Graduate students seeking to strengthen their area expertise are encouraged to earn a certificate in Latin American studies in conjunction with an advanced degree in any Rutgers graduate program. Candidates demonstrate expertise in Latin American studies through their graduate or professional field, but are also encouraged to pursue interdisciplinary studies to enhance their professional development.
Students may choose from a wide and coherent curriculum including the following humanities disciplines in East Asian studies: literature, visual culture, history, religion, language and linguistics. This master’s degree program draws on the strengths of a faculty with nearly twenty-five members working on various aspects of East Asian studies who have made major scholarly contributions to the field.
The 15-credit graduate certificate program in African Studies by the Center for African Studies is designed for graduate students who would like to pursue a concentration in African studies as part of their regular graduate studies. Those who fulfill the requirements may be awarded a certificate in African studies upon completion of their degree. Some requirements for the certificate may be used to satisfy the student's own graduate degree requirements.
The Department of Religion at Rutgers University offers several graduate programs in Religious Studies.
Our graduate program offers well-prepared students rigorous training by some of the best philosophers in the world. After starting with a proseminar only for first years, students continue taking multiple small seminars, as well as participating in reading groups and receiving one-on-one mentoring.
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Our internationally-renowned Linguistics department stands at the center of work in Phonology (specifically, Optimality Theory), Syntax (specifically, Generative Grammar and the Minimalist Program), and Semantics and Pragmatics (specifically, formal theory and the interfaces). Our department also has a strong Experimental core investigating Language Acquisition, Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics, and Phonetics/Phonology. Many students and faculty are also actively engaged in fieldwork.