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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.

Classics

Admission

Program Name

Classics

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., Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall, Winter, Spring

Deadline to apply

January 5th

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 should 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.

M.A.: The department does not admit students whose final degree objective is the master’s degree. The program that leads to an M.A. in Classics is considered the first step toward the Ph.D. in Classics. The M.A. in Greek or Latin may be awarded to students whose academic goals shift during the course of graduate study.

Ph.D.: A UCLA M.A. degree in Classics with a comprehensive examination grade of B+ or better, or an equivalent degree from another university is required.

While there is no minimum required score, the GRE is used as a criterion in most cases.

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. Students with serious problems noted at the midyear meeting are sent a warning letter within 30 days. 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. Students entering with a single-language M.A. degree (Greek or Latin) must complete requirements in the other language (as detailed below) before proceeding to the Ph.D. track.

Foreign Language Requirement

In addition to taking courses in Greek and/or Latin, 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. Students may petition, with departmental approval, to use equivalent coursework completed at other institutions to meet this requirement.

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. 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.

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 both the essay and translation sections and at least a B+ on the whole examination in each of these four examinations to be admitted to the Ph.D. program.

Essay Requirement

As part of the requirements for this plan, students also submit a research paper in Winter Quarter of their second year. In consultation with a faculty mentor, the student has revised this paper, which may be one previously submitted in a seminar in the M.A. program. The mentor and a second faculty member evaluate the revised paper, which is due on the last day of classes of Winter Quarter. Students must receive a grade of at least A- on this revised paper in order to be admitted to the Ph.D. program. Shortly after submitting this paper, in Winter or Spring Quarter of the second year the student presents it to the department as a lecture and takes questions from the audience.

Terminal M.A. Degree

The terminal M.A. degree is offered only to students leaving the program if they have completed the necessary requirements. The courses required for the terminal M.A. degree in Classics 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) four units of Classics 287, (2) Greek 210, (3) Greek 200A-200B-200C, and (4) three four-unit graduate seminars (two-unit seminars may not be counted) may apply for a Greek M.A. degree. Students presenting (1) four units of Classics 287; (2) Greek 210; (3) Latin 200A-200B-200C; and (4) three four-unit graduate seminars (two-unit seminars may not be counted) may apply for a Latin M.A. degree. Other requirements include: completing the foreign language requirements in one language, as described above; earning a grade of B or better on both sections of the final examination in all courses presented for the 200A-200B-200C sequence; completion of the essay requirement as described above.

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 may be allowed one year to remedy deficiencies before beginning the regular M.A. program. Students whose diagnostic examination upon entry indicates need may be required to take remedial courses. 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.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

Students in the doctoral program are required, at the beginning of each quarter, to consult the department’s graduate adviser who assists in planning their programs of study. After the written qualifying examinations are completed, the student’s individual adviser shares responsibility for guidance. However, students must continue to submit each quarter’s study list for the graduate adviser’s approval.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

None.

Foreign Language Requirement

New students in the doctoral program normally have demonstrated proficiency in French, German, or Italian as described in the requirements for the M.A. degree. By the end of the second year of study in the Ph.D. program, students must demonstrate proficiency in a language not used to satisfy the M.A. requirement, provided that if Italian or French was used to satisfy the M.A. requirement, students must demonstrate proficiency in German. Alternate arrangements can be considered by petition.

Course Requirements

A minimum of 32 units of 200-series courses is required. These may include courses taken prior to the M.A. degree in this department in excess of M.A. requirements, and may include courses in other departments. The choices of courses are subject to the graduate adviser’s approval. At least 20 units must be full seminars, and the 32 units must include Greek and Latin 210, unless these were taken previously.

Most Classics, Greek, and Latin seminars may be taken in one of two ways: (1) as full seminars, with the requirement of a final paper (or an equivalent workload, such as a final examination, as designated by the instructor) to be presented to the instructor and assessed as part of the final grade; full seminars carry four units, with a regular letter grade; or (2) as half seminars, requiring full participation in the course but no paper (or equivalent as described above). Half seminars carry two units and must be taken for S/U grading only. Prior to completion of the 32-unit requirement, no more than four units per quarter in the 500 series normally may be taken.

Students who enter holding an M.A. degree in Classics may still be required to meet all or part of the Classic M.A. course requirements in Greek or Latin 200A-200B-200C. Students who enter with an M.A. degree must still take four units of Classics 287.

Teaching Experience

Consult the department.

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.

(1) One three-hour translation examination in Greek and one in Latin consisting respectively of passages from the Greek or Latin reading lists and unseen passages from the relevant language. These examinations are normally offered three times a year, and must both be attempted before the end of the second year in the doctoral program.

(2) A significant research paper on a field or author of the student’s choosing outside of the area of the student’s expected specialization. The research paper must be submitted before the end of the third year in the doctoral program, and may be submitted either before or after the translation examinations.

(3) A special field examination in the form of a written three-hour examination in the general area of the student’s prospective dissertation topic. This examination is to be taken by the fall of the third year in the doctoral program.

Each qualifying examination (Ph.D. language examination and special field examination) may normally be retaken once, with the option of a third opportunity by petition. Within one quarter of the special field examination, the student writes a dissertation prospectus and, after review and revision, he University Oral Qualifying Examination is administered by the doctoral committee. The prospectus, along with the committee nomination form, is due at least three weeks before the examination date. This examination includes a discussion of the revised dissertation prospectus.

Advancement to Candidacy

Students are advanced to candidacy upon successful completion of the written and oral qualifying examinations. The Candidate in Philosophy degree is awarded for the quarter the student is advanced to candidacy.

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 the 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

Full-time students are expected to complete the Ph.D. degree within 12 quarters after entry into the doctoral program. Students who, in the seventh year in the doctoral program, not counting time spent on leave of absence, have ceased to make acceptable progress toward the degree, following warning, will be recommended for termination from the program.

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 2010-2011 academic year.

Public Health Schoolwide Programs

School of Public Health

Graduate Degrees

The School of Public Health offers the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) and Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.) degrees.

Certain degrees within the School of Public Health are not offered by the individual departments but are administered on a schoolwide level: the Master of Public Health; the Doctor of Public Health; six concurrent degree programs, the J.D./M.P.H. with the School of Law, the M.B.A./M.P.H. with the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management, the M.S.W./M.P.H. with Social Welfare, the M.A./M.P.H. with African Studies, with Asian American Studies, and with Islamic Studies; and two articulated degree programs, M.D./M.P.H. with the School of Medicine and the M.A./M.P.H. with Latin American Studies.

The M.P.H. is a professional degree in the field of public health. Students are expected to focus on public health practice and to acquire a broad knowledge related to professional skills.

For information on the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Biostatistics, Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology, or Health Services, or the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Public Health within the Department of Community Health Sciences, applicants should see the listings for those departments. For information on the interdepartmental D.Env. degree program housed in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, applicants should see the listing for Environmental Science and Engineering.

For information on the M.S. program in Preventive Medicine, applicants should contact the Student Affairs Office in the School of Public Health.

Admission

Program Name

Public Health

Information regarding the MPH for Health Professionals appears separately.

Address

A1-269 CHS
Box 951772
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772

Phone

(310) 825-5524

Email

sagoo@ph.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.P.H., M.S., Dr.P.H., Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Consult department.

Deadline to apply

December 1st

Applications received after this date have reduced opportunities for admission and financial aid.

GRE (General and/or Subject), TWE

GRE: General

MCAT or DAT scores are accepted only for applicants already holding MD or DDS degrees or currently enrolled in medical or dental school. GMAT scores are accepted only for applicants to the joint MBA/MPH program and LSAT scores are accepted only for applicants to the joint JD/MPH program. Biostatistics does not accept MCAT, DAT, GMAT, or LSAT scores.

Letters of Recommendation

3, two from former professors and one from an employer; if no employer, three from former professors

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit the departmental application through the Schools of Public Health Application Service (SOPHAS] and a statement of purpose.

Prior field experience is not required as a condition of admission, although a background of public health experience may be considered. Also, applicants must be accepted by and accommodated in the department of the School of Public Health in which they wish to study. Applicants needing help in deciding on a department should speak either to the department administrators or to staff in the Student Affairs Office. Exceptionally qualified applicants may be considered on an individual basis.

Applicants must perform satisfactorily on the verbal and quantitative sections of a recent Graduate Record Examination (GRE), except as above. The Biostatistics Department has different criteria for evaluating performance on aptitude tests for its applicants. Those applying to the biostatistics program should contact that department. No screening examination is required for admission; however, specified courses are required by Biostatistics and by Environmental Health Sciences. Applicants whose undergraduate coursework has been deficient in breadth of fundamental training have to take specified undergraduate courses after admission. At the discretion of the Associate Dean for Academic Programs, the GRE requirement may be waived for applicants who hold a doctoral degree from a U.S. university and five years of relevant postdoctoral experience.

Master’s degrees: The prior program of study for applicants to the M.P.H. degree should include adequate preparation in mathematics, physical sciences, biological sciences, and social sciences, and typically includes two courses each in mathematics, biological sciences, social sciences; one course in physical sciences; and other courses that constitute an adequate preparation for the proposed area of specialization.

Applicants whose prior work in the biological, physical, mathematical, and social sciences does not constitute adequate preparation for the proposed area of specialization must include courses in those sciences in their graduate programs; these may not be applied toward the minimum requirements for the degree.

Interdivisional International Health. The school offers several options for foreign or domestic students interested in international health. Faculty in all departments of the school are actively involved in health-related programs in foreign settings, and many departments on campus have international, health-related interests and courses relevant to health occupations and cross-cultural settings.

Applicants who are interested must specify the department most relevant to their skills area on their application, clearly indicating their international interests. Once admitted, students are given an appropriate adviser and directed to the international health committee, which is interdepartmental and promotes internationally-oriented training and research. Its members consult with interested students and attempt to optimize the learning experience.

Biostatistics

Students concentrating in biostatistics should have completed at least one year of calculus. Students whose preparation does not include sufficient calculus must take courses in the Mathematics Department while in the M.P.H. Program. Majors in mathematics, statistics, computer science, or a field of application in biostatistics are preferred.

Environmental Health Sciences

Students concentrating in environmental health sciences should have a bachelor’s (or master’s) degree in chemistry, physics, biology, engineering, or other appropriate field. Preparation should include at least three quarters of general chemistry (including quantitative analysis) and two quarters of organic chemistry and/or biochemistry, mathematics through calculus, three quarters of biological sciences, and three quarters of physics. Substitutions for these requirements are considered for applicants with an otherwise superior academic background.

Health Services

Applicants interested in the joint M.P.H./M.B.A. program in the Health Services Department must take the GMAT. The GRE is not required for the concurrent program.

Applicants to the one-year health services organization program in the Health Services Department must have a prior doctoral degree (M.D., D.D.S., J.D., Ph.D., or equivalent). Applicants with doctoral degrees from other countries should plan to take the two-year program. Satisfactory performance on the GRE is required, and a personal interview is recommended.

African Studies, M.A./Public Health, M.P.H.

The School of Public Health and the African Studies Program have a concurrent degree program whereby students can pursue the M.A. degree in African Studies and the M.P.H. with a specialization in Community Health Sciences at the same time. Applicants are required to satisfy the admission requirements of both programsm and students must meet the requirements in both programs to be awarded the degrees. Applicants interested in this concurrent program should contact the African Studies program, and the Student Affairs Office, School of Public Health.

Asian American Studies, M.A./Public Health, M.P.H.

The Asian American Studies Department and the Department of Community Health Sciences in the School of Public Health offer a concurrent degree program whereby students can work for the M.A. in Asian American Studies and the M.P.H. Students must complete the program requirements for both degrees. When applying, the same statement of purpose may be submitted to each program. Applicants interested in this concurrent program should contact the Asian American Studies Department and the Student Affairs Office, School of Public Health.

Islamic Studies, M.A./Public Health, M.P.H.

The School of Public Health and the Islamic Studies Program have a concurrent degree program whereby students can work for the M.A. in Islamic Studies and the M.P.H. The concurrent program expects to attract both students specializing in public health who plan to live and work in the Middle East, North Africa, or Southeast Asia, and require knowledge of the Islamic culture, society and language, and students in Islamic Studies desiring to prepare for a professional or academic career in public health. Applicants interested in this concurrent program should contact the Islamic Studies Program and the Student Affairs Office, School of Public Health. Islamic Studies is not accepting applications for 2011-2012.

Latin American Studies, M.A./Public Health, M.P.H.

The School of Public Health and the Latin American Studies Program have arranged an articulated degree program, organized to permit specializations within the M.A. and the M.P.H. degrees, with the award of both degrees after approximately three years of graduate study. Qualified students apply to the graduate adviser of the Latin American Studies Program and to a relevant area of public health, such as: (1) environmental and nutritional sciences; (2) epidemiology; (3) health education; or (4) population and family health.

Potential applicants should contact the Graduate Adviser in Latin American Studies and/or the Public Health/Latin American Studies Articulated Degree Program Adviser, School of Public Health.

Law, J.D./Public Health, M.P.H.

The School of Public Health and the School of Law offer a four year concurrent degree program in which students complete both the M.P.H. and the J.D. degree programs simultaneously. The program comprises three years in the School of Law and one year in the School of Public Health. In addition, the M.P.H. degree requires field-training experience, which is generally completed in the summer following the public health study. Applicants apply separately to the School of Law and the School of Public Health. Students enrolled in the first year of either the J.D. or the M.P.H. program may also apply for admission to the concurrent program. Interested applicants should contact the School of Law and the Student Affairs Office in the School of Public Health.

Medicine, M.D./Public Health, M.P.H.

The School of Public Health and the David Geffen School of Medicine have an articulated degree program designed to enable students to complete both the M.P.H. and the M.D. degree programs in five years. The program includes four years of medical school and one year plus one additional quarter in the School of Public Health. Additionally, up to ten weeks of field training is required for the M.P.H. The field training is generally completed in the summer after the year of public health coursework. UCLA medical students apply for admission to the School of Public Health in the fall quarter of their third year.

Public Policy, M.P.P./Public Health, M.P.H.

The Department of Public Policy and the Department of Health Services offer a concurrent degree program whereby students may pursue the Master of Public Policy degree and a Master of Public Health degree at the same time. For admission, applicants are required to satisfy the regular admission requirements for both the M.P.P. and the M.P.H. programs. During the first year, students generally begin with the first year core courses in Public Policy. In Spring Quarter students also begin taking the required Health Services courses. For the remaining two years of the concurrent degree program, students take both Public Policy and Health Services courses for a total of 68 units in Public Policy and 56 units in Health Services. Applicants interested in the concurrent program should contact the graduate adviser in Public Policy.

Social Welfare, M.S.W./Public Health, M.P.H.

The Department of Social Welfare and the Department of Community Health Sciences (Public Health) offer a concurrent program whereby students pursue the Master of Social Welfare and the Master of Public Health at the same time. Applicants are required to satisfy the regular admission requirements of each program. Studentsin the three-year concurrent program complete their first year curriculum in either Social Welfare or Public Health. During the second year, students complete the first-year core courses in the other department along with certain electives. In the third year, students complete the advanced practice methods and field internship course sequences in Social Welfare, complete requirements and electives in Public Health, and meet remaining requirements for both programs. Students must meet requirements for graduation in both programs to be awarded either degree. Applicants interested in the program should contact the department of Social Welfare or the department of Community Health Sciences.

Master’s Degree

Advising

An adviser is appointed for each new master’s student by the head of the respective department. Student and adviser together agree upon a study list for each academic quarter and both the adviser and the Associate Dean for Academic Programs must approve any subsequent alterations. Students are expected to meet with their advisers each quarter. A departmental guidance committee is established when the student has completed approximately half of the program for the master’s degree. The department chair nominates the departmental guidance committee after consultation with the student and the student’s adviser.

An adviser is responsible for the student’s academic progress. Progress is evaluated on an ongoing basis. At the end of each quarter, the Associate Dean for Academic Programs reviews academic listings of students and notifies them and the advisers when the cumulative grade-point average is below 3.0. Advisers review each case with their advisees and make recommendations to the Associate Dean for Academic Programs for continuance or dismissal. Students who wish to change advisers must file a petition which must be approved by the new adviser, the department chair, and the Associate Dean for Academic Programs.

Areas of Study

Areas of specialization and typical course plans, in addition to mandatory courses, are listed below.

Biostatistics

Required department courses include Biostatistics 110A, 110B, (100A and 100B may be substituted with departmental permission); Biostatistics 200A, 201, 402A, 402B (402B satisfies the field training requirement), 403A and 406; and 12 units of elective courses from Biostatistics 200B, 200C, M210 through M238, or M403B, 410 through 419. Additional elective courses are recommended and should be selected in public health, biomathematics, or mathematics.

J.D./M.P.H. The J.D./M.P.H. program with a specialization in Biostatistics requires a minimum of 58 quarter units in the School of Public Health. Required department courses include Biostatistics 110A, 110B (100A and 100B may be substituted with departmental permission); Biostatistics 200A, 201, 402A, 402B (402B satisfies the field training requirement), 403A and 406; and 12 units of elective courses from Biostatistics 200B, 200C, M210 through M238, or M403B, 410 through 419. A maximum of eight elective quarter units from Law courses are allowed for concurrent credit toward the M.P.H. degree.

Community Health Sciences

A minimum of 60 units of graduate and upper division coursework is required for the M.P.H. degree. Normally two years or six quarters are needed to complete the 60 units of coursework required. No less than 32 units must be taken in the department. A maximum of 12 elective units from outside the department may count towards the 60 units. Candidates with a prior doctoral degree or advanced preparation in a related field may complete an M.P.H. degree in one year (48 units), but only after formal consideration and approval by the department faculty.

All students are required to complete Community Health Sciences 210, 211A-211B, four units of 400 (400 hours of field work), and eight units (two courses) from the following (no substitutions are allowed): Community Health Sciences 200, 231, 247, 271, 282, 284, M287, 295, 432. In consultation with the adviser, the remaining units of coursework may be taken entirely within an area of specialization (cluster) in the department, across clusters in the department, and/or in other departments of the School of Public Health. Clusters include social and behavioral sciences, health education/promotion, international health, child and family health, public health nutrition, health policy, disaster planning and relief, aging and life course, women’s health, and population.

Students focusing in the health education/promotion cluster may select coursework to meet the requirements for the Society for Public Health Education, and students with appropriate prerequisites who focus in the public health nutrition cluster may meet the requirements set by the Association of Graduate Faculties in Public Health Nutrition.

J.D./M.P.H. The J.D./M.P.H. program with a specialization in Community Health Sciences requires a minimum of 60 quarter units in the School of Public Health. Required department courses include Community Health Sciences 210, 211A and 211B, four units of 400 (400 hours of field work), and eight units (two courses) from the following (no substitutions are allowed): Community Health Sciences 200, 231, 247, 271, 282, 284, M287, 295, 432. A maximum of eight elective quarter units from Law courses are allowed for concurrent credit toward the M.P.H. degree.

African Studies,M.A. /M.P.H. The M.A. African Studies./M.P.H. program with a specialization in Community Health Sciences allows students to use a maximum of eight units of coursework in Public Health toward both the M.A. degree in African Studies and the M.P.H. degree.

M.S.W./M.P.H. The M.S.W./M.P.H. program with a specialization in Community Health Sciences requires a minimum of 67 units of Social Welfare coursework and 52 units of Public Health coursework. The remaining nine units of the regular 76-unit requirement for the M.S.W. degree are fulfilled through research and policy courses taken for the M.P.H. degree and are applied toward the M.S.W. program through a pro forma petition to the Graduate Division upon application for advancement to candidacy. A maximum of eight quarter units of Social Welfare coursework may be applied toward the M.P.H. degree.

Environmental Health Sciences

Students may concentrate in one of the following areas of specialization: air quality, environmental biology, environmental chemistry, environmental health practice and policy, industrial hygiene, toxicology, or water quality. The M.P.H. program in Industrial Hygiene is fully accredited by the Related Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET/RAC).

Required courses include Biostatistics 100B; Environmental Health Sciences C200A, C200B, 201, C240, 400, 401 (or 410A and 410B), and M411 (to be taken once a year for two years). At least 12 units of elective courses are required and are selected by students in consultation with the faculty adviser. Any departmental required course may be waived by instructor consent if the student either has taken a similar course or can pass a waiver examination.

J.D./M.P.H. The J.D./M.P.H. program with a specialization in Environmental Health Sciences requires a minimum of 58 quarter units in the School of Public Health. Required courses include Biostatistics 100B: Environmental Health Sciences C200A, C200B, 201, C240, 400, 401 (or 410A and 410B), and M411 (to be taken once a year for two years). Students may concentrate in one of the following areas of specialization: air quality, environmental biology, environmental chemistry, environmental management, industrial hygiene, toxicology, or water quality. At least 12 units of elective courses are required for area of specialization. A maximum of eight elective quarter units from Law courses are allowed for concurrent credit toward the M.P.H. degree.

Epidemiology

Students with no prior clinical doctorate degree are required to complete Biostatistics 100B, Epidemiology 200A-200B-200C, 400, two units of a data management course in Biostatistics that features SAS, four units of approved Epidemiology coursework in either infectious diseases or chronic diseases, and 20 elective units taken from the general list of courses: Epidemiology 203, M204, M211, M212, M218, 220, 222, 223, 224, M225, M226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 240, 242, 243, 244, 246, 247, 248, 249, 251, M252, 253, 254, M255, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 265, 266, 267, 268, 270, 271, M272, 273, 280, 402, M403, M406, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 417, M418, and 420. Among the 20 units of electives, up to eight can be taken outside the Epidemiology department with the consent of the advisor and by petition.

Students with a prior clinical doctorate degree or students enrolled in an M.D./M.P.H. program are required to complete Biostatistics 100B, Epidemiology 200A-200B-200C, 400 and 14 total elective units. Students may apply six units in relevant topics from the Department of Medicine or other departments in the School of Public Health toward their total 14-unit elective requirement.

All students must submit a report demonstrating competence in epidemiologic methodology. The report may not be submitted prior to the completion of Epidemiology 400. Epidemiology 400 must be taken after completion of 200C.

J.D./M.P.H. The J.D./M.P.H. program with a specialization in Epidemiology requires minimum of 68 quarter units in the School of Public Health. Required courses include Biostatistics 100B, Epidemiology 200A-200B-200C, 220, 400, four units of a data management courses in Biostatistics that features SAS, and 20 elective units taken from the general list of electives: Epidemiology 203, M204, M211, M212, M218, 222, 223, 224, M225, M226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 240, 242, 243, 244, 246, 247, 248, 251, M252, 253, 254, M255, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 263, 265, 266, 268, 271, M272, 273, 280, 402, M406, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 417, M418, and 420. A maximum of eight elective quarter units from Law courses are allowed for concurrent credit toward the M.P.H. degree.

Health Services

Health Services specialization programs include (1) Health Care Management, (2) Health Policy, (3) Health Professionals, (4) Health Services Organization, (5) a concurrent M.P.H./M.B.A., (6) a concurrent M.P.H./M.P.P., (7) J.D./M.P.H., and (8) M.D./M.P.H.. All specialization programs require Health Services 200A-200B, 400, and a summer internship in a local health care organization, as well as School of Public Health core courses: Biostatistics 100A, Community Health Sciences 100, Environmental Health Sciences 100, and Epidemiology 100.

Students who hold an M.B.A. and three years of managerial experience in health care will be required to take 15 courses rather than 18. In addition, students who have had the equivalent course work in their M.B.A. program may petition to waive out of an additional 3 courses. Petitions will be considered on a case by case bases.

Health Care Management. The Health Care Management specialization is a two-year program requiring 23 full courses (88 units) and a major written research report based on the summer internship at a local health care organization. Required courses include Health Services 232, 234, M236, M249L, 251A, 400, 403, M422, 431, 433, 436, 437, 440A, and 445. In addition, students select at least three elective courses from Health Services M204A, M204B, M204C, 205, 214, 231, M233, 235, 240, M242, 249D through 249T, M255, M287, 288, 401, M411, 432, and 438.

Health Policy. The Health Policy specialization is a two-year program requiring 22 full courses (88 units), and a major written research report based on the summer internship in a local health care organization. Required courses include Health Services 232, M233, M236, M249L, 251A, 286, M287, 400, M422, 431, and Biostatistics 100B. In addition, students select at least five elective courses from Health Services M204A, M204B, M204C, 205, 206, 231, 234, 235, 240, M242, 249D through 249S, 288, M298, 403, M411, 431, 433, 436, 438.

Health Professionals. The Health Professionals specialization is an executive-style program for people with at least three years of managerial experience in the health care field. It is a two-year program requiring 18 full courses and a major written research report based on the summer internship. Required courses include Health Services 234, M236, 251, M422, 431, 433, 436, 442, 450, and Biostatistics 100B.

Health Services Organization. The health services organization specialization is a one-year program requiring a minimum of 13 full courses (56 units). Admission is limited to students with prior doctoral-level degrees completed in the U.S. (M.D., Ph.D., J.D., D.D.S., or equivalent). Required courses include Health Services M236, 400 and 403. In addition, students select at least four elective courses from the Department of Health Services.

Concurrent M.P.H./M.B.A. The concurrent M.P.H./M.B.A. program is a three-year concurrent degree program. It requires a minimum of 14 full courses (52 units) in the School of Public Health and a summer internship in a local health care organization. Required courses include Health Services M236, M249L, 251A, 400, M422 and 437. In addition, students select at least one two unit elective courses from the Department of Health Services. Management 402 may substituted for Biostatistics 100A. Students are waived out of the Health Services 400 requirement if they have successfully completed an equivalent class in the M.B.A. program.

Concurrent M.P.H./M.P.P. The concurrent M.P.H./M.P.P. program is a three-year concurrent program. During the first year students generally begin with the first year core courses in Public Policy. In Spring Quarter students also begin taking the required Health Services courses. For the remaining two years of the concurrent degree program, students take both Public Policy and Health Services courses for a total of 68 units in Public Policy and 56 units in Health Services. A total of 12 units of course overlap is allowed between the two programs.

J.D./M.P.H. The J.D./M.P.H. program with a specialization in Health Services requires a minimum of 22 full courses (88 quarter units) in the School of Public Health and a field training experience in a state or federal agency, as counsel to a hospital or other health care institution, or working in a law firm with a substantial health law practice. Required courses include Health Services M236, 249L, 386, M287, 400, 403, M422, and 437. A total of eight elective courses (28 units) are required. A maximum of the 16 elective quarter units from Law courses are allowed for concurrent credit toward the M.P.H. degree. Three Law electives chosen from an approved list, plus one additional Law course chosen with the approval of the Public Health adviser constitute the 16 units.

M.D./M.P.H. The M.D./M.P.H. program with a specialization in Health Services requires a minimum of 14 full courses (60 units) in the School of Public Health and a major research report based on the summer internship in a local health care organization. Required courses include Health Services M236, 400, 403, and M422. In addition, students select at least three elective courses from Health Services M204A, M204B, M204C, 205, 214, 234, CM241, 249D through 249T, M411, 431, 433, and 434.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Students must complete at least one year of graduate residence at the University of California and a minimum of 11 full courses (44 units), at least six of which must be graduate courses and at least two of which must be 400-series courses. Only one 596 course (four units) may be applied toward the six graduate courses; 597 and 598 courses may not be applied toward the degree.

Required school core courses include Biostatistics 100A or 110A; Community Health Sciences 100 (210, 211A, 211B for community health sciences majors); Environmental Health Sciences 100 (C200A-C200B for environmental health sciences majors); Epidemiology 100 (200A-200B-200C for epidemiology majors) and Health Services 100 (200A-200B for health services majors). Each core course may be waived if the student has taken a similar college-level course elsewhere and can pass the waiver examination.

In addition to the core courses, at least three courses (two or four units) outside the student’s area of specialization are strongly recommended.

Only courses in which a grade of C- or better is received may be applied toward the requirements for a master’s degree. Courses taken for S/U grading may not be applied toward the degree requirements. Students must maintain an average of no less than 3.0 (B) in all courses required or elected during graduate residence at the University of California.

African Studies, M.A./Public Health, M.P.H.

A maximum of eight units of coursework in Public Health may be applied toward both the M.A. degree in African Studies and the M.P.H. degree.

Asian American Studies, M.A./Public Health, M.P.H.

A maximum of 12 units of course work in Public Health may be applied toward both the M.A. degree in Asian American Studies and the M.P.H. degree.

Islamic Studies, M.A./Public Health, M.P.H.

A maximum of 12 units of course work in Public Health may be applied toward both the M.A . degree in Islamic Studies and the M.P.H. degree.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Field training in an approved public health program is required of candidates who have not had prior relevant field experience. A minimum of four units, but no more than eight units, is required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

Students must pass a comprehensive examination in their department. Students may be reexamined once. The aim of the examination, as a culminating experience, is to assess the student’s ability to select theories, methods, and techniques from across the content matter of a field, integrate and synthesize knowledge, and apply it to the solution of public health problems.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

From graduate admission to award of the degree, normal progress is from three to seven quarters. Upper time limit for completion of all requirements is seven quarters of enrollment, including quarters enrolled in previous graduate study at a UC campus prior to admission to the School of Public Health. Maximum time allowable from enrollment to graduation, including leaves of absence, is five years.

Doctoral Degrees

Advising

An academic adviser is assigned to each new student by the chair of the respective department. Student and adviser together agree upon a study list for each academic quarter; any subsequent alterations must be approved both by the student’s adviser. Students may change advisers after the first quarter as long as the student and the new adviser agree. This is done by filing a petition countersigned by the area head/department chair and the Associate Dean of Student Affairs.

Within the first three quarters of study, students file Doctoral Form 1, Petition for Establishment of Three-Member Guidance Committee and Study in Major and Minor Fields for the Dr.P.H. The guidance committee comprises three members including the student’s adviser in the major field and the student’s adviser in the minor field. On this form students list the courses to be taken for the minor which must be approved by the student’s adviser and the department chair.

Community Health Sciences

An academic adviser is assigned to each new student by the head of the department. Student and adviser together agree upon a study list for each academic quarter. The adviser supervises the student’s completion of course work and preparation for the written qualifying examinations, and can, but need not, serve as the Chair of the Guidance Committee appointed at the end of the first year of study.

After being enrolled for three quarters, students file Doctoral Form 1, which designates the membership of the guidance committee. The guidance committee consists of the student’s adviser in the major field, a second faculty member in Community Health Sciences and the student’s adviser in the minor (cognate) field. Courses to be taken for the cognate field are listed on this form. The members of the Guidance committee must be full-time faculty with appointments in the professorial series (tenure-eligible, in-residence, or acting or emeritus, with the proviso that one of the four faculty on the committee and/or the committee co-chair may hold an appointment in the Clinical or Adjunct professorial series. The Guidance Committee membership must be approved by the Department Chair. This committee functions as a group to assist in tailoring the program to the student’s needs and objectives. The student is responsible for informing the committee about the student’s progress, and should also turn to the committee first in the event that special assistance or intervention is required. Hence, the committee should be selected in recognition of its role in promoting the student’s academic progress.

Major fields or Subdisciplines

Major fields and subdisciplines and typical course plans are listed below.

Biostatistics

Consult the graduate adviser.

Community Health Sciences

Consult the graduate adviser.

Environmental Health Sciences

Recommended courses are determined in consultation with the adviser. Six full courses (four must be at the 200 or 400 level) in at least two School of Public Health departments other than Environmental Health Sciences are required for breadth. The major requires an additional area of concentration which may be either inside or outside the school.

Epidemiology

Consult the graduate adviser.

Health Services

The Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.) is a schoolwide degree and the highest professional degree for leaders in public health, including health care, governmental public health practice, territorial non-profit, and other health-related organizations at the local, state, and national levels. Students who complete the program become well grounded in the study of health services organization, deliver and management. They also develop a mastery of population health, social and policy analysis, evidence-based health promotion, and program evaluation. The dissertation is applied and practical in nature and addresses a problem within an organizational context. Health services is one of the areas of specialization. There is no foreign language requirement. Program graduates advance to responsible leadership positions in a wide range of health-focused organizations in both the public and private secotrs.

Prerequisites are an M.P.H. degree or equivalent and at least two years of work experience in the field of health care of public health or health services delivery. Typical students will have worked in a government or private sector health agency and desire to advance their careers toward higher levels of leadership. Identifying a faculty adviser is another prerequisite for admission. Following matriculation, the adviser meets regularly with the student to develop a course curriculum and practicum tailored to the experience and career goals of the student. This individualized curriculum and the availability of coursework in other graduate programs within the university are strengths of this doctoral program.

The Dr.P.H. program can be completed in three years of full-time study, including two years of academic study and one year of field work experience (practicum or residency). In the first two years of study, formal coursework is intended to acquaint the student with the full scope of public health knowledge. The student is expected to complete 14-21 full courses beyond the M.P.H. degree in Health Services to develop mastery in the following areas (core competencies): (1) Population Health Perspective: Ability to identify and utilize the tools for developing and implementing population health and health care interventions, and perform evaluations of these interventions; (2) Assessment and Evaluation: Ability to amass and critically evaluate evidence for health effectiveness and dollar cost effectiveness of population-targeted policy and programmatic interventions to improve or maintain health; (3) Leadership: Ability to apply established leadership concepts and principles to structure and lead organizations or groups in health care, public health, or health-interested agencies; (4) Determinants of Health: Ability to articulate the complex relationships between underlying determinants and health for the U.S. population and key sociodemographically-defined (age, ethnicity, gender, SES) population subgroups; (5) Public Health Infrastructure: Ability to describe key aspects of the development/evolution of the ways that society organizes to protect and advance health, demonstrating an understanding of the historical underpinnings of current issues in public health policy; (6) Inter-Sectoral Relationships: Ability to understand, foster, and manage the relationships between the private and public health care sectors in the U.S.; (7) Systems Management: Ability to use effective management principles and practices to develop health improvement strategies in various sectors and settings; and (8) Organizational Management: Ability to apply advanced management precepts and tools, including performance and change, required for the efficient operation of a health services organization.

Coursework includes a public health leadership seminar featuring participating public health practitioners as well as scholars/academicians. The specific course program depends on the student’s previous coursework, experience, and leadership interests. Because fostering discovery is important in preparing students for leadership positions, and flexibility is an appealing feature of this doctoral program, students may fulfill program requirements with appropriate coursework from other graduate programs within the university (Education, Law, Management, Nursing, Public Policy, and Sociology).

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Course requirements in the major field depend on the department/program and the field chosen. Students must take a minimum of six full courses (four must be at the 200 or 400 level) in at least two School of Public Health departments outside the major department.

The major department requires an additional area of concentration which may be either inside or outside the school. In departments allowing it, an equivalent field experience completed while a doctoral student and approved by the guidance committee may be substituted for the additional area of concentration.

Biostatistics

A written screening examination of all students entering the doctoral program is required and must be successfully completed before the end of the first year in the program, if not taken prior to entering. Courses covered by this and other examinations are determined in consultation with an adviser and the department faculty. Students must complete the following courses, unless previously taken: Biostatistics 115, 200A-200B-200C, 202, M215, 250A-250B; any three additional graduate-level courses in biostatistics selected with consent of the adviser; three courses in the 400 series selected with consent of the adviser; Statistics 100A,100B. All registered doctoral students must enroll in Biostatistics 409 (doctoral statistical consulting, field training course) for three consecutive quarters and in Biostatistics 245 every quarter.

In addition, required for breadth are 24 units of courses at the 200 or 400 levels selected with consent of the adviser in at least two School of Public Health departments/programs other than Biostatistics. The School also requires students to select an additional area of concentration. Biostatistics students fulfill this requirement by enrolling in Biostatistics 409 for three consecutive quarters. This requirement must be met prior to advancement to candidacy.

Electives, selected in consultation with the adviser, should be chosen from courses in mathematics, biomathematics, human genetics, AIDS, survey research methods, operations research, computer data processing, and other appropriate areas.

Community Health Sciences

If the student does not have a master’s degree in public health, the school’s core courses for the M.P.H. degree are required: Biostatistics 100A, Epidemiology 100, Health Services 100, and Environmental Health Sciences 100; and the department’s core courses, Community Health Sciences 210, 211A-211B. Additionally, all students are required to take the following courses if they have not already taken them or their equivalents during the course of their master’s studies: Community Health Sciences 212, Biostatistics 100A, 100B, and 406. These courses do not count toward the minimum course requirements for the doctoral degree.

In addition to the coursework specified above, the student must take a minimum of 48 units in residence in the doctoral program. Twenty of the 48 units required must be taken within the Department of Community Health Sciences. Only four units of individual studies (Community Health Sciences 596) may be counted toward the 48-unit minimum requirement. Students must take a minimum of two courses (eight units) in research methodology (i.e., data acquisition) and two courses (eight units) in statistics (i.e., data analysis). These courses may be taken inside or outside of the School of Public Health. All doctoral students must enroll in Community Health Sciences 286 (doctoral roundtable) every quarter until they are advanced to candidacy. With the exception of the first quarter of registration as a doctoral student, students may petition to waive out of the seminar for up to two quarters. The doctoral roundtable does not fulfill any of the 48 units required for the doctorate.

Students must complete a minor which is expected to be in another department within the School of Public Health. Six graduate-level courses (24 units) are required, four units of which must be taken from within one department. Students must consult with their advisers before declaring a minor.

Epidemiology

Students must complete a minimum of 50 units beyond the requirements of the M.P.H. degree in Epidemiology. Epidemiology M204 (four units) and either four units for a course in statistics beyond Biostatistics 100B/110B or four units in methodology from a list approved by the department are required. The requirements are equivalent for all students, regardless of whether they hold a prior doctoral degree. Students must take at least five full courses (20 units) of the 50 units within the Department of Epidemiology, and a minimum of six full courses (24 units) in at least two School of Public Health departments other than Epidemiology. At least four of the six non-Epidemiology courses must be at the 200 or 400 level. Students must also take three quarters of Epidemiology 292 for a total of six units, thereby fulfilling the 50-unit minimum requirement.

A field experience is required, chosen in consultation with the adviser, for a duration of at least eight months, and is composed of full-time field training at no more than two sites, with at least one being outside of the School of Public Health. During the field experience, students enroll in eight units of Epidemiology 596 in each quarter of the academic year. These 596 units are in addition to the 50-unit minimum requirement. It is recommended that the field work take place after the student has passed the written qualifying examination. The chosen field site may be with a government or non-government health agency, a private foundation, the military, or with a business in the private sector. The selected site should have public health relevance and offer exposure to creative epidemiologic practices and experiences. The intent is to provide experience in recognizing and describing health problems, determining causative factors, developing intervention or prevention strategies, and evaluating the effect or impact of health programs or policies.

Health Services

The core curriculum of 14 required courses includes Health Services 200A, 200B, 206 or M274, 207, 231, 232, 237A-237B, M249L, M287, 438, M442; one four-unit life course requirement from the following: Community Health Sciences 238, 285, Health Services M241, M242, M449A; and one four-unit management course to be selected from the following: Health Services 234, 251A, 431, 433, 437, 440A and 445.

Teaching Experience

Teaching experience is recommended but not required for the doctoral degree.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

Before advancement to candidacy, students must pass written examinations in the major prepared and administered by the guidance committee or by the faculty of the department. Normally no more than one reexamination after failure is allowed. The doctoral committee is nominated after the student has made a tentative decision on a dissertation topic. The doctoral committee consists of at least four faculty members who hold professorial appointments. Two of the faculty must be tenured. For students specializing in Epidemiology, the chair of the committee and one additional member must be from Epidemiology. Three of the four must hold appointments in Public Health; one must be an outside member who holds no appointment in Public Health; one of the four must be from the minor field. The doctoral committee administers the University Oral Qualifying Examination after the written examinations have been successfully completed.

Community Health Sciences

Before advancement to candidacy, all coursework must have been completed, and the student must have passed two written examinations and an oral qualifying examination in the major field. The first written examination is taken by all students. The other is tailored to the specific interests of the individual student. Both written examinations may be repeated only once. In addition, the student must complete the requirements for the minor field.

The first examination provides an assessment of the student’s breadth of substantive knowledge, theory, and methods that are common to the disciplines that comprise Community Health Sciences. Students are expected to demonstrate a coherent and well-synthesized command of this material. This examination is administered by the departmental doctoral committee in the Fall Quarter of each year. The second examination is in one of the areas of specialization: public health policy, health education/promotion, sociocultural aspects of health, public health nutrition, and international family health. Students are expected to demonstrate in-depth knowledge in the area, and to be able to apply this knowledge and knowledge derived from the minor to problems or practice and policy. The examination is based on a reading list generated by the student in consultation with the student’s guidance committee, which also administers the examination. It is administered after the first examination at a time that has been agreed upon mutually by the students and the guidance committee.

After the student has passed the written qualifying examinations and completed the minor requirements, and at least one month prior to taking the University Oral Qualifying Examination, a doctoral committee is nominated. The student first selects the committee chair, who also serves as the student’s adviser. The student and chair then work together to nominate the remaining committee members. The doctoral committee consists of at least four faculty members including the chair, who hold professorial appointments at UCLA. Two of the faculty must be tenured. Two of the four must hold appointments in Community Health Sciences; one must be an outside member who holds no appointment in the school of Public Health; one of the four must be from the minor field. Eligible faculty include those in the tenure-eligible series, the in-residence series, acting or emeritus in these series; in addition, one of the four committee members, who may also cochair if appropriate, may hold an appointment in the adjunct or clinical professorial series. The composition of the committee must be approved by the department chair. The doctoral committee guides the student’s progress toward completion of the dissertation.

The student is advanced to candidacy and commences work on a dissertation by passing the University Oral Qualifying Examination, which is administered by the doctoral committee. Only the student and the committee members attend this examination; all committee members must be present. The examination may be repeated once if a majority of the committee so recommends.

Health Services

Students are required to pass a written qualifying examination after completion of most of the required coursework, normally at the beginning of the third year of study. A doctoral committee is nominated after the student makes a tentative decision on a dissertation topic. The committee consists of at least four faculty members who hold regular appointments: two of the faculty must be tenured, two of the four must hold appointments in the department, and one must be an outside member who holds no appointment in the School of Public Health. The doctoral committee administers the University Oral Qualifying Examination (the dissertation proposal hearing), normally during the first six months of the practicum.

Required coursework must be completed prior to the commencement of the practicum. The practicum accommodates the completion of a problem-solving study for the specific organization. A preceptor is identified within the organization who assists the student in structuring the practicum and delineating expectations and opportunities. Usually, but not necessarily, this practicum is accomplished within the context of the student’s primary employment. Advisers and the Dr.P.H. Committee members assist in placement when students are not employed or the place of employment is not appropriate for the student’s course of study.

During the first quarter of residency students prepare a dissertation proposal that addresses a problem of interest or concern (practical relevance) to the preceptor organization. The proposal may deal with needs assessment, program design, program implementation, program evaluation, or some combination of the above. The emphasis in this problem-solving dissertation is not necessarily to test a hypothesis derived from a disciplinary or theoretical perspective but rather to address a problem defined within the context of the preceptor organization and the environment in which it interacts. Students are expected to employ competencies gained from prior education/experience and doctoral coursework in addressing this problem. The proposal is to be written, reviewed by the doctoral committee and the practicum preceptor organization, and approved during the first six months of the residency. The expectation is that the prepared project be feasible and realistic within the context and resources of the organization, and normally can be completed within one year of the beginning of the practicum.

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

Maximum allowable time for the attainment of the degree is 24 quarters of enrollment or eight years. This limitation includes quarters enrolled in previous graduate study at a UC campus prior to admission to the doctoral degree program and leaves of absence. However, the approved normative time-to-degree is 18 quarters (six years). It is expected that students will normally complete coursework by the end of the third year in residence (nine quarters); complete written and oral examinations and advance to candidacy by the middle of the fourth year in residence (11 quarters); and complete the dissertation and defense by the end of the sixth year (18 quarters).

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

Master’s

In addition to the standard reasons outlined above, a student may be recommended for termination for failure to failure to complete the required course work within seven quarters of matriculation.

Doctoral

In addition to the standard reasons outlined above, a student may be recommended for termination for: failure to maintain a 3.00 grade point average for two consecutive quarters following matriculation into the doctoral program; a second failure of any written qualifying examination in the major or minor fields; a second failure of either oral examination; or exceeding enrollment time limits.

A student may appeal a recommendation for termination first to the departmental chair, then to the Associate Dean of Student Affairs, then to the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and finally to the dean of the school.

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2010-2011 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), TWE

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 2011-2012 academic year.

Information Studies

School of Education and Information Studies

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Information Studies offers the Master of Library and Information Science (M.L.I.S.) degree and the Doctoral of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Information Studies.

Information Studies

Doctoral Degree

Admission

Program Name

Information Studies

Address

207 Graduate School of Education and Information Studies Building
Box 951520
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1520

Phone

(310) 825-5269

Email

abler@gseis.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

November 30th

GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General (taken within the last five years)

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 and a resume.

Applicants may enter with the M.L.S. or M.L.I.S. degree, other advanced degree, or directly out of a bachelor’s degree program. If the prior graduate degree does not include coursework equivalent to the core identified for the M.L.I.S. program, the applicant must complete the core after admission.

Applicants are expected to have fulfilled a statistics requirement, satisfied by completing a college-level course with a minimum grade of C.

It is recommended that applicants have general knowledge of and basic experience in the use of computers (e.g., for word processing, statistics, online searches, spreadsheets, graphics, or web browsing).

The statement of purpose should identify the applicant’s proposed area of specialization, accompanied by appropriate evidence of qualifications for pursuing a doctoral program, and of research and writing, such as published work, master’s thesis, or two research papers written in English, submitted with the applicant’s dossier.

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores must be from a test taken within the last five years. There is no minimum score for the GRE, but high scores are regarded favorably. Admitted students typically score above the 75th percentile in all areas.

In cases where the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examination, the department expects a minimum score of 87 on the TOEFL iBT, or an overall band score of 7.0 on the IELTS. Only in exceptional cases are applicants recommended for provisional admission who do not meet the minimum scores; in such cases, strong evidence of competency is English (such as a high verbal GRE score) must be provided.

Favorable consideration may be given to applicants who have made distinguished contributions to the profession while working as a practicing professional, for instance in publications and/or work with professional societies.

A personal interview is required. The committee seeks evidence of an appreciation of research and knowledge of potential research topics. The committee is particularly interested in the applicant’s commitment to a career in library and information science education and research, signs of originality and inquisitiveness, and good communication skills.

Advising

Upon admission to the school, a faculty adviser is assigned based on the evidence in the student’s statement of interest at the time of application and on the general commitments of the faculty. Students may change advisers with agreement of faculty. The adviser has the responsibility to assist the student in planning a program of study that meets the requirements of the Ph.D. program and to guide the student in the dissertation research. Until advancement to candidacy, there are yearly formal evaluations of progress that involve the student, the chair, the faculty adviser, and other faculty. After advancement to candidacy, the evaluation of progress is the responsibility of the formal doctoral committee.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

The courses offered in the doctoral program cover a range of areas of inquiry in the theory and methodology of information studies, focusing on information-related artifacts (e.g., documents, texts, images, records, collections), agents (e.g., producers, managers, seekers), contexts (e.g., cultural, economic, legal, social, technological), institutions (e.g., organizations, professions, disciplines), practices (e.g., production, design, recording, representation, organization, replication, preservation, retrieval, communication, management, interpretation, use, destruction, policymaking), properties (e.g., authenticity, authorship, identity, reliability, trustworthiness, truth), values (e.g., aesthetic, ethical, functional), and related phenomena (e.g., data, evidence, heritage, knowledge, memory, and misinformation).

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

A minimum of 72 units of coursework is required.

Students are required to take six core courses in the theory and methodology of information studies: Information Studies 291A, 291B, 291C, 298A, 298B, and 298C. Students also are required to take three elective courses chosen from graduate courses offered in this department, and three elective courses chosen from graduate courses offered outside of this department.

In addition to the course requirements listed above, doctoral students are required to participate in the Doctoral Research Colloquium, to participate in research apprenticeship activities by enrolling Information Studies 596 for three quarters, and to be reviewed annually by the Doctoral Program committee until advancement to candidacy.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

Students are required to pass a written qualifying examination on the theory and methodology of information studies.

After passing the written qualifying examination, the student is required to pass the University Oral Qualifying Examination, which is based on the oral defense of the dissertation proposal. The dissertation proposal and oral defense should be completed within one year after passing the written examination. The oral examination covers the significance of the chosen topic of research, the methodology and feasibility of the research, and the depth of the student’s knowledge in the specific field of the dissertation research.

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 Dissertation)

Required for all students in the program.

Time-to-Degree

(1) From graduate admission to the written qualifying examination: Expected – one to six quarters.

(2) From graduate admission to the oral qualifying examination: Expected – one to nine quarters.

(3) From graduate admission to the final oral examination: Expected – one to fifteen quarters.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

In addition to the standard reasons outlined above, a student may be recommended for termination for failure of the comprehensive examination on two successive tests. A recommendation for termination is made by the Executive Committee of the faculty based on the advice of the faculty adviser and the chair. The chair notifies the student in writing of the decision. The student may appeal the decision through formal petition to the faculty.

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

Epidemiology

School of Public Health

Graduate Degrees

The
Department of Epidemiology offers the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Epidemiology.

Admission

Program Name

Epidemiology

Address

71-254 CHS

Box 951772

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772

Phone

(310) 206-3901

Email

jdmiller@ph.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.S., Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Consult department.

Deadline to apply

December 1st

GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General

Letters of Recommendation

Other Requirements

MS: Only those applicants who hold a prior M.P.H. or doctoral degree (e.g., M.D., D.D.S., D.V.M., Ph.D. or equivalent), or those applicants whose ultimate degree objective is the Ph.D. degree are considered. The M.S. degree may be earned as part of the process of completing requirements for the Ph.D.

Ph.D.: At least a 3.5 grade-point average in graduate studies and approval by the department admissions committee, an academic adviser, and the department chair are required. MPH and MS students are equally eligible to apply.

Master’s Degree

Advising

An adviser is appointed for each new master’s student by the head of the respective department. Student and adviser together agree upon a study list for each academic quarter and any subsequent alterations must be approved by both the adviser and the Associate Dean of Student Affairs. Students are expected to meet with their advisers each quarter. A departmental guidance committee is established when the student has completed approximately half of the program for the master’s degree. Members of the departmental guidance committee are nominated by the department chair after consultation with the student and the student’s adviser.

An adviser is responsible for the student’s academic progress. Progress is evaluated on an ongoing basis. At the end of each quarter, the Associate Dean of Student Affairs reviews academic listings of students and notifies them and the advisers when the cumulative grade-point average is below 3.0. Advisers review each case with their advisees and make recommendations to the Associate Dean of Student Affairs for continuance or dismissal. Students who wish to change advisers must file a petition which must be approved by the new adviser, the department chair, and the Associate Dean for Student Affairs.

Areas of Study

Students should consult the graduate adviser.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Students must complete at least one year of graduate residence at the University of California and a minimum of 56 units: 38 units of core courses and 18 units of elective courses. At least 20 units must be in the 200 or 500 series. A maximum of one two-unit, approved Epidemiology seminar, and one 596 course (four units) may be applied toward the total course requirements. If the student intends to write a thesis, four units of Epidemiology 598 (thesis research) may also be applied to the 18-unit elective requirement.

Mandatory core courses are Epidemiology 200A (six units), 200B (six units), 200C (six units), an approved two-unit Epidemiology seminar; Biostatistics 100A (four units) or 110A, 100B (four units) or 110B; one additional statistics course (four units) in regression or multivariate methods that is approved by the department; and two units of an approved data-management course(s).
Students also must take four units of approved Epidemiology coursework in either infectious or chronic diseases. Equivalent courses must be approved by the department. Each core course may be waived if a similar course has been taken elsewhere and the student passes the waiver examination. A waiver course does not reduce the unit requirements. Elective courses include all those offered by the department with the exception of those stated above.

All courses included for advancement to candidacy, except the approved Epidemiology seminar, must have a letter grade (not S/U). Students must maintain an average of no less than 3.0 (B) in all courses required or elected during graduate residence at the University of California. In addition, students must maintain an average of no less than 3.0 (B) in Epidemiology 200A-200B-200C.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

If the comprehensive examination option is chosen, a guidance committee of three department faculty is appointed. An examination on the major area of study must be passed. If failed, the examination may be repeated once. In addition, the student must complete a research project with an article appropriate for publication.

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.

If the thesis option is approved, a thesis committee of three faculty is appointed by the dean of the Graduate Division on recommendation of the department. The chair of the committee and at least one other member must hold academic appointments in the department. The committee approves the thesis prospectus before the student may file for advancement to candidacy. The thesis must be acceptable to the thesis committee.

Time-to-Degree

Doctoral Degree

Advising

An academic adviser is assigned to each new student by the department chair. Student and adviser together agree upon a study list for each academic quarter; any subsequent alterations must be approved by the adviser. Courses to be taken must be approved by the adviser.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Consult the graduate adviser.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Students must fulfill the course requirements for the M.S. degree in Epidemiology with an average of no less than 3.3 (B+) in Epidemiology 200A-200B-200C. Equivalent courses taken at other institutions may be used to fulfill these requirements subject to approval by the department. Continuation in the doctoral program is contingent on satisfying the 3.3 (B+) average
grade-point requirement in the three core courses. Students must also take Epidemiology M204 (four units) and one additional statistics course (four units) beyond the M.S. requirements, one course on pathobiology (four units), and at least three quarters of Epidemiology 292 (two units per quarter). The statistics and pathobiology courses must be approved by the department. In
addition, students must take at least 12 units of graduate-level courses (excluding 500-level courses) outside the department. The 12 units must be selected with the approval of the academic adviser. Students with prior post-baccalaureate coursework may petition for substitution of part or all of the 12-unit requirement. Recommendation for the degree is based on the attainments of the candidate rather than on the completion of specific courses.

Teaching Experience

Teaching experience is recommended but not required for the doctoral degree.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

Before advancement to candidacy, students must pass the departmental written doctoral examination and the University Oral Qualifying Examination. Normally for the written doctoral examination no more than one reexamination is allowed. A doctoral committee, consisting of at least four faculty members who hold professorial appointments at UCLA, is nominated and submitted to the Graduate Division and, if approved, administers the oral qualifying examination after successful completion of the written examination. Two of the faculty must be tenured. Three of the four must hold appointments in the department; at least one must hold an appointment in another department at UCLA.

After completing the course requirements and passing both the written doctoral examination and the oral qualifying examination, the student may be advanced to candidacy and complete work on a dissertation in the principal field of study.

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 of all students in the program.

Time-to-Degree

Maximum allowable time for the attainment of the degree is 20 quarters of enrollment or eight years. This limitation includes quarters enrolled in previous graduate study at a UC campus prior to admission to the doctoral degree program and leaves of absence. However, the approved normative time-to-degree is eighteen quarters (six years).

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

Master’s

In addition to the standard reasons outlined above, a student may be recommended for termination for failure to complete the required course work within seven quarters of matriculation.

Doctoral

In addition to the standard reasons outlined above, a student may be recommended for termination for failure to maintain a 3.00 grade point average for two consecutive quarters following matriculation into the doctoral program; a second failure of any written qualifying examination in the major or minor fields; a second failure of either oral examination; failure to receive a Satisfactory grade for two consecutive quarters in Epidemiology 599; or exceeding enrollment time limits.

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