- Twenty units chosen from one of the following six disciplines.
- Anthropology
- Economics
- Geography
- History
- Political Science
- Sociology
- Eight of these units can be Independent Study chosen from:
- ANTH 595. Independent Study (2-5)
- ANTH 695. Independent Graduate Study (2-5)
- ECON 595. Independent Study (1-4)
- ECON 695. Graduate Independent Study in Economics (2-4)
- GEOG 595. Independent Study (2-4)
- HIST 595. Independent Study (2-4)
- PSCI 595. Independent Study (2-4)
- SOC 595. Independent Study (2-5)
- SSCI 695. Directed Graduate Studies (1-6)
Independent Study courses will involve research which builds on the methods and theories of the student's disciplinary concentration and contribute to the student's thesis/special field.All coursework must be chosen in consultation with the disciplinary advisor (members of the affiliated faculty representing the corresponding disciplines). All electives must be 300-levelcourses or above, and eight units of the elective courses must be at the 500-level or above.