The workshop provides a forum for advanced PhD students (usually in the 3rd or 4th year) to draft and refine the dissertation prospectus in preparation for the defense, as well as to discuss grant proposals. Emphasis on clear formulation of a research project, sources and historiography, the mechanics of research, and strategies of grant-writing. The class meets weekly and is usually offered in both fall and spring semesters.
Consistent attendance and participation are mandatory.
What is media and mediation? How do aesthetics, techniques and technologies of media shape perception, experience, and politics in our societies? And how have various forms of media and mediation been conceptualized and practiced in the Chinese-language environment? This graduate seminar examines critical issues in historical and contemporary Chinese media cultures, and guides students in a broad survey of primary texts, theoretical readings, and research methods that place Chinese media cultures in historical, comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives. We discuss a variety of media forms, including paintings and graphic arts, photography and cinema, soundscapes and the built environment, and television and digital media. The class covers a time span from mid-19 th century to the present, and makes use of the rich holdings at the Starr East Asian Library for historical research and media archaeology.
Open to MA and PhD students. Advanced undergraduates need to have instructor's approval.
Language prerequisites: intermediate or advanced Chinese; rare exceptions upon instructor’s approval.
Supervised Reserach for Classical Studies Graduate Students.
All graduate students are required to attend the department colloquium as long as they are in residence. No degree credit is granted.
The EMPA Capstone Workshop
is a culminating experience in which students apply the practical skills and analytical knowledge acquired during the program to a real-world policy or management challenge. Working in small consulting teams under faculty supervision, students engage with an external client to address a defined problem, conduct research, and deliver actionable recommendations.
Each team produces a final written report and presents its findings in a formal oral briefing designed to support implementation and impact. The workshop develops applied consulting, project management, and client engagement skills while reinforcing core competencies in policy analysis and public leadership.
Completion of the Capstone or Portfolio Presentation Workshop is a graduation requirement for Executive MPA students and is typically taken in the final semester. Enrollment is by application and managed by the EMPA Student Affairs.
After completion of the required 60 credits during the first two years in the program, MFA students in the Film Program must register for Research Arts to maintain continuous full-time enrollment. During this time, students are expected to spend at least 36 hours each week (equivalent to 12 semester credit hours) in independent research and study. As part of Research Arts, students may attend group critiques, master classes/workshops, and/or be engaged in individual and/or group projects, productions, as well as other co-curricular instructional activities, as stipulated by their program.
Prerequisites: the instructors and the departments permission. To register for G9000, students must request a section number from the departments graduate administrator.
Theoretical or experimental study or research in graduate areas in mechanical engineering and engineering science.
After completion of the required 60 credits during the first two years in the program, MFA students in the Theatre Program must register for Research Arts to maintain continuous full-time enrollment. During this time, students are expected to spend at least 36 hours each week (equivalent to 12 semester credit hours) in independent research and study. As part of Research Arts, students may attend group critiques, master classes/workshops, and/or be engaged in individual and/or group projects, productions, as well as other co-curricular instructional activities, as stipulated by their program.
After completion of the required 60 credits during the first two years in the program, MFA students in the Writing Program must register for Research Arts to maintain continuous full-time enrollment. During this time, students are expected to spend at least 36 hours each week (equivalent to 12 semester credit hours) in independent research and study. As part of Research Arts, students may attend group critiques, master classes/workshops, and/or be engaged in individual and/or group projects, productions, as well as other co-curricular instructional activities, as stipulated by their program.