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UCSB offers doctoral students the opportunity to complete an “Optional Ph.D. Emphasis” in addition to the normal requirements of their degree program. Ph.D. Emphases are akin to doctoral minors, with additional course and dissertation requirements beyond those of the regular degree. Completion of an Emphasis results in a special designation on the transcript. Political Science doctoral students may undertake any of four Emphases.
Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS)
The QMSS emphasis is intended for students who wish to develop and use cutting-edge quantitative methods on social science research.
Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in Global Studies
The Global studies emphasis examines transnational economic, political, environmental, social, and cultural interactions and flows that operate at a global (i.e., trans-continental) scale. “Global studies” views the world as comprised of increasingly interdependent processes, rather than as shaped exclusively or even primarily by the interplay of discrete nation-states. Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in Technology and Society
The Technology and Society Emphasis brings together doctoral students in engineering, social sciences, and the humanities to engage in multidisciplinary coursework and research into the cultural and societal changes resulting from the use of new information technologies. Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in Feminist Studies
The Feminist Studies Emphasis examines feminist pedagogy, feminist theory, and topics relevant to the study of women, gender, and/or sexuality, using an interdepartmental set of conversations and intellectual questions.
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