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378. Research in Empires, Colonial Encounters. The department offers a series of rotating courses that offer students
the opportunity to research and write on topics in Research in Empires, Colonial Encounters, with the expectation that
students will produce a substantial term paper based on research in primary sources. Specific topics vary, as do the
instructors. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
380. Research in Labor Systems, Capitalism, Business Cultures. The department offers a series of rotating courses that
offer students the opportunity to research and write on topics in Labor Systems, Capitalism, Business Cultures, with the
expectation that students will produce a substantial term paper based on research in primary sources. Specific topics
vary, as do the instructors. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
382. Research in Military History, Science, Technology. The department offers a series of rotating courses that offer
students the opportunity to research and write on topics in Military History, Science, Technology, with the expectation
that students will produce a substantial term paper based on research in primary sources. Specific topics vary, as do the
instructors. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
398. Special Reading Topics, Independent Study. These courses allow for independent study on specific topics on an
individual basis with instructors. Written work is confined to methodological, conceptual, or historiographic essays.
Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
399. Special Reading Topics, Independent Study. These courses allow for independent study on specific topics, on an
individual basis with instructors. The expectation is that students will produce a substantial term paper based on research
in primary sources. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
History and Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Medicine (Certificate
Program)
The History and Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Medicine (HPSTM) is an interdisciplinary graduate
certificate program at Duke University designed to complement and enrich the curricula of graduate students studying
history, philosophy, science, engineering, medicine, or other disciplines. The program is administered by the History
and Philosophy Departments, but is wide-ranging and draws participants from Evolutionary Anthropology, Biology,
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Classical Studies, Cultural Anthropology, Economics, English, Germanic
Languages and Literature, Literature, Psychology and Brain Sciences, Religion, Womens Studies, and other Duke
departments and programs.
The interdisciplinary certificate requires the HPSTM core graduate seminar taught annually as a cross-listed course
in History and Philosophy (Philosophy 241/History 241), one elective seminar or directed readings course in the history
of science, technology or medicine, one elective seminar or directed readings course in the philosophy of science or the
history of the philosophy of science, one elective seminar or directed readings course relevant to the students HPSTM
interests, and a capstone research paper on a HPSTM-related topic.
Humanities, Master of Arts Program in
Professor Bell, Director
The Master of Arts Program in Humanities is an interdepartmental program tailored to the needs of individual
students. The candidate defines a theme and selects appropriate course work with the aid and approval of an academic
advisor. Thirty units of course work are required for completion of the program. The degree may be earned with or
without a thesis. The candidate who chooses not to submit a thesis will submit instead at least two substantial papers
arising from course work for review by committee members, and will meet with them to discuss his or her program in
a final master’s colloquium.
The program is open to holders of undergraduate degrees in any discipline who can demonstrate sufficient
background in humanities to permit study at the graduate level. Admission is by regular application to the Graduate
School. Students may enroll full time or part time. The program also participates in the general set of joint JD/MA
programs offered at Duke. This allows law students to develop and broaden a complementary field of interest—women’s
studies, for example, or contemporary literature and hermeneutic theory —to maintain an intellectual focus already
developed in their undergraduate careers.
Hydrologic Science, Center for (Certificate Program)
Professors Katul and Medina Co-Directors, Professors Baker (earth and ocean sciences), Haff (earth and ocean
sciences), Katul (environment), Oren (environment), Schlesinger (biology and environment), and Trangenstein
(mathematics); Associate Professors Boadu (civil engineering), Kabala (civil engineering), Peirce (civil engineering),
Richter (environment); Assistant Professor Vasudevan (environment).
The Center for Hydrologic Science is an active group of faculty engaged in a broad suite of hydrology research.
Faculty and their associated students and postdoctoral researchers are from three schools at Duke: Arts and Sciences,
Engineering, and Environment. The interdisciplinary nature of the center reflects the interdisciplinary nature of the
field of hydrology and most faculty hold joint professorships in at least two of the three schools. The center is designed
to provide a cohesive program for research and graduate level education in hydrology. Research specialties of the
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