The following sample timelines are designed to suggest the range of subjects students might choose to investigate for the Ph.D., and to show possible paths to the degree in terms of distribution of courses. They are just samples--students will work with their advisors to determine their own path through the program, choosing electives that support their goals and interests.
Students appointed as Graduate Associates are required to enroll in a minimum of 8 credit hours per semester. Graduate students appointed as University Fellows are required to enroll in 12 credit hours in the Autumn and Spring semester of the fellowship, and 6 credit hours in the Summer term of the fellowship.
Sample Timeline for Student Entering with an M.A. from Another Institution, Funded as a Fellow in the First Year
Fall, Year One
- COMPSTD 6100 Critical Foundations: Comparative Analysis [required]
- COMPSTD 7360 Theorizing Culture [elective]
- COMPSTD 8100 Interdisciplinary Learning Lab {required]
- POLITSC 7140 Race and Ethnicity [elective]
Spring, Year One
- COMPSTD 6200 Critical Foundations: Interdisciplinarity and Methods [required]
- COMPSTD 8200 Interdisciplinary Learning Lab [required]
- COMPSTD 8872 Seminar in Religious Studies [elective]
- AFAMST 5650 Blackness and the Body in Science and Medicine [elective]
Summer, Year One
- COMPSTD 7193 Individual Studies [elective]
Fall, Year Two
- COMPSTD 6300 Critical Foundations: Cultural and Social Theory [required]
- COMPSTD 6500 Teaching Seminar in Interdisciplinary Studies [required]
- COMPSTD 8100 Interdisciplinary Learning Lab [required]
Spring, Year Two
- COMPSTD 6400 Critical Foundations: The Humanities and Collaborative Practices [required]
- COMPSTD 8200 Interdisciplinary Learning Lab [required]
- DANCE 7408 Bodies on the Line [elective]
Fall, Year Three
- COMPSTD 8998 Candidacy Exam Preparation (8 credits)
Spring, Year Three
- COMPSTD 8990 Dissertation Writing Workshop (2 credits)
- COMPSTD 8998 Dissertation Research (1 credit)
Fall, Year Four
- COMPSTD 8990 Dissertation Writing Workshop (2 credits)
- COMPSTD 8998 Dissertation Research (1 credit)
Spring, Year Four
- COMPSTD 8990 Dissertation Writing Workshop (2 credits)
- COMPSTD 8998 Dissertation Research (1 credit)
Sample Timeline for Student Entering with an M.A. from Comparative Studies, Funded as a Graduate Teaching Associate
Fall, Year One
- COMPSTD 6300 Critical Foundations: Cultural and Social Theory [required]
- COMPSTD 8100 Interdisciplinary Learning Lab [required]
- SPANISH 5461 Latino Urbanism and the Reinvention of the American City [elective]
- COMPSTD 8193 Independent Study [elective]
Spring, Year One
- COMPSTD 6400 Critical Foundations: The Humanities and Collaborative Practices [required]
- COMPSTD 8200 Interdisciplinary Learning Lab [required]
- COMPSTD 5189 Comparative Studies Field School [elective]
Fall Year Two
- POLITSC 7140 Race and Ethnicity [elective]
- COMPSTD 7340 Theorizing Science and Technology [elective]
- COMPSTD 8193 Independent Study [elective]
Spring Year Two
- COMPSTD 8998 Candidacy Exam Preparation (8 credits)
Fall, Year Three
- COMPSTD 8990 Dissertation Writing Workshop (2 credits)
- COMPSTD 8998 Dissertation Research (1 credit)
Spring, Year Three
- COMPSTD 8990 Dissertation Writing Workshop (2 credits)
- COMPSTD 8998 Dissertation Research (1 credit)