UCSC Five-Year Perspectives of Proposed New Academic Programs, 2065-2011
ATTACHMENT I
PROPOSED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, ACADEMIC UNITS, AND RESEARCH
UNITS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR’S LIST THAT SHOULD BE DELETED:
DEGREE PROGRAMS
STATUS
Architecture and Planning Studies B.A.
Education Ed.D. (joint UC/CSU)
Education M.A.S.
Social Policy and Public Advocacy M.A.
Web and Internet Engineering M.A.S.
withdrawn
approved
withdrawn
withdrawn
withdrawn
ORGANIZED RESEARCH
None
COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS
None
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ATTACHMENT II
PROPOSED DEGREE PROGRAMS, COLLEGES, SCHOOLS AND RESEARCH
UNITS THAT SHOULD BE ADDED TO PREVIOUS LIST
DEGREE PROGRAMS
STATUS
Computer Game Engineering B.S.
Engineering M.Eng.
Music Ph.D.
Planetary Sciences M.S./Ph.D.
Remote Sensing/Geographic Information Systems M.S.
departmental review
departmental review
University wide review
departmental review
departmental review
ORGANIZED RESEARCH
None
COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS
School of Management
departmental review
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COMPUTER GAME ENGINEERING B.S.
Description of and Reasons for Establishment
The goal of the BS in Computer Game Engineering is to provide expertise in the
technical aspects of computer game engineering, coupled with the artistic and narrative
elements of game design. It is an interdisciplinary degree program with a solid core in
computer science, computer engineering, and math. This is paired with an elective
sequence in digital media, and targeted general education coursework in art, music,
theater arts, film, and economics. A three-course design studio sequence in the senior
year has students working in teams to develop substantial video games. These games
become part of the student’s portfolio when seeking employment in the computer gaming
industry, or pursuing graduate studies.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission
Due to its strong computer science core, the degree program has a natural home in the
Dept. of Computer Science, part of the School of Engineering. Major contributing
departments include Computer Engineering, Film and Digital Media, and Math. The most
closely related programs on campus are the digital media aspects of the Film and Digital
Media major, which examines digital media from a narrative, social and artistic
viewpoint, and the Digital Arts New Media (DANM) graduate program, which similarly
explores the narrative and artistic elements of digital arts and digital media. The DANM
program is solely a graduate program, offering the MFA degree. DANM is offering a
course on computer game design in Winter 2006, for the first time. The Dept. of History
of Art and Visual Culture (HAVC) is also considering offering a new course on the
history and critical analysis of video games in the 2006/7 academic year. We anticipate
being able to integrate new courses offered across campus on game design and critical
analysis of games, as they are developed.
Resources
The degree program proposal has been designed to have minimal initial resource
implications, allowing UCSC to launch this degree program quickly, and leverage
existing campus courses and faculty. The proposed Game Engineering and Digital Media
elective categories permit the addition of new gaming-oriented courses in the future
without altering the structure of the major. The curriculum builds upon existing lower
division computer science and computer engineering courses already used by the BS/BA
in Computer Science and BS in Computer Engineering, with known capacity to handle
large enrollments. Those new courses that are being introduced for the game engineering
major can be taught by existing faculty, and by a new faculty hire in computer gaming
being made in the 05/06 academic year.
Funding
Major sources of funding include divisional support and campus support.
Students
Our enrollment projections are based on our experience with enrollment trends in other
new technical degree programs and anecdotal evidence from other similar programs
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nationwide. The game engineering program has been designed to scale to potentially
large numbers of students. It has also been designed such that community college transfer
students can reasonably complete the program in two years after transfer.
We project enrollments will start at 25 incoming students in 2006/7 and then grow to a
steady-state of 50 incoming students per year in 2009/10. Enrollment projections include
both 4-year and community college transfer students.
Employment Implications
Graduates of this program will certainly be prepared for careers in the growing computer
games industry. We believe that technically oriented programs provide the best training
for students wanting to join the “tech track” of game development organizations, since
they receive deep training in computer science (with one more upper division computer
science/engineering course than the existing BA in Computer Science), while also
graduating with a substantial computer game in their portfolio, and enough exposure to
artistic elements of game design to communicate with their non-technical peers. Since the
program has a strong computer science core, and is as rigorous as the existing BA in
Computer Science, we also expect that students will be competitive in seeking a wide
variety of jobs that require an undergraduate education in computer science.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions With Similar Offerings
No other UC campus currently has a full degree program focused on computer game
engineering. Game engineering education within California tends to be at the level of
individual courses, or minor programs. USC currently has a minor program attracting
~100 students per year, and is in the process of creating a BS and MS degree program
focused on computer gaming. The Naval Postgraduate School offers Masters and PhD
degrees in Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation, which involves significant
instruction in computer game technology, but with an emphasis on creating and
evaluating military training scenarios. The Computational Media degree program at
Georgia Tech, which has a heavy computer game design emphasis, is attracting ~120
entering students a year.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates
(Off-campus review is not required. At least one quarter is necessary to advertise an
approved program before the first majors can enroll)
2005-06 preliminary planning and consultations; proposal preparation
2005-06 formal campus review
2005-06 advertise and admissions
2006-07 first student majors enroll
Current Status
A formal written proposal will be submitted December 2005.
Campus Contact Person
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At this time, the best contact person is Professor I. Pohl, Chair, Dept. of Computer
Science; pohl@soe.ucsc.edu; 831.459.3648(phone)
ENGINEERING M.ENG.
Description of and Reasons for Establishment
A project-oriented MEng degree that could be completed within a 12-month time from
full time or within two years on a part-time basis is proposed. The curriculum would
consist of courses and a project (not a thesis). A project based curriculum would offer
more connection between students and faculty than a course oriented program, and would
encourage more industry/university interaction as well since projects could be sponsored
by industry.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission
The existence of this program would fit in well with the TIM program and the possibility
of a UCSC School of Management centered at the Silicon Valley Center. UCSC has
established the SVC headquartered at the NASA-Ames Park in Mountain View and SoE
is committed to developing academic programs at that location. A video link to be
established between the Ames site and the Santa Cruz campus would allow students to
take courses at both locals.
Such a program would be attractive not only to students that work in the valley, but could
be used as a recruiting tool for undergraduates. Students could get more advanced
technical training in their 5th year; and at the end of five years would have two degrees, a
BS and a MEng.
Resources
The courses we need to offer for a MEng program would be the same that we want to
teach for our MS/PhD program. Thus, we would have to bootstrap our way to develop a
new program. We anticipate that a MEng program will attract a significant number of
students so that we would be in a position to get the additional resources to allow courses
to be taught.
Funding
Major sources of funding include divisional support and campus support.
Students
There are significant numbers of students enrolled in graduate courses in EE at UCSC
who work in Silicon Valley. The ability to take courses at both the SVC and the main
UCSC campus would be attractive to many students.
Employment Implications
Graduates of this program will be prepared for high tech careers in the Silicon Valley and
the South Bay region. At present there is a large demand for students with skills in analog
circuit design, nanotechnology and bio-devices.
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Currently there is no equivalent project-based professional degree offered at a Silicon
Valley educational institution.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates
2005-06 preliminary planning and consultations
2006-07 formal campus review
2006-07 formal off-campus review
2007-08 advertise and admissions
2007-08 first student majors enroll
Current Status
This program is currently in the conceptual stage; a formal written
proposal does not exist.
Campus Contact Person
At this time, the best contact person is Professor M. Isaacson, Chair EE Dept;
msi@soe.ucsc.edu; 831.459.1722 (phone)
MUSIC PH.D.
Description of, and Reasons for, Establishment
The University of California, Santa Cruz, Music Department proposes a graduate
program in Music for the Ph.D. degree with an emphasis on cross-cultural studies. The
program’s aim is to provide doctoral students with a solid foundation in musicological
and ethnomusicological approaches to the discipline, with particular emphasis on the
ways in which these subdisciplines interact and complement one another.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission
The proposed Music Ph.D. will build on existing UCSC interdisciplinary strengths while
functioning as an autonomous graduate program. Music Ph.D. students can, for instance,
draw on resources such as the History of Consciousness program and the Cultural Studies
research group, both internationally renowned. Although no courses outside of music will
be required for the degree, our students will benefit from access to such courses and
faculty in related fields may affiliate, perhaps advising students and occasionally serving
on dissertation committees. No existing campus degree programs, academic units or
research units will be changed or discontinued as a result of Music Ph.D. implementation.
Expansion of graduate education remains the Division of the Arts highest priority. By
2011, we plan to transform the Arts from a predominately undergraduate program to a
balanced mix of graduate and undergraduate programs. We anticipate redirecting
approximately 10% of our enrollment and 20% of our faculty and resources to graduate
programs. Now, almost halfway through our build-out plan, we continue with this
commitment. This Ph.D. will be our fourth graduate degree program, joining our current
graduate programs of a M.A. in Music, D.M.A. in Music Composition, and our M.F.A. in
Digital Arts and New Media.
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Resources
The proposed Music Ph.D. will build on the expertise of the existing 15 Music
Department faculty. Two new faculty FTE will sustain curriculum expansion and
dissertation advising required for the Ph.D.
Support resources in place are:
Graduate program staff;
Graduate student office and computer lab;
Instruments for the study of historical and non-Western musics;
Library collection, including 9,000 CDs, 12,000 scores, 15,000 books, and a large
collection of videotapes.
Library resources will be enhanced by $49,000 in one time funds over seven years.
Funding
The Dean of the Arts Division has committed two ladder faculty FTE positions as noted
above, as well as $7,000 per year for seven years for library acquisitions.
The Arts Division project total budgeted Music Department faculty resources at 18 FTE
and teaching assistant resources at 9 FTE, ameliorating the faculty resource need and
adding graduate student support by means of TAships. We anticipate a modest amount
of fellowship monies will be forthcoming from the Graduate Division, as is the campus
standard. We will pursue avenues for externally funded grants available to doctorate
students.
Students
At establishment of the program in 2007-08, an enrollment of 2 PhD students has been
projected, and in 2012-13 there will be an estimated steady-state enrollment of 10 PhD
students. There is no anticipated effect on enrollments in existing majors.
Employment of Graduates
The Music Ph.D. will prepare graduates for college and university teaching, music
journalism, library researchers, editors for music publications, producers for recordings,
and curators for musical manuscript or instrument collections. A cursory search of job
announcements posted by the College Music Society over a nine-month period revealed
35 relevant academic positions.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions With Similar Offerings
There are no identical programs in California. The only similar program is the PhD in
Cultural Studies and Experimental Practices at UC San Diego.
Professor Tom Grey (Stanford University) stated in his strong endorsement of this
proposal: “This program reflects the realities of a 21st-century musical culture that will be
at once ‘global’ and diverse”; furthermore, most institutions “lack the kind of faculty who
can speak across the disciplinary boundaries involved.” UCSC’s balance of musicologists
and ethnomusicologists, as well as its history of collaboration and interdisciplinary
research, make a program integrating historical, systematic, and ethnographic studies of
music possible.
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Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates
2005-06 Formal off-campus review and approval
2006-07 Advertisement and acceptance of applications
2007-08 Admission of first students (2006-07 in the case of continuing MA students)
Current Status
The proposal has received campus approval and has been submitted to the UC Office of
the President (UCOP) and to the Coordinating Committee on Graduate Affairs (CCGA)
in fall 2005.
Campus Contact Person
Leta Miller, Professor of Music, Music Department, Music Center; leta@ucsc.edu
PLANETARY SCIENCES M.S./PH.D
Description of and Reasons for Establishment
This interdisciplinary program will provide graduate students with the quantitative and
observational techniques to study planetary origins and evolutions, both in this Solar
System and elsewhere. Such problems are inherently cross-disciplinary: for instance, the
timescales over which planets accrete are constrained by infra-red telescope observations,
dynamical modeling and geochemical measurements. The program will consist of a
common set of core courses, together with more focused courses tailored to specific
techniques.
Despite the growing demand for planetary scientists with quantitative backgrounds, no
UC institution currently offers a Ph.D. in planetary sciences. UCSC has existing strengths
in planetary sciences in Astronomy, Earth Sciences and the Applied Math & Statistics
(AM&S) department within the Baskin School of Engineering. The proposed Ph.D.
program will draw on the strengths of these departments, and will also benefit from links
with the nearby NASA Ames Research Center.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units and Mission
A graduate group in Planetary Sciences was identified as an instructional goal in the
December 2001 long-range academic plan for the Physical and Biological Sciences
Division. Though development of the program is just now beginning, it continues to
have divisional support. The proposed program will consist of a mixture of new courses
plus existing courses, mainly from Astronomy and Earth Sciences. The resulting graduate
group will have its administrative home in Earth Sciences. Some new and existing
courses will be cross-listed, for instance the proposed introductory graduate-level class on
Planetary Physics. No existing campus programs or units will be discontinued due to this
program.
Resources
There are already 6 core faculty in place: 3 from Earth Sciences, 2 from Astronomy and
one from AM&S. Several other faculty also teach existing courses which are relevant to
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the proposed program. Physical resources – the classrooms and labs, and books and
periodicals in the Science and Engineering Laboratory – are already generally in place.
One exception is space for new staff and/or faculty hired through the program. To reach
steady state by 2013, it is expected that 5-8 new courses will be developed. This
expansion will require 3-5 new faculty FTE and 1-2 staff to support the faculty and
coordinate the curriculum. Some of the teaching requirements may be met temporarily by
the appointment of Ames personnel as adjunct faculty. Funds will also be required for
teaching assistantships. Resources will be required for the first three years to sustain a
growth of 1-2 new faculty and 2-3 new courses per year, plus one staff position.
Funding
On-campus support may potentially come from CalSpace and UARC. Support for
research and training from federal agencies and private foundations is also currently
being pursued. In particular, the NSF IGERT program is a potential source of graduate
student support.
Students
In the year of commencement (projected 2009), 6 Ph.D. and 2 M.S. students are
expected. Within five years it is expected that the steady state values of 20 Ph.D. and 10
M.S. students will be attained. The program is likely to have a slightly negative impact on
Earth Sciences and Astronomy graduate enrollments, but the current growth in popularity
of planetary sciences is expected to significantly outweigh this effect.
Employment of Graduates
The resurgence in NASA missions, and the growth in the number of NASA grants, means
that there are plenty of job opportunities for planetary sciences graduates, in universities
and other academic institutions, government labs such as the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
and NASA Ames, and aerospace contractors such as Lockheed Martin.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions with Similar Offerings
No other UC institution offers a Planetary Sciences Ph.D., although UCLA offers a
broader Ph.D. program in Geophysics and Space Physics. The California Institute of
Technology does offer a Planetary Sciences Ph.D., as do a handful of other institutions
around the country (notably the University of Arizona and MIT).
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates
2005-06
preliminary planning
2006-07
formal campus review
2007-08
formal off-campus review
2008-09
advertise and admissions
2009-10
first students enroll
Current Status
This program is currently at the conceptual stage; a formal written proposal has not yet
been developed.
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Campus Contact Person
Assistant Professor Francis Nimmo, Dept. Earth Sciences, fnimmo@es.ucsc.edu, tel:
831-459-1783, fax: 831-459-3074
REMOTE SENSING/GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS M.S.
Description of and Reasons for Establishment
This proposal is oriented towards establishing an interdisciplinary Master’s degree in the
field of Remote Sensing/Geographic Information Systems. A technological revolution
has taken place in the last quarter of the 20th century, allowing diverse characteristics of
the environmental system to be imaged as continuous fields with high spatial and
temporal resolution by airborne and spaceborne ('remote') platforms. Passive imaging is
complemented by “active” techniques such as radar and lidar, used to probe specific
locations in detail, and by “ground truth” measurements. Collectively, these technologies
are known as Remote Sensing.
There is a growing state need for a new generation of undergraduate and graduate
students with experience in applying remote sensing to environmental problems. The
University of California Santa Cruz is actively engaged in research in the State’s critical
environmental systems, including coastal waters, agricultural regions, surface water
distribution system, atmospheric and climate systems, and active crustal fault system
along a major tectonic plate boundary. Considerable intellectual expertise in this area
exists at both NASA Ames and within Silicon Valley and the program has the prospect of
taking advantage of the linkages that UCSC has fostered over the last decade.
Relationships to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission
The most notable aspect of the current UCSC effort in Remote Sensing/GIS is its crossdisciplinary character. Interest in this program is likely to cross interdisciplinary
boundaries and will include participation from the Department of Ocean Sciences in the
Physical and Biological Sciences Division, the Department of Environmental Studies in
the Social Sciences Division and the Departments of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Sciences in the Engineering Division.
Resources
To begin with, at least one full-time person (faculty or lecturer) who would oversee the
program and resources, and offer 2-3 additional classes. A System Manager (the precise
fractional percentage of time necessary would be developed in conjunction with the PB
Sci Academic Computing Group) would also be needed.
In addition, the RS/GIS Lab would need approximately 20 PCs with 200 Gb storage in
each, aArcGIS class license, continue supporting the campus ENVI software license, and
a large disk storage (several Tb at least).
Funding
The initial curriculum of the program builds on our existing faculty infra-structure.
However,
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it would require TAS funds to use existing faculty. The program could potentially draw
on expertise at the USCG and NASA for course instructors and development, and
technology expertise (provided that the financial model for implementation of the
program was sufficient)/
Students
The initial target size for the proposed program is 20 students. However, the program has
prospects for growth considerably beyond this initial target size.
Employment of Graduates
This nascent area is, in essence, a technologically revolutionized form of
community/urban planning and analysis. The largest current market for graduates of such
programs is in the governmental arena, with essentially every governing unit (city,
county, state, as well as Departments of Transportation, Forestry and Parks) requiring an
expanding cadre of Remote Sensing/GIS-fluent graduates. However, the market for
Remote Sensing/GIS-trained individuals within industry, particularly within firms
oriented towards data mining is extensive. A sense for the magnitude of the job openings
within small industry/local government can be derived from the GIS jobs clearing house
(http://www.gjc.org/ and sub-pages therein), where each day an average of 6 new jobs
requiring GIS expertise are posted—and this represents only one compilation of job
opportunities.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions Offering Similar Programs
The Penn State Master’s program in Geographic Information Systems (MGIS) is the
model. We understand that this program has in excess of 100 students, and offers the
Master’s degree based on the successful completion of 35 semester credits. The Penn
State program has substantial on-line components. Because of the computational
intensiveness of the general area of Remote Sensing/GIS, we anticipate that this is a
program that might be particularly amenable to having a sufficient portion of its
curriculum ultimately being offered on-line—a possible new model for graduate
instruction at UCSC.
The CSU system has deployed significant resources towards offering certificates in GIS;
San Diego State, San Jose State, San Francisco State and Chico State each have such
Certificate programs.
In addition, an instructor pool with substantial expertise exists in close proximity to
UCSC assets within Silicon Valley and at Ames, with accompanying job-, research-, and
intern-related opportunities.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates
Campus review may begin in fall 2006. According to the current guidelines and
instructions for the Five Year List, we can anticipate the first enrollments in 2009-10.
Current Status
This proposal is being developed under Elise Knittle’s direction.
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Campus Contact Person
Elise Knittle, Chair and Professor of Earth Sciences, is the contact person for specific
information about the proposed program. Her mail stop is Earth Sciences, email is
elise@emerald.ucsc.edu, and extension is 9-4949.
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
Description of and Reasons for Anticipated Action
A proposal to establish a School of Management providing instructional programs
leading to the MBA, Executive MBA, PhD and B.A. degrees.
Two of the major conclusions of the February 2005 WASC Visiting Team Educational
Effectiveness Review of UCSC were that the campus needed to make the addition of
professional schools and degree programs a priority and that it was essential for the
campus to expand into Silicon Valley. An “Educational Opportunity and Workforce
Development Study” was subsequently commissioned by the campus and completed in
March 2005 to assess the feasibility and desirability of creating a UCSC School of
Management with a significant presence in Silicon Valley.
A UCSC School of Management located in Silicon Valley would offer the opportunity to
1) build on existing faculty strengths in areas related to globalization, technology
management, leadership, entrepreneurship, and cultural diversity, 2) meet the educational
and workforce needs of Silicon Valley, 3) establish a strong presence in Silicon Valley
that will serve to raise the visibility of UCSC in the region.
While many business schools and management programs exist in Silicon Valley, UCSC
has the unique opportunity to create the first school for Silicon Valley, one that
incorporates the core characteristics associated with the area – innovation,
entrepreneurship, a culturally and ethnically diverse workforce, and international
engagement. Silicon Valley provides a universally recognized identification associated
with new technologies, innovation, and entrepreneurship. At the same time, globalization
is playing a significant role in affecting Silicon Valley’s businesses, from research all the
way through the value chain to marketing.
Recent innovations in communication and collaboration technologies, in which Silicon
Valley has been at the forefront, have made it possible for large firms to disaggregate
their operations well beyond just locating production by subsidiaries in other countries.
Business process outsourcing is the most obvious example of this phenomenon, but
research and development activities are also being split up and “offshored.” Even small
firms, with a few dozen employees, are participating in this trend. While management
education includes “international business” as a specialization, our studies indicate that
curricula in US business schools have not fully incorporated these recent developments in
globalization of value networks. One symptom of this lag is that European programs are
more prominent in rankings of internationally-focused management schools.
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The pervasiveness of information technology has increased the “technology-content” and
the resultant complexity of a wide variety of products and services. From the perspective
of economies such as the US, the globalization of work and evolution of comparative
advantage have moved the mix of jobs toward particular kinds of services, and
increasingly toward “high-end,” knowledge-intensive jobs. This is reflected in analyses
of the importance of knowledge workers (Peter Drucker) and the “creative class”
(Richard Florida). These developments are likely to increase the demand for those who
can effectively fill management positions.
Effective leadership balances the needs for stability within organizational systems with
the requirement for flexibility and responsiveness. The phenomena of dramatically
increased globalization and heightened pace of change place increased and unique
demands on leaders, while also creating opportunities. National and cultural differences
create new problems for internal stability but offer enhanced capacity for innovation and
change. Fast-paced innovation raises the stakes for awareness and responsiveness.
Contemporary and future leaders will require new kinds of training and understanding to
navigate these challenges.
A management school must also conform to the successful model that has evolved in the
United States over the past few decades, and teach the analytical fundamentals of
management while providing students with skills that will enable them to operate
effectively in heterogeneous, fast-changing business environments. The need for diversity
among students in management education is accentuated by the diversity of the
environments within which these graduates will operate.
A UCSC School of Management would, consistent with Santa Cruz traditions, promote
the type of interdisciplinary focus that is needed to address the complex problems and
issues faced in today’s managerial environment. Consequently, the school would, in its
initial structure avoid the fragmentation that can arise from programs organized around
separate departmental entities, with faculty appointed to the School.
The degrees anticipated to be offered would include the MBA, Executive MBA, the
Ph.D., and the BA.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission
Currently, the largest major at UCSC is Business Management Economics (BME),
offered within the Economics Department; Economics currently awards 12% of the total
undergraduate degrees at UCSC, with 356 degrees conferred in 2004-05. A School of
Management would open the possibility to expand undergraduate offerings in
management areas that would complement the existing BME major. The proposed
Technology and Information Management (TIM) graduate program in the Baskin School
of Engineering (SoE) sees the potential for close collaboration with a School of
Management. TIM faculty already offer a successful undergraduate program (Information
Systems Management) with 50-70 declared majors, and many of these students, like the
BME students, would be eager to add courses or internships through a School of
Management.
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Joint appointments between the School of Management and departments in the existing
academic divisions can strengthen both the new school and existing programs. For
example, the need to teach business ethics offers the possibility of recruiting a
philosopher in applied ethics as a joint appointment with the Philosophy department. A
modern School of Management is likely to recruit behavioral economists who could
partner with the faculty in the Economics department to create a critical mass in that area
that would not be feasible otherwise.
A new School of Management would be able to partner internally with the Division of
Physical and Biological Sciences in areas such as biotechnology and nanotechnology, the
Division of the Arts in areas such as digital arts (already a collaboration that involves the
SoE, Arts Division, and faculty leadership from the Social Sciences division), and the
Division of Social Sciences in several disciplinary areas that influence management
research and education.
Because this proposal is for a new school, one to have a major physical presence in the
Silicon Valley, its development is not linked to existing academic divisions within the
campus. The faculty members who are in support of the proposal and have expressed
interest in being involved are primarily in the Division of Social Sciences and the Baskin
School of Engineering.
Resources
Significant resources will be required to successfully launch a new management school,
with commitments from external sources: including corporations, private individuals and
foundations. The campus is in the process of forming a steering committee to oversee
planning for the School. Identifying the specific resource needs will be a task of the
steering committee. These resource requirements would include the costs of new facilities
in the Silicon Valley.
Funding
A major task of the steering committee will be to identify the funding sources for each of
the needed resources, e.g. state and federal funds, foundations, gifts, fees, etc. Obtaining
adequate financial support will require major private fundraising efforts on the part of the
campus.
Students
At this stage, any estimates of the initial or eventual size of a School of Management are
speculative, but the table below offers one possible scenario for growth. These numbers
are consistent with the size of the campus, the constraints of the Silicon Valley site, and
projected regional demand. As the table indicates, a School of Management is likely to
offer both degree and non-degree programs, and within these categories, there will be
both state-funded and fee-funded components. Given the very successful Business
Management Economics program that already exists on campus, planning for any
undergraduate program in a School of Management would need to be carefully
coordinated with the Economics department.
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UCSC School of Management Sample Enrollment Projections (FTE)
2010- 2011- 2012- 2013- 2014- Steady
11
12
13
14
15
State
State-Funded MBA
50
100
150
200
250
300
State-Funded Ph.D.
0
5
15
25
35
50
State-Funded BA
Subtotal State-Funded Students
100
150
150
255
200
365
250
475
300
585
400
750
Fee-Funded Fully Employed MBA
50
100
150
200
250
300
Fee-Funded Executive MBA
50
100
100
100
100
150
Subtotal Fee-Funded MBA Students
100
200
250
300
350
450
TOTAL DEGREE STUDENTS
Fee-Funded Non-Degree Executive
Education
250
455
615
775
935
1200
150
250
400
600
1000
1500
Employment of Graduates
The “Educational Opportunity and Workforce Development Study” (EOWDS study)
concluded that, at present, existing programs in the Bay Area are insufficient to
accommodate the supply of highly qualified candidates for MBA programs or to meet the
demand by local firms for MBA graduates. The study also concluded from its review of
current management training that “existing MBA programs do a relatively good job of
educating their students in basic functions and processes, but less well in teaching their
graduates interpersonal skills, real-time decision-making, recognition of contexts, and
integrating across functional areas. The ability to operate in global business environments
is also under-taught in typical programs.”
According to the study, educational issues centered on globalization, including managing
across cultures, leadership and negotiation in such contexts, and collaborative
management are not being fully addressed in the market. The report also suggests that
existing management programs have failed to adequately recruit women and underrepresented minorities.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions With Similar Offerings
Currently, all other UC campus except Merced, Santa Barbara, and San Francisco have
professional schools of management. Santa Barbara has the Bren School of
Environmental Science and Management, but this school does not offer the MBA degree.
In the immediate area of Silicon valley, Stanford, Santa Clara University, and San Jose
State University have management/business graduate programs. In addition, the Haas
School at UC Berkeley is nearby. UC Davis’s management school is now offering part
time MBA programs in a location in the San Ramon Valley in an attempt to tap into the
urban sprawl that has spread east from the Bay Area. Wharton offers an Executive MBA
program in San Francisco, known as Wharton West, Carnegie Mellon University
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maintains a small outpost at the NASA Ames site that appears to offer some project
experience for students guided by adjunct faculty, though not offering anything
equivalent to programs like Wharton West for example.
According to our preliminary estimates (from the EOWDS study), the Bay Area is
underserved by existing cutting-edge management programs with existing programs
resulting in an annual shortfall of approximately 1000 graduates or 25% of Silicon Valley
regional management talent demand. This situation will persist in the short run even with
the entry and growth of the UCSC School of Management and existing regional
programs.
There is an opportunity for UCSC to serve the needs of the Silicon Valley region by
developing a management program that provides training in core functional areas but is
unique in helping students learn how to create the environments that promote innovation,
how to manage the process of innovation and the fruits of this process, and how to do so
in a global context where leadership skills require the ability to operate in and gain
strength from the opportunities offered by a diverse workforce.
Collaboration with other UC campuses is a priority in our planning discussions. This will
maximize the benefits that the UC system can provide the state of California through new
management education efforts in Silicon Valley. The Silicon Valley location will be a
critical advantage in this respect, as UCSC can serve as a hub for all the other UC
management schools to access Silicon Valley for research and teaching.
Overall, there is a competitive market in the Bay Area for traditional MBA programs, but
there is also room for new entrants in MBA and EMBA programs, if these are innovative,
and designed to be conveniently offered to those employed in Silicon Valley. The region
has a culture of constant upgrading of skills, job mobility and innovation. In this climate,
particularly when Silicon Valley may be in the process of reinventing itself for the next
decade, there may be a region-focused opportunity for new programs in management
education.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates
2006-07 preliminary planning and consultations; proposal preparation
2007-08 formal campus review
2008-09 formal off-campus review
2009-10 advertise and admissions
2010-11 first student majors enroll
Current Status
At the request of the Executive Vice Chancellor, a draft charge for a steering committee
to oversee the development of a School of Management proposal has been developed.
Appointment of the steering committee members should occur during Winter 2006. The
Senate Committee on Committees will be consulted for names of a Senate member to
serve on the steering committee.
Campus Contact Person
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Carl E. Walsh
Vice Provost, Silicon Valley Initiatives
Professor of Economics
Campus Mailing Address: Chancellor’s Office
E-mail address: walshc@ucsc.edu
Telephone number: 831-459-4082/831-459-3227
Fax number: 831-459-2760
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ATTACHMENT III
REVISED STATEMENTS FOR PRIOR YEAR SUBMITTALS
DEGREE PROGRAMS
STATUS
Autonomous Systems M.S./Ph.D.
departmental review
Biology B.A./Education minor
departmental review
Bioengineering B.S. (renamed from Biomolecular Engineering) departmental review
Biomolecular Engineering M.S./Ph.D.
departmental review
Coastal and Marine Policy M.S./Ph.D.
departmental review
Comparative U.S. Studies Ph.D.
administration review
Feminist Studies Ph.D.
administration review
Film and Digital Media Ph.D.
departmental review
Latin American & Latino Studies Ph.D.
departmental review
Performance Practice M.F.A.
departmental review
Software Engineering M.S./Ph.D.
departmental review
Statistics and Stochastic Modeling M.S./Ph.D.
departmental review
Technology & Information Management M.S./Ph.D.
departmental review
(renamed from Information Systems & Technology Management)
Visual Art M.F.A.
departmental review
Visual Studies Ph.D. (renamed from Visual Culture)
departmental review
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AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS M.S./PH.D.
Description of and Reasons for Establishment
The graduate Autonomous Systems(AS) program provides training in dynamical systems
theory and control, coupled with intensive study of their applications in science and
engineering. A new set of engineering courses and their associated labs (e.g. “Modern
and Robust Control, I and II”, “Applied Feedback Control”, “Introduction to
Mechatronics”, and “Adaptive and Optimal Control”) will be provided, in addition to the
needed background courses in dynamical systems theory. The program represents a
broad, interdisciplinary research and education paradigm designed to meet the challenges
of designing and implementing an increasing number of automated and intelligent
systems technologies in the 21st century (e.g., robotic assisted living and planetary rover
technologies). The current faculty has expertise in state-of-the-art control theory and
computational tools, embedded multisensor technologies, and applications ranging from
mobile sensor networks to large-scale telescopes. All of these contribute to the large
potential for future interdisciplinary, systems theory-based collaborations within the
UCSC Baskin School of Engineering, as well as with the relevant departments in the
Division of Physical and Biological Sciences, and the Division of Social Sciences.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission
The proposed program will consist of a combination of new courses combined with
appropriate existing courses, mostly from the School of Engineering. Certain new and
existing courses will be cross- listed between departments. Facilities, equipment, faculty
and staff will be shared due to the variety of courses that will comprise the curriculum.
No existing campus programs or units will be discontinued due to this program. The
program is expected to become a graduate group, offering M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, with
an administrative home in the Department of Computer Engineering.
Resources
Existing resources for this program include 3 primary faculty (Dunbar and Elkaim in CE;
Cortes in AMS), and 5 associated faculty (Mantey in CE; Akella, Musacchio and Ross in
ISTM; Wiberg (Emeritus) in EE). Faculty additions to the program will result from
hiring for the graduate program, and from normal growth in the Computer Engineering
and other departments. Of most critical need is the presense of a senior primary faculty
member, a top recruitment priority of Computer Engineering. At the planned rate of
growth, it is unlikely this individual will be in place before 2008-9, and so a program
proposal is planned for 2008-9.
Funding
Current sources of funding include divisional support and campus support through
enrollment growth, as well as funds provided through the University Affiliated Research
Center (UARC) in collaboration with NASA Ames. Substantial support for research and
training from federal agencies, private foundations, and industry ties is actively being
pursued.
Students
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In three years, we estimate that a steady-state range of 8-12 graduate students per year
will be enrolled in this program. Students will primarily enroll in the Computer
Engineering graduate program until such a time as a graduate group is formed.
Employment Implications
Graduates of this program will be prepared for careers in several exciting areas of
industry (including aerospace, information systems management, and robotics broadly
applied) as well as for further advancement in
academia.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions With Similar Offerings
UC Santa Barbara, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, UC Los Angeles, USC, Caltech and
Stanford all offer graduate research in areas of autonomous systems. The UCSC graduate
AS program would be the only one with primary faculty in Computer Engineering and
Applied Math and Statistics Departments, enabling unique perspectives and approaches
to autonomous systems research within California academic institutions. Additionally,
autonomous systems related research within the ISTM department will strengthen the
role of UCSC in the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of
Society (CITRIS).
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates:
2005-06 continued UARC research, more graduate courses added
2006-07 continued planning and consultations
2007-08 continued planning and consultations
2008-09 proposal for a graduate group or for restructuring existing programs to
accommodate Autonomous Systems graduate curriculum. Formal campus review.
Current Status
This program is currently in the conceptual stage; a formal written proposal does not
exist. Major revision of existing courses in autonomous systems and launching of new
graduate courses (2005-6) and an undergraduate specialization track (2006-7) is
complete.
Campus Contact Person: Richard Hughey, Professor and Chair, Department of
Computer Engineering; rph@soe.ucsc.edu; 831.459.2939 (phone); 831.459.4829 (fax).
BIOLOGY/EDUCATION B.A. (JOINT WITH SOCIAL SCIENCES)
Description of and Reasons for Establishment
The joint major/minor in Biology and Education is intended for students who wish to
teach biology in California high schools. Benefits are anticipated for both K-12 schools
and for higher education as grade school and high school science teachers can be better
prepared, thus improving preparation and potential success rates for college students.
Students will complete the requirements for both the Biology major and Education minor,
including a five-unit field study in Education. Students will gain additional experience
working with schools
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either in a classroom or in an informal science education setting such as a museum,
aquarium, etc.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission
The proposed major differs from other Biology majors in several respects. First, six
rather than seven upper division Biology courses are required, keeping the overall credit
load within an acceptable range. In addition, the upper division course in Education
(185C: Introduction to Teaching in the Content Area—Science) is required. The further
difference is that students are required to take a three-course concentration in a science
area outside of Biology, such as Physics, Ocean Sciences, Astronomy and Astrophysics,
Earth Sciences, or Chemistry and Biochemistry.
The proposed major will advance the Education Department’s efforts to enhance and
stabilize the Education Minor. By combining the minor with a major in Biology, the
Education Department will provide a model for preparing teachers with expertise in an
important subject matter. In addition, the proposed major will engage students, who
intend to pursue careers in education, in their study of education throughout their
undergraduate studies.
Resources
The basic elements for the major/minor are in place. The required and elective courses
are available now. Modest enrollment increases are anticipated and will be supported
within the existing curriculum planning model.
The major is viable within existing faculty resources.
Funding
At this time, additional funding needs are unclear but expected to be limited. They will
be met within existing divisional and/or departmental resources.
Students
It is estimated that 40-50 students will choose the Biology/Education major/minor.
Potentially, this will retain Biology majors, who currently change majors to pursue their
interest in education. Conversely, it will lower the number of students majoring in
disciplines such as psychology and sociology which attract students interested in
pursuing careers in education.
Employment of Graduates
The Occupational Outlook Handbook characterizes job opportunities for teachers over
the next 10 years as excellent, attributable mostly to the large number of teachers
expected to retire. Although employment of preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle,
and secondary school teachers is expected to increase at a pace consistent with all
occupations, a large proportion will be eligible to retire by 2010, creating many vacancies
particularly at the secondary school level.
States in the South and West—particularly California, Texas, Arizona, and Georgia—will
experience large enrollment increases, while states in the Northeast and Midwest may
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experience declines. Currently, many school districts have difficulty hiring qualified
teachers in some subject areas including science and math.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions Offering Similar Programs
The proposed major will be unique in the UC and CSU systems. Biology majors exist at
every UC campus, but not in combination with an Education minor or with an emphasis
on teaching science.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates
As originally envisioned, the major/minor could be ready for Senate review during winter
or early spring 2007 and available to students in fall 2007.
Current Status
The proposal is under consideraton by faculty from the MCD Biology, EE Biology, and
Education Departments.
Campus Contact Person
Rod Ogawa, Professor and Chair of the Education Department, is the contact person for
specific information about the proposed program. His mail stop is Crown College, email
is rtogawa@ucsc.edu, and extension is 9-3672.
BIOENGINEERING B.S.
(Renamed from Biomolecular Engineering)
Description of and Reasons for Establishment
This program will provide students with a new breed of engineering courses and their
associated labs (e.g. “Applications in Biomolecular Engineering”, “Biochip
Technologies”, “Microfluidics”, and “Microrobotics”), in addition to substantial
background in biochemistry, molecular biology, and biology. The program represents a
broad, interdisciplinary research and education paradigm designed to meet the challenges
of the post-genomic era, ushered in by the completion of the Human Genome Project and
genomes of other model organisms. The driving technologies will be a blend of the major
technological advances of the latter part of the 20th century: computers and
biotechnology. UCSC’s leadership in both of these areas, as well as its location, in close
proximity to many of the world’s industrial leaders in computers and biotechnology,
provide a unique opportunity and can serve to position the UCSC Baskin School of
Engineering as a leading center of research and teaching in this area of critical
importance.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission
The proposed program will consist of a combination of new courses, mostly from the
School of Engineering, combined with appropriate existing courses, mainly from the
Division of Physical and Biological Sciences. Certain new and existing courses will be
cross-listed between departments. Facilities, equipment, faculty and staff will be shared
due to the variety of courses that will comprise the curriculum. No existing campus
programs or units will be discontinued due to this program. The program is highlighted in
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the School of Engineering’s Long Range Plan dated December 2001. The plan was met
with favorable review at the campus level, indicating a general agreement with the
proposed new programs.
Resources
Existing resources for this program include four Engineering faculty members, several
Physical and Biological Sciences faculty teaching relevant background courses; the
courses themselves and the classrooms and laboratories utilized by these courses; as well
as many relevant periodicals and books in the Science and Engineering Library. Ten new
faculty FTE are expected by 2010; 12-15 new undergraduate courses will be developed;
four 1000 sf laboratory classrooms will be needed; staff (1-3 FTE) will be needed to
coordinate the curriculum and support the faculty, students, and laboratory courses; funds
will be needed for laboratory equipment and renovation; teaching assistants (TAs) and
reader/tutors will be needed to assist with larger classes; the library may need additional
funds for a few new periodicals. These new resources will be incremental.
Resources needed for the first five years: 1-2 new faculty per year; 2-3 new courses the
first two years, then 1 new course per year thereafter; 1 administrative staff right away
and 1-2 added as enrollments and available courses increase; funds to outfit the new
teaching labs, according to existing alterations schedules (estimated minimally at
$25,000 per workstation, 12 workstations per lab, plus any additional room infrastructure
costs); TAs and reader/tutors needed as enrollments grow, gradually increasing to
approximately 20 TA positions and 12 reader/tutor positions; library funds may require
supplementation as new faculty are hired and new courses are developed.
Funding
Major sources of funding include divisional support and campus support through
enrollment growth, as well as funds provided through two School of Engineering
Alterations Projects. The School of Engineering is engaged in strategic planning to best
utilize its resources to allow high priority program development in a manner that will
minimally impact existing program growth. Substantial support is also expected for
research and training from federal agencies, private foundations, and industry ties. At
department maturity, the 13 state- funded BME faculty are projected to attract
approximately $4.5M in award funding annually. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute
(which funds one of the BME faculty) and large, multi-PI project grants are expected to
earn approximately $4-$5M per year. Based on the breakdown of the current awards to
BME faculty, it is estimated that the $9M will translate to $7M in direct costs and $2M in
indirect. The BME program will also benefit from ties with multi-campus organizations
such as the Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research (QB3) and the UC SystemWide Bioengineering Institute of California (a proposed MRU headquartered at UCSD),
both of which support distance- learning and intercampus collaborative education efforts.
Both Institutes are fostering ties with industry to assist in financing their endeavors.
Students
In the year of commencement (projected 2008), 10 - 20 undergraduate majors are
expected. Majors will increase to 80 -100 at steady state, expected to be reached within 5
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years. The program may have a slight negative impact on the number of bioinformatics,
biology, and electrical engineering majors, however the surging popularity of all of these
disciplines is expected to override any perceived competition between the programs.
Employment Implications
Graduates of this program will be prepared for careers in several exciting areas of
industry (including biomedical biotechnology, environmental bioengineering, and
biomaterials science) as well as for further advancement in academia.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions With Similar Offerings
UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UC San Diego and Stanford offer BS programs in
Bioengineering or Biomedical Engineering. Only the Berkeley and Stanford campuses
are capable of meeting the needs of the San Francisco Bay Area. These programs have
more of a biomedical/biomechanical slant than the proposed UCSC program, which will
have more of a molecular-level focus.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates
2006-07 preliminary planning and consultations
2007-08 formal campus review
2008-09 first student majors enroll
Current Status
This program is currently in the conceptual stage; a formal written proposal does not
exist.
Campus Contact Person
Professor and Vice-Chair of Biomolecular Engineering Department Richard Hughey
(831)459-2939
rph@soe.ucsc.edu
BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING M.S./PH.D.
Description of and Reasons for Establishment
Students will pursue advanced study and research in a variety of specializations based on
a new breed of engineering courses and their associated labs, while obtaining a sound
foundation in engineering and the biological sciences. Expected course titles include
“Introduction to Nanotechnology”, “Molecular Devices”, and “Protein Engineering”
among others. The program represents a broad, interdisciplinary research and education
paradigm designed to meet the challenges of the post-genomic era, ushered in by the
completion of the Human Genome Project and genomes of other model organisms. The
driving technologies will be a blend of the major technological advances of the latter part
of the 20th century: computers and biotechnology. UCSC’s leadership in both of these
areas, as well as its location, in close proximity to many of the world’s industrial leaders
in computers and biotechnology, provide a unique opportunity and can serve to position
the UCSC Baskin School of Engineering as a leading center of research and teaching in
this area of critical importance.
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Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission
The proposed program will consist of a combination of new courses, mostly from the
School of Engineering, combined with appropriate existing courses, mainly from the
Division of Physical and Biological Sciences. Certain new and existing courses will be
cross-listed between departments (for example BIO 210, a course on microarrays, is
taught by an engineering faculty member and will also be listed as BME 230). Facilities,
equipment, faculty and staff will be shared due to the variety of courses that will
comprise the curriculum. No existing campus programs or units will be discontinued due
to this program. The program is highlighted in the School of Engineering’s Long Range
Plan dated December 2001. The plan was met with favorable review at the campus level,
indicating a general agreement with the proposed new programs.
Resources
Existing resources for this program include 4 Engineering faculty members, several
Physical and Biological Sciences faculty teaching relevant background courses; the
courses themselves and the classrooms and laboratories utilized by these courses; as well
as many relevant periodicals and books in the Science and Engineering Library. Ten new
faculty FTE are expected by 2010; 8-10 new graduate courses will be developed; staff (13 FTE) will be needed to coordinate the curriculum and support the faculty, and students;
funds will be needed for teaching assistants (TAs) and reader/tutors to assist with
undergraduate classes; the library may need additional funds for a few new periodicals.
These new resources will be incremental. Resources needed for the first five years: 1-2
new faculty per year; 2-3 new courses the first two years, then 1 new course per year
thereafter; 1 administrative staff right away and 1-2 added as enrollments and available
courses increase; TAs and reader/tutors needed as enrollments grow, gradually increasing
to approximately 20 TA positions and 12 reader/tutor positions; library funds may require
supplementation as new faculty are hired and new courses are developed.
Funding
Major sources of funding include divisional support and campus support through
enrollment growth, as well as funds provided through two School of Engineering
Alterations Projects. The School of Engineering is engaged in strategic planning to best
utilize its resources to allow high priority program development in a manner that will
minimally impact existing program growth. Substantial support is also expected for
research and training from federal agencies, private foundations, and industry ties. At
department maturity, the 13 state- funded BME faculty are projected to attract
approximately $4.5M in award funding annually. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute
(which funds one of the BME faculty) and large, multi-PI project grants are expected to
earn approximately $4-$5M per year. Based on the breakdown of the current awards to
BME faculty, it is estimated that the $9M will translate to $7M in direct costs and $2M in
indirect. The BME program will also benefit from ties with multi-campus organizations
such as the Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research (QB3) and the UC SystemWide Bioengineering Institute of California (a proposed MRU headquartered at UCSD),
both of which support distance- learning and intercampus collaborative education efforts.
Both Institutes are fostering ties with industry to assist in financing their endeavors.
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Students
In the year of commencement (projected 2009), 7 PhD and 3 MS students are expected.
At steady state, within 4-5 years, 20 PhD and 10 MS students are expected. The program
may have a slight negative impact on the number of bioinformatics, biology, and
electrical engineering graduate headcounts, however the surging popularity of all of these
disciplines is expected to override any perceived competition between the programs.
Employment Implications
Graduates of this program will be prepared for careers in several exciting areas of
industry (including biomedical biotechnology, environmental bioengineering, and
biomaterials science) as well as for tenure-track and research-level academic positions at
a growing number of prestigious institutions.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions With Similar Offerings
UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UC San Diego and Stanford offer graduate programs in
Bioengineering or Biomedical Engineering. Only the Berkeley and Stanford campuses
are capable of meeting the needs of the San Francisco Bay Area. These programs have
more of a biomedical/biomechanical slant than the proposed UCSC program, which will
have more of a molecular-level focus.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates
2005-06 preliminary planning and consultations
2006-07 formal campus review
2007-08 formal off-campus review
2008-09 advertise and admissions
2009-10 first student majors enroll
Current Status
This program is currently in the conceptual stage; a formal written proposal does not
exist.
Campus Contact Person
At this time, the best contact person is Professor David Deamer, interim Chair of the
BME Dept; deamer@soe.ucsc.edu; 831.459.5158 (phone); 831.459.4828 (fax)
COASTAL AND MARINE POLICY M.S./PH.D.
Description of and Reasons for Establishment
This interdisciplinary program will focus on understanding marine science as well as
management, socio-economics, government/law, and communications in order to provide
the leadership needed to develop and implement rational and sustainable ocean policy
and management for the 21st century. The program will offer a core set of courses in the
diverse and relevant disciplines so that all students acquire the fundamental skills
necessary to become effective practitioners, but will also offer more focused courses
tailored to specific career objectives or directions.
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While the need exists for such a program, no UC campus has developed a program.
UCSC is home to a large and diverse group of marine science faculty, related research
units including the Institute of Marine Sciences, affiliated scientists working on policyrelated marine issues from a scientific and often policy-oriented perspective, and has
collaborative programs and cooperative agreements with five co-located state and federal
agency programs directly involved in marine or coastal management and policy. And
UCSC is located in the middle of the nation’s largest national marine sanctuary,
providing valuable mentors, internships, and opportunities not found elsewhere. A
program located at Santa Cruz offers both the professional expertise and the research
infrastructure to provide a rich intellectual and practical learning environment for
students.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission
Instruction and research in environmental sciences is one of the three areas of emphasis
for present and future initiatives in the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences,
along with biomedical/health sciences and technology. The proposed program crosses
disciplinary and divisional lines and will build on the strengths of several departments
and two academic divisions to further enhance the campus’s reputation in marine
sciences and environmental studies.
Resources
The current cadre of marine science faculty (about 46 faculty from 7 departments) can
provide the physical and biological sciences course work needed for the program. At this
time, it is anticipated that up to three new faculty FTE would be needed at the outset to
cover the core courses of the program; many potential electives are offered already.
Graduate student support, some level of administrative support, and a modest amount of
space will also be needed.
Funding
Discussions continue between the Social Sciences and Physical and Biological Sciences
Divisions regarding funding and FTE alloction.
Students
At the outset, the program would serve approximately 8-10 students, primarily Master’s
students. As student and faculty interest grows along with program reputation, internship
opportunities, etc., the program could expand to 20-25 students in several years.
Employment of Graduates
There is a market for professionals with both scientific and management/policy training
for positions in marine agencies, natural resource leadership and management at both the
state and federal levels, legislatures and legislative bodies (especially policy
development), public education and outreach with non-governmental organizations,
university-based research groups, and governmental research institutions.
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UC Campuses and Other California Institutions Offering Similar Programs
As stated above, this program would be unique in the UC system. UCSB’s Bren School
of Environmental Science and Management offers a Master’s of Environmental Science
and Management addressing scientific and socio-economic issues related to coastal
marine ecosystems and a Ph.D. program geared to future research professors. Berkeley’s
M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Environmental Science, Policy and Management focuses on
addressing environmental problems of major social and political impact. Irvine’s M.S.
and Ph.D. degrees in Environmental Health Science and Policy emphasize public health
and the environment.
There are eight U.S. universities that provide graduate degrees in marine policy, marine
affairs, or marine resource management, and a ninth university (University of Maine) that
has recently initiated a dual degree program in marine science and policy. All offer
master’s degrees, except the University of Delaware that awards a Doctor of Marine
Policy degree. Oregon State University and the University of Washington are the only
west-coast universities that offer programs.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates
Campus review may begin by fall 2006. According to the current guidelines and
instructions for the Five-Year List, we can anticipate the first enrollments in fall 2009-10.
Current Status
The proposal is being developed under Gary Griggs’ direction and discussed by the
Academic Senate in its recent call for proposals and by the Physical and Biological
Sciences Dean.
Campus Contact Person
Gary Griggs, Director of the Institute of Marine Sciences and Professor of Earth
Sciences, is the contact person for specific information about the proposed program. His
mail stop is Ocean Sciences, email is griggs@cats, and extension is 9-5006.
COMPARATIVE UNITED STATES STUDIES PH.D.
Description of and Reasons for Establishment
The objectives of the graduate program in Comparative United States Studies Graduate
Program (CUSSP) are to: 1) provide students and professors with dynamic and rigorous
training in multi-disciplinary scholarship on the study of the United States; and 2) serve
as a resource for public and private institutions who aim to expand their understanding of
the United States in its past, present and future forms.
This graduate group on the United States is global in scope and comparative in approach.
By this we mean that although we focus distinctly on the United States, we understand
the U.S. to be a nation that has important global dimensions and to be a nation that is also
critically defined by its multi-national, immigrant based citizenry. This comparative and
global approach represents a new approach to the study of the United States. It will also
represent an innovation in the field of “American Studies” of which CUSSP is a part.
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“American Studies” when practiced from this perspective, will fundamentally define the
United States as an international, multi-national, multi-racial and ethnic nation with
cultural, technological and economic global significance. This new approach accounts, in
part, for our decision to use “United States” over the more commonly used “America” in
our program title. We believe, based on our research, that this will be the first
Comparative U.S. Studies Ph.D. program in the country.
Our three primary areas of study will be defined by the following three research clusters:
Expressive Practices and Media Studies; Nation, Diaspora and Borderlands, and
Democracy, Law and Public Life. These three areas of exploration make room for a wide
variety of research projects with several axes of concern. CUSSP will thus represent
something new and distinctive in the study of American life, and as such should be able
to attract a distinguished group of graduate students and make a major contribution to the
intellectual life of UC Santa Cruz.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission
CUSSP builds on existing programs and establishes a new endeavor at the same time. At
this point, the interdisciplinary study of the United States takes places in several existing
departments, but no single department or program is dedicated exclusively to this area of
research and graduate programming. Our program will bring in new faculty who study
the United States and will bring existing faculty into synergistic relation across several
departments and three divisions (Humanities, Social Sciences and the Arts Divisions).
CUSSP will offer new courses and will share courses with many departments and
programs on campus. In addition, some of the principal CUSSP faculty will be drawn
from existing departments. Levels of existing faculty participation in CUSSP will be
based on department and faculty interest and needs.
CUSSP will offer new courses as well as share existing courses taught by existing faculty
and will work closely with the current undergraduate American Studies program,
especially in relation to TA support and with other graduate programs, perhaps offering
students a parenthetical notation and other cross-curriculum exchanges. CUSSP is
expected to enhance interdepartmental graduate student and faculty exchanges, dialogue
and research.
Although housed in the American Studies Department within the Humanities Division,
the program/group will function trans-divisionally, in support of campus initiatives
articulated in the Millennium Report, for interdisciplinary graduate programs with
cooperative relationships across departments and divisions. Such strong interactions
among departments have long been a hallmark of UCSC and with CUSSP these more
extensive departmental and divisional exchanges will be brought to bear on the field of
American Studies.
Resources
The Humanities Division hopes to provide three FTE as well as physical space for new
CUSSP faculty, administrative support funds and administration offices within the
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American Studies Department. The program will share a full-time Administrative
Assistant III with the American Studies Department. The current staffing formula of a
total of 1.42 FTE will be adjusted upward to 2 FTE, the standard staffing for departments
with graduate programs. In addition to the 3 faculty FTE, annual funds needed for faculty
participation buyouts of existing faculty will need to be determined more specifically,
based on final decisions regarding types of faculty participation. It appears that these
buyout costs should total approximately $42,000 annually for the first three years. As
new hires are secured, this buyout budget will be proportionately reduced. The projected
annual budget for events, lectures, honoraria, and office supplies is projected to cost an
additional $7,500 per year. To augment considerable current McHenry holdings, we will
be able to allocate library start-up fund at the normal rate of $6,000 per faculty FTE for
each of the three permanent CUSSP appointments, for a total of $18,000. In addition,
library staff suggest an increase in the base materials budget of $16,479. Computing costs
are still being calculated, but we expect them to be commensurate with existing/start-up
budgets for humanities and social science related programs.
Rough Estimate of New Resources Required:
Year 2
Year 1
Buyout Funds
$42,000
$42,000
Events, etc.
$7,500
$7,500
Library Start up
$6,000
$6,000
Staff Salary & benefits
$23,750
$23,750
Totals:
$134,250
$134,250
Year 3
$42,000
$7,500
$6,000
$23,750
$134,250
Year 4
$34,000
$7,500
Year 5
$34,000
$7,500
$23,750
$ 65,250
$23,750
$ 65,250
Funding
These resources will be funded primarily by the Humanities Division, with additional
funds provided by the Social Sciences Division and Arts Division. We expect the
establishment of CUSSP to contribute to the campus wide mission of expanding graduate
programs, and do not for see any trade-offs beyond those associated with any new
growth.
Students
Years 2009-010 through 2016-17
# first-year students
Total # of students
0910
5
5
1011
5
10
1112
5
15
1213
5
20
1314
5
25
1415
5
30
1516
5
30
1617
5
35
Employment Implications
Currently there are approximately 30-40 jobs listed in the Career Network job listings
under fields directly related to CUSSP. Jobs in American Studies, Ethnic Studies,
American Culture, Media and Popular Culture, and many other fields are jobs for which
CUSSP students will be especially qualified.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions With Similar Offerings
As of this point, there are extremely few American Studies Ph.D. programs in the western
region of the Unites States, and even fewer within the State of California and none in the
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University of California system. Aside from a new program recently launched at the
University of Southern California, there is only one, small Ph.D. program in American
Studies on the west coast, at Washington State University. An American Studies Ph.D.
program has recently been established at the University of Southern California that
borrows heavily from existing Ethnic Studies program curriculums. CUSSP does not
employ this curriculum model and is therefore significantly different from ethnic studies
programs within the University of California and California State campuses.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates
Winter 07
Formal Campus Review
Spring 07-Winter 08 Formal Off Campus Review
Winter – Spring 08 Advertise and Admissions
2009-2010
First Students Enroll
Current Status
A full draft of the proposal is currently under review and should be ready for formal
campus consideration as early as January 2006.
Campus Contact Person
Professor Tricia Rose, Department of American Studies is leading the proposal’s
development and has primary responsibility for the program implementation.
Name:
Professor Tricia Rose
Department: Department of American Studies
Address:
1156 High Street; 335 Oakes College
Telephone:
831.459.5145
Email:
trose@ucsc.edu
FEMINIST STUDIES PH.D.
Description of and Reasons for Establishment
The proposed Feminist Studies Graduate Program is designed to foreground transnational
analyses that move beyond traditional notions of the international and the comparative, to
formulate problem-based research methodologies, and to develop an institutional
structure that situates the formation of knowledge within a collaborative learning
environment. This program builds upon the strengths of an already well-established and
highly successful undergraduate program in Feminist Studies. A graduate parenthetical
notation in Feminist Studies that involves seven cooperating departments has been in
place since 1992. As of June 2005, thirty students have graduated and forty-three
students are currently in the Parenthetical. Progression to a graduate program is the
natural next step, especially in light of the recent establishment of the Institute for
Advanced Feminist Research within the Humanities Division. The Ph.D. program has
two main objectives: first, to provide teachers and scholars with a rigorous training in
feminist methods and scholarship; and second, to serve the needs of other professionals in
areas such as public policy and human rights research.
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Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission
The Ph.D. program in Feminist Studies will complement and contribute to graduate
programs in other UCSC departments. A number of graduate programs in the
Humanities and Social Sciences have concentrations or tracks in feminist scholarship.
These include the departments of History, History of Consciousness, Literature,
Anthropology, Politics, Psychology, and Sociology. Students from these departments
have enrolled in the interdisciplinary graduate courses that the Feminist Studies
department has offered for the last ten years. The Ph.D. program in Feminist Studies will
offer a broader range of courses that can contribute to the training of graduate students in
other departments. It will also provide a forum for graduate students across departments
and divisions in which to share their feminist research interests.
This proposal has been included in the campus ten-year academic plan, as part of the
Humanities Division’s ten-year plan. The ten-year planning process began in 2000-2001
and was completed in 2003-2004. Final internal campus reviews of the graduate program
proposal are anticipated to be completed in Winter 2006 for UC-wide review in
Spring/Summer 2006.
Resources
Estimated faculty FTE: Current faculty FTE of seven is a sustainable minimum.
Additional FTE required for optimal build-out: three – one in 2006-2007, one in 20072008, one in 2009-2010 (years may vary). Preferred rank: two Associate to Full, one
Assistant (subject to negotiation and divisional priorities).
Estimated additional library acquisition costs: Sustainable minimum: $15,000 (in faculty
start-up funds); additional costs anticipated as faculty are added (normal Divisional startup allocations should be sufficient).
Estimated additional computing costs: For faculty, start-up funds usually available. For
graduate students the program would need assistance from the Division to provide access
to computers and printers in the amount of $7,490-$7,990.
Estimated Staff FTE: Assuming that the current part-time administrative assistant is
hard-funded to 1.0 FTE, the department will need one additional staff FTE to launch and
administer the graduate program.
Estimated Space Needs: With the projected plans for a new Humanities/Social Sciences
building, space needs for faculty and staff are accounted for. The department will need
an additional 350-370 square feet for graduate computing lab/commons and an additional
450-470 square feet to house the Feminist Studies Library.
New Courses: Feminist Theories, Feminist Methodologies, Introduction to Collaborative
Research (200-202); Feminist Pedagogies (203); Disciplining Knowledge, Culture,
Power Politics, Technologies of Modernity, History and Memory (210A-D); Group
Independent Study (296); Independent Study (297); Collaborative Research (297F - two
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units, one hour per week); Group Dissertation Research (298); Dissertation Research
(299).
Funding
A key advantage to this program is that it maximizes the use of existing resources while
minimizing the need for additional financial outlays. By drawing on an excellent group
of faculty currently at UCSC, a new graduate program can be mounted now, though it
would benefit from some additional but modest FTE allocation for program leadership
and administration. A letter of funding support from the Dean of Graduate Studies has
committed resources for graduate student support. The Department is developing a
fundraising campaign and has already established the 21st Century Feminist Scholarship
Endowment Fund.
Students
The Feminist Studies Graduate Program will admit five to seven students into the
doctoral program per year. An estimated 25% of these students will opt to graduate at the
end of two years with a Master’s degree. At maturity, there will be approximately thirty
students in the program.
Employment Implications
The past few years of the academic job market have demonstrated a clear and sustained
growth in the number of feminist studies jobs available. There is increasing demand for
teachers of feminist studies and critical gender studies at both the two-year and four-year
college levels, as well as in the growing number of graduate programs in
women’s/gender/feminist studies.
The UCSC program is also uniquely situated to provide intellectual training in policy and
non-governmental research, to name a few select areas, and is thus capable of meeting the
new demand for professionals with women’s studies or feminist studies degrees in public
and private sector agencies. As policy-making organizations, state institutions, and
businesses continue to confront issues of diversity in the workplace and beyond, the
demand will grow for scholars, activists, and consultants with experience and expertise in
areas such as gender equity, international feminist issues, multiculturalism, women’s
health, family planning, and women’s education.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions With Similar Offerings
The only other Ph.D. program in feminist studies in the University of California system is
at UCLA. The proposed program in feminist studies at UCSC should not conflict with
the program at UCLA because of location, context, and focus. Cooperative work
between the two programs is expected.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates
2005-2006
campus review
Spring-Summer 2006
off-campus review
Fall 2006
advertise and admissions
2007-2008
first students matriculate
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Current Status
The proposal was submitted to the Dean of Humanities and to the Vice Provost for
Academic Affairs, and revisions were completed in response to queries and concerns.
The proposal has also been submitted to the Chair of the Graduate Council for review;
initial comments have been returned, and the department is in the process of responding
and revising. It is anticipated that the proposal will be submitted to the Graduate Council
for a full review early in winter term.
Campus Contact Person
Carla Freccero
Professor, Literature
and
Chair, Feminist Studies Department - UCSC
email: freccero@ucsc.edu
831-459-4324
also: Angela Y. Davis
Professor, History of Consciousness
Feminist Studies – UCSC
email: aydavis@ucsc.edu
FILM & DIGITAL MEDIA PHD
Description and Reasons for Establishment
The Film & Digital Media graduate program prepares practitioners and scholars of media
art with a critical understanding of the technological world and provides them with
knowledge and understanding of art forms such as cinema, television, video art and
digital/internet media. It will investigate the relationship between moving image media
and cultural change, looking at how diverse forms like cinema, video and computer
technologies function across a range of historical and global contexts. The doctoral
program prepares scholars and professionals within a larger historical framework of
cultural and technological change.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs
This program takes up the challenge of the Millennium Report by incorporating new
media technologies into the on-going scholarship on older related forms of moving image
media. By looking at media art in global and historical perspective, the program will also
support the campus’s drive for greater curricular diversity and inter-disciplinarity.
F&DM already has strong ties to the History of Consciousness doctoral program. Most of
F&DM’s current teaching assistants come from HistCon. Many HistCon students have
taken F&DM graduate seminars and many F&DM faculty serve on doctoral dissertation
committees within that department. We expect these productive associations to continue.
The M.F.A. in Digital Arts and New Media is an interdisciplinary inter-divisional
program that incorporates faculty and curriculum from Art, Art History, Music, Theater,
and Computer Engineering, as well as F&DM. While the two programs share an interest
in new media, and could cross-list courses, this one area of overlap does not define either
program.
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The Masters degree in Social Documentation offers the possibility of collaboration with
graduate studies in F&DM although the emphasis of each program remains distinct.
Social Documentation stresses community activism rather than artistic practice.
Resources
The entire faculty of F&DM will be involved in teaching graduate courses. The core
curriculum will reflect the research strengths of the current faculty as well as other
faculty on campus whose participation is anticipated (including faculty from Literature,
History of Consciousness, Latin American and Latino Studies, Art History, Sociology,
and American Studies).
We have recently completed a new digital media computing lab and installed servers
devoted to faculty and student projects in digital media. In addition, several campus-wide
computing labs provide digital-media workstations and are available to our students.
F&DM is scheduled to acquire approximately 5,000 asf in Communications Building,
and Kresge upon release by ITS, completion of the Humanities Building, circa 2006, and
completion of the Digital Arts Facility in 2008. We anticipate modest additional needs for
media equipment as a direct result of the formation of the graduate program.
We expect staff needs to grow due to the rapid growth of the undergraduate program. O.5
FTE in new staff will be required to mount the graduate program. We anticipate the need
for approximately $96,000 in fellowship support -- $,000 for each of 24 students when
the program reaches steady state in 2014.
Funding
The program will require 3.0 additional faculty FTE, the rate of allocation of which will
depend on the outcome of the pending academic planning process, and the timing of
which will depend on the approval process.
The current McHenry Library collection, which includes film media, with extended
interlibrary loan access, is adequate for a graduate program in F&DM. On-line and other
digital-media access to contemporary and historical films has dramatically improved
scholarly resources in this field.
Students
In the first year, we expect 4 students will be admitted per year until we reach a
sustainable total of 24 graduate students.
A graduate program in F&DM will have a desirable impact on our undergraduate
program by creating a pool of graduate students trained in our discipline which will
significantly improve the quality of instruction in discussion sections and small-group
settings. In addition, advanced undergraduates may be permitted to take some graduate
seminars, enhancing their opportunities for in-depth study.
Employment of Graduates
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Demand is rapidly growing within the academic job market for media scholars with
knowledge of film and/or digital art-making practice. Nearly one-third of the academic
positions advertised by the Society for Cinema Studies asked for graduates with film- or
video-making experience or graduates with theoretical and historical background.
Outside academe, there are opportunities in the art world, commercial entertainment
industry, in Silicon Valley, and in public intellectual life, where informed critique of our
moving image culture is ever more necessary.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions Offering Similar Offerings
Several doctoral programs in the state focus on a historical and theoretical study of film
and television, usually with little consideration of related forms like video installation,
virtual reality, and the internet-media that we believe must be studied in inter-relation.
UCB’s Ph.D. in Rhetoric, UCI’s Ph.D. in Visual Studies, UCLA’s Ph.D. in Film and
Television, UCSD’s Ph.D. in Communication, USC’s Ph.D. in Critical Studies offer little
or no opportunity for creative production, and therefore do not duplicate the program we
are proposing.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates
Formal campus review – 2005-06
System-wide review – 2006-07
Approval, and recruitment of students – 2007-08
Admit first cohort -- 2008
Current Status
The proposal has been forwarded to the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs for informal
review.
Campus Contact Person
Professor Chip Lord, Film and Digital Media Department, Communications Building,
lord@ucsc.edu, phone: 831-459-3204, fax: 831-459-1341.
LATIN AMERICAN & LATINO STUDIES PH.D.
Description of, and Reasons for, Establishment
A Ph.D. program in Latin American/Latino Studies remains a long-term goal for this
department. The dean of social sciences has explored with the department, with faculty
from other departments, and with the vice chancellor of research/dean of graduate studies
the possibility of creating either a Ph.D. program in the department or creating a graduate
group to offer a Ph.D. program. Planning for the program will begin in 2005.
The department has developed a Parenthetical Notation in LALS, which was approved by
Graduate Council in summer 2003. Currently, the department has entered into
agreements with the following graduate degree granting departments: sociology,
anthropology, literature, history of consciousness, environmental studies, politics, history
and psychology. The Graduate Council has approved all these agreements.
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Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission
Unknown at this time
Resources
Unknown at this time
Funding
Unknown at this time
Students
Unknown at this time
Employment of Graduates
Unknown at this time
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions with Similar Offerings
Unknown at this time
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates
2005-06 Preliminary planning and consultations; proposal preparation
2006-07 Divisional Review
2007-08 Formal campus review
2008-09 Formal off-campus review
2009-10 Advertise and admissions
2010-11 First student majors enroll
Current Status
The department expects to commence planning for the proposal in 2005-06.
Campus Contact
Rosa Linda Fregoso, Professor and Chair; Latin American/Latino Studies; Merrill
Faculty Services; rfregoso@ucsc.edu; 831-459-1548 (voice); 831-459-3125 (fax)
PERFORMANCE PRACTICE M.F.A.
Description and Reason for Establishment
This program will combine a systematic program of graduate studies with the working
environment of a functioning professional theater company so that ideas, theories and
inspirations born in the classroom will be tested in the context of actual performance.
Conversely, performances will assist in incubating the new concepts, theories, and
inspirations. All students will participate in the Shakespeare Santa Cruz (SSC)
productions as an integral part of the program. The SSC lab theater will offer a wide
variety of productions throughout the year ranging from experimental works to polished
studio pieces. The MFA program proposes to integrate the best of two worlds -- the
exploration that characterizes University research and the creative energies and
exigencies of a professional performing theater company.
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Relationship to Existing Campus Programs
The MFA will supplant the current 5th-year graduate certificate in Theater Arts. Faculty
guidance and resources already directed toward the 5th-year program will be redirected to
the MFA. Graduate level courses will be redesigned to respond to the new emphasis in
this program.
Development of graduate level instruction remains one of the highest priority for the Arts
Division, outlined in our December 2001 Build-out Plan. This MFA fulfills a long-held
goal of the Division and Department to offer a specialized graduate program built upon
the existing strengths of SSC.
Resources
The current Theater Arts Complex offers state-of-the-art studios and performance venues.
A major capital construction project for the Arts, circa 2008, will allow transfer of an
additional teaching studio from the Art Department as well as other graduate program
facilities.
The Department currently has 12 FTE and is recruiting its 13th FTE this year. Faculty
resources would be met satisfied with 2.0 new FTE as program is implemented, in
addition to the internal reallocation of faculty resources that can be captured as the
certificate program is phased out. The rate of allocation will depend on the outcome of
the pending academic planning process, and the schedule will depend on the approval
process.
Funding
Fellowship and grant support for Fine Arts Graduate programs in the UC system
averaged $5,890 per graduate FTE. We reasonably assume students will receive base-line
support of $3,000 per graduate FTE in block grants. TAships will be available with a
regular complement of salary and subsidy (i.e., GSHIP and fee remission). Internships
with the SSC Festival, El Teatro Campesino, and other professional theaters will be
available.
Students
The MFA will accept 12 students per year, for a total of 24 students at any one time. All
but 3-4 will concentrate on performing. The others will select directing or occasionally
dramaturgy as their primary area of concentration.
We anticipate these graduate students will improve the quality of our undergraduate
instruction as MFA students interact with the undergraduates as teaching assistants and in
theatrical productions.
Employment Implications
Graduates should find employment in professional theatre, the entertainment industry
(TV and film), the advertising industry, teaching at university, college, community
college level, participating in educational theatre, or museum outreach programs. The
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training is also applicable to related fields in arts administration, conference/event
planning and production, business presentation/training, state and national councils on the
arts programming. Our fifth year certificate graduates have trained lawyers in court
presentation techniques, created their own production companies for theatre, dance and
folk arts, established community theatres and arts centers as well as entering professional
companies or teaching. While the field is competitive and an M.F.A. does not guarantee a
steady income as a performer, director, or dramaturg, the training prepares resourceful
artists to find ways to apply the arts to many areas of society in meaningful and
productive ways.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions Offering Similar Programs
Several other California institutions offer MFAs in Acting, Directing, Design and
Production, or Playwriting, including CSU Long Beach, CSU Humboldt, California
Institute of the Arts, and University of Southern California. UC Davis, UC, Irvine, and
UC Los Angeles also offer a similar variety of MFA degrees. However, UC San Diego is
the most comparable institution that has a real working theater on campus (the La Jolla
Playhouse).
However, none of the above programs offers the same kind of performance practice
integration we envision. In addition, our close affiliation with Shakespeare Santa Cruz,
provides an excellent opportunity for the integration of university research with the
creative vigor of a professional performing theater company.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates:
Completion of revisions and campus review – 2007-08
System-wide review – 2008-09
Approval, and recruitment of students – 2009-10
Admission of students -- Fall 2010
Current Status
A preliminary draft proposal has been submitted to the division for informal review.
Subsequently, in Fall 2005, the department authorized the development of a Performance
Practices Ph.D. proposal that would be integrated with and accompany the MFA
Proposal. The Division awaits a preliminary PhD proposal, along with information on
how the two proposals will be articulated, before moving forward with the MFA.
Campus Contact Person
Professor and Department Chair Mark Franko, Theater Arts Department, Theater Arts
Center: mfrank@aol.com , phone: 831-459-4075, fax: 831-459-3552.
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING M.S./Ph.D.
Description and Reason for Establishment
At this point, the Computer Science Department is actively considering whether to
develop graduate programs in Software Engineering. No program specifics exist at this
time.
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Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units and Mission
The MS and PhD in Software Engineering programs are part of the School' s long-range
academic plan. The fields of study represented in these degrees could meet an important
need for engineers working in these fields. In addition, the Software Engineering program
could be a key initiative in the Silicon Valley Center. It will also play a role in the
School's planned ITI ORU. Finally, Software Engineering is poised to be a major
research emphasis of employees in the NASA Ames University Affiliated Research
Center (UARC), and it is likely that this talent pool can be leveraged to enrich the
proposed degree program, either as lecturers, or as project leaders.
Resources
The Computer Science ten-year plan calls for additional hiring of faculty with a
specialization in Software Engineering, with a cohort of at least 6 by 2010-11 in CS.
Faculty additions to the program will result from normal growth in the Computer Science
department. In addition, it is anticipated that there could be related faculty in Technology
and Information Management (TIM) and in Computer Engineering (CE) who will work
closely with the Software Engineering program. It is expected that SE will also have
research-supported adjunct faculty. Faculty office and research space has been planned as
part of the CS department 10 year plan. New offices will be located in the E2 building, as
well as in the Silicon Valley Center.
Funding
As mentioned above, workload and divisional allocations will support the program's
growth and development, along with research-supported visitors and adjunct faculty.
Students
We anticipate that once the Software Engineering major is available, a subset of the
existing graduate CS majors (perhaps 20%) will become majors. Since several of the
courses required for the SE major will be CS courses, there should be a small impact on
enrollments in CS. Additionally, we anticipate that the MS in Software Engineering will
be especially attractive to workers in Silicon Valley, and will result in additional
enrollments in Computer Science and Software Engineering courses.
Employment Implications
Because of the campus' proximity to Silicon Valley, the job outlook is excellent. There is
a strong current job market for graduates of the proposed programs, and a strong market
projected for the foreseeable future.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions Offering Similar Programs
At present, students in the Department of Informatics in the School of Information and
Computer Science at UC Irvine can receive a degree concentration in Software, which is
similar to the proposed degree program. In a similar vein, the University of Southern
California offers a specialization in Software Engineering for their Masters of Science
program (MSCS-SE).
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Located closer to UC Santa Cruz, Santa Clara University offers a Masters in Software
Engineering degree program. Santa Clara University has limited research impact within
the Software Engineering community, however. Carnegie Mellon University, though
located in Pittsburgh, has a facility on the NASA Ames campus, and offers a Masters
degree program in Software Engineering, using a project-oriented curriculum in which
there is minimal participation in classrooms-style learning, with students learning
material on an as-needed basis during the project from videotaped lectures. While the
CMU degree program is the most significant potential competitor for the UCSC Software
Engineering degree programs, the high cost of the CMU program, as well as the nontraditional learning style provides a niche for a less expensive and course-oriented
curriculum. There are also possibilities for cooperation between these two programs, and
this possibility will be explored as well.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Date
It is expected that the earliest date that the department anticipates initiating the program
would be Fall 2007.
Current Status
The CS Faculty is engaging in preliminary discussion of how formal graduate degree
programs in Software Engineering might be built upon existing departmental strengths
and initiatives
Campus Contact Person
Assistant Professor Jim Whitehead, Computer Science Department, Baskin Engineering,
ejw@soe.ucsc.edu, (831-459-1227) (FAX: 831-459-4829)
STATISTICS AND STOCHASTIC MODELING M.S./PH.D.
Description and Reason for Establishment
Development of an Applied Mathematics and Statistics Department (AMS) has long been
needed at Santa Cruz, and has the potential to benefit a broad constituency of faculty and
students. Initially we plan to develop Masters and Ph.D. programs in Statistics and
Stochastic Modeling, which would be followed eventually, when enough faculty are in
place, by the establishment a B.S. degree in Applied Mathematics (offered jointly with
the existing Mathematics department) and possibly also a B.S. degree in Statistics. The
initial scientific foci are dynamic mathematical modeling of complex natural processes
(including discrete mathematics, mechanics, fluid dynamics, numerical analysis,
mathematical biology, and control theory) and Bayesian statistical methods of inference,
prediction, and decision- making (including stochastic processes). These areas were
specifically chosen because of their historically broad appeal, perceived relevance and
need, and potential for collaboration with other departments and with partners in industry
and government.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units and Mission
Interest in the applications of mathematics and statistics remains high both at UCSC and
in the outside community. The goal of the program will be to bring the disciplines closer
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through the development and use of common mathematical and statistical techniques, and
to provide applied service teaching for quantitatively-oriented departments throughout
the campus.
The proposed program would have a strong synergy with the existing Biomolecular
Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Electrical Engineering
Departments, as well as with the proposed program in Information Systems and
Technology Management. This is especially true in stochastic processes and discrete
mathematics, which are used to address areas such as system/network performance,
computer and network security, coding, and compression.
Dynamics and mechanics naturally tie in with the physical sciences and engineering in
areas of robotics and control systems. Additionally, there has been a long-standing need
for more fluid dynamics on campus, as there are natural connections with Ocean
Sciences, Earth Sciences, Astronomy and Astrophysics, as well as with the present
Mathematics Department. Numerical methods tie in well with many departments across
campus.
Nonlinear dynamics has infiltrated many areas of science, especially those dealing with
more complex systems, including the Biological, Economic and Environmental sciences.
Finally, control theory has strong links with robotics and remote sensing research in
Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Electrical Engineering, and this topic also
plays a vital role in adaptive optics in Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Resources
There are currently 10 ladder appointments in AMS, and the 10- year plan calls for
additional hiring of faculty, up to 16 total, by 2010-11, split approximately evenly
between Statistics and Applied Mathematics. Faculty office and research space is also
part of the long-range plan.
Funding
Permanent funding will come from anticipated workload and divisional allocations.
Research-supported visitors and adjunct faculty may bring additional funds. The further
development of partnerships with industry, business, and the community will provide
additional support for graduate students.
Students
There are already 19 graduate students who have enrolled for graduate study in AMS,
mainly in the Computer Science graduate program, while waiting to transfer to the AMS
graduate program when it opens. We estimate that there will be 25 students in the first
official cohort of graduate students (including the existing students mentioned above),
and that the eventual size of the program at steady state will be 40-60 students, divided
approximately equally between Statistics and Applied Mathematics.
Employment Implications
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The demand for applied mathematicians, statisticians, and other computational scientists
is strong. Dependent on their area of emphasis, graduates can be expected to obtain jobs
in such diverse areas as the aerospace industry, automotive design, the computer industry,
environmental engineering, electrical engineering, the ocean and atmospheric sciences,
the petroleum industry, telecommunications, robotics, manufacturing, government,
finance, and bioinformatics.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions Offering Similar Programs
Various other UC campuses have applied mathematics, statistics, and/or engineering
science activities in one form or another, but there is little uniformity in the actual
implementation, and no UC campus has an explicitly designated "Department of Applied
Mathematics and Statistics." A number of top universities in the United States and
Europe, including the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook, Johns
Hopkins University, and the University of Copenhagen, have graduate programs
administered by Departments of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, typically within
Schools of Engineering, and separate from Departments of Mathematics in non
Engineering Divisions on campus. Many leading universities in the U.S., Europe, and
elsewhere internationally have chosen to locate their pure mathematics and applied
mathematics groups in separate administrative units; the California Institute of
Technology (CalTech) is prominent in California in this regard, and the list of other top
American universities with this administrative arrangement includes the University of
Colorado in Boulder, the University of Washington, and Northwestern University. The
novelty of the AMS graduate program at UCSC is that, perhaps alone among U.S.
graduate programs, it will train quantitative scientists who develop a deep understanding
both of statistical analysis and of applied mathematical modeling. The absence of a joint
applied mathematics and statistics department within the UC system, coupled with the
continuing demand for computational scientists and engineers, argues strongly for the
establishment of an AMS program at UCSC. Such a program would clearly be filling a
niche not met at other UC campuses.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Date
2005-06 Campus Review and Approval
2006-07 Universitywide Review and Approval
Fall 2007 – First student cohort enrolled.
Current Status: A full draft of the proposal is currently under review and should be
ready for formal campus consideration in December 2005.
Campus Contact Person:David Draper, Professor and Chair, Applied Mathematics and
Statistics, Baskin Engineering, draper@ams.ucsc.edu, (831) 459-1295 or (831) 459-4829
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TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT M.S./PH.D.
(Renamed from Information Systems and Technology Management)
Description of, and Reasons for, Establishment
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Design and management of complex systems, which employ and/or involve rapidly
changing technology, presents challenges to the enterprise and to the individual
executives and managers. The central technology in most complex systems today is
information technology, and the most rapidly changing business environments are in the
areas of information technology and complex system designs. The challenges are the
tight integration of technology and business to solve complex interdisciplinary problems
in the management, development and commercialization of technology. The need of
businesses and managers to respond to rapidly changing markets requires managers,
executives, and engineers, who have an understanding of technologies along with
analytical skills that enable them to develop theoretically sophisticated, and practically
implement viable solutions. The range of skills and abilities required to design and
manage complex systems in technology contexts include knowledge of the relevant
technologies, plus understanding of the operational, financial and marketing dimensions
of the business enterprise. Relevant technologies include knowledge management,
information system design, decision support, data mining and system level product
development, and enterprise level supply chain management and e-business. High-tech
industries require managers who possess analytic training to further direct their
technology- honed intuition (e.g., the use of data mining for market data understanding).
Successful executives and managers will be those who can exploit opportunities and
resources and employ risk management approaches, enabled by information technologies,
in designing product portfolios and achieving rapid and effective product design and
delivery. Students in this program will also have the opportunity to learn venture
analytics, going beyond traditional (experiential-based) entrepreneurship. Managers and
entrepreneurs require an understanding of the human and social elements, and the ability
to incorporate into enterprise management, in managing groups, and in responding to
customers. The skills and ability to communicate across all functions and levels within
and without the organization as well as leadership and people skills, are important
qualifications for these future managers. We also anticipate that many of the graduates of
the program will be able to develop and manage sophisticated Business Intelligence
platforms and systems that drive enterprises. The doctoral students would develop theory
fusing sophisticated stochastic optimization management analytics with advanced
knowledge management methods, based on industry interactions.
Critical Role of Proposed Program or Unit in Fulfilling Campus Academic Plan
Technology and Information Management, in partnership with other SOE programs,
Computer Networking and Software Engineering, serves to meet the needs of industry
and the State of California. These programs will enable UCSC to attract capable students
and train them to play important roles in the emerging technologies of the 21st century.
Together with the other programs in the School of Engineering, UCSC will be in a unique
position to fully exploit Santa Cruz’s location as the UC for Silicon Valley. We also
anticipate that Silicon Valley firms will have significant interest in a technologicallyoriented management program that can help provide skills to train key employees who
will learn to manage and lead teams to success. Based on our discussions, firms such as
Cisco have indicated interest and enthusiasm, and have provided additional contacts in
their technology areas, to form technology clusters of interested firms.
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Relationship to Existing Campus Programs, Units, and Mission
The Technology & Information Management program is founded on an interdisciplinary
theme. The curriculum will include courses in the management of technology, financial
engineering applied to technology management and investment, technology supply value
chains and webs, information search and retrieval, information and knowledge systems
design and management, informational economics, psychology, plus additional
engineering courses to enrich the technical background of it students. Courses in
statistics, stochastic processes and optimization support the analytical dimensions of this
program. The program will complement the growing Business Economics Program in the
Social Sciences Division. The Ph.D. degree will be offered in cooperation with the
departments of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science
(including Software Engineering), Bio-Molecular Engineering, Economics, Sociology,
and Applied Mathematics and Statistics. The MS degree could potentially be in
collaboration with the Hass School of Business at UC Berkeley (discussions have been
initiated with Dean Tom Campbell), as the campus considers the possibility of a
Management School.
Resources
Planned faculty will total 8 FTE, which is already part of the long-range campus plan.
Staffing will include one program coordinator, one industry coordinator and one
administrative staff FTE. Up to 20 or more adjunct instructors/faculty with high tech and
Silicon Valley experience as executives and managers will be utilized initially for
instruction, allowing a phased- in approach to filling the program’s faculty FTE; some of
these could potentially include NASA, Silicon Valley firm employees and IBM, who are
establishing partnerships with us. Our location, near Silicon Valley and the Bay Area
High-Tech hub, provides our faculty and students with opportunities for frequent and
close interaction with enterprises working on technologies such as semiconductors,
networking, computers, software, nanotechnology, biotechnology and information
technology.
Funding
The program has initial funding, and partnerships with industry and the community are
well underway. (Permanent funding for faculty will come from enrollment growth
funding.) The careful cultivation of partnerships with industry, business, and the
community will yield external resources to augment graduate student support and facility
enhancements. This linkage has also the potential for firms to support or subsidize
employees and UCSC, based on the successful development of the program and business
conditions.
Students
The program expects to have 15 masters and 3-4 doctoral students at the start, and 60-180
MS students and 30-50 doctoral students in steady state. There is no anticipated effect on
enrollments of existing majors.
Employment of Graduates
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Contact with industry professionals has indicated a strong need for technical employees
with management training at the masters level. As already mentioned, Cisco has
expressed great interest and enthusiasm. The notion of industry relevant research that is
incorporated into the curriculum has great appeal. Cisco views this model as being of
great value and interest to the firm and Directors moving up to the VP level, using their
TIM training. Cisco further likes the TIM focus on technology clusters and has made
referrals to firms in the same industry such as Caspian Networks and JDS Uniphase.
A similar program at Carnegie Mellon University (designed by Prof. Akella) has had an
excellent response at the doctoral level, with outstanding placement in faculty positions at
top schools.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions Offering Similar Offerings
UC Berkeley (Haas and Engineering) has the Management of Technology Program. UCB
also has a School for Information Management Systems. UC Davis (School of
Management) offers an undergraduate Management of Technology. UC Irvine has a
program more targeted at Information Systems. UC San Diego is currently developing a
School of Management with stronger coupling between engineering and management.
However, our program has a somewhat different focus, in engineering, with all the
advantage of complementary in-depth technology training, and provides unique
opportunities to synthesize skills between engineering and management in a way that is
unique and novel. We have initiated discussions with several of the deans of the other
campuses for inputs and potential collaboration.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates:
Proposed timeline:
2005 Prepare M.S. and Ph.D. proposals and submit for campus review
2005 - 2006: Seek system-wide approval for program; hire staff FTE
2006- 2007 Admit first cohort of students formally; informal cohort a year earlier.
Current Status
The proposal is under campus review.
Campus Spokesperson
Suresh Lodha, Professor and Director, Technology and Information Management, Baskin
Engineering, lodha@soe.ucsc.edu, (831) 459-3773.
VISUAL ART M.F.A.
Description and Reason for Establishment
The MFA will integrate theory and practice to explore the power of visual
communication. Courses and project groups will foster critical thinking, an awareness of
contemporary theory and art history. A focus on art as visual communication will address
ways that students’ work can make an impact on the sites, institutions, and audiences
where the work is presented and experienced.
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This program is in response to a national need for more culturally and socially relevant
approaches to graduate art education, as well as an outgrowth of the strengths and
diversity of the present art faculty. Social content and context have become increasingly
important as dissolution of dominant ideologies gave way to works that cannot be clearly
categorized by materials and forms. The goal of the program is to educate graduates to
contribute effectively to developments in the arts as well as in other disciplines that use
the visual arts as a means for investigation and communication. A distinctive feature of
this program is our approach to identifying overlapping areas of emphasis based on the
context of art production. The methods available will be identified by the subject of
exploration and how the work communicates to an audience. We will encourage art
production that can make a conscious difference in a variety of public contexts such as
galleries and museums, civic and community spaces, and the internet. Our program
would generate cross media dialogue to address more relevant issues in contemporary art.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs
Digital arts and new media are integrated into the visual arts graduate curriculum. As an
inter-disciplinary graduate program, the new Digital Arts and New Media MFA will
serve as a node of activities for students interested in electronic media. DANM graduate
students interested in integrating electronic media into sculpture or installation contexts
will be able to enroll in the graduate visual arts seminars and colloquia and interact with
the visual arts faculty. At least two Art faculty will teach in both programs.
Points of intersection between visual art mediums and stage design or sound as an
element in three dimensional work, installation, and performance art provides potential
for collaboration between students and faculty in these areas.
Resources
The Art Department has state-of-the-art studios equipped for production in photo,
sculpture, painting, printmaking, computer and intermedia processes. We expect
completion of additional faculty research studios, offices, and teaching facilities as part of
an Arts major capital construction project to be completed by the time this program is
initiated (circa 2008). New faculty studios will release existing studios for graduate
student use. Additional research space will be available with the completion of the
proposed donor-funded Center for Art and Visual Studies (circa 2010).
Funding
Fellowship and grant support for Fine Arts Graduate programs in the UC system
averaged $5,890 per graduate FTE. We reasonably assume students will receive base-line
support of $3,000 per graduate FTE from block grants. TAships will be available with a
regular complement of salary and subsidy (i.e., GSHIP and tuition fee remission).
Students
The MFA will accept 12 students per year, for a total of 24 students at any one time.
Employment Implications
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As visual literacy becomes ever more critical for navigating a world saturated with
images, artists can provide leadership in many areas such as education, city arts
commissions, and museum outreach programs. Our graduates should be competitive as
educators, artists, designers, and curators, in the cultural and entertainment industry.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions Offering Similar Programs
UC Irvine, UC Los Angeles, UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis, UC Berkeley, US San Diego,
California College of the Arts, California Institute of the Arts, Mills College, San
Francisco Art Institute, CSU San Francisco, CSU San Jose, and Stanford all offer MFA
programs with an emphasis on professional development in the studio arts. All programs
include traditional studio arts. Most have core courses of study and encourage an
interdisciplinary approach to art practice, but in contrast to our program, are structured by
media categories. We will emphasize the content and context of art production as an
alternative in the highly competitive area of graduate admissions.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates
Completion of revisions and campus review – 2006-07
System-wide review – 2007-08
Approval, and recruitment of students – 2008-09
Admission of students -- Fall 2009
Current Status
A draft proposal has been submitted to the division for informal review. We have
commented on the proposal, are awaiting additional advice from the ERP which takes
place in Feb. 2006, and expecting a revised proposal to be submitted to for formal review
by Spring 2006.
Campus Contact Person
Associate Chair Frank Galuszka, Art Department, Baskin Visual Arts,
frgalusz@ucsc.edu, phone: 831-459-5626; fax: 831-459-3793.
VISUAL STUDIES PH.D.
(Renamed from Visual Culture)
Description and Reason for Establishment
Graduate work in Visual Studies offers students the opportunity to conduct advanced
research in the history, form, creation, reception, and meaning of visual signs and
practices. Courses will examine a variety of media, from fine arts to popular imagery,
from architectural environments to material culture, as well as the institutions and
discourses that give rise to, authorize, and affect their creation and interpretation.
Analytic techniques developed in the discipline of art history have done much to explain
how works of art and cultural artifacts both derive from and constitute particular visual
regimes. However, these techniques, as well as the concept of “art” itself, are culturally
specific and can be conceptually limiting. Consequently, the methods used to interpret
and analyze the diverse array of objects, practices, institutions, and discourses that
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constitute our arena of study will incorporate approaches drawn from several disciplines,
including art history, cultural anthropology, history, literary studies and cultural studies.
Framing graduate studies within the rubric of Visual Culture will allow students to
develop research projects that encompass a broad range of cultural practices and
contemporary visual forms from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Relationship to Existing Campus Programs
The graduate program in Visual Studies will be formed as an interdisciplinary program in
order to draw on the talents of scholars across the UC Santa Cruz campus including
members of the faculty in Anthropology, History, Literature, Sociology, American
Studies, Women’s Studies, and History of Consciousness, among others. The program
will include the participation of all department members, as well as faculty from other
academic divisions who share a commitment to the critical study of art and visual culture.
What is desired is a multiplicity of voices that can articulate a wide range of theoretical
approaches to core issues. Support for such an interdisciplinary Ph.D. was identified as a
priority of the Arts Division in long-range planning documents, December 2001.
Resources
We currently have an exceptional group of faculty on the campus who do advanced work
in this area. The core curriculum will be taught by faculty on a rotating basis. The core
themes reflect the research strengths of the current faculty as well as the interests of other
faculty on campus whose participation in the graduate group is anticipated.
We anticipate the need for additional departmental staff support, 0.5FTE. Most resources
from faculty to library materials are in place. Graduate student (office/research) space
needs will be addressed with release space at Porter (with completion of the Humanities
building, circa 2006) and the McHenry Library addition (circa 2009).
Funding
In the recent EPR and Dec. 2001 planning documents, the division supported a full
complement of 16 faculty in the History of Art and Visual Culture Department (i.e., the
addition of 5 more faculty) by 2010-11. A graduate-program leadership position was
filled in 2004-05. The development of this program will help determine the next set of
FTE hires. It may well be appropriate to make cluster hires that take into account
specified culture areas, historical periods, and areas of specialization or theoretical
approaches. The program will require 2.0 new faculty FTE, the rate of allocation of
which will depend on the outcome of the pending academic planning process, and the
timing of which will depend on the approval process. It will also require re-filling a
projected retirement FTE, and harvesting approximately 0.5FTE eliminiating some
redundant courses and excess capacity in the current undergraduate offerings. The rate of
allocation of additional FTE will depend on the outcome of the pending academic
planning process, and the precise timing will depend on the approval process.
Students
We expect our undergraduate enrollment to adjust with graduate enrollment – there will
be no net reduction in service and major enrollment, but slightly fewer electives will be
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available as resources are rebalanced to accommodate graduate studies. However,
undergraduates should not be negatively affected by realignment of resources to the
graduate program. In fact, we expect enhancement of the undergraduate experience by
the addition of better qualified graduate students.
Employment Implications
Graduate students will be eligible to apply for jobs in a variety of fields. Some of our
students will enter departments of Art History, bringing with them new analytic
techniques and a revised conception of art practice that locates the art object within a
larger framework of visual cultural signs. Other graduate students may enter the fields of
visual or cultural Anthropology if their work involves innovative intersections between
fieldwork and the analysis of images or objects. Our students will also find a home in
departments of American Studies, Science Studies, or Women’s Studies where there is an
increasing interest in the way history, science, and gender have been shaped by visual
discourses. In addition to these fields of study, there are a growing number of
departments and centers designed specifically for the study of visual culture where our
students may carry on their research or teaching after they receive their graduate degree.
Our graduate students will also be able to secure employment in a variety of nonacademic institutions such as museums, the film and television industries or in the private
sector where expertise in the study of visual culture is highly sought after. We therefore
are confident that our students will be quite competitive in both academic and nonacademic markets.
UC Campuses and Other California Institutions Offering Similar Programs
This program of study does not replicate the more traditional approaches to the study of
Art History that are already available at UCLA, UC Santa Barbara or UC Berkeley, yet it
offers an approach to the study of visual culture that other UC campuses are beginning to
explore. Our program is probably most closely akin to the Program in Visual Studies on
the UC Irvine campus. However, this program combines art history, media studies and
film studies whereas our program will exist in conjunction with the proposed Film
Studies Ph.D. program.
Anticipated Campus Review and Implementation Dates
Completion of revisions and campus review – 2005-06
System-wide review – 2006-07
Approval, and recruitment of students – 2007-08
Admission of students -- Fall 2008
Current Status
A proposal should be ready for informal campus review by the end of Fall 2005.
Campus Contact Person
Associate Professor Martin Berger, History of Art and Visual Culture Department, Porter
Faculty Services, maberger@ucsc.edu, phone: 831-459-3119, fax: 831-459-3535.
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ATTACHMENT IV
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ANY TRANSFER, CONSOLIDATION,
DISCONTINUANCE, OR DISESTABLISHMENT ACTIONS UNDER
CONSIDERATION
DEGREE PROGRAMS
Environmental Studies M.E.S.
Disestablished
(Degree approved in 1994 but never implemented)