sociology 234, Intellectual Foundations of the Study of Science, Technology, and Medicine; Sociology 212, Social Stratification; Sociology 214, Urban Sociology; Sociology 267, Sociology of Gender; Sociology 244, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity; Sociology 222, Social Movements; and Sociology 230, Advanced Approaches to Sociological Theory. These are major areas of sociology and fields in which several of the members of our faculty specialize. Moreover, several of these seminars serve as introductions to the programs of specialization on which the program is based (see below).

Remaining Courses

Beyond these requirements, students must take four seminars, at least two of which must be in the program of specialization selected by the student. In total, sixteen graduate courses, plus the proseminar, are required for advancing to candidacy.

The Programs of Specialization

The department currently offers specialized PhD programs in comparative and historical sociology, sociology of culture, sociology of social inequalities, and the sociology of science, technology, and medicine. Affiliation to the clusters is voluntary and non-exclusive, and the department encourages multiple participation and joint activities among the groups. Students could qualify in more than one concentration, if they wish, and they will not be required to specialize in any one of them (although we are confident that most will find it advantageous to do so). The curriculum for each specialization is relatively light, in order to provide students with a solid common background in theory and methods, and allow for as much interface as possible between the programs. The requirements are: 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

June 15, 2015 Catalog of Record Sociology Graduate Curriculum (June 2015) appropriate qualitative methods courses, one of the core seminars (see above) in areas relevant for the concentration, two specialized seminars, pertinent specialties for the field examination, and the dissertation.

The qualitative methods requirement varies according to the program of specialization. Students who concentrate in comparative and historical sociology must take Sociology 207, Comparative-Historical Methods. For sociology of culture, Sociology 203, Field Methods, is required. Students specializing in social inequalities should take at least one of the following courses: Sociology 203, Field Methods; Sociology 204, Text and Discourse Analysis; or Sociology 207, Comparative-Historical Methods. Finally, students specializing in sociology of science, technology, and medicine must choose two of the following three courses in qualitative methods: Sociology 203, Field Methods; Sociology 204, Text and Discourse Analysis; and Sociology 207, Comparative–Historical Methods. The required core seminars are survey courses in major substantive fields. Students must take three out of the following ten courses, which the department offers regularly: Sociology 264, Economic Sociology; Sociology 226, Political Sociology; Sociology 216, Sociology of Culture; Sociology 234, Intellectual Foundations of the Study of Science, Technology, and Medicine; Sociology 212, Social Stratification; Sociology 214, Urban Sociology; Sociology 267, Sociology of Gender; Sociology 244, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity; Sociology 222, Social Movements; and Sociology 230, Advanced Approaches to Sociological Theory. These are major areas of sociology and fields in which several of the members of our faculty specialize. Moreover, several of these seminars serve as introduction to the programs of specialization on which the program is based.

The core seminars required for each program of specialization are the following:

Sociology 264. Economic Sociology or

Sociology 226. Political Sociology, for comparative and historical sociology

Sociology 216. Sociology of Culture, for sociology of culture

Sociology 212. Social Stratification or

Sociology 244. Sociology of Race and Ethnicity or

Sociology 267. Sociology of Gender, for social inequalities

Sociology 234. Intellectual Foundations of the Study of Science, Technology, and Medicine, for sociology of science, technology, and medicine

Program Overview

First-Year Evaluation

All students are evaluated by the department faculty toward the end of the academic year. At the end of the student’s first year in the program, student performance is also evaluated by the Graduate Program Committee, including the director of Graduate Studies, the faculty teaching the core sequences, and by their faculty adviser. Students whose performance is satisfactory are allowed to continue the regular course of study; others may be asked to repeat some courses or to do additional course work; others may be asked to withdraw from the program. Evaluations are communicated to students in writing. 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Second-Year Evaluation and the MA

The master’s degree is earned as one of the requirements of the PhD and is based on the quality of the student’s course work described below. At the end of the second year, students are evaluated by the Graduate Program Committee for the master’s degree. At that time, the committee ascertains the student’s suitability for doctoral work.

The fifteen core courses required to receive the MA degree are

Sociology 200. Introductory Methods/Epistemology

Sociology 201. Classical Sociological Theory

Sociology 202. Contemporary Sociological Theory

Sociology 205. Quantitative Methods I

Sociology 206. Quantitative Methods II

Sociology 252. Research Practicum I

Two courses chosen from

Sociology 203. Field Methods

Sociology 204. Text and Discourse Analysis

Sociology 207. Comparative-Historical Methods

Three seminars from

Sociology 212. Social Stratification

Sociology 214. Urban Sociology

Sociology 216. Sociology of Culture

Sociology 222. Social Movements

Sociology 226. Political Sociology

Sociology 230. Advanced Approaches to Sociological Theory

Sociology 234. Intellectual Foundation of the Study of Science, Technology, and Medicine

Sociology 244. Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

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Sociology 267. Sociology of Gender

Four elective sociology graduate seminars, of which one graduate seminar may be taken outside the department for S/U.

At the beginning of the spring quarter of their second year in the program or at the beginning of the quarter in which they wish to be considered, students must submit to the committee for evaluation three papers they have written for seminars taught by different faculty. Reviewers assess the quality of the overall record and determine whether it indicates a potential for conducting doctoral research.

The final decision regarding the MA is based on the student’s GPA, the three papers, and yearly faculty evaluations. The committee makes one of the following three recommendations: pass, MA only, and non-pass. Pass means that students may proceed toward the PhD. Those given MA only evaluations are granted the degree but may not continue toward the PhD. Students who received non-pass evaluations are asked to withdraw without a graduate degree.

Students admitted for a PhD with a master’s degree in sociology may not be candidates for a second master’s degree.

The Field Examination

In the quarter during which students expect to finish their theory and methods requirements, the three core seminars, and the four elective seminars, students become eligible to take two field examinations. These exams must be completed by the end of winter quarter of the student’s third year in the program. The object of the field examinations is to demonstrate mastery of two established, broad, and distinct fields of sociological inquiry, selected from a list of fields provided by the department. The examinations are carried out by two faculty committees, each of which is composed of two departmental faculty. One of the faculty on each committee will serve as lead adviser for that committee. The choice of fields and the composition of the committees must be approved by the director of Graduate Studies before the student starts preparing for the exams. Faculty from departments other than sociology may be added (or, if necessary, substituted) by petition to the Graduate Program Committee.

The demonstration of mastery is achieved though one written paper and an accompanying oral defense for each field. To prepare for the written portion of each exam, students will work with each of their lead advisers to draw up a bibliography of the respective field, which will give them a grasp of key issues and debates and a broad conceptual history of the field. Students are expected to know the central arguments of all the books and papers in their two bibliographies. The faculty for each exam will prepare a specially tailored prompt for each student. Students will have five days to respond to the prompt for each field exam, up to ten days, combined, for the two field exams. Exams will be open book and will have a maximum page limit of twenty pages each, double-spaced, twelve point Times New Roman font, with one-inch margins. Once the student has completed each exam, an oral defense for that exam is held no later than a week after completion of the written portion of the exam. Each field’s oral defense will last one hour and will be given by the two-person examining committee. The oral defense for each field is based on the written exam prompt and any other work covered in the student’s bibliography. Following the oral examination, the committee evaluates the student on the basis of both the written and the oral components of the examination and assigns an overall grade to each exam. Possible grades are high pass, pass, conditional pass, and no pass. High pass recognizes exceptional performance. Conditional pass indicates that the committee has passed the student pending the completion of additional work. Students receiving a grade of no pass on the exam will have an opportunity to retake the entire examination, should they so desire, by the end of the subsequent quarter. Students electing not to retake the examination or receiving a grade of no pass a second time will be asked to withdraw from the graduate program. Students must pass both field exams to proceed in the program. 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Students will have to constitute their field exam committees by the end of their second year in the program. Once the committees are constituted, they can be changed only if a faculty member becomes unavailable.

The Dissertation Prospectus and Hearing

The central intellectual activity leading to the award of the PhD is the doctoral dissertation: an original contribution to knowledge, based on substantial, original research on a topic of intellectual significance within the field of sociology.

Following successful completion of the field examination, the student establishes a doctoral committee to supervise dissertation research. This is a five-person committee, including three faculty from within the department and two from other departments within the university. The committee should include the faculty members whose fields of expertise make them most appropriate for supervising the students’ research. The student approaches the faculty member he or she would like to include, but the committee must be approved by the director of Graduate Studies and the department chair before the student starts working on the prospectus. The composition of the committee may or may not overlap with the committee that carried out the field examination. If the student elects to have a six- member committee, the sixth member has all the same obligations as the other committee members.

By the end of the spring quarter of the fourth year in the department, the student must have a dissertation prospectus approved by his or her doctoral committee. The dissertation prospectus is a document that presents the research topic of the dissertation, places it in the context of the relevant literature, discusses its significance, specifies and justifies the methods the student intends to use, establishes the feasibility of the research, and indicates the anticipated steps leading to completion.

Following submission of the dissertation prospectus, the student must defend it at a hearing before the doctoral committee. The purpose of the hearing is to certify that the prospectus is significant and feasible, that the research design is appropriate, and that the student is prepared to carry it out successfully. Based on the written prospectus and the hearing, the committee may choose to approve the prospectus or to ask for revisions and resubmission. The prospectus hearing serves, in effect, as a qualifying examination, and approval of the dissertation prospectus is the final step to advancement to candidacy for the PhD degree.

Students will have to constitute their dissertation committee three months before the proposed date of the exam. Once the committee is constituted it can be changed only if a faculty member becomes unavailable. Students will have to submit one copy per member of a substantial draft of their prospectus one month in advance to the graduate coordinator, who then distributes them to the committee members. Faculty, in turn, will commit to read and comment on the papers in two weeks time.

A mid-dissertation meeting with the sociology members of the student’s committee as a whole will be required twelve to eighteen months after the dissertation prospectus defense. During this meeting, the candidate will be expected to give an account of their progress and receive feedback from the committee. This meeting serves to create a deadline for the student to make substantial progress on his or her dissertation research. It also asks students to articulate their achievements and reflect on the dissertation research process. Likewise, committee members will be expected to actively participate and engage with the student and committee members and provide intellectual input and support.

The Doctoral Dissertation

Upon approval of the dissertation prospectus, the student proceeds with dissertation research. Students are expected to consult with committee members as the research progresses and to keep the committee chair advised of progress made. 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Once the dissertation is substantially completed and committee members have had the opportunity to review drafts of the written work, the committee meets at least one month before the defense takes place, with or without the student present, to consider the progress made and to identify concerns, changes to be made, or further work to be done. Once the committee members are substantially satisfied with the written work, the student, in consultation with the committee, schedules the oral defense of the dissertation. By university regulation, this defense is open to the public.

The final version of the dissertation must be approved by each member of the doctoral committee. All members of the committee must be present at the defense. Exceptions may be made only under very restrictive conditions. Further, the student must consult with the Graduate Division to be told of appropriate requirements for the thesis to be filed. Having obtained this approval and successfully defended the dissertation in oral examination, the student is eligible to receive the PhD. The final version of the dissertation is then filed with the university librarian via the Graduate Division. Acceptance of the dissertation by the university librarian is the final step in completing all requirements for the PhD.

PhD Time Limit Policies

Students must be advanced to candidacy by the end of four years (PCTL—Precandidacy Time Limit). Normative time is six years. Total university financial support (SUTL—Support Time Limit) cannot exceed seven years. Total registered (TRTL—Total Registered Time Limit) time at UC San Diego cannot exceed eight years.

Interdisciplinary Programs of Study

Ph.D. in Sociology with a Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research

A graduate specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (PIER) is available for select doctoral students in Sociology. PIER students seek solutions to today's environmental challenges.

Specialization Requirements

• Complete all coursework, dissertation, and other requirements of the Sociology Ph.D. • 16-unit interdisciplinary boot camp (summer SIO295S-295LS) • 8 units from a secondary field (outside the home department) • 6 units (3 quarters) Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Forum (SIO296) • At least one chapter of the dissertation will be broadly related to environmental research and will be interdisciplinary in nature. 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

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Application Requirements We advise students to begin PIER in their 3rd year upon completion of core sociology course requirements. The following items should be combined into a single pdf document and submitted to [email protected].

Admission to the Specialization

Students are admitted into the sociology doctoral program. Admission to PIER is a competitive process with 6 -8 students granted admission each year from across ten participating UCSD departments. Selected applicants will have the opportunity to enroll in the specialization.

PIER Fellowships When funding is available, all applicants will be considered for one year of PIER Fellowship support.

Sociology of Science, Technology, and Medicine, and the Science Studies Program

Students interested in the interrelationships between science, technology, and medicine (STM) and the larger social order can opt for one of two specialized programs of study. The first of these is undertaken wholly within the department (see above). The second approach is to seek admission to the Science Studies Program, a joint doctoral program that brings together graduate students from the Departments of Sociology, History, Philosophy, and Communication. Students in the program pursue a cross-disciplinary curriculum leading to dissertation research in the sociology of science, technology, or medicine, broadly conceived. Sociology faculty affiliated with this program have research interests across the broad spectrum of science studies, from the philosophy and history of science to the organization of scientific discovery and the culture of specific work.

Students may seek admission to the Science Studies Program at the same time they apply for admission to the Department of Sociology, or may, in certain circumstances, request to be accepted into the program at some point after entering the University of California, San Diego. The requirements of the Science Studies Program are similar to those of the standard graduate program. However, there are some distinct curricular requirements in the first two years of the program, as well as some distinct emphases in the qualifying examination. The core of the program is a two-quarter team-taught seminar sequence taken in the first year, the first quarter being an interdisciplinary 2015–16 UC SAN DIEGO GENERAL CATALOG

June 15, 2015 Catalog of Record Sociology Graduate Curriculum (June 2015) introduction to science studies and the second quarter (or core seminar) being devoted to special topics in science studies which vary from year to year.

For details on the Science Studies Program, including information about requirements, write to the University of California, San Diego, Coordinator, Science Studies Program, 9500 Gilman Dr. # 0104, La Jolla, CA 92093-0104; or telephone the program coordinator at (858) 534-0491. Visit their website: http://sciencestudies.ucsd.edu.

Interdisciplinary Program in Sociology and Cognitive Science

This program allows students to earn a PhD in sociology and cognitive science. Students must complete all the regular sociology requirements. In addition, they take six cognitive science seminars and select a dissertation committee composed of three Sociology and three Cognitive Science Program faculty. Admission to this program requires a separate application and is contingent on acceptance into the Department of Sociology. For more information, contact the coordinators in the Department of Sociology, (858) 534-4626, or the Cognitive Science Department, (858) 534-7141. Please view our website for application and department handbook information: http://sociology.ucsd.edu.

2. Summer Support Acknowledgment from participating programs Palenik, Brian, 3/22/16 4:23 PM -0700, Confirmation of Support for Pier Program 1 From: "Palenik, Brian" To: "Levin, Lisa" , "Dockry, Penny" CC: Denise Darling Subject: Confirmation of Support for Pier Program Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2016 16:23:32 -0700 x-originating-ip: [68.7.211.33]

The SIO Department endorses the creation of the PIER program and is strongly committed to working with faculty mentors at SIO to identify funding sources for summer support for those students whom we nominate for admission to the Program. We will address summer support on a case-by-case basis.

Brian Palenik Professor of Marine Biology SIO Department Chair

Printed for Penny Dockry 1 Rauch, James, 3/2/16 4:22 PM -0800, Re: Proposal to Establish Ph.D. Specialization (PIER 1 From: "Rauch, James" To: "Dockry, Penny" CC: Rafael Acevedo Subject: RE: Proposal to Establish Ph.D. Specialization (PIER) Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2016 16:22:40 -0800 x-originating-ip: [68.8.108.37]

We are strongly committed to PIER and to working with faculty mentors in the Economics Department to identify funding sources for summer support, for those students whom we nominate for admission to the Program.

James Rauch Chair, Economics

From: Penny Dockry [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 29, 2016 8:31 AM To: Callender, Craig ; Peter Cowhey ; Csordas, Thomas ; Ghosh, Partho ; Mcginnis, William ; Palenik, Brian ; Rauch, James ; [email protected]; Rona-Tas, Akos ; Sullivan, Robert Cc: Norris, Richard ; Watson, Joel ; Hullings, Lori Subject: Proposal to Establish Ph.D. Specialization (PIER)

Department Chairs, (Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, GPS, Philosophy, Political Science, Rady, SIO, Sociology) From: Dick Norris and Joel Watson RE: Proposal to Establish a Ph. D. Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (PIER)

Graduate Council has reviewed our proposal favorably but has asked for more information before approving it. In particular, Graduate Council would like the participating departments to confirm that they agree with the basic plan for student financial support and provide any additional comments about possible internal funding sources. The plan is summarized below and our draft response to Graduate Council is attached. Please respond by email with your endorsement and we will include your response in our reply to Graduate Council.

PIER's plan for student support: The program's shared funding model operates on a case-by-case basis, with the minimum goal of providing a commitment of summer stipends. In each case, we ask the faculty advisor and department to identify funds to provide summer support for the student. We also work to provide academic-year support from other sources where possible. Current and past students have been supported by a combination of San Diego Fellowship awards, donor funds, and FISP awards. We expect that similar sources of funding will be available in the future and that students will receive varied levels of support as is currently the case.

Thank you.

Dick Norris and Joel Watson

______Joel Watson Professor, Department of Economics University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA 92093-0508 http://econ.ucsd.edu/~jwatson/ (858) 534-6132 CEO, EconJobMarket.org --

Printed for Penny Dockry 1 Csordas, Thomas, 3/15/16 12:45 PM -0700, Re: REMINDER - Your acknowledgement is 1 From: "Csordas, Thomas" To: "Dockry, Penny" CC: "Guardiano-Durkin, Lourdes" Subject: RE: REMINDER - Your acknowledgement is pending (PIER) Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 12:45:57 -0700 x-originating-ip: [132.239.207.193]

Dear Penny,

The Anthro Department discussed the PIER proposal at our last faculty meeting and the consensus is that we are in favor of the proposal overall except for the commitment of general department funding to stipend support for a program defined such that only a very limited number of students would be eligible. However, if the stipend comes from funds controlled by an individual faculty member there would be no objection. A second point is that the department would reserve the right to review and edit any changes or additions to the catalogue copy.

Best, Tom

Thomas J. Csordas, Ph.D. Dr. James Y. Chan Presidential Chair in Global Health Professor and Chair, Department of Anthropology Director, Global Health Program Co-Director, UCSD Global Health Institute University of California San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive #0532 Social Sciences Building 210 La Jolla CA 92093-0532 Phone: 858-534-8880 or 858-822-6588 Fax: 858-534-5946 Email: [email protected]

From: Penny Dockry [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 8:13 AM To: Peter Cowhey ; Csordas, Thomas ; Mcginnis, William ; Palenik, Brian ; Rauch, James ; Rona-Tas, Akos ; Sullivan, Robert Cc: Watson, Joel ; Hullings, Lori Subject: Fwd: REMINDER - Your acknowledgement is pending (PIER)

Department Chairs,

Just a reminder that the PIER proposal is pending your acknowledgement of the plan outlined in the email below (February 29). An email response is sufficient. Responses from other departments are attached as examples.

Thank you for your continuing support of PIER.

Penny

Date: Mon, 29 Feb 2016 08:31:20 -0800 To: "Callender, Craig" , Peter Cowhey , "Csordas, Thomas", "Ghosh, Partho" , "Mcginnis, William" , "Palenik, Brian" , "Rauch, James" , "[email protected]", "Rona-Tas, Akos" ,"Sullivan, Robert" From: Penny Dockry Subject: Proposal to Establish Ph.D. Specialization (PIER)

Printed for Penny Dockry 1 , 3/15/16 1:58 PM -0700, Fwd: Re: REMINDER - Your acknowledgement is pending (PIE 1 To: From: Penny Dockry Subject: Fwd: Re: REMINDER - Your acknowledgement is pending (PIER) Cc: Bcc: Attachments:

Tue, 15 Mar 2016 13:28:26 -0700 (PDT) Sender: William McGinnis Subject: Re: REMINDER - Your acknowledgement is pending (PIER) From: William McGinnis Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 13:29:24 -0700 CC: John Bauer , James Nieh , Richard Firtel To: Penny Dockry

The Division of Biological Sciences is happy to support the PIER program, and will work to find sources of funding when needed for students in our area.

Sincerely

William McGinnis, Dean Richard C. Atkinson Endowed Chair Division of Biological Sciences University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA 92093

lab office phone 858-822-0458 Dean office phone; 858-822-5738 or 858-534-4281 email: [email protected] http://www-biology.ucsd.edu/labs/mcginnis/

Bcc: [email protected]

Department Chairs,

(Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, GPS, Philosophy, Political Science, Rady, SIO, Sociology)

From: Dick Norris and Joel Watson

RE: Proposal to Establish a Ph. D. Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (PIER)

Printed for Penny Dockry 1 Partho Ghosh, 2/29/16 1:31 PM -0800, Re: Proposal to Establish Ph.D. Specialization (PIE 1 X-UCSD-Delayed-Alias: True X-IPAS-Result: A2C/CABSuNRW/x0A74RUBwMOCAMBAQIPAQEBAYI+TFJtqnGNaIQBBxcBBYV2AoE6PBABAQEBAQEBZCeEQQEBAQECASM+HQkCCw4HAx wECgICFkEGE4gXCLEbincBg2kBAQEHAQEBAQEBAQEBFwSGDoFsCIIaLIQFBgsBPwsbggE4ExiBDwWOH4RWhBeFWYgJgV5Lg3mIUocY hzIPKCuCAYEoXEmHEYEyAQEB From: Partho Ghosh Subject: Re: Proposal to Establish Ph.D. Specialization (PIER) Date: Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:31:53 -0800 To: Penny Dockry

The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry confirms support for the basic plan for student financial support outlined immediately below.

Best regards, Partho Ghosh

On Feb 29, 2016, at 8:31 AM, Penny Dockry wrote:

Department Chairs, (Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, GPS, Philosophy, Political Science, Rady, SIO, Sociology) From: Dick Norris and Joel Watson

RE: Proposal to Establish a Ph. D. Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (PIER)

Thank you.

Dick Norris and Joel Watson

______Joel Watson Professor, Department of Economics University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA 92093-0508 http://econ.ucsd.edu/~jwatson/ (858) 534-6132 CEO, EconJobMarket.org -- Penny Dockry, Operations Manager Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Program for Interdisciplinary Environmental Research (PIER) Scripps Institution of Oceanography 0202 Hubbs Hall Room 2155

Printed for Penny Dockry 1 Wendy Hunter Barker, 3/16/16 12:52 PM -0700, Fwd: REMINDER - Your acknowledge 1 From: Wendy Hunter Barker To: "Dockry, Penny" CC: Peter Cowhey Subject: FW: REMINDER - Your acknowledgement is pending (PIER) Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 12:52:10 -0700 x-originating-ip: [132.239.21.112]

Hello Penny,

On behalf of Dean Cowhey, who is traveling right now, I’d like to reaffirm GPS’s support of the PIER program. We understand the funding model, and if a faculty member from GPS wishes to mentor a PIER student, we will work with that faculty mentor to identify appropriate funding sources for the summer support.

Best, ~wendy~

Wendy Hunter Barker

Assistant Dean, Academic Programs

School of Global Policy and Strategy

University of California, San Diego

9500 Gilman Drive, #0519

La Jolla, CA 92093-0519

Tel: 858-246-1875

gps.ucsd.edu

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------Original Message ------Subject: Fwd: REMINDER - Your acknowledgement is pending (PIER) From: Penny Dockry Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016, 8:12 AM To: Peter Cowhey ,"Csordas, Thomas" ,"Mcginnis, William" ,"Palenik, Brian" ,"Rauch, James" ,"Rona-Tas, Akos" ,"Sullivan, Robert" CC: "Watson, Joel" ,"Hullings, Lori"

Department Chairs,

Printed for Penny Dockry 1 Callender, Craig, 3/17/16 3:14 PM -0700, PIER 1 From: "Callender, Craig" To: "Dockry, Penny" Subject: PIER Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 15:14:30 -0700 x-originating-ip: [132.239.205.98]

Hi Penny,

The Philosophy Department faculty met on 3/14/16 and discussed joining the PIER program. The faculty voted enthusiastically and unanimously in favor of joining. As a consequence, we are happy to strive to support our students with summer stipends if accepted. We don’t anticipate problems in finding resources.

Sincerely,

Craig Callender

------Craig Callender Professor and Chair of Philosophy UC San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0119

philosophyfaculty.ucsd.edu/faculty/ccallender/

Printed for Penny Dockry 1 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO UCSD

BERKELEY • DAVIS • IRVINE • LOS ANGELES • MERCED • RIVERSIDE • SAN DIEGO • SAN FRANCISCO SANTA BARBARA • SANTA CRUZ

PHILIP G. ROEDER DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, 0521 Professor and Department Chair 9500 Gilman Drive TEL: (858) 246-0721 La Jolla, California 92093-0521 E-MAIL: [email protected] TEL: (858) 534-3548 FAX: (858) 534-7130

February 29, 2016

TO: GRADUATE COUNCIL

FROM: PHILIP G. ROEDER, CHAIR, POLITICAL SCIENCE

SUBJ: PIER PROGRAM SUMMER SUPPORT

The Department of Political Science strongly supports creation of the PIER program, which will make a valuable contribution to the educational mission of the University. For our students, it provides an important opportunity for interdisciplinary training.

The Department is strongly committed to working with faculty mentors in the Political Science Department so as to identify funding sources for summer support for those students whom we nominate for admission to the Program.

Although at this time the Department is unable to set aside department funds to guarantee support for PIER nominees in the future, the Chair and staff will work with faculty members on a case‐by‐case basis so as to support interested students whom we are eager to nominate.

McMahan, Christine, 3/28/16 11:17 AM -0700, Fwd: acknowledgement is pending (PIER) 1 From: "McMahan, Christine" To: "Dockry, Penny" CC: "Sullivan, Robert" Subject: FW: acknowledgement is pending (PIER) Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 11:17:23 -0700 x-originating-ip: [132.239.212.134]

Sent on behalf of Dean Robert S. Sullivan (copied):

Dear Penny,

The Rady School of Management supports the creation of the PIER program and is committed to working with Rady Faculty to identify funding sources for summer support for those students whom we nominate for admission to the program. We will address summer support on a case by case basis.

Best regards, Bob Sullivan

Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 08:12:35 -0700 To: Peter Cowhey , "Csordas, Thomas", "Mcginnis, William" , "Palenik, Brian" , "Rauch, James" , "Rona-Tas, Akos" ,"Sullivan, Robert" From: Penny Dockry Subject: Fwd: REMINDER - Your acknowledgement is pending (PIER)

Cc: [email protected] , [email protected]

Department Chairs,

Thank you for your continuing support of PIER.

Penny

Printed for Penny Dockry 1 Rona-Tas, Akos, 3/15/16 11:34 AM -0700, Re: REMINDER - Your acknowledgement is 1 From: "Rona-Tas, Akos" To: "Dockry, Penny" CC: "Miller, Shanley ([email protected]) ([email protected])" Subject: RE: REMINDER - Your acknowledgement is pending (PIER) Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 11:34:26 -0700 x-originating-ip: [132.239.208.70]

The Department of Sociology supports creation of the PIER program, which will make a valuable contribution to the educational mission of the UC San Diego.

We are committed to working with faculty mentors in the Sociology Department to identify funding sources for summer support for those students whom we nominate for admission to the Program. Although at this time the Department is unable to set aside department funds to guarantee support for PIER nominees, in the future, the Chair and staff will work with faculty members on a case-by-case basis to support interested students who we think can benefit from the Program.

Akos Rona-Tas

Department Chairs,

Thank you for your continuing support of PIER.

Penny

Bcc: [email protected]

Department Chairs,

(Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, GPS, Philosophy, Political Science, Rady, SIO, Sociology)

From: Dick Norris and Joel Watson

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