Graduate Program: Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory (Certificate NDP)

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Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory (Certificate NDP)  
Program Description

The Graduate Interdisciplinary program in Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory (SCCT) trains students in important twentieth-century theoretical traditions that have had an impact across multiple disciplines, such as historical materialism, feminism, postmodernism, phenomenology, postcolonial studies, cultural studies, critical legal studies, the Frankfurt School, psychoanalysis, and queer theory. SCCT encourages exploration of—and cultivates future contributors to—new movements and directions in social, cultural, and critical theory such as actor-network theory, affect theory, anthropocene studies, biopolitics, critical area studies, border theory, critical finance studies, critical science studies, mediated geographies, new materialisms, object-oriented ontology, posthumanism, post-secular theory, critical race studies, somatechnics, trans* theory, and game studies, among others.

 

Students pursuing the Graduate Certificate in SCCT will benefit from an interdisciplinary graduate curriculum based on theoretical synergies across knowledge projects in the humanities, social sciences, arts, professions, and natural sciences. The certificate will deepen student strengths in interdisciplinary and conceptually rigorous forms of research.

The SCCT Certificate is intended for and exclusively open to University of Arizona graduate students enrolled in MA, MFA, JD, MBA, and other non-Ph.D. programs. (PhD students should enroll in the SCCT Minor.) This is a 9-credit certificate with one required course and two electives. The required course is SCCT 500 (Introduction to Social, Cultural and Critical Theory), offered each year in the fall semester. Students must also take two elective courses, at least one of which is offered outside their home degree program. Elective options include our annual topics course, SCCT 510 (Problems in Social, Cultural and Critical Theory), typically offered in spring semester, as well as all courses that appear on the elective list for the Ph.D. minor (this list may be downloaded from the SCCT website). Students may petition to have a different course (i.e. not appearing on the list) count as one of their electives if it has a significant theoretical dimension and is relevant to their plan of study.

 
Department/Academic Unit(s)

The Graduate College sponsors several Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs (GIDPs) in addition to the many interdisciplinary possibilities available through regular graduate degree programs. GIDPs transcend departmental boundaries by facilitating cutting edge teaching and research at the nexus of traditional disciplines. The high value placed on interdisciplinary research and education is indicative of The University of Arizona's enthusiasm and commitment to fostering innovation and creativity among its faculty and students.

 

 
College

Graduate College/GIDP

 
Campus where offered

University of Arizona - Main - Tucson

 
Contacts
Admissions Contact
Stephanie Mao
520-626-0529
Graduate Program Coordinator
Stephanie Mao
520-626-0529
Director of Graduate Studies
Leerom Medovoi
520-621-9917
Graduate College Degree Counselor
Megan Jia Mcnulty-Luoma
520-626-9962
 
Tuition and Fees
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Admissions Information

Admissions Requirements

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

  1. Online Application
  2. Statement of Purpose. 1-page statement of purpose (250-400 words)​ that includes a description of your current course of study and addresses reasons for pursuing the certificate.
  3. Letter of recommendation. This letter need not be confidential.

Graduate College Minimum Admission Requirements for Graduate Certificate Programs:

  • The receipt of a U.S. Bachelors degree from a regionally accredited university/college or a final degree awarded from a comparable institute of higher education as evaluated under the University of Arizona Graduate College policies.
  • A minimum grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.00 scale (to be awarded the program certificate, students must achieve at least a 3.0 graduate GPA).
 
Standardized Tests

Standardized tests are not required for admission. 

 
Funding Opportunities
The Academic Unit has not provided this information. 
Admissions Deadlines

The SCCT program offers rolling admission. Please contact the Program Coordinator if you have any questions. 

 
International Conditional Admission

International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.

Other Information
The GRE Institution Code for The University of Arizona is 4832

Completion Requirements

Minimum Credit Units

9 

Core Coursework Requirements

The SCCT Certificate is intended for and exclusively open to University of Arizona graduate students enrolled in MA, MFA, JD, MBA, and other non-Ph.D. programs. (PhD students should enroll in the SCCT Minor.) This is a 9-credit certificate with one required course and two electives.

The required course is SCCT 500 - Introduction to Social, Cultural and Critical Theory (3 units)

 
Elective Coursework

Students must also take two elective courses, at least one of which is offered outside their home degree program. 

Elective options include our annual topics course, SCCT 510 (Problems in Social, Cultural and Critical Theory), typically offered in spring semester, as well as all courses that appear on the elective list for the Ph.D. minor. Students may petition to have a different course (i.e. not appearing on the list) count as one of their electives if it has a significant theoretical dimension and is relevant to their plan of study.

Elective courses (3 units each):

  • ANTH 506 Gender and Social Identity
  • ANTH 511 Anthropology of Religion
  • ANTH 524 Political Ecology
  • ANTH 595E Anthropology and Education
  • ANTH 608A and B History of Anthropological Theory
  • ANTH 612 Anthropology and Modernity
  • ANTH 613 Culture and Power
  • ANTH 675A and B Anthropology and Global Health
  • ANTH 696B Cultural Anthropology
  • ARH 511a Theory and Methods in Art History: Renaissance to 1960
  • EAS 556 Humanities and the Global Creative Economy
  • ENGL 515 History of Criticism and Theory
  • ENGL 573 Semiotics and Language
  • ENGL 596B Studies in Colonial and Post-Colonial Literature and Theory
  • ENGL 596U Comparative Rhetorics
  • ENGL 596 Theories of Criticism
  • ENGL 680 Reader Response Theories
  • ENGL 696T Contemporary Rhetorical Theories
  • FREN 554 French Theory
  • GWS 503 Latina Feminisms in the Americas
  • GWS 525 Gender, Culture, and Capitalism
  • GWS 533 Feminist Political Theory
  • GWS 539A and B Feminist Theories
  • GWS 544 Women and the Body
  • GWS 554 Contemporary Feminist Theories
  • GWS 561 Feminist and IR Theories
  • GWS 596S Technology and Social Theory
  • GWS 605 Moral Politics
  • GWS 645 Psychoanalysis and Cultural Theory
  • GWS 684 Feminist Knowledge Production
  • GWS 695B Gender and the Law
  • GWS 696A Latina/o Literary and Cultural Studies
  • GWS 696G Queer Theories
  • GWS 696H Science and Social Theory
  • GWS 696J Sexuality and Aesthetics
  • GEOG 689 History of Geographic Thought
  • GEOG 696A Economic Geography
  • GEOG 696B Cultural Geography
  • GEOG 696G Urban Geography
  • GEOG 696H Political Geography
  • GEOG 696I Political Ecology
  • GEOG 696N Geography and Social Theory
  • GER 506 Representing the “Other”
  • GER 507 Criticism and Creativity in German CultureIRLS 517: Introduction to Digital Cultures
  • LAW 527: International Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples
  • LAW 631F Law and Culture
  • LAW 631H Critical Race Practice
  • LAW 682 Cyberlaw
  • MUS/LAS 568: Studies in Latin American Music

 

 
Additional Requirements

None

 
Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

 
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Last revised 30 Sep 2022