Information for Current and Prospective Unit Students
The Unit for Criticism is an interdisciplinary clearinghouse for faculty and graduate students interested in cultural criticism and critical theory. The Unit cooperates with regular, degree-granting academic departments in coordinating a body of course offerings in criticism and theory. We also sponsor a number of on-campus activities that bring together a diverse range of scholars, not only from various departments on campus but from around the world. Students who've attended (or participated in) Unit events in the past have frequently remarked that the Unit's commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship has introduced them to theoretical paradigms, authors, faculty members, and other students that they would never have been exposed to otherwise. Finally, new as of Spring 2006, the Unit for Criticism is pleased to offer a fellowship to the summer School for Criticism and Theory at Cornell University.
There are two ways in which graduate students can become affiliated with the Unit for Criticism.
- Unit Affiliation: Students can submit the Unit Student Application Form, which, upon acceptance as a Unit Affiliate, allows access to various programs sponsored by the Unit.
- Unit Certification: After becoming a Unit Affiliate, fulfilling a program of study similar to a minor, and filling out the application form, students can achieve Unit Certification. This will allow students to add the Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory Certification to their CVs and job application letters.The Unit for Criticism cooperates with regular academic departments in coordinating a body of course offerings in criticism and theory that counts toward certification. Certification is offered in conjunction with existing degrees at both the masters and doctoral levels. Since this is not a separate degree program, students must be accepted for graduate study by a major department and fulfill all the requirements for their major degree.
For more information, contact the Unit director.
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