Graduate Courses and Programs
African Studies
309 Luce Hall, 203.432.9903
www.yale.edu/macmillan/african
M.A.
Chair
Christopher Udry (Economics)
Director of Graduate Studies
David Simon (203.432.5243, david.simon@yale.edu)
Director of Program in African Languages
Kiarie Wa’Njogu (203.432.0110, john.wanjogu@yale.edu)
Professors Lea Brilmayer (Law), M. Kamari Clarke (Anthropology; on leave [Sp]), John Darnell (Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations), Owen Fiss (Law), William Foltz (Emeritus, Political Science), Robert Harms (History), Andrew Hill (Anthropology), Roderick McIntosh (Anthropology), Christopher L. Miller (French; African American Studies), Catherine Panter-Brick (Anthropology), Lamin Sanneh (History; Divinity), Ian Shapiro (Political Science), Robert Thompson (History of Art), Christopher Udry (Economics), Michael Veal (Music), David Watts (Anthropology), Elisabeth Wood (Political Science)
Associate Professors Ann Biersteker (Adjunct; Linguistics), Michael McGovern (Anthropology; on leave)
Assistant Professors Robert Bailis (Forestry & Environmental Studies), Ato Kwamena Onoma (Political Science; on leave), Edwige Tamalet Talbayev (French), Jonathan Wyrtzen (Sociology; on leave [F])
Senior Lecturer Cheryl Doss (Global Affairs; Economics)
Lecturers Anne-Marie Foltz (Public Health), David Simon (Political Science)
Senior Lectors II Sandra Sanneh (African Languages), Kiarie Wa’Njogu (African Languages)
Senior Lectors Oluseye Adesola (African Languages), Matuku Ngame (French)
Fields of Study
African Studies considers the arts, history, cultures, languages, literatures, politics, religions, and societies of Africa as well as issues concerning development, health, and the environment. Considerable flexibility and choice of areas of concentration are offered because students entering the program may have differing academic backgrounds and career plans. Enrollment in the M.A. program in African Studies provides students with the opportunity to register for the many African studies courses offered in the various departments of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the professional schools.
The Program in African Studies also offers two interdisciplinary seminars to create dialogue and to integrate approaches across disciplines. In addition to the M.A. degree program, the Council on African Studies offers students in the University’s doctoral and other professional degree programs the chance to obtain a Graduate Certificate of Concentration in African Studies by fulfilling a supplementary curriculum (see the section on the African Studies Council, under Non-Degree Granting Programs, Councils, and Research Institutes). Joint degrees are possible with the approval of the director of graduate studies (DGS) and the relevant officials in the schools of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Law, Management, and Public Health.
The African collections of the Yale libraries together represent one of the largest holdings on Africa found in North America. The University now possesses more than 220,000 volumes including, but not limited to, government documents, art catalogues, photographs, manuscripts, correspondence, and theses, many published in Africa.
Special Admissions Requirement
The GRE General Test is required.
Special Requirements for the M.A. Degree
The Yale University Master of Arts degree program in African Studies was instituted in 1986. The two-year interdisciplinary, graduate-level curriculum is intended for students who will later continue in a Ph.D. program or a professional school, or for those who will enter business, government service, or another career in which a sound knowledge of Africa is essential or valuable. A student may choose one of the following areas of concentration: history; anthropology; political science; sociology; arts and literatures; languages and linguistics; religion; environmental and development studies.
The program requires sixteen courses: two compulsory introductory interdisciplinary seminars, Research Methods in African Studies (AFST 501a) and Topics in African Studies (AFST 764b); four courses of instruction in an African language; four courses in one of the foregoing areas of concentration; four other approved courses offered in the Graduate School or professional schools; and two terms of directed reading and research (AFST 590a and 900b) during which students will complete the required thesis. A student who is able to demonstrate advanced proficiency in an African language may have the language requirement waived and substitute four other approved courses. The choice of courses must be approved by the DGS, with whom students should consult as soon as possible in the first term.
The Master’s Thesis
The master’s thesis is based on research on a topic approved by the director of graduate studies and advised by a faculty member with expertise or specialized competence in the chosen topic.
Program in African Languages
The language program offers instruction in three major languages from sub-Saharan Africa: Kiswahili (eastern and central Africa), Yorùbá (west Africa), and isiZulu (southern Africa). Language-related courses and language courses for professionals are also offered. African language courses emphasize communicative competence, and instructors use multimedia materials that focus on the contemporary African context. Course sequences are designed to enable students to achieve advanced competence in all skill areas by the end of the third year, and the African Languages program encourages students to spend one summer or term in Africa during their language study.
Noncredited instruction in other African languages is available by application through the Directed Independent Language Study program at the Center for Language Study. Contact the director of the Program in African Languages.
Program materials are available upon request from the Director of Graduate Studies, Council on African Studies, Yale University, PO Box 208206, New Haven CT 06520-8206; e-mail, africanstudies@yale.edu.
Courses
AFST 501au/INRL 516a, Research Methods in African Studies Cheryl Doss
AFST 531au/HIST 843au, Apartheid and Its Afterlives Daniel Magaziner
AFST 532au/HIST 846au, After Colonialism Daniel Magaziner
AFST 541bu, Comparative Perspectives on African Literatures Ann Biersteker
AFST 577a/ANTH 577a, Anthropology of the Contemporary: NGOs, States, and International Bodies M. Kamari Clarke
AFST 590au, African Studies Colloquium Ann Biersteker
AFST 598au, Introduction to an African Language I Kiarie Wa’Njogu and staff
AFST 599bu, Introduction to an African Language II Sandra Sanneh and staff
AFST 626au, Performance in Africa Frederick Lamp
AFST 633bu, Comparative Corruption Elizabeth Carlson
AFST 645au, Political Economy of Natural Disasters Jennifer Bussell
AFST 647au, The Rwandan Genocide in Comparative Context David Simon
AFST 650, Second Year in an African Language
AFST 651a/AFAM 822a/FREN 951a, The Francophone African Novel Christopher L. Miller
AFST 660, Third Year in an African Language
AFST 665bu, Language and Identity: South Africa Sandra Sanneh
AFST 670, Fourth Year in an African Language
AFST 680bu, Nigeria and Its Diaspora Oluseye Adesola
[AFST 764bu/ANTH 622bu, Topics in African Studies]
AFST 778bu/AFAM 728bu/HSAR 778bu, From West Africa to the Black Americas: The Black Atlantic Visual Tradition Robert Thompson
AFST 814a/REL 914a, Christian-Muslim Dialogue and Understanding Lamin Sanneh
AFST 839a/HIST 839a, Environmental History of Africa Robert Harms
AFST 840b/HIST 840b, Colonialism in Africa Robert Harms
AFST 900b, Master’s Thesis David Simon and faculty
AFST 951a or b, Directed Reading and Research David Simon and faculty
SWAH 610au, Beginning Kiswahili I Kiarie Wa’Njogu
SWAH 620bu, Beginning Kiswahili II Kiarie Wa’Njogu
SWAH 630au, Intermediate Kiswahili I Kiarie Wa’Njogu
SWAH 640bu, Intermediate Kiswahili II Kiarie Wa’Njogu
SWAH 650au, Advanced Kiswahili I Kiarie Wa’Njogu
SWAH 660bu, Advanced Kiswahili II Kiarie Wa’Njogu
SWAH 670au or bu, Topics in Kiswahili Literature Ann Biersteker
YORU 610au, Beginning Yorùbá I Oluseye Adesola
YORU 620bu, Beginning Yorùbá II Oluseye Adesola
YORU 630au, Intermediate Yorùbá I Oluseye Adesola
YORU 640bu, Intermediate Yorùbá II Oluseye Adesola
YORU 650au, Advanced Yorùbá I Oluseye Adesola
YORU 660bu, Advanced Yorùbá II Oluseye Adesola
YORU 670au or bu, Topics in Yorùbá Literature and Culture Oluseye Adesola
YORU 680au, Advanced Topics in Yorùbá Literature and Culture Oluseye Adesola
YORU 682bu, Advanced Topics in Yorùbá Literature and Culture II Oluseye Adesola
ZULU 610au, Beginning isiZulu I Sandra Sanneh
ZULU 620bu, Beginning isiZulu II Sandra Sanneh
ZULU 630au, Intermediate isiZulu I Sandra Sanneh
ZULU 640bu, Intermediate isiZulu II Sandra Sanneh
ZULU 650au, Advanced isiZulu I Sandra Sanneh
ZULU 660bu, Advanced isiZulu II Sandra Sanneh
East Asian Studies
320 Luce Hall, 203.432.3426
http://eastasianstudies.research.yale.edu
M.A.
Chair
Daniel Botsman (LUCE 345, 203.432.3197, daniel.botsman@yale.edu)
Director of Graduate Studies
Aaron Gerow (311 HGS, 203.432.7082, aaron.gerow@yale.edu)
Professors Daniel Botsman (History), Kang-i Sun Chang (East Asian Languages & Literatures), Deborah Davis (Sociology), Aaron Gerow (East Asian Languages & Literatures; Film Studies), Valerie Hansen (History), Edward Kamens (East Asian Languages & Literatures), William Kelly (Anthropology), Tina Lu (East Asian Languages & Literatures), Peter Perdue (History), Frances Rosenbluth (Political Science), Helen Siu (Anthropology), William Summers (Therapeutic Radiology; History of Science & Medicine), John Treat (East Asian Languages & Literatures), Jing Tsu (East Asian Languages & Literatures), Anne Underhill (Anthropology), Mimi Hall Yiengpruksawan (History of Art)
Associate Professor Karen Nakamura (Anthropology)
Assistant Professors Seok-Ju Cho (Political Science), Fabian Drixler (History), William Fleming (East Asian Languages & Literatures), William Honeychurch (Anthropology), Andrew Quintman (Religious Studies), Chloë Starr (Divinity; East Asian Languages & Literatures), Jeremy Wallace (Visiting), Eric Weese (Economics), Jessica Weiss (Political Science)
Senior Lecturers Annping Chin (History), Koichi Shinohara (Religious Studies; East Asian Languages & Literatures)
Lecturers Martin Bale, Amy Lelyveld, Di Yin Lu, Akira Shimizu
Senior Lectors Hsiu-hsien Chan, Min Chen, Seungja Choi, Koichi Hiroe, Zhengguo Kang, Angela Lee-Smith, Rongzhen Li, Ninghui Liang, Fan Liu, Yoshiko Maruyama, Ling Mu, Michiaki Murata, Hiroyo Nishimura, Masahiko Seto, Jianhua Shen, Mari Stever, Wei Su, Haiwen Wang, Yu-lin Wang-Saussy, Peisong Xu, William Zhou
Lector Yukie Mammoto
Fields of Study
The Master of Arts program in East Asian Studies offers a concentrated course of study designed to provide a broad understanding of the people, history, culture, contemporary society, politics, and economy of China, Japan, or a transnational region within East Asia. This program is designed for students preparing to go on to the doctorate in one of the disciplines of East Asian Studies (i.e., anthropology; economics; history; history of art; language and literature including comparative literature, film studies, and theater studies; political science; sociology; etc.), as well as for those students seeking a terminal M.A. degree before entering the business world, the media, government service, or a professional school.
Course of Study for the M.A. Degree
The program is designed to be completed by successfully taking eight courses approved for graduate credit by the director of graduate studies (DGS) over the course of one academic year. A program of study for completion of the degree in one year consists of two terms of language study at or above Yale’s third-year level (unless the language requirement has already been met through previous study or native fluency) and six other term courses selected from the current year’s offerings of advanced language courses and lecture courses or seminars in any relevant subject area, with the approval of the DGS.
Special Requirements for the M.A. Degree
Students must earn two Honors grades (“H”) over the course of their two terms at Yale. Honors grades earned in any beginning or intermediate language class cannot be counted toward satisfying this requirement, except with the permission of the DGS.
Joint-Degree Programs
As the East Asian Studies M.A. degree is a one-year program, there are no joint-degree programs available. Students interested in pursuing additional degrees in the Yale professional schools should consider applying separately to those programs in order to complete such degrees before or after the East Asian Studies M.A. degree.
Program materials are available upon request to the Council on East Asian Studies, Yale University, PO Box 208206, New Haven CT 06520-8206; e-mail, eastasian.studies@yale.edu; Web site, http://eastasianstudies.research.yale.edu. Applications are available online at www.yale.edu/graduateschool/admissions; e-mail, graduate.admissions@yale.edu.
Courses
Please consult the course information available online at http://eastasianstudies.research.yale.edu/academic.php and http://students.yale.edu/oci for a complete list of East Asian-related courses offered at Yale University.
European and Russian Studies
342 Luce Hall, 203.432.3423
www.yale.edu/macmillan/europeanstudies
M.A.
Chair
Philip Gorski
Director of Graduate Studies
J. Adam Tooze (344 Luce, 203.432.3423)
Professors Bruce Ackerman (Law), Julia Adams (Sociology), Rolena Adorno (Spanish & Portuguese), Vladimir Alexandrov (Slavic Languages & Literatures), Dudley Andrew (Film Studies), Dirk Bergemann (Economics), R. Howard Bloch (French), Paul Bracken (Management), David Bromwich (English), Paul Bushkovitch (History), David Cameron (Political Science), Katerina Clark (Comparative Literature; Slavic Languages & Literatures), Mirjan Damaška (Emeritus, Law), Carlos Eire (History), Laura Engelstein (History), Paul Freedman (History), John Gaddis (History), Bryan Garsten (Political Science), John Geanakoplos (Economics), Harvey Goldblatt (Slavic Languages & Literatures), Bruce Gordon (Divinity), Philip Gorski (Sociology), Robert Greenberg (Adjunct; Slavic Languages & Literatures), Benjamin Harshav (Comparative Literature), Stathis Kalyvas (Political Science), David Scott Kastan (English), Paul Kennedy (History), John MacKay (Slavic Languages & Literatures), Lawrence Manley (English), Ivan Marcus (History), Millicent Marcus (Italian), Robert Nelson (History of Art), Steven Pincus (History), David Quint (English), Susan Rose-Ackerman (Law), Nicholas Sambanis (Political Science), Maurice Samuels (French), Frank Snowden (History), Timothy Snyder (History), Alec Stone Sweet (Law), Peter Swenson (Political Science), J. Adam Tooze (History), Francesca Trivellato (History), Katie Trumpener (Comparative Literature), Miroslav Volf (Divinity), James Whitman (History), Jay Winter (History), Keith Wrightson (History)
Associate Professors Bruno Cabanes (History), Keith Darden (Political Science), Karuna Mantena (Political Science), Marci Shore (History), Peter Stamatov (Sociology), George Charles Walton (History)
Assistant Professors Sigrun Kahl (Political Science; Sociology), Douglas Rogers (Anthropology), Vivek Sharma (Political Science)
Senior Lectors Irina Dolgova (Slavic Languages & Literatures), Krystyna Illakowicz (Slavic Languages & Literatures), Maria Kaliambou (Hellenic Studies), Rita Lipson (Slavic Languages & Literatures), Constantine Muravnik (Slavic Languages & Literatures), George Syrimis (Hellenic Studies), Julia Titus (Slavic Languages & Literatures), Karen von Kunes (Slavic Languages & Literatures)
The European Studies Council formulates and implements new curricular and research programs to reflect current developments in Europe. The geographical scope of the council’s activities extends from Ireland to the lands of the former Soviet Union. Its concept of Europe transcends the conventional divisions into Western, Central, and Eastern Europe, and includes the Balkans and Russia. In 2010 the U.S. Department of Education again designated the council a National Resource Center under its HEA Title VI program. Further information on the council and the Graduate Certificate of Concentration in European Studies is provided under Non-Degree-Granting Programs, Councils, and Research Institutes in this bulletin.
The council administers an M.A. program in European and Russian Studies. This M.A. program is unusual in its embrace of the entire spectrum of European nations and cultures. The requirements permit students to choose a particular national or thematic focus, geared to their individual interests and language skills, while requiring that they acquaint themselves with the traditions and issues associated with the other parts of Europe. Students specializing in Russia and Eastern Europe, for example, will concentrate their efforts in that area, but will also take courses that may concern Europe-wide problems or the countries of Central or Western Europe. In this way, the program translates the political realities and challenges of the post-Cold War era into a flexible and challenging academic opportunity.
Fields of Study
European languages and literatures; economics; history; political science; law; music; sociology and other social sciences.
Special Requirements for the M.A. Degree
When applying to the program, students will specify as an area of primary concentration either (1) Russia and Eastern Europe, or (2) Central and Western Europe. All students must complete sixteen term courses (or their equivalent) in the various fields related to European and Russian studies. E&RS 900, Europe: Who, What, When, Where?, is required in addition to the sixteen courses and should be taken in the first year of the program. E&RS 900 is taken as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory and may not be taken for audit.
Students are required to take at least one course in at least three of the four fields relevant to the program, specifically, history, literature, social sciences, and law (i.e., three courses altogether). For the purposes of this program, “history” includes history of art, history of science, and history of music. One of the sixteen term courses may be taken for audit. For students focusing on Russia and Eastern Europe, two of the sixteen required courses (excluding language courses) must concern the nations of Central and Western Europe. Conversely, for those focusing on Central and Western Europe, two courses must concern Russia and Eastern Europe.
For the purposes of this program, language courses in European languages count toward the sixteen required courses, even though they have undergraduate course numbers. If students take a course of language study to fulfill degree requirements, the language course may not be taken for audit. Students with previous language preparation may in certain cases receive documentation of their language proficiency on the basis of this work. By the time the degree is completed, all students must demonstrate L4 or better proficiency in two European languages besides English. Those wishing to focus on Russia and Eastern Europe will need to demonstrate knowledge of Russian or an Eastern European language; those focusing on Central and Western Europe will need to demonstrate knowledge of one of the appropriate languages. In all cases, students are required to demonstrate proficiency in two European languages by the end of the third term at Yale. The only exception to this rule is completion of the appropriate full sequence of Yale language classes, certified by the Yale instructor or the director of graduate studies. Students who wish to take Yale department examinations in French, German, Italian, Spanish, or other West European languages should register for a complete examination (with reading, oral, and grammar portions) with the appropriate Yale department. Students with Russian competence must receive the grade of 1+ or higher on the ACTFL/ETS Rating Scale as administered by the Slavic Languages and Literatures department at Yale, including reading, oral, and grammar portions. Students with competence in an East European language (such as Polish, Czech, Ukrainian, Hungarian, and others by special arrangement) or other European languages must take Yale department-administered examinations.
In all cases, students will comply with the Policies and Regulations of the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, especially regarding degree requirements and academic standing.
Through agreements the MacMillan Center has negotiated with the professional schools, the European Studies Council now offers joint master’s degrees with the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, the Law School, the School of Management, and the School of Public Health. Application for admission must be made both to the Graduate School and to the appropriate professional school, with notation made on each application that this is to be considered for the joint-degree program. Contact the European Studies director of graduate studies (DGS) for up-to-date information.
The Master’s Thesis
A master’s thesis is required. The master’s thesis is based on research in a topic approved by the DGS and advised by a faculty member with specialized competence in the chosen topic. M.A. students must register for E&RS 950, which may count toward the sixteen required courses. E&RS 950 may not be taken for audit. Students may register for an additional independent study to prepare topics and begin research. The master’s thesis must be prepared according to department guidelines and is due in two copies in the student’s second year on an early-April date as specified by the department.
Program materials are available upon request to the European Studies Council, Yale University, PO Box 208206, New Haven CT 06520-8206.
Courses
E&RS 642a, Topics in European and Russian Studies
E&RS 900a, Proseminar in European and Russian Studies. Europe: Who, What, When, Where?
E&RS 940a or b, Independent Study
E&RS 950a or b, Master’s Thesis
International Relations
Jackson Institute for Global Affairs
137 Rosenkranz Hall, 203.432.3418
http://jackson.yale.edu/ma-degree
M.A.
Director
James Levinsohn
Director of Graduate Studies
James Levinsohn (141 RKZ, 203.432.6671, james.levinsohn@yale.edu)
Director of Student Affairs
Cristin Siebert (148 RKZ, 203.432.5954, cristin.siebert@yale.edu)
Professors Julia Adams (Sociology), Elizabeth Bradley (Public Health), John Gaddis (History), Jeffrey Garten (School of Management), Jacob Hacker (Political Science), Oona Hathaway (Law), Stathis Kalyvas (Political Science), Paul Kennedy (History), James Levinsohn (Global Affairs; School of Management), Catherine Panter-Brick (Global Affairs; Anthropology), W. Michael Reisman (Law), Susan Rose-Ackerman (Political Science; Law), Kenneth Scheve (Political Science), Peter Schott (Economics; School of Management), Ian Shapiro (Political Science), J. Adam Tooze (History), Aleh Tsyvinski (Economics), Christopher Udry (Economics), Steven Wilkinson (Political Science), Elisabeth Wood (Political Science), Ernesto Zedillo (International Economics & Politics)
Associate Professors Patrick Cohrs (History; Global Affairs),Thad Dunning (Political Science), Susan Hyde (Political Science; Global Affairs), Kaveh Khoshnood (Public Health), Ellen Lust (Political Science), Michael McGovern (Anthropology)
Assistant Professors Costas Arkolakis (Economics), David Atkin (Economics), Christopher Blattman (Political Science), Lorenzo Caliendo (Economics; School of Management), Ana De La O Torres (Political Science), Lloyd Grieger (Global Affairs; Sociology), Daniel Keniston (Economics; Global Affairs), Jason Lyall (Political Science), Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak (School of Management), Nuno Monteiro (Political Science), Nancy Qian (Economics), Thania Sanchez (Political Science; Global Affairs), Tariq Thachil (Political Science), Jessica Weiss (Political Science), Jonathan Wyrtzen (Sociology; International Affairs)
Senior Lecturers Cheryl Doss (Global Affairs; Economics), Charles Hill (International Security Studies), Michael Moore (Global Affairs)
Lecturers Michael Boozer (Economics), Pia Rebello Britto (Global Affairs; Child Study Center), Robert Hopkins (Global Affairs), Matthew Kocher (Political Science), Jonathan Schell (Global Affairs), Sean Smith (Political Science; Global Affairs)
Visiting Professors* Raymond Guiteras (Global Affairs), Jolyon Howorth (Political Science; Global Affairs), Murray Leibbrandt (Global Affairs), Jeremy Wallace (East Asian Studies; Global Affairs)
Senior Fellows* Domingo Cavallo (Global Affairs), Alexander Evans (Global Affairs), Thomas Graham (Global Affairs), Michele Malvesti (Global Affairs), Mario Mancuso (Global Affairs), Stanley McChrystal (Global Affairs), Rakesh Mohan (Global Affairs; Management), John Negroponte (International Security Studies; Global Affairs), Stephen Roach (Global Affairs), Emma Sky (Global Affairs)
*For a complete list of visiting professors and senior fellows, see the Jackson Institute Web site.The Jackson Institute for Global Affairs nurtures degree programs and scholarship with a strong interdisciplinary and policy-oriented international focus. The programmatic interests of the institute focus on development and security.
The Jackson Institute for Global Affairs administers the Master’s Degree in International Relations. The fifty to sixty students in this program combine fundamental training in core disciplines of international relations with an individualized concentration that has relevance to current international issues. In addition to courses in the International Relations program, students take courses throughout the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Yale’s professional schools.
Fields of Study
The two-year program is designed to combine breadth of knowledge of the basic disciplines of international relations with depth of specialization in a particular academic discipline, geographic area, specialized functional issue, and/or professional field. It is designed primarily for students seeking an M.A. degree before beginning a career in global affairs. Joint degrees are offered with the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, the Law School, the School of Management, and the School of Public Health.
Special Admissions Requirements
Applicants must take the GRE General Test; students whose native language is not English and who did not earn their undergraduate degree at an English-language university must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The minimum score on the TOEFL is 610 on the paper-based test or 102 on the Internet-based test. Entering students must have taken introductory courses in microeconomics and macroeconomics prior to matriculation.
Special Requirements for the Master’s Degree
The M.A. in International Relations requires two years of graduate study at Yale. To complete the degree, students must take sixteen courses that fulfill the core and concentration requirements, demonstrate proficiency in a modern language, complete a summer internship or project, and maintain the grade average specified below.
Core I
This substantive core consists of seven graduate-level courses: two history courses (one regional and one comparative international); two in political science (one in comparative politics and one in international relations theory); two in economics (one economic analysis and one international economic analysis); and INRL 791 (taken during the first term). Each term, a list of courses meeting these requirements is available from the International Relations registrar.
Core II
Students choosing this streamlined core take INRL 771, 781, and 791 during the first term.
Concentration
Beyond the core courses, each student must identify and demonstrate the academic integrity of a coherent set of courses as a proposed concentration for approval by the director of graduate studies (DGS). For students following Core I, the concentrations require a minimum of eight courses in the fields selected. For students in Core II, a minimum of twelve courses in the fields selected is required. Some of the courses may be cross-listed in two or more departments. Students are able to develop concentrations based on a topical, regional, or disciplinary focus, or a combination of a topical and regional focus. Sample concentrations are available from the Jackson Institute Web site.
Language Requirement
The equivalence of four terms of language study at Yale is required to graduate. This competence must be demonstrated through successful completion of a Yale L4 class or by testing into a Yale L5 class. International students who completed secondary school or a university degree in a language other than English will be considered to have met the language requirement. Students may study language as part of their Yale program. Students pursuing joint-degree programs are encouraged to fulfill all language requirements before beginning the program.
Summer Internship Requirement
All students enrolled in the International Relations program are required to use the summer between the first and second years of the program to further their professional or academic education. It is expected that this requirement be fulfilled by obtaining experience through employment or an internship, lasting 8–10 weeks. The requirement may also be fulfilled by completing language study, other relevant course work, or independent research on an approved topic.
Each first-year student must file a form with the director of career services before June 1 stating the nature of his or her summer internship or approved alternative.
Research Requirement
Students who entered the program prior to fall 2012 are required to demonstrate that they have completed a major research paper, either through their course work or an independent study project. Students must submit the paper to the program registrar as part of the final approval process.
Expectation of Academic Performance
M.A. candidates are required to achieve at least two grades of Honors, and their remaining grades must average to at least High Pass. (To have a High Pass average, any grade of Pass must be offset with an additional grade of Honors beyond the required two.) Students are expected to complete eight graduate term courses in their first year, earning at least one Honors, with a High Pass average in the remaining courses. At the end of the first year, students who do not have at least a High Pass average in eight graduate term courses will not be allowed to continue in the program.
Special Requirements for the Joint-Degree Programs
Joint-degree candidates must fulfill all of the requirements of both programs in which they are enrolled before receiving either degree. Joint-degree candidates are required to fulfill the core and concentration requirements of the International Relations program. An overlap of two courses is allowed between the core and concentration, with a maximum of two additional courses credited toward both degrees. Students following Core I reduce their concentration electives by four; the core remains the same. Joint-degree students must take at least twelve graduate-level courses in Arts and Sciences departments or in professional schools other than the one granting the joint degree. Under no circumstances will students be allowed an International Relations concentration in the functional area in which they will be receiving a joint degree.
Applicants to the joint-degree programs must apply separately, by the appropriate deadline, to the Graduate School for the International Relations program and to the professional school involved. Decisions on admissions and fellowship support are made independently by each school. Students are encouraged to apply to both programs simultaneously. They may also apply during their first year at Yale to the second program for a joint degree. If accepted into the new program, they must receive approval for credit allocation upon registration from both degree programs.
For more information, visit http://jackson.yale.edu/ma-degree, e-mail jackson.institute@yale.edu, or call 203.432.3418.
Courses
INRL 514a/ARCH 4216au, Globalization Space: Global Infrastructure and Extrastatecraft Keller Easterling
INRL 516a/AFST 501au, Research Methods in African Studies Cheryl Doss
[INRL 522bu/HPM 595b, Social, Economic, and Political Dimensions of Development]
INRL 524b/HPM 599b/LAW 21595/PHIL 703b/PLSC 594b, Global Health Ethics, Politics, and Economics Thomas Pogge, Jennifer Ruger
INRL 525au, Methods and Ethics in Global Health Research Kaveh Khoshnood
INRL 555a/PLSC 685a, Theories in International Relations Nikolay Marinov
INRL 559au/MGT 640a, Evolution of Central Banking and Responses to Crises Rakesh Mohan
INRL 574au/MGT 911a, The Next China Stephen Roach
INRL 610b, Topics in Modern Middle East Studies
INRL 614b, The New Iraq Emma Sky
INRL 615a/ANTH 538a, Culture and Politics in the Contemporary Middle East Marcia Inhorn
INRL 622a/HIST 718a, Social Movements in Comparative Perspective Becky Conekin
INRL 624b/ANTH 662bu, Global Health: Ethnographic Perspectives Marcia Inhorn
INRL 628a, Conflict, Resilience, and Health Catherine Panter-Brick
INRL 654bu, Violence: State and Society Matthew Kocher
INRL 690b, Leadership Stanley McChrystal
INRL 694b, The European Union as a Security and Defense Actor Jolyon Howorth
INRL 695b, Strategies of World Order Charles Hill
INRL 697a/MGT 866a/LAW 20631, Innovation in Government Eric Braverman
INRL 711b/MGT 585b, Washington and Wall Street: Markets, Policy, and Politics Stephen Roach, Jeffrey Garten
INRL 713b, Critical Issues in Development Policy Pia Rebello Britto
INRL 724b, National Security Decision Making: Theory and Practice Michele Malvesti
INRL 730au, The United Nations and the Maintenance of International Security Jean Krasno
INRL 765b, Contemporary Issues in American Diplomacy and National Security John Negroponte
INRL 771a, Applied Methods of Analysis Lloyd Grieger
INRL 781a, Economics: Principles and Applications Michael Moore
INRL 791a, History of the Present J. Adam Tooze
INRL 900a or b, Directed Reading
INRL 910a or b, Independent Project
Latin American and Iberian Studies
232 Luce Hall, 203.432.3422
Graduate Certificate of Concentration in Latin American and Iberian Studies
Chair
Stuart Schwartz (History)
Professors Rolena Adorno (Spanish & Portuguese), Mark Ashton (Forestry & Environmental Studies), Ned Blackhawk (History; American Studies), Garry Brewer (School of Management), Richard Burger (Anthropology), Alicia Schmidt Camacho (American Studies), Hazel Carby (African American Studies; American Studies), Amy Chua (Law), Carlos Eire (History; Religious Studies), Eduardo Engel (Economics), Paul Freedman (History), Aníbal González (Spanish & Portuguese), Roberto González Echevarría (Spanish & Portuguese), K. David Jackson (Spanish & Portuguese), Gilbert Joseph (History), Efstathios Kalyvas (Political Science), Robert Mendelsohn (Forestry & Environmental Studies), María Rosa Menocal (Spanish & Portuguese), Mary Miller (History of Art), Florencia Montagnini (Forestry & Environmental Studies), Stephen Pitti (History), Susan Rose-Ackerman (Law; Political Science), T. Paul Schultz (Economics), Stuart Schwartz (History), Susan Stokes (Political Science), Robert Thompson (History of Art), Noël Valis (Spanish & Portuguese), Michael Veal (Music; American Studies; African American Studies), Elisabeth Wood (Political Science)
Associate Professors Robert Bailiss (Forestry & Environmental Studies), Thad Dunning (Political Science), Moira Fradinger (Comparative Literature), Paulo Moreira (Spanish & Portuguese), Leonard Munstermann (Senior Research Scientist, Public Health)
Assistant Professors Jafari Allen (Anthropology; African American Studies), P. Sean Brotherton (Anthropology), Susan Byrne (Spanish & Portuguese), Ana De La O Torres (Political Science), Mariola Espinosa (History of Medicine), Leslie Harkema (Spanish & Portuguese), Paulina Ochoa Espejo (Political Science), Kevin Poole (Spanish & Portuguese)
Senior Lectors I, II (Spanish & Portuguese) Sybil Alexandrov, Marta Almeida, Maria Pilar Asensio-Manrique, Teresa Carballal, Mercedes Carreras, Ame Cividanes, Sebastián Díaz, María de la Paz García, Oscar González-Barreto, María Jordán, Juliana Ramos-Ruano, Lissette Reymundi, Lourdes Sabé-Colom, Bárbara Safille, Terry Seymour, Margherita Tórtora, Sonia Valle
Lector (Spanish & Portuguese) Rosamaría León
Others Jane Edwards (Associate Dean, Yale College), Nancy Ruther (Lecturer, Political Science)
Professors Emeriti Emilia Viotti da Costa (History), Juan Linz (Political Science; Sociology), Josefina Ludmer (Spanish & Portuguese), Enrique Mayer (Anthropology), Gustav Ranis (Economics)
A variety of Latin American Studies options are available for graduate students in history and other humanities disciplines, the social sciences, and the professional schools. Latin American Area course offerings are available in twenty-five disciplines with distinct strengths in Anthropology, History, Political Science, and Spanish and Portuguese. Latin Americanist faculty specialize in the Andes (Burger), Brazil (Jackson, Moreira, Schwartz), the Caribbean (Thompson), Central America (Joseph, Miller, Wood), Mexico (Camacho, Joseph, Miller, Pitti), and the Southern Cone (Engel, Stokes). F&ES faculty (Anisfeld, Ashton, Clark, Doolittle, Dove, Mendelsohn, Montagnini) have tropical research interests or participate in educational exchanges with Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominica, Ecuador, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Latin American content courses are also offered in the Divinity School, Law, Management, and Public Health.
Students may pursue the Graduate Certificate of Concentration in Latin American and Iberian Studies in conjunction with graduate degree programs in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the professional schools. To complete the certificate, candidates must demonstrate expertise in the area through their major graduate or professional field, as well as show command of the diverse interdisciplinary, geographic, cultural, and linguistic approaches associated with expertise in Latin America or Iberia.
Admission is contingent on the candidate’s acceptance into a Yale graduate degree program, and award of the certificate, beyond fulfilling the relevant requirements, requires the successful completion of the candidate’s Yale University degree program. Active participation in the council’s extracurricular and research programs and seminars is also strongly encouraged.
Limited financial resources, such as the LAIS Summer Research grants, are available to graduate and professional school students.
Specific Requirements for the Graduate Certificate of Concentration
Language proficiency The equivalent of two years’ study of one language and one year of the other, normally Spanish and Portuguese. Less frequently taught languages, such as Nahuatl, Quechua, or Haitian Creole, may also be considered for meeting this requirement.
Course work Six graduate courses in at least two different disciplines. No more than four courses may count in any one discipline.
Geographical and disciplinary coverage At least two countries and two languages must be included in the course work or thesis.
Research A major graduate course research paper or thesis that demonstrates the ability to use field resources, ideally in one or more languages of the region, normally with a focus on a comparative or regional topic rather than a single country.
The certificate adviser of the Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies will assist graduate students in designing a balanced and coordinated curriculum. The council will provide course lists and other useful materials.
Academic Resources of the Council
The council supplements the graduate curriculum with annual lecture and film series, special seminars, and conferences that bring visiting scholars and experts to campus. The council also serves as a communications and information center for a vast variety of enriching events in Latin American studies sponsored by the other departments, schools, and independent groups at Yale. It is a link between Yale and Latin American centers in other universities, and between Yale and educational programs in Latin America and Iberia.
The Latin American Collection of the University library has approximately 522,000 printed volumes, plus newspapers and microfilms, CD-ROMs, films, sound recordings, and maps. The library’s Latin American Manuscript Collection is one of the finest in the United States for unpublished documents for the study of Latin American history. Having the oldest among the major Latin American collections in the United States, Yale offers research opportunities unavailable elsewhere.
Information about the Graduate Certificate of Concentration in Latin American Studies may be requested from the Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies, Yale University, PO Box 208206, New Haven CT 06520-8206; e-mail, jean.silk@yale.edu; or telephone, 203.432.3422.
Middle East Studies
346 Rosenkranz Hall, 203.436.2553
Graduate Certificate of Concentration in Modern Middle East Studies
Chair
Frank Griffel (Religious Studies)
Professors Abbas Amanat (History), Harold Attridge (Divinity; on leave), Gerhard Böwering (Religious Studies), Adela Yarbro Collins (Divinity), John J. Collins (Divinity), John Darnell (Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations), Stephen Davis (Religious Studies), Owen Fiss (Emeritus, Law), Benjamin Foster (Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations), Steven Fraade (Religious Studies), Eckart Frahm (Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations), Frank Griffel (Religious Studies), Beatrice Gruendler (Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations), Dimitri Gutas (Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations; on leave [Sp]), Christine Hayes (Religious Studies; on leave [F]), Frank Hole (Emeritus, Anthropology), Marcia Inhorn (Anthropology), Anthony Kronman (Law), Bentley Layton (Religious Studies), J.G. Manning (Classics), Ivan Marcus (History), Robert Nelson (History of Art), W. Michael Reisman (Law), Maurice Samuels (French; on leave [Sp]), Lamin Sanneh (Divinity), Harvey Weiss (Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations), Robert Wilson (Divinity)
Associate Professors Kaveh Khoshnood (Public Health), Ellen Lust (Political Science; on leave), Colleen Manassa (Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations), Andrew March (Political Science; on leave), Kishwar Rizvi (History of Art)
Assistant Professors Narges Erami (Anthropology), Zareena Grewal (American Studies), Adria Lawrence (Political Science), Mark Lazenby (Nursing), Alan Mikhail (History; on leave), Ahmed Mobarak (Economics), Edwige Tamalet Talbayev (French), Jonathan Wyrtzen (Sociology; on leave [F])
Senior Lecturers and Lecturers Adel Allouche (History; Religious Studies), Karla Britton (Architecture), Karen Foster (Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations; History of Art), Tolga Köker (Economics), Nikolay Marinov (Political Science), Kathryn Slanski (Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations)
Senior Lectors (I, II) and Lectors Sarab al-Ani (Arabic), Muhammad Aziz (Arabic), Aaron Butts (Semitics), Ayala Dvoretzky (Hebrew), Etem Erol (Turkish), Shiri Goren (Hebrew), Shady Nasser (Arabic), Dina Roginsky (Hebrew), Farkhondeh Shayesteh (Persian), Hasmik Tovmasyan (Arabic)
Librarians and Curators Roberta Dougherty (Near East Collection), Ulla Kasten (Babylonian Collection), Susan Matheson (Ancient Art, Yale University Art Gallery), Elizabeth Payne (Babylonian Collection), Nanette Stahl (Judaica Collection)
The Council on Middle East Studies is part of the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies. The council brings together faculty and students sharing an interest in the Middle East by sponsoring conferences, discussions, films, and lecture series by scholars from Yale as well as visiting scholars. It provides information concerning grants, fellowships, research programs, and foreign study opportunities. It also administers research projects in a variety of Middle East-related areas.
In addition to the resources of the individual departments, Yale’s library system has much to offer the student interested in Middle East studies. Of particular note are the collections of Arabic and Persian manuscripts, as well as large holdings on the medieval and modern Middle East.
The Council on Middle East Studies administers the Middle East Studies National Resource Center at Yale, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Education under HEA Title VI. As a National Resource Center, the council supports a number of projects and activities, including summer- and academic-year language fellowships and an extensive outreach program.
The council also offers a Graduate Certificate of Concentration in Modern Middle East Studies. Students with an interest in the Middle East should first apply to one of the University’s degree-granting departments, such as Anthropology, History, Linguistics, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Political Science, Religious Studies, or Sociology, and then apply for the graduate certificate of concentration no later than the beginning of their penultimate term of study.
Graduate Certificate of Concentration in Modern Middle East Studies
The certificate represents acknowledgment of substantial preparation in Middle East Studies, both in the student’s major graduate or professional field and also in terms of the disciplinary and geographical diversity required by the council for recognized competency in the field of Middle East Studies. As language and culture are the core of the area studies concept, students are required to attain or demonstrate language proficiency.
Requirements
- 1. Language proficiency: the equivalent of two years of study at a passing grade in one of the four languages of the Middle East—Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish.
- 2. Course work: six graduate courses in at least two different disciplines. No more than four courses may count in any one discipline. Included in these six courses must be an introductory Middle East history course, such as State and Society and Culture in the Middle East (taken with special supplemental graduate readings and assignments), and a foundations course, such as Culture and Politics in the Contemporary Middle East.
- 3. Interdisciplinary coverage: both courses and any research project undertaken in lieu of a course must reflect experience of at least two disciplines.
- 4. Research: a major graduate course research paper, dissertation prospectus, dissertation, or thesis that demonstrates ability to use field resources, ideally in one or more languages of the region.
For more information on the Graduate Certificate and inquiries about Middle East Studies, contact the Council on Middle East Studies, Yale University, PO Box 208206, New Haven CT 06520-8206, or the council e-mail, cmes@yale.edu.
South Asian Studies
210 Luce Hall, 203.436.3517
www.yale.edu/macmillan/southasia
Chair
Kalyanakrishnan Sivaramakrishnan (Anthropology)
Professors Tim Barringer (History of Art), Vasudha Dalmia (Religious Studies), Michael Dove (Forestry & Environmental Studies), Phyllis Granoff (Religious Studies), Inderpal Grewal (Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies), Gustav Ranis (Emeritus, Economics), Kalyanakrishnan Sivaramakrishnan (Anthropology), Shyam Sunder (School of Management), Christopher Udry (Economics), Steven Wilkinson (Political Science)
Associate Professors Nihal deLanerolle (School of Medicine), Karuna Mantena (Political Science), Kishwar Rizvi (History of Art), Sarah Weiss (Music)
Assistant Professors Ben Conisbee Baer (Comparative Literature), Ashwini Deo (Linguistics), Mayur Desai (Public Health), Ravi Durvasula (School of Medicine), Zareena Grewal (American Studies; Religious Studies), Daniel Keniston (Economics), Alan Mikhail (History), Shital Pravinchandra (English), Tamara Sears (History of Art), Sara Shneiderman (Anthropology), Tariq Thachil (Political Science)
Senior Lecturers Carol Carpenter (Forestry & Environmental Studies), Geetanjali Singh Chanda (Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies), Koichi Shinohara (Religious Studies)
Lecturers Harry Blair (Political Science), Hugh Flick (Religious Studies), El Mokhtar Ghambou (English)
Senior Lector Seema Khurana (Hindi)
Lectors David Brick (Sanskrit), Swapna Sharma (Hindi)
Associate Research Scholar Mark Turin (South Asian Studies Council)
Students with an interest in South Asian Studies should apply to one of the University’s degree-granting departments, such as Anthropology, History, Political Science, Economics, or Religious Studies. The South Asian Studies Council is part of the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies. It has been organized to provide guidance to graduate students who desire to use the resources of the departments of the University that offer South Asia-related courses.
The South Asian Studies Council aims to bring together faculty and students sharing an interest in South Asia, and it supplements the curriculum with seminars, conferences, and special lectures by scholars from Yale as well as visiting scholars. It provides information concerning grants, fellowships, research programs, and foreign study opportunities.
Language instruction is offered in Hindi and Tamil. Students planning to undertake field research or language study in South Asia may apply to the council for summer fellowship support.
For information and program materials, contact the South Asian Studies Council, Yale University, PO Box 208206, New Haven CT 06520-8206; or see www.yale.edu/macmillan/southasia.
Courses
HNDI 510au, Elementary Hindi Seema Khurana, Swapna Sharma
HNDI 520bu, Elementary Hindi II Seema Khurana, Swapna Sharma
HNDI 530au, Intermediate Hindi I Seema Khurana, Swapna Sharma
HNDI 532au, Hindi for Heritage Speakers I Swapna Sharma
HNDI 540bu, Intermediate Hindi II Seema Khurana, Swapna Sharma
HNDI 542bu, Hindi for Heritage Speakers II Swapna Sharma, Seema Khurana
HNDI 550au, Advanced Hindi Seema Khurana
HNDI 598au or bu, Advanced Tutorial
SKRT 510au/LING 515au, Introductory Sanskrit I David Brick
SKRT 520bu/LING 525bu, Introductory Sanskrit II David Brick
SKRT 530au, Intermediate Sanskrit I David Brick
SKRT 540bu, Intermediate Sanskrit II David Brick
SKRT 550b, Advanced Sanskrit: Dharmasastra David Brick
SAST 619b/ANTH 663bu, Ethnicity and Indigeneity in a Mobile World Sara Shneiderman
SAST 672a, Himalaya through Film and Text Mark Turin
Southeast Asia Studies
311 Luce Hall, 203.432.3431, seas@yale.edu
Chair
Benedict Kiernan (History)
Professors William Burch (Emeritus, Forestry & Environmental Studies), Michael Dove (Forestry & Environmental Studies), J. Joseph Errington (Anthropology), Benedict Kiernan (History), James Scott (Political Science), Mimi Hall Yiengpruksawan (History of Art)
Associate Professor Sarah Weiss (Music)
Assistant Professor Erik Harms (Anthropology)
Lecturers and Senior Lectors (I, II) Carol Carpenter (Forestry & Environmental Studies), Amity Doolittle (Forestry & Environmental Studies), Quang Phu Van (Southeast Asian Languages), Indriyo Sukmono (Southeast Asian Languages)
Curators Ruth Barnes (Indo-Pacific Art, Yale University Art Gallery), Richard Richie (Southeast Asia Collection, Yale University Library)
Yale does not offer higher degrees in Southeast Asia Studies. Instead, students apply for admission to one of the regular degree-granting departments and turn to the Council on Southeast Asia Studies for guidance regarding the development of their special area interest, courses outside their department, and instruction in Southeast Asian languages related to their research interest. The council aims to bring together faculty and students sharing an interest in Southeast Asia and supplements the graduate curriculum with an annual seminar series, periodic conferences, and special lectures.
Yale offers extensive library and research collections on Southeast Asia in Sterling Memorial Library, the Economic Growth Center, the Peabody Museum of Natural History, and the Human Relations Area Files. Further information on library resources is available from Richard Richie, Curator, Southeast Asia Collection, Sterling Memorial Library (203.432.1858, rich.richie@yale.edu).
Language instruction is offered in two Southeast Asian languages, Indonesian and Vietnamese. The council supports language tables and tutoring in other Southeast Asian languages by special arrangement. Students planning to undertake field research or language study in Southeast Asia may apply to the council for summer fellowship support.
For information on program activities and participating faculty, contact the Council on Southeast Asia Studies, Yale University, PO Box 208206, New Haven CT 06520-8206; or see our Web site, www.yale.edu/seas.
Courses
INDN 510au, Elementary Indonesian I Indriyo Sukmono
INDN 520bu, Elementary Indonesian II Indriyo Sukmono
INDN 530au, Intermediate Indonesian I Indriyo Sukmono
INDN 540bu, Intermediate Indonesian II Indriyo Sukmono
INDN 553au, Advanced Indonesian Jolanda Pandin, Indriyo Sukmono
INDN 560bu, Advanced Indonesian II Indriyo Sukmono
INDN 570a/b, Readings in Indonesian Indriyo Sukmono
VIET 510au, Elementary Vietnamese I Quang Phu Van
VIET 520bu, Elementary Vietnamese II Quang Phu Van
VIET 530au, Intermediate Vietnamese I Quang Phu Van
VIET 540bu, Intermediate Vietnamese II Quang Phu Van
VIET 550au, Advanced Vietnamese Quang Phu Van
VIET 570a/b, Readings in Vietnamese Quang Phu Van
