Prospective Students

Admissions 

Students are admitted to the History of Consciousness on the basis of their ability to do sustained, independent, doctoral-quality, interdisciplinary work.

The History of Consciousness Department encourages applicants with well-articulated, focused projects and a clear idea of how to go about the initial investigation. The Statement of Purpose needs to detail an intellectual project or domain of study in sufficient depth to allow our admissions committee to determine whether we have the faculty resources to support and guide your work. The History of Consciousness values applicants who propose interdisciplinary research that matches the expertise of the faculty.

  • For more information regarding the History of Consciousness faculty, please visit individual faculty profiles in our Faculty Directory.
  • For general information about the History of Consciousness Department, please visit About the Program.
  • For detailed information about the Admissions process, please check the information provided by Graduate Division
  • For Graduate Division information about funding and fellowships.
  • For some more information about the application process, please visit our Admissions FAQs.

After checking through the above information, if you have further questions please contact the Department Manager and Graduate Program Coordinator Ruby Barnett at rlbarnet@ucsc.edu.