Summer Research (Optional)

Occurring between the first and second year, the Summer Research Program is a non-credit bearing instructional option designed to enable graduate students to conduct pre-MA-thesis research at one or more discrete locations either in the United States or abroad. Students identify a field site(s) where they can obtain first-hand experience as well as pursue research in an area of scholarly interest. Given the experiential nature of the program, it is expected that the theoretical framework of the study will contain both quantitative and qualitative elements, include a comparative dimension, and involve a large degree of face-to-face and/or on-site data collection, a creative combination of “talk, text, and interaction” (Silverman 2000).

For more information, please inquire with the Program Director.