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Graduate Seminars

Seminars

Seminars are numbered at the 5000-level and the 7000-level.

Seminars at the 5000-level involve a variety of written assignments spaced out across the semester. Undergraduates may be admitted, at the discretion of the professor.

Seminars at the 7000-level are more specialized and advanced. A full-length (20-25-page) research paper is generally required, and students often present part of their research to the seminar.

MA students must take at least one 7000-level course.
PhD students must take at least five 7000-level courses.