In October 2012, the Graduate Council of University of California, Berkeley established the Designated Emphasis in Dutch Studies(link is external). The D.E. in Dutch Studies provides curricular and research resources for students who want to concentrate on Dutch Studies within their respective disciplines and have their work formally recognized in their degree designation. Designed to bring together faculty and students from different departments, the D.E. is administered by the Graduate Group in Dutch Studies and provides a unique context for rigorous cross-disciplinary research. Sponsoring departments include German, History, History of Art, Southeast Asian Studies, African American Studies, Comparative Literature, French, and Sociology. However, the D.E. is open to interested students regardless of whether their home department is officially affiliated with the D.E. The program helps advance Berkeley’s position as America’s leading Dutch Studies program and facilitate research in and cooperation with other universities in the Netherlands, Belgium, South Africa, Indonesia, and the Caribbean who also have strong Dutch Studies programs. Students applying to the D.E. must be prepared to integrate high-level research in Dutch Studies into their coursework, qualifying exam and dissertation.
Head Graduate Advisor, Prof. Thomas Shannon(link sends e-mail)