Overview
Features
- It continues to be a premiere PhD program at University of California, Berkeley that provides rigorous interdisciplinary training as well as critical grounding in comparative, relational, and intersectional analysis made possible by the core subfields of the department—Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies, Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies, Native American Studies, and Comparative Ethnic Studies.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- The graduate program draws on faculty strength in a wide range of fields, including studies of race, ethnicity, indigeneity, gender, and sexuality; citizenship, migration, and borders; diaspora and transnationalism; sovereignty and decoloniality; representation and performance; social movements and cultural politics; religion, food, museums, labor, and war.
- Students learn social science and humanities methodologies, including archival research, ethnography, oral history, and textual and visual analysis.
- Students also have the opportunity to pursue a “Designated Emphasis” in such areas as Critical Theory, Film Studies, Indigenous Language Revitalization, New Media, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 72 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
Ethnic Studies View 8 other PhDs in Ethnic Studies in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- The typical minimum GPA is 3.0. If your GPA falls below 3.0, please provide an explanation in your statement of purpose.
- Statement of Purpose
- Personal Statement:
- Writing Sample
- Letters of Recommendation
- Evidence of English Language Proficiency
- Application Fee
Tuition Fee
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International
12264 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 6132 USD per semester during 72 months. -
National
12264 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 6132 USD per semester during 72 months. -
In-State
12264 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 6132 USD per semester during 72 months.
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Scholarships Information
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