Students enrolled in any Ph.D. program in the humanities or social sciences at Berkeley are eligible to apply to the Designated Emphasis in Folklore, which provides a solid foundation in the field. Upon successful completion of the dissertation, the student's diploma and transcript will include the designation "Ph.D. in [major] with a Designated Emphasis in Folklore." To be admitted to the program, applicants must already be accepted into an existing Ph.D. progrm at Berkeley. (Master's students and students at other institutions are not eligible.) Graduate students are strongly urged...
The Designated Emphasis program was developed to accommodate some of the many students who conduct graduate-level research in gender and/or sexuality related topics on the Berkeley campus. Administered by the Department of Gender & Women’s Studies and its affiliated faculty, the DEWGS provides its students with certification as well as with a context for the interdisciplinary exchange of ideas and development of research.
Applicants will be selected according to their academic qualifications, the appropriateness of their interests to the program’s teaching resources, and the...
Graduate students in any Berkeley PhD program may apply to join the Designated Emphasis in Indigenous Language Revitalization, which is supervised by the Graduate Group in Indigenous Language Revitalization (and housed administratively in the Department of Linguistics). A Designated Emphasis(link is external) is like a graduate minor. For more information, see the following pages:
The Designated Emphasis (D.E.) in European Studies provides curricular and research resources for graduate students who want to concentrate on European Studies within their respective disciplines and have their work formally recognized in their degree designation. Launched in 2016 and administered by the Graduate Group in European Studies, in cooperation with the Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ISEEES), the D.E. helps advance Berkeley’s position as one of the nation’s leading centers of European Studies, and facilitates graduate research in and cooperation with...
The Berkeley Center for New Media is a cross-disciplinary research and teaching program that offers its own graduate courses, recommends related courses, and encourages research collaborations to enhance the intellectual community of UC Berkeley scholars interested in new media.
BCNM’s Designated Emphasis (D.E.) program is for selected UC Berkeley Ph.D. students from any Berkeley home department with research interests in new media. It is supplemental to the Ph.D. program in the regular departments, and provides enhanced skills in analyzing and/or designing future media with an...
The Designated Emphasis in the Study of Religion (DESR) supports graduate training in Religious Studies and in the Theory of the Study of Religion, promotes graduate research on topics related to religion, and brings together a cross-disciplinary faculty Group in the Study of Religion.
Recognizing that many Berkeley students across the Humanities and Social Sciences are already deeply engaged in the study of religious phenomena, the DESR creates a space where those students may come together and focus on the history and theory of how others have approached such phenomena. Since...
The Designated Emphasis (DE) in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies offers students comprehensive training in a wide range of disciplines, fosters cutting-edge research, and provides opportunities for close collaboration with faculty across the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
The DE in Jewish Studies provides curricular and research resources for students who want to concentrate on Jewish 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 DE is administered by the Graduate Group in Jewish Studies and provides a unique context for rigorous cross-disciplinary research. Students applying to the DE must be prepared to integrate high-level research in Jewish Studies into their coursework, qualifying exam, and...
The Program in Critical Theory’s three core-course requirements are intended to establish an historical and normative framework for understanding critical theory in its current breadth. DE students’ evaluations confirm that these courses have been overwhelmingly successful. This three core-course sequence (a) explores the concept of critique in German Idealism and in related philosophical work (Critical Theory 200), (b) provides intensive exposure to the Frankfurt School and its legacies (Critical Theory 205); and (c) robustly engages contemporary forms of critical theory and their...
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...
