PhD Seminar
New School for Social Research: Politics
CRN: 1338
Credits: 1.5
The PhD Seminar provides an opportunity for advanced PhD students to work on their dissertation proposal. The course, which extends over an academic year and meets once every other week, is usually taken in the third year of the PhD program. Admission to this course normally requires that the student has passed at least one field exam.To prepare for the PhD Seminar, students should have a 10-page draft of a proposal approved by their faculty advisor. Students may defend their dissertation proposals while taking the PhD seminar.
College: New School for Social Research (GF)
Department: Politics (POL)
Campus: New York City (GV)
Course Format: Seminar (R)
Modality: In-Person
Max Enrollment: 18
Repeat Limit: 2
Add/Drop Deadline: September 9, 2025 (Tuesday)
Online Withdrawal Deadline: November 17, 2025 (Monday)
Seats Available: Yes
Status: Open*
* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 9:58pm EDT 7/11/2025
CRN: 1081
Credits: 1.5
The PhD Seminar provides an opportunity for advanced PhD students to work on their dissertation proposal. The course, which extends over an academic year and meets once every other week, is usually taken in the third year of the PhD program. Admission to this course normally requires that the student has passed at least one field exam.To prepare for the PhD Seminar, students should have a 10-page draft of a proposal approved by their faculty advisor. Students may defend their dissertation proposals while taking the PhD seminar.
College: New School for Social Research (GF)
Department: Politics (POL)
Campus: New York City (GV)
Course Format: Seminar (R)
Modality: In-Person
Max Enrollment: 15
Repeat Limit: 2
Add/Drop Deadline: February 3, 2025 (Monday)
Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 15, 2025 (Tuesday)
Seats Available: Yes
Status: Closed*
* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 9:58pm EDT 7/11/2025