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Applicable only to students admitted during the 2012-2013 academic year.

Classics

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Classics offers the Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Greek, the Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Latin, and the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Classics.

Greek

Admission

Program Name

Greek

Address

100 Dodd Hall
Box 951417
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1417

Phone

(310) 206-1590

Email

classics@humnet.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.A.

Classics does not admit students whose final degree objective is the master’s degree.

Admission Limited to

Fall, Winter, Spring

Deadline to apply

January 15th

GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General

Letters of Recommendation

3, normally from previous instructors in Classics

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit a statement of purpose and a writing sample (research paper).

Applicants are expected to hold a UCLA B.A. degree or the equivalent degree from another university, preferably with a major in Classics, Greek or Latin, and a grade-point average of at least 3.0 in the major.

Master’s Degree

Advising

All students in the M.A. programs are supervised by the department’s graduate adviser, a member of the regular departmental faculty. Students are required to consult the graduate adviser (or the department chair when the graduate adviser is unavailable) at the beginning of each quarter to plan their programs, and as needed to discuss changes in programs, and are required to notify the graduate adviser of plans for examinations. Students also should consult with the adviser about problems they are experiencing in the program. Twice during each academic year, the graduate adviser conducts a review of all graduate students at a full departmental faculty meeting. The results of the review are recorded in the departmental minutes. At the end of each academic year, the substance of the evaluation of each individual student is communicated in writing to the student by the graduate adviser within 30 days.

Areas of Study

The department offers the M.A. degree in Classics (Greek and Latin) as a preliminary to the Ph.D. degree. The program that leads to an M.A. degree in Classics is considered the first step toward the Ph.D. degree in Classics. The M.A. degree in Greek may be awarded to students whose academic goals shift during the course of graduate study.

Foreign Language Requirement

In addition to taking courses in Greek, students must demonstrate proficiency in German, French, or Italian, either by passing German 5, French 5, or Italian 5 at UCLA (or an equivalent course) with a minimum grade of B, or by passing a one-hour written translation examination administered by the department.

Course Requirements

The courses presented for the Classics M.A. degree must include (1) four units of Classics 287, (2) Greek or Latin 210, (3) two courses from Greek 200A-200B-200C and two courses from Latin 200A-200B-200C, and (4) three four-unit graduate seminars (two-unit seminars may not be counted). Students must receive a grade of B or better in each of the above courses. Students presenting (1) Classics 287, (2) Greek 210, and (3) two courses from Greek 200A-200B-200C may apply for a Greek M.A. degree. The four-unit 200A-200B-200C courses test the appropriate part of the departmental reading lists. The remaining courses are to be selected in consultation with the graduate adviser. No 500-series courses may be applied toward the requirements for the M.A. degree. No 500-series courses may be applied toward the requirements for the M.A. degree.

Teaching Experience

Consult the department.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

The department follows the comprehensive examination plan. Students take an examination in each of the two courses from Greek 200A-200B-200C and each of the two courses from Latin 200A-200B-200C that are required for the M.A. degree. Students must earn a grade of B+ or better on each of these four examinations in order qualify for a terminal M.A. degree or to be admitted to the Ph.D. program. Students who elect to receive an M.A. degree in Greek take an examination in all three of Greek 200A-200B-200C, and must earn a grade of B+ or better on each of these examinations.

Essay Requirement

As part of the requirements for this plan, students also submit a revised seminar paper in Winter Quarter of their second year. A student must receive a grade of at least A- on this paper in order to qualify for a terminal M.A. degree or to be admitted to the Ph.D. program. In consultation with a faculty mentor, the student revises a paper previously submitted in a seminar in the M.A. program. A committee of two faculty members evaluates the revised paper. Shortly after submitting this paper in Winter or Spring Quarter of the second year, the student presents it at a departmental seminar and leads discussion on relevant bibliography agreed upon with the faculty mentor. Students who elect to receive an M.A. degree in Greek also must satisfy the essay requirement.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

Adequately prepared students taking a normal course load of three courses per quarter are expected to complete the M.A. degree in six quarters. Entering students whose initial level of preparation is not fully adequate will be allowed one or two quarters to remedy deficiencies before beginning the regular M.A. program. Students serving as teaching assistants (normally not in the first year of study) are permitted to count the required course 375 as one of the three courses constituting the normal load per quarter.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for termination of graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing termination of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

Special Departmental or Program Policy

A student may be recommended for termination for failure to correct deficiencies in performance the term following notification of these deficiencies by the graduate adviser. A student may appeal a recommendation for termination by the graduate adviser to the departmental faculty.

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2012-2013 academic year.

World Arts and Cultures/Dance

School of the Arts and Architecture

Graduate Degrees

The Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance offers the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree in Dance and the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Culture and Performance.

Culture and Performance

Admission

Program Name

Culture and Performance

Address

Glorya Kaufman Hall
120 Westwood Plaza, Suite 150
Box 951608
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1608

Phone

(310) 825-8537

Email

hsafonov@arts.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.A., Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Exceptions only in special cases.

Deadline to apply

December 1st

GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General

Letters of Recommendation

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit

M.A.: Statement of purpose and a research or term paper, as well as evidence of other creative work relevant to the degree program.

Ph.D.: A statement of purpose and a master’s thesis or substantial research paper, as well as evidence of other creative work relevant to the degree program. Applicants are normally expected to hold a master’s degree or its equivalent from a recognized college or university.

Master’s Degree

Advising

Each entering student is assigned a temporary academic adviser, from among the ladder faculty of the department, who takes primary responsibility for academic advising. Each student is expected to form an advisory committee and apply for advancement to candidacy no later than Fall Quarter of the second year. The departmental graduate adviser is fundamentally responsible for advising students in regard to program requirements, policies, and University regulations.

Areas of Study

Students designate a major field of study, to be determine in consultation with their faculty adviser. The major field consists of at least three courses. The faculty strongly advises that one of these fields should be a course that provides introduction to the special methods or discourse of the major field (whether in this department, i.e., ethnography, or in another department). Examples of some possible fields of study include dance studies, folklore, curatorial studies, arts and activism, or field studies in African, Caribbean, or Native American cultures, among others.

Foreign Language Requirement

Students must demonstrate reading competence in one foreign language. The purpose of the language requirement is to ensure that students have the necessary skills to conduct independent research. Any foreign language useful for field study and/or library research is acceptable. The language requirement must be completed before students file the advancement to candidacy petition for the degree.

The language requirement may be met by: (1) passing a departmental examination, administered by the department’s Graduate Foreign Language Examination Committee; (2) demonstrating the equivalent of five quarters or four semesters of training in an approved foreign language, completed within the last five years before admission with a grade of B or higher in the final courses; (3) placing at level six on the Foreign Language Placement Examination; or (4) petitioning to use English as a foreign language (only for international students whose native language is not English).

Course Requirements

Students must successfully complete a total of 36 units (normally nine courses) taken for a letter grade and with a minimum 3.0 grade-point average. Of the 36 units, at least 24 must be completed at the graduate level. The required courses are distributed as follows:

(1) Four core courses, taken during the first year of study; World Arts and Cultures 200, 201, 202, and 204.

(2) Three courses in the designated major field, chosen in consultation with the student’s academic adviser.

(3) Two elective courses.

Of the combined three major field and two elective courses, at least three of the five courses must be graduate level courses taken within the department.

No more than two 500-series independent study courses (e.g., World Arts and Cultures 596A) may be applied toward the graduate course requirement.

The minimum course load is 12 units per quarter. Students must be registered and enrolled at all times unless they are on an official leave of absence.

Teaching Experience

Teaching experience is encouraged but not required.

Field Experience

Field experience is not required but is expected of students whose theses are based on ethnographic research.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

Students who select this plan take a comprehensive examination that consists of a series of essay questions. This examination is designed to test the student’s knowledge of theories and methods in the study of performance and expressive culture, and their ability to apply these ideas and techniques to the study of particular traditions, genres, geo-cultural areas, social groups, or historical periods. The examination is administered and evaluated by the student’s advisory committee, which consists of no fewer than three and no more than five members, a majority of whom must be ladder faculty in the department. Students are expected to demonstrate competence in their designated major fields.

The master’s comprehensive examination is graded: (1) Fail; (2) Pass with awarding of the master’s degree; or (3) Pass with awarding of the master’s degree and recommendation to proceed to the doctoral program. If it is recommended that the student continue to the doctoral program, departmental faculty make the final determination regarding admission to the doctoral program at the next meeting of the faculty. Students who fail the comprehensive examination are allowed to retake it once, no later than the following quarter. In general, master’s degree students who seek to apply to the doctoral program in Culture and Performance are advised to select the comprehensive examination plan as preparation for their doctoral studies.

Thesis Plan

Every master’s degree thesis plan requires the completion of an approved thesis that demonstrates the student’s ability to perform original, independent research.

The purpose of the master’s thesis is to demonstrate a student’s ability to conduct research in the areas of performance and expressive culture, to interpret the results, to demonstrate the relevance of the work to conceptual and practical issues in selected disciplines, and to present the findings in lucid prose. Students who pursue this plan must submit an acceptable thesis, prepared under the direction of their academic adviser and thesis committee. The thesis committee must be appointed no later than Fall Quarter of the student’s second year.

Upon successful completion of the thesis, the committee members may recommend that the student be allowed to proceed to the doctoral program. If it is recommended that the student continue to the doctoral program, departmental ladder faculty make the final determination.

Time-to-Degree

The master’s degree is designed as a two-year program. Normal progress toward the degree is as follows:

Core course requirements — expected time of completion: end of third quarter.

Thesis committee — expected time of nomination: fourth quarter.

Language requirement — expected time of completion: before advancement to candidacy petition is filed.

Advancement to candidacy — expected time of completion: fourth quarter.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

The Ph.D. degree is organized around the relationship between the individual student, the student’s adviser, and the doctoral committee. Each entering student is assigned a temporary academic adviser, from among the ladder faculty of the department, who takes primary responsibility for academic advising. Each student is expected to choose a dissertation adviser and form an advisory committee during the first year of academic residence. The departmental graduate adviser is fundamentally responsible for advising students in regard to program requirements, policies, and University regulations.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Students designate a major field of study, to be determined in consultation with their faculty adviser. The major field consists of at least four courses. The faculty strongly advises that one of these fields should be a course that provides introduction to the special methods or discourse of the major field (whether in this department, i.e., ethnography, or in another department). Examples of some possible fields of study include dance studies, folklore, museology, or field studies in African, Caribbean, or Native American cultures, among others.

Foreign Language Requirement

Students must demonstrate reading competence in one foreign language. The purpose of the language requirement is to ensure that students have the necessary skills to conduct independent research. Any foreign language useful for field study and/or library research is acceptable. The language requirement must be completed no later than the end of the fifth quarter of residence.

Course Requirements

All students must successfully complete a total of 48 units (normally 12 courses) taken for a letter grade, with a minimum 3.0 grade-point average. These courses are chosen in consultation with the student’s academic adviser. The required courses are distributed as follows:

(1) Four core courses, taken during the first year of study; World Arts and Cultures 200, 201, 202, and 204.

(2) Four courses in the designated major field, chosen in consultation with the student’s academic adviser. It is strongly recommended that one of these courses be a course that provides knowledge of the special methods and discourse in the major field (i.e., a course in ethnography for a student whose major field is folklore or field studies).

(3) Four elective courses.

Of the combined four major field and four elective courses, at least four of the eight courses must be graduate level courses taken within the department. It is strongly advised that students take some courses outside of the department.

No more than three 500-series independent study courses (e.g., World Arts and Cultures 596A) may be applied toward the graduate course requirement.

Students who enter the doctoral program from the department’s own master’s degree program are not required to repeat courses. Having completed the four core courses (World Arts and Cultures 200, 201, 202, and 204), three major field courses, and two electives, these students must complete a total of 32 additional units. If these students continue in the same major field, they will need to complete one additional major field course and two elective courses, and courses toward the 32 unit total, in consultation with their academic adviser. If these students choose a new major field, they will need to complete four major field courses, in consultation with their academic adviser. No more than three of the combined major field and elective courses can be at the 500-series level.

Teaching Experience

Teaching experience is encouraged but not required.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

Academic Senate regulations require all doctoral students to complete and pass University written and oral qualifying examinations prior to doctoral advancement to candidacy. Also, under Senate regulations the University oral qualifying examination is open only to the student and appointed members of the doctoral committee. In addition to University requirements, some graduate programs have other pre-candidacy examination requirements. What follows in this section is how students are required to fulfill all of these requirements for this doctoral program.

The doctoral qualifying examinations are composed of a written and an oral examination. The timing of these examinations is determined in consultation with the members of the doctoral committee. Students must successfully complete all required coursework (including the core courses and foreign language requirement) before scheduling their examination, and must be registered and enrolled during the quarter in which the examination is administered. Students who fail the written or oral examinations are allowed to retake them once, no later than in the following quarter. A second failure leads to a recommendation to the Graduate Division for termination from the doctoral program.

The written qualifying examination is administered by the student’s doctoral committee. This examination takes the form of essay questions, developed in consultation with the student’s adviser and committee, and tailored to the theoretical and substantive interests of the student, and to the refinement of a dissertation topic. The written examination evaluates competence in three main areas relevant to the student’s dissertation topic: (1) theoretical concepts and problems; (2) geo-cultural and/or historical field of specialization; and (3) expressive genre(s) or media.

Examination answers are evaluated as pass or fail. If one answer is fail, the written examination receives an overall evaluation of fail. Any examination question that originally receives a fail evaluation may be retaken once. If a student fails any single question on the written examination a second time, the student has failed the written examination. A failed written examination leads to a recommendation to the Graduate Division for termination from the doctoral program.

The University Oral Qualifying Examination is primarily a defense of the dissertation proposal and is administered by the student’s doctoral committee. A pass examination evaluation cannot have more than one committee member who votes fail regardless of the size of the committee. Students may retake the oral examination once within the next quarter. If the second oral examination results in a second fail evaluation, the student has failed the oral examination. A failed oral examination leads to a recommendation to the Graduate Division for termination from the doctoral program.

Evaluation results of written and oral examinations are communicated to the student in writing within 14 days from the date of the completion of the examination. However, the doctoral committee usually informs the student of the evaluation result of the oral examination immediately upon completion of the examination.

Advancement to Candidacy

Students are advanced to candidacy upon successful completion of the written and oral qualifying examinations.

Doctoral Dissertation

Every doctoral degree program requires the completion of an approved dissertation that demonstrates the student’s ability to perform original, independent research and constitutes a distinct contribution to knowledge in the principal field of study.

Final Oral Examination (Defense of Dissertation)

Not required for all students in the program. The decision as to whether a defense is required is made by the doctoral committee.

Time-to-Degree

Expected time to degree for the doctoral degree is four years from the master’s degree (three years for students who hold the master’s degree in Culture and Performance), depending on prior academic and language preparation and the length of dissertation. Under typical circumstances, a student would complete all course requirements during the first four quarters in residence. Fall and Winter quarters of the second year would be devoted to any additional coursework, including completion of language requirements, if necessary; to the development of grant proposals; and to preparation for the qualifying examinations, typically taken no later than Spring Quarter of the second year of residency.

Normal progress (post-master’s) toward the degree is as follows:

Core course requirements (if necessary) — expected time of completion: end of third quarter

Forty-eight units of coursework (or 32 units if continuing from the M.A. degree in this department) — expected time of completion: end of fifth quarter

Completion of foreign language requirement — expected time of completion: end of fifth quarter (must be completed before the nomination of committee and the qualifying examinations)

Doctoral committee — expected time of nomination: end of fifth quarter

Written and oral qualifying examinations and advancement to candidacy — expected time of completion: sixth quarter

Final oral examination (defense of dissertation [if required]) and filing of dissertation — expected time of completion: no later than the end of the twelfth quarter (i.e., six quarters of doctoral candidacy status allowed)

Post-master’s to doctoral degree — expected time of completion: twelve quarters

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

A recommendation for termination is made by the chair of the department after a vote of the department’s graduate faculty. Before the recommendation is sent to the Graduate Division, a student is notified in writing and given two weeks to respond in writing to the chair. An appeal is reviewed by the department’s graduate faculty, which makes the final departmental recommendation to the Graduate Division.

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2011-2012 academic year.

Biomedical Engineering

Interdepartmental Program
Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science

Graduate Degrees

The Biomedical Engineering Program offers the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Biomedical Engineering.

Admission

Program Name

Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering is an interdepartmental program. Interdepartmental programs provide an integrated curriculum of several disciplines.

Address

5121 Engineering V
Box 951600
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1600

Phone

(310) 794-5945

Email

bme@ea.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.S., Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

December 15th

GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General

Letters of Recommendation

3, detailing research accomplishments, academic preparation, industrial experience, communications skills, other technical training, and potential for future professional development

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit (1) the online application for graduate admission; 2) the departmental application available on the departmental website; (3) a clear and realistic statement of purpose; and (4) a resume.

Applicants whose native language is not English must score at least 600 on the paper and pencil Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), 250 on the computer-based TOEFL, or 100 on the internet-based TOEFL, or receive an overall band score of 8.0 on the International English Testing System (IELTS) examination to be considered for admission.

All applicants must demonstrate proficiency in the prerequisites listed under each field on the prerequisite sheet available on the departmental website.

M.S.: The statement of purpose should relate reasons for seeking admission. Applicants should have a B.S. degree or its equivalent in engineering, life science, or physical science.

Ph.D.: Applicants should have a B.S. degree or its equivalent, with a grade point average in the final two years of not less than 3.00, in engineering, life science, or physical science.Admission to the Ph.D. program is granted to a small group each year, according to the following criteria: (1) Evidence of capacity for original scholarship and research in the field of Biomedical Engineering; (2) outstanding GRE scores and references; and (3) demonstration of adequate communication skills, particularly in writing, in the work submitted.

Neuroengineering

Applicants who wish to enter the field of neuroengineering apply to either the Ph.D. program in Biomedical Engineering in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science or to the Ph.D. program in Neuroscience in the School of Medicine. Applicants to neuroengineering must have an undergraduate degree in engineering, physics, chemistry, or one of the life sciences (for example, biology, microbiology and molecular genetics, molecular, cell, and developmental biology, neuroscience, physiology or psychology). Engineering students must have taken at least one undergraduate course in biology, one course in chemistry, and a year of physics. Students from non-engineering backgrounds are required to have taken courses in undergraduate calculus, differential equations, and linear algebra, in addition to at least a year of undergraduate courses in each of the following: organic chemistry and biochemistry, physics, and biology. Students lacking one or more prerequisite courses may be admitted and provided with appropriate coursework or tutorials during the summer before matriculation.

Master’s Degree

Advising

Each department or program in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has a graduate adviser. A current list of graduate advisers may be obtained from the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, 6426 Boelter Hall, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. This list is also available from the Department of Bioengineering.

Students are assigned a faculty adviser upon admission to the School. Advisers may be changed upon written request from the student. All faculty in the School serve as advisers.

New students should arrange an appointment as early as possible with the faculty adviser to plan the proposed program of study toward the M.S. degree. Continuing students are required to confer with the adviser during the time of enrollment each quarter so that progress can be assessed and the study list approved.

Based on the quarterly transcripts, student records are reviewed at the end of each quarter by the departmental graduate adviser and Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs. Special attention is given if students were admitted provisionally or are on probation. If their progress is unsatisfactory, students are informed of this in writing by the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs.

Students are strongly urged to consult with the program student office staff and/or the Office of Academic and Student Affairs regarding procedures, requirements, and the implementation of policies. In particular, advice should be sought on advancement to candidacy for the M.S. degree, on the procedures for taking Ph.D. preliminary examination for those who choose the comprehensive examination option, on the procedures for filing the thesis for those who choose the thesis option, and on the use of the Filing Fee. Students are also urged to become familiar with the sections on Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination at the end of this document.

Areas of Study

Biosystem Science and Engineering

Graduate study in biosystem science and engineering emphasizes the systems aspects of living processes, as well as their component parts. It is intended for science and engineering students interested in understanding biocontrol, regulation, communication, measurement or visualization of biomedical systems (of aggregate parts – whole systems), for basis or clinical applications. Dynamic systems engineering, mathematical, statistical and multiscale computational modeling and optimization methods – applicable at all biosystem levels – form the theoretical underpinnings of the field. They are the paradigms for exploring the integrative and hierarchical dynamical properties of biomedical systems quantitatively – at molecular, cellular, organ, whole organism or societal levels – and leveraging them in applications. The academic program provides directed interdisciplinary biosystem studies in these areas – as well as quantitative dynamic systems biomodeling method – integrated with the biology for specialized life science domain studies of interest to the student. Typical research areas include molecular and cellular systems physiology, organ systems physiology, medical, pharmacological and pharmacogenomic system studies, neurosystems, imaging and remote sensing systems, robotics, learning and knowledge-based systems, visualization and virtual clinical environments. The program fosters careers in research and teaching in systems biology, engineering, medicine, and/or the biomedical sciences, or research and development in the biomedical or pharmaceutical industry.

Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, and Biomechanics

This broad field encompasses the three subfields of biomaterials, tissue engineering, and biomechanics. The properties of bone, muscles and tissues, the replacement of natural tissues with artificial compatible and functional material such as polymer composites, ceramics and metals, and the complex interactions between implants and body are studied. The field includes the delivery of small molecules, proteins, DNA, and cells, and the regeneration of natural tissues to replace lost functions by the use of novel materials to deliver cells and molecular signals.

Biomedical Instrumentation

This program is designed to train biomedical engineers interested in the applications and development of instrumentation used in medicine and biotechnology. Examples include the use of lasers in surgery and diagnostics, new micro electrical machines for surgery, and sensors for detecting and monitoring of disease and controlled drug delivery. The principles underlying each instrument and the specific needs in medical application will be emphasized.

Biomedical Signal/Image Processing

The goals of the program in biomedical imaging and signal processing are to train engineers in approaches and technologies for the acquisition, optimization, and analysis of biomedical images for both clinical and research applications. This is a continuously growing area with major opportunities in both the public and private sectors. The training emphasis is on the understanding and skills in approaches that are modality-independent and cut across the spectrum of biomedical imaging that includes radiography, microscopy, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), electroencephalography (EEG), magneto encephalography (MEG), and other acquisition methods. The instructional program also emphasizes both technological and analytic approaches of combining the results from multiple modalities.

Medical Imaging Informatics

Medical imaging informatics is the rapidly evolving field that combines biomedical informatics and imaging, developing and adapting core methods in informatics to improve the usage and application of imaging in healthcare. Graduate study in this field encompasses principles from across engineering, computer science, information sciences, and biomedicine. Imaging informatics research concerns itself with the full spectrum of low level concepts (e.g., image standardization and processing; image feature extraction) to higher level abstractions (e.g., associating semantic meaning to a region in an image; visualization and fusion of images with other biomedical data) and ultimately, applications and the derivation of new knowledge from imaging. Notably, medical imaging informatics addresses not only the images themselves, but encompasses the associated (clinical) data to understand the context of the imaging study; to document observations; and to correlate and reach new conclusions about a disease and the course of a medical problem. Research foci include distributed medical information architectures and systems; medical image understanding and applications of image processing; medical natural language processing; knowledge engineering and medical decision support; and medical data visualization. Coursework is geared toward students with science and engineering backgrounds, introducing them to these areas in addition to providing exposure to fundamental biomedical informatics, imaging and clinical issues. This track encourages interdisciplinary training, with faculty from multiple departments; and emphasizes the practical, translational development and evaluation of tools/applications to support clinical research and care.

Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering

The field of molecular and cellular bioengineering encompasses the study of molecular and/or cellular processes in order to engineer new therapeutics and diagnostics. Accordingly, this field includes the study of genetic regulation, protein-protein interactions, enzymes, intracellular trafficking, signal transduction, cellular metabolism, drug delivery vehicles, cell-cell interactions, and so forth. In addition to quantitative experiments required to obtain spatial and temporal information, quantitative and integrative modeling approaches at the molecular and cellular levels are also included within this field. Although some of the research remains exclusively at the molecular or cellular scales, research that bridges these two length scales is also an integral part of this field. Graduates of this program are targeted principally for employment in academia, in government research laboratories, and in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and biomedical industries.

Neuroengineering

The objective of the neuroengineering field is to bridge the gap between engineering and health/life sciences in education, language, methodology, and technology needed to improve neuroscientific instrumentation and to enable advanced treatments and prosthetics. The graduates of this program are in a position to better understand the biology and to better control the biology through the development and deployment of technology for various neuroscience applications. More specifically, three key objectives of this field are (1) to enable students with a background in engineering to develop and execute projects that address problems that have a neuroscientific base, including locomotion and pattern generation, central control of movement, and the processing of sensory information; (2) to enable students with a background in biological science to develop and execute projects that make use of state-of-the-art technology, such as microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), signal processing and photonics; in preparing students to use new technology, the program also will introduce them to basic concepts in engineering that are applicable to the study of systems neuroscience, such as signal processing, communication and information theory; and (3) to enable all trainees to develop the capacity for the multidisciplinary team work that is necessary for new scientific insights and dramatic technological progress. Courses and research projects are co-sponsored by faculty in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Brain Research Institute (BRI).

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

A minimum of 12 courses (42 units) are required, at least ten of which must be from the 200 series. For the thesis plan, at least seven of the 12 must be formal courses and two must be 598 courses involving work on the thesis. For the comprehensive examination plan, no units of 500-series courses may be applied toward the minimum course requirement except for the field of medical imaging informatics where two units of Biomedical Engineering 597A are required. Lower division courses may not be applied toward a graduate degree. To remain in good academic standing, an M.S. student must maintain an overall grade-point average of 3.0 and a grade-point average of 3.0 in graduate courses.

By the end of the first quarter in residence, students design a course program in consultation with and approved by their faculty adviser.

Group I consists of core courses. Students are required to take courses in this group as indicated in each field.

Group II consists of elective courses. Students are required to fulfill the remaining of the course requirements from courses in this group as indicated in each field.

Biosystem Science and Engineering

Group I: Two courses from the following group are required: Physiology: molecular, cellular and organ system biology: Biomedical Engineering CM202 and CM203 or Physiological Science 166 and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology 144 or other approved equivalent approved courses. Two courses from the following group also are required: Dynamic biosystems modeling, estimation and optimization: Biomedical Engineering CM286B, Biomathematics 220 or M270. In addition to the four Group I courses students must complete six units of Biomedical Engineering 299.

Group II: A minimum of three coherent courses from the following elective list are required: Biomathematics 206, 208A or 208B, M230, Biomedical Engineering C201, C204, C205, C206, M217, CM245, M248, M260, C283, M296D, Chemistry and Biochemistry CM260A, CM260B, Computer Science 161, CM224, 267B, Electrical Engineering 103, 113, 131A, 132A, 136, 141, 142, 210B, 232, 240B, M240C, M214A, 241C, M242A, 243, CM250A, CM250L, M252, 260A, 260B, Mathematics 134, 136, 151A, 151B, 155, 170A, 170B, 171, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 107, 171A, Physiological Science 135, M200, Statistics 100B, and other courses approved by the field committee.

Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Biomechanics

Group I: Students are required to complete at least five Group I courses. Three of the five courses must be selected from the following four core courses: Biomedical Engineering C201, C204, C205. C206. The remaining Group I course requirement may be fulfilled by completion of the following: Bioengineering 176, Biomedical Engineering CM240, CM280, C283, C285, C287, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 281. In addition to the five Group I courses, students must complete six units of Biomedical Engineering 299.

Group II: Students are expected to fulfill the remaining course requirements from courses in this group posted on the website for the Biomedical Engineering program.

Biomedical Instrumentation

Group I: Students are required to complete at least three of the following core courses: Biomedical Engineering C201, C204, C205, C206; also required are Biomedical Engineering CM250A, 299 (six units), and Electrical Engineering 100.

Group II: Students are expected to fulfill the remaining course requirements from courses in this group posted on the website for the Biomedical Engineering program.

Biomedical Signal / Image Processing

Group I: Students are expected to fulfill the core course requirements through the following: Biomedical Engineering 220, two courses in Anatomy and Physiology which could be Biomedical Engineering CM202 and CM203, or CM202 and Neuroscience 205, or Biomedical Engineering 221 and an approved course in Anatomy and Physiology, two courses of a programming intensive approach to image or signal analysis which could be Biomedical Engineering 223A and Biomedical Engineering 223C or Electrical Engineering 211A and 211B, or other approved courses in programming, one course in medical imaging physics Biomedical Physics 205 or an alternate, and one course in special training within biomedical signal/image processing, Biomedical Physics M219 or an alternate. In addition to the seven Group I core courses, students must enroll in six units of Biomedical Engineering 299.

Group II: Students are expected to fulfill the remaining course requirements from the following: Biomedical Physics 200A, 200B, 212, 214, M219, Electrical Engineering 266, Statistics M231.

Remedial courses are taken as necessary. Students without exposure to signal processing are recommended to take: Electrical Engineering 102, Program in Computing 10A, 10B.

Medical Imaging Informatics

Group I: All of the following core courses are required: Biomedical Engineering 220, 221, 223A, 223B, 223C, 224A, 224B, M226, M227, M228, 299 (six units), Human Genetics 210.

Group II: The following are optional elective courses: Biomedical Physics 210, 214, Biostatistics 213, M234, 276, Computer Science 217A, 240A, 240B, 241A, 241B, 244A, 245A, 246, 262A, 262B, M262C, 263A, 263B, 265A, 268, M276A, 276B, Electrical Engineering 202B, 211A, 211B, M217, Information Studies 228, 246, 272, 277, Linguistics 218, 232, Neuroscience CM272.

Remedial courses are taken as necessary. For students without previous computing or programming experience, Program in Computing 20A and 20B or Computer Science 31 and 32 may be substituted for Biomedical Engineering 223A and Biomedical Engineering 223B, respectively.

Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering

Group I: Students are required to complete at least three of the following four core courses: Biomedical Engineering C201, C204, C205, C206. Depending on the number of core courses completed, two to three of the following courses are required: Bioengineering 100, 110, Biomathematics 220, M270, M271, Biomedical Engineering M215, M225, CM245, C283, Computer Science 170A, Mathematics 146, 151A, Statistics 200B. In addition to the five Group I courses, students must enroll in six units of Biomedical Engineering 299.

Group II: Students are expected to fulfill the remaining course requirements from courses in this group posted on the website for the Biomedical Engineering program.

Neuroengineering

Group I: Biomedical Engineering M260, M261A, M261B, M261C, M263, 299 (six units), Neuroscience M201, M202, M203, 207, and any other graduate-level engineering courses approved by the student’s adviser and the Neuroengineering field chair.

Group II: Chemical Engineering CM215, CM225, Electrical Engineering 210A, M214A, 214B, 216B, CM250A, M250B, CM250L, M252.

Remedial courses are taken as necessary. For students without previous exposure to neuroscience, Neuroscience M101A and M101B. For students without previous exposure to signal processing and information theory, Electrical Engineering 102.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

The comprehensive examination plan is available in all fields. The requirements for fulfilling the comprehensive examination requirement varies for each field. Specific details about the comprehensive examination in each field are available from the Graduate Adviser. Students who fail the examination may repeat it once only, subject to the approval of the faculty examination committee. Students who fail the examination twice are not permitted to submit a thesis and are subject to termination. The oral component of the Ph.D. Preliminary Examination is not required for the M.S. degree.

Thesis Plan

Every master’s degree thesis plan requires the completion of an approved thesis that demonstrates the student’s ability to perform original, independent research.

New students who choose this plan are expected to submit the name of the thesis adviser to the Graduate Adviser by the end of their first quarter in residence. The thesis adviser serves as chair of the thesis committee.

A research thesis (eight units of Biomedical Engineering 598) is to be written on a biomedical engineering topic approved by the thesis adviser. The thesis committee consists of the thesis adviser and two other qualified faculty members who are selected from a current list of designated members for the interdepartmental program.

Time-to-Degree

The typical length of time for completion of the M.S. degree under the comprehensive examination plan is one year. The typical length of time for completion of the M.S. degree under the thesis plan is two years.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

Each department in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has a graduate adviser. A current list of graduate advisers may be obtained from the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, 6426 Boelter Hall, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. This list is also available from the Department of Bioengineering.

Students are assigned a faculty adviser upon admission to the School. Advisers may be changed upon written request from the student. All HSSEAS faculty serve as advisers.

New students should arrange an appointment as early as possible with the faculty adviser to plan the proposed program of study toward the Ph.D. degree. Continuing students are required to confer with the adviser during the time of enrollment each quarter so that progress can be assessed and the study list approved.

Students are strongly urged to consult with the departmental student office staff and/or the Office of Academic and Student Affairs regarding procedures, requirements and the implementation of policies. In particular, advice should be sought on advancement to candidacy, on the procedures for taking the Ph.D. written and oral examinations and on the use of the Filing Fee.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Biosystem science and engineering; biomaterials, tissue engineering, and biomechanics; biomedical instrumentation; biomedical signal and image processing; medical imaging informatics, molecular and cellular bioengineering; and neuroengineering. See Areas of Study under Master’s Degree for descriptions of all fields.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

To complete the Ph.D. degree, all students must fulfill minimum University requirements. Students must pass the Ph.D. Preliminary Examination, the University Oral Qualifying Examination, the Final Oral Examination, and complete the required courses in Group I and Group II, and the courses for two minor fields of study. Students who wish to take neuroengineering as a minor must take Biomedical Engineering M260, M263, and Neuroscience 205. Each minor field requirement consists of three four-unit courses, at least two of which are 200-series courses. Students must maintain a grade-point average of 3.25 or higher for all courses.

Group I consists of core courses. Students are required to take all of the courses in this group as indicated in each field.

Group II consists of elective courses. Students are required to fulfill the remaining of the major course requirements from courses in this group as indicated in each field.

A complete listing of required Group I and Group II courses in each field is included under Course Requirements for the master’s degree.

Teaching Experience

A minimum of one quarter of teaching experience is required.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

The Ph.D. Preliminary Examination tests a core body of knowledge. The requirements for fulfilling the preliminary examination requirement varies for each field. Specific details about the preliminary examination in each field are available from the Graduate Adviser. Students who fail the examination may repeat it once only, subject to the approval of the faculty examination committee. Students who fail the examination twice are subject to a recommendation for termination.

Within three quarters after passing the Ph.D. Preliminary Examination described above, students are strongly encouraged to take the University Oral Qualifying Examination. The nature and content of the examination are at the discretion of the doctoral committee, but ordinarily include a broad inquiry into the student’s preparation for research. The doctoral committee also reviews the prospectus of the dissertation at the oral qualifying examination.

A doctoral committee consists of a minimum of four qualified UCLA faculty members. Three members, including the chair, are selected from a current list of designated inside members for the interdepartmental program. The outside member must be a qualified UCLA faculty member who does not appear on this list.

Advancement to Candidacy

Students are advanced to candidacy upon successful completion of the written and oral qualifying examinations.

Doctoral Dissertation

Final Oral Examination (Defense of the Dissertation)

Required for all students in the program.

Time-to-Degree

Students are expected to receive their degree within six years (18 quarters) from admission into the program, and must be registered continuously or on approved leave of absence during this period. Students who do not register or take an official leave of absence lose their student status.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

A recommendation for termination is reviewed by the school’s Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs.

Master’s

In addition to the standard reasons noted above, a student may be recommended for termination for

(1) Failure to maintain a grade point average of 3.0 in all courses and in those in the 200 series.

(2) Failure to maintain a grade point average of 3.0 in any two consecutive terms.

(3) Failure of the comprehensive examination.

(4) Failure to complete the thesis to the satisfaction of the committee members.

(5) Failure to maintain satisfactory progress toward the degree within the three-year time limit for completing all degree requirements.

Doctoral

In addition to the standard reasons noted above, a student may be recommended for termination for

(1) Failure to maintain a grade point average of 3.25 in all courses and in any two consecutive quarters.

(2) Failure of the major field written examination.

(3) Failure of the oral preliminary examination.

(4) Failure of a written minor field examination after failure to attain a grade point average of 3.33 in the minor field course work.

(5) Failure of the oral qualifying examination.

(6) Failure of the final oral examination (defense of the dissertation).

(7) Failure to obtain permission to repeat an examination from an examining committee.

(8) Failure to maintain satisfactory progress toward the degree within the specified time limits.

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2010-2011 academic year.

Urban Planning

School of Public Affairs

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Urban Planning offers the Master of Urban and Regional Planning (M.U.R.P.) degree and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Urban Planning.

Master’s Degree

Admission

Program Name

Urban and Regional Planning

Address

3250 Public Affairs Building
Box 951656
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1656

Phone

(310) 825-4025

Email

upinfo@luskin.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

Master of Urban and Regional Planning

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

MURP: December 15th to be considered for admission and fellowships; January 15th to be considered for admission only

GRE (General and/or Subject), TWE

GRE: General

Letters of Recommendation

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit the departmental application and a statement of purpose.

For those applicants whose native language is not English, a score of 600 (paper and pencil test) or 250 (computer-based test) or 100 (internet-based) on the TOEFL, or overall band score of 7.5 on the IELTS is expected.

The statement of purpose, letters of recommendation, grade-point averages and GRE scores, and resume of relevant experience are all considered in the review process for admission. Applicants must submit transcripts from each college attended.

Undergraduate preparation in college algebra and microeconomics is recommended prior to enrolling in the MURP program. Before enrolling in the program, students must demonstrate the ability to master skills in quantitative methods. This requirement can be met by a grade of B or better in a college mathematics course (minimum level: College Algebra), a minimum quantitative GRE score of 600, or satisfactory completion of a three-week preparatory Math Camp offered by the Urban Planning department, prior to the beginning of the Fall Quarter.

Work samples, preferably research papers and/or a copy of the master’s thesis, are required of doctoral applicants. No more than two pieces of work should be submitted; samples written in a foreign language are not considered. Work samples are returned only on request. Applicants in the U.S. must enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

Urban Planning, MURP/Law, J.D.

The School of Law and the Department of Urban Planning offer a concurrent plan of study providing an integrated curriculum for those planning to specialize in the legal aspects of urban problems. Education in planning offers an overview of theories and methods that permit identification and treatment of urban problems; education in law offers insight into the institutional causes and possibilities for treatment of these problems. Students pursue studies in both areas and receive both the J.D. and MURP degrees at the end of four years.

In order to be considered for the concurrent degree program, applicants must apply separately and be admitted to both the School of Law and the Department of Urban Planning.

Further details regarding coursework and program structure may be obtained from the graduate adviser in the Department of Urban Planning.

Management, M.B.A./Urban Planning, MURP

The M.B.A./MURP program is a three-year concurrent degree program jointly sponsored by the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management and the Department of Urban Planning. The program is designed for individuals who seek careers which draw on general and specialized skills in urban planning and management. By providing knowledge of the workings of both the private and public sectors, the program enables individuals who have acquired these skills to move easily between careers in private industry and public service.

Applicants interested in the M.B.A./MURP program should contact the M.B.A. Program Office, John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management, regarding admission requirements and application procedures.

Further details regarding coursework and program structure may be obtained from the graduate adviser in the Department of Urban Planning.

Latin American Studies, M.A./Urban Planning, MURP

The Latin American Studies Program and the Department of Urban Planning offer a two and one-half to three-year concurrent degree program leading to an M.A. degree and a MURP degree. Issues related to migration and settlement, comparative urbanization, human resources development and distribution, and rural economics are all of direct concern to planners and other policymakers working in Latin America. The program provides an integrated curriculum through which students can develop professional knowledge and skills while receiving advanced area studies and language training.

Applicants who are interested in this concurrent degree program must apply separately and be admitted to both the M.A. program in Latin American Studies and the MURP program in Urban Planning. Further details regarding coursework and program structure may be obtained from the graduate adviser in the Department of Urban Planning.

Architecture, M.Arch.I/Urban Planning, MURP

The Architecture and Urban Design Department in the School of the Arts and Architecture and the Department of Urban Planning in the School of Public Affairs offer a concurrent plan of study providing an integrated curriculum for architects interested in specializing in social, economic, and environmental policy issues and for urban planners interested in integrating architecture and urban design into policy and planning practice. Education in planning offers an overview of theories and methods that permit identification and treatment of urban problems; education in architecture stresses physical, aesthetic and technical issues in the design of buildings and building complexes. In the program, a student pursues studies in both schools/departments and receives both the Master of Architecture Degree (M.Arch. I) and the Master of Urban Planning (MURP) at the end of four years.

A student who is interested in the concurrent degree program, must apply and be admitted to the M.Arch. I Program in the Department of Architecture and Urban Design, and the MURP Program in the Department of Urban Planning.

Further details regarding coursework and program structure may be obtained from the graduate adviser in the Department of Urban Planning or the graduate adviser in the Department of Architecture and Urban Design.

Advising

The graduate adviser assigns temporary faculty advisers to new master’s degree students on the basis of similarities in student-faculty interests. Students are expected to select a permanent adviser by the end of Winter Quarter of the first year. Ongoing evaluations of student progress are made at the beginning of each quarter, when students meet with their adviser to determine a course of study which best suits their needs and interests within the context of the general departmental and University requirements.

Students in the M.U.R.P program at UCLA should inform the graduate adviser before December 15 of their second year if they wish to be considered for the Ph.D. program for the following Fall Quarter.

Areas of Study

Students choose an area of concentration by the end of the first quarter in the program. Areas of concentration are fields in which planners characteristically become engaged, professionally or through research. They are not meant to be mutually exclusive.

Community Development and Housing. This concentration deals with social and economic forces affecting communities. Within this area, students can choose one of two streams: housing policies and development, or community economic development. Both streams highlight linkages to social, economic, and spatial justice; inequality; built form/physical environment; and applied research.

Design and Development. This concentration is intended to teach students how public and private market forces drive design and development of the built environment and how we can build in a smarter more sustainable way that is respectful of varying cultural needs and practices. This area of concentration equips urban planners aspiring to enter the public sector with tools to craft rules and regulations that meet public goals, and trains planners who wish to work for the private or nonprofit development sectors in the skills needed to work with neighbors, community and the public sector in the entitlement and development of complex projects.

Environmental Analysis and Policy. The natural environment is both the context within which all human activities take place and a social product of those activities. Environmental planning begins with analysis of the physical, biotic, socio-economic and cultural context in which environmental conflicts occur. An array of analytic tools ranging from cultural to socio-economic and ecological approaches is then applied to specific questions. Some of these are locality specific, but many also involve larger scale regional process and social movements. This multidisciplinary concentration engages resources within the program and the University to address the urgent questions inherent in environment and development. The program encourages broad training and use of the resources of many disciplines.

Regional and International Development. This concentration concerns the interrelated aspects of area development in both developed and developing countries. The perspective on questions of area development is that of political economy and spatial analysis. Industrialization, urbanization, and rural development are major focal points of interest. Within this area, students are expected to choose an emphasis on either developing or advanced economies.

Transportation Policy and Planning. This concentration emphasizes developing a broad, multi-faceted understanding of the historical, spatial, economic, social and environmental factors affecting transportation issues. While the program emphasizes domestic urban transportation policy, all aspects of transportation policy are covered.

Additional Areas of Concentration. In special circumstances, students may devise their own area in consultation with appropriate faculty members. Final approval of the proposed additional area of concentration must be obtained from the department chair. Further details may be obtained from the graduate adviser.

Foreign Language Requirement

There is no foreign language requirement for the master’s degree, but students who expect to emphasize international development studies are encouraged to acquire proficiency in at least one foreign language.

Course Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 72 units (18 courses). Students should enroll in a minimum of 12 units per quarter, completing the program in two years. A minimum of 13 courses must be graduate courses (all 200-series courses except for up to four courses or 16 units of 500-series courses) in urban planning or a related field. One course (four units) of Urban Planning 496 may be applied towards the degree.

Core Course Requirements. The core areas comprise knowledge common to all areas of planning, regardless of one’s specific focus. Five core courses are required: Urban Planning 207, 220A, 220B, 222A, and one course on urbanization covering urban problems and processes chosen from a menu of options. Workshops in writing and presentation skills are integrated into Urban Planning 207, 220A, and 222A. Urban Planning 207, 220A, 220B and 222A should be completed during the first year of study. Exceptions to this timeline require the department chair’s approval. The urbanization course is recommended but not required to be completed the first year. Urban Planning core courses are sometimes waived with the instructor’s consent if the students can demonstrate mastery of the material through satisfactory completion of previous coursework that covered similar concepts, instructional materials, and content. Students are expected to present the relevant course syllabi when requesting waivers.

Undergraduate preparation in college algebra and microeconomics is recommended for students prior to their enrollment in the M.U.R.P. program. Before enrolling in the program, students must demonstrate the ability to master skills in quantitative methods. This requirement can be met by achievement of a grade of B or better in a college mathematics course (at a minimum level of college algebra), a minimum score of 600 on the Quantitative Test of the Graduate Record Examination, or satisfactory completion of a three-week preparatory Math Camp offered by the department prior to the beginning of Fall Quarter.

Upon entering the program, students must pass proficiency examinations in basic mathematics and microeconomics before enrolling in Urban Planning 220A and 207 respectively. Copies of sample examinations are mailed to applicants accepted into the program. An undergraduate course in college algebra or precalculus should provide suitable background to pass the basic mathematics examination. An undergraduate course in microeconomics should be sufficient preparation for the microeconomics examination. Students are strongly encouraged to prepare for the examinations before beginning the program so that they can take Urban Planning 207 and 220A during their first year of study. If students do not pass either or both examinations, they are advised to take Mathematics 1 and/or Economics 1 or 5 at UCLA during their first year of study. (These courses do not count toward the master’s degree requirements.) Proficiency examinations need to be passed at the start of the second year in order to enroll in required courses Urban Planning 220A and/or 207, which are only offered in Fall Quarter.

Area Course Requirement. Students must choose an area of concentration and select at least five courses, two of which are generally specified, from a list of courses prepared for that area. One of the required core courses on urbanization may be used to fulfill an area of concentration requirement.

Students may seek waivers for requirements that have been met through coursework prior to entering the M.A. program.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

A student without substantial prior experience in planning is required to complete a minimum of three hundred hours of fieldwork. Fieldwork is defined as clinical or real world experience with a planning office, a private organization involved in planning, a community action agency, or applied research within a clinical context (excluding conventional university-based research projects). Students may receive four units course credit for fieldwork by enrolling in Urban Planning 223. They may receive an additional four units by enrolling in Urban Planning 496 in a subsequent quarter. Further details about fulfilling this requirement are available from the graduate adviser.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

A student must select this option by the deadline set by the department. Once a deadline has passed, students are limited to options with subsequent deadlines.

Plan A (Client-Oriented Project). A client-oriented project is recommended if students are more interested in practical application of what they have learned than in scholarly research. The time span of the final project approximates that of the thesis. Academic credit for project involvement is given through required course Urban Planning 205 (section 2), and through 597 for faculty supervised independent research. Guidance of the project rests with a committee of at least one faculty committee chair, one consulting faculty, and a representative of the client. The project proposal should be ready for committee review by the end of the seventh week of Fall Quarter of the second year of study. The project must be successfully completed when it is approved by the faculty committee and delivered to the client. The client project poster presentations are required in the Spring Quarter.

As an alternative under Plan A, second-year students may take Urban Planning 217A-217B for eight units credit, offered each year, either during the Fall and Winter or the Winter and Spring quarters to fulfill the comprehensive examination requirement. The faculty members in charge of this course sequence, one supervising, one consulting, plus a representative of the client make up the comprehensive examination committee. Students must notify the graduate counselor that they have selected this option and (in the event that more than one section is offered) they must indicate in which section of Urban Planning 217A-217B they will enroll by the end of Fall Quarter of the second year of study.

Plan B (Two-Week Examination). Examinations for all areas of concentration are offered during the break between Winter and Spring quarters. A three-member faculty committee consisting of the departmental chair and two members nominated by the student, coordinates, administers and evaluates the examination. Students may be requested to do additional work on the examination after it has been reviewed by the committee. No course credit is received for the two-week examination. Students who choose this option must notify the graduate counselor by the end of Fall Quarter of the second year of study.

Client and comprehensive projects and two-week examinations are graded on an S/U basis. To receive a grade of S the level of the student’s work must be equivalent to that of a letter grade of B.

Thesis Plan

Every master’s degree thesis plan requires the completion of an approved thesis that demonstrates the student’s ability to perform original, independent research.

A student must select this option by the deadline established by the department. Once a deadline has passed, students are limited to options with subsequent deadlines.

The thesis is intended to provide the opportunity for independent scholarly research and should be the length and quality of a publishable journal article. In order to meet graduation deadlines, students must begin thesis work no later than the beginning of Fall Quarter of the second year and present a preliminary proposal to their thesis committee chair by the end of the second week of classes. The thesis committee consists of three ladder faculty and must be selected by the end of Fall Quarter of the second year. Students enroll in required course Urban Planning 205 (section 1) for four units of academic credit for thesis preparation, and for four units of 598 for faculty supervised independent research. The student must receive a grade of S in Urban Planning 598 for the thesis project to be considered of passing quality. The thesis poster presentations are required in the Spring Quarter.

Time-to-Degree

Urban and Regional Planning is a full-time degree program. Students are expected to enroll in a minimum of 12 units per quarter. From admission to the master’s program, normal time to award of the degree is six quarters (12 units of coursework per quarter).

Students who have completed the normal two-year program residence requirements (not to be confused with the official University residence requirements), but have remaining deficiencies, are allowed an upper time limit of one additional year to complete all remaining requirements (thesis, comprehensive examination, removal of outstanding Incomplete grades). An extension of the upper time limit may be requested by written petition to the department. Such requests will be approved only in extreme circumstances.

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2012-2013 academic year.

Archaeology

Interdepartmental Program
College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Archaeology Program offers the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Archaeology.

Admission

Program Name

Archaeology

Archaeology is an interdepartmental program. Interdepartmental programs provide an integrated curriculum of several disciplines.

Address

A148 Fowler Museum
Box 951510
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1510

Phone

(310) 825-4169

Email

erika.santoyo@ioa.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.A., Ph.D.

The department admits only applicants whose objective is the Ph.D..

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

December 15th

GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General

Letters of Recommendation

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit a statement of purpose.

M.A.: The program leading to an M.A. in Archaeology is considered the first step toward the Ph.D.; the department does not admit applicants whose final degree objective is the master’s degree.

Applicants should submit a plan of study (including a statement of objectives, an outline of projected coursework, and a general indication of an M.A. paper); preparation in and/or plans for language study; and a research paper preferably relevant to archaeology or comparable evidence of scholarly work.

Applicants who have not completed a course in quantitative methods in archaeology may be advised to take a corresponding course at UCLA, if relevant to their research. This course does not count toward the minimum course requirements for the degree.

Ph.D.: Applicants are expected to hold a UCLA master’s degree in Archaeology. Doctoral students entering the program with a master’s degree from another university are required to pass the comprehensive core seminars and examinations and to demonstrate the ability to read at least one foreign language relevant to the area of interest and approved by the student’s adviser. This requirement may be met by taking a reading examination administered by the program.

Master’s Degree

Advising

The chair of the program serves as graduate adviser. Each student has a committee chair, determined by mutual agreement, who acts as principal adviser. Student progress toward the degree is discussed every academic quarter by the members of the Executive Committee. Students receive a written checklist of their progress annually and a copy is sent to their adviser.

Areas of Study

Areas of study include analysis of archaeological materials; ancient Near East; Egypt; Islamic world; China and the Far East; Bronze Age in the Mediterranean; classical Greece and Rome; India and Central Asia; Andean South America; Mesoamerica; Pacific; paleoenvironmental studies; Western North America. Other areas of specialization are also available.

Foreign Language Requirement

The ability to read at least one modern foreign language, relevant to the student’s field of interest and approved by the student’s adviser, is required for the M.A.degree. This requirement may be met by (1) completing the third course in an introductory, regular sequence of the selected language at UCLA with a minimum grade of A; or (2) taking a reading examination administered by the program. The foreign language requirement must be completed by the end of the sixth quarter in residence, unless an earlier deadline is imposed by the adviser.

Course Requirements

A minimum of 42 units (nine courses, of which five must be graduate) taken for a letter grade are required, to be distributed as follows: a minimum of five courses (26 units) in the 200 and 500 series, including Archaeology M201A-M201B, M201C. Students must also take a laboratory-based course. This requirement can be met in the following ways: completion of Anthropology 117, 117P; completion of Archaeology M205B (courses taught by the directors of various laboratories); and, with the approval of the student’s committee, an independent study course. A minimum of two additional elective graduate courses is required, one of which should be outside of the student’s area of specialization. The other units may be completed by taking either graduate or upper division courses. The proportion of graduate to undergraduate courses may vary depending on the student’s preparation.

Teaching Experience

Not required. The Program assists students in obtaining teaching experience through appointments as teaching assistants in a number of other departments.

Field Experience

No graduate degree is awarded until the student has worked in the field. Both theoretical and practical knowledge of methods and techniques used in the field are necessary. This requirement may be met by taking a regular field course such as Anthropology 115P, Archaeology C259, Ancient Near East 261, or Classics C251E. If a student wishes to fulfill this requirement by participation in fieldwork other than that in the courses listed above, the director of the project must submit a letter about the student’s work to the chair of the program. Except for the courses listed above, any given formula to fulfill the requirement must be cleared in advance with the chair of the program.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

The comprehensive examination consists of three examinations, given at the completion of each section of Archaeology M201A, M201B, and M201C respectively, and a research paper. The comprehensive examinations are graded by three readers (the professor in charge of the course, program chair, and a third faculty member) as high pass, pass, or no pass. Each of the three examinations may be retaken once. The research paper, to be completed by the seventh quarter of residence, is read by three faculty members and assists students and faculty in the determination of whether a student may continue for the Ph.D. degree.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

There is a ceiling of six quarters for the completion of the M.A. degree.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

Admission to the doctoral program for students completing a UCLA M.A. in Archaeology is based on (1) written recommendation by all three members of the M.A. committee; (2) submission of a plan of study, including projected coursework, choice of foreign language, description of qualifying examination components, and dissertation topics; and (3) quality of the M.A. core examination results and the M.A. paper.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Major fields or subdisciplines include analysis of archaeological materials; ancient Near East; Egypt; Islamic world; China and the Far East; Bronze Age in the Mediterranean; classical Greece and Rome; India and Central Asia; Andean South America; Mesoamerica; Pacific; paleoenvironmental studies; Western North America. Other areas of specialization are also available.

Foreign Language Requirement

Reading competence in two modern foreign languages relevant to the student’s interests is normally required. Competence is demonstrated as outlined for the master’s degree. Other languages may be required as decided by the dissertation committee.

Course Requirements

Students must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 units per quarter. Archaeology M201A, M201B, and M201C are required. A second laboratory-based course, in addition to the one required for the M.A. degree, is required. Additional requirements may be suggested by the dissertation committee.

No graduate degree is awarded until the student has worked in the field. Both theoretical and practical knowledge of methods and techniques used in the field are necessary. This requirement may be met by taking a regular field course such as Anthropology 115P, Archaeology C259, Ancient Near East 261, or Classics C251E. If a student wishes to fulfill this requirement by participation in fieldwork other than that in the courses listed above, the director of the project must submit a letter about the student’s work to the chair of the program. Except for the courses listed above, any given formula to fulfill the requirement has to be cleared in advance with the chair of the program.

Teaching Experience

Not required. The Program assists students in obtaining teaching experience through appointments as teaching assistants in a number of other departments.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

By the end of the sixth quarter of the doctoral program, after the foreign language requirement has been fulfilled, students take a written qualifying examination in the following three areas: (1) topical specialization; (2) analytical theory, method, and technique; and (3) regional culture history. If this examination is passed, students may then make arrangements to take the oral examination. If the written examination or any portion thereof is failed, students may make one further attempt if their committee deems it appropriate.

The University Oral Qualifying Examination must be taken by the end of the seventh quarter of the doctoral program. Students are required to submit to the doctoral committee a formal dissertation proposal of about 10 pages, including the particular research problem on which they will be examined during the oral qualifying examination.

Advancement to Candidacy

Students are advanced to candidacy and awarded the Candidate in Philosophy (C.Phil.) degree upon successful completion of the written and oral qualifying examinations.

Doctoral Dissertation

Final Oral Examination (Defense of Dissertation)

Not required for all students in the program. The decision as to whether a defense is required is made by the doctoral committee.

Time-to-Degree

The normative time for the completion of the Ph.D. degree is 21 academic quarters. Students who already hold an M.A. degree are to complete all work for the Ph.D. degree within 14 quarters.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

In addition to the reasons noted above, a student may be recommended for termination for two failures of the core examinations, failure to fulfill the foreign language requirement, an unsatisfactory master’s paper, two failures of the written qualifying examination, a level of incompetence on the oral qualifying examination that would lead to denial of a second examination, two failures of the oral qualifying examination in instances where a student is allowed to repeat it, or an unsatisfactory dissertation. A student may appeal a recommendation for termination through a request for a hearing before the Executive Committee.

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