HGS394

DISSERTATION WRITING

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Terms offered
4
Data refreshed
Jun 27, 2026

Description

This is a variable unit, graduate course for students engaged in writing a Ph.D. Dissertation.

Syllabi

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Offering history & forecast 2024–2026

2024
2026
Sections offered by academic year and season, with estimated offering chances for future years above the divider
YearFallSpringSummerIntersession
2030 2030 Fall: 36% chance, low confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2024. Department course count falling about 18% per year. Department faculty is about 17% below its recent average. 2030 Spring: not enough history to forecast. 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020.
2029 2029 Fall: 40% chance, low confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2024. Department course count falling about 13% per year. Department faculty is about 17% below its recent average. 2029 Spring: not enough history to forecast. 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2028 2028 Fall: 52% chance, low confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2024. Section count rising about 18% per year over 3 terms. Department course count falling about 6% per year. Department faculty is about 15% below its recent average. 2028 Spring: not enough history to forecast. 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2027 2027 Fall: 58% chance, low confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2024. Section count rising about 18% per year over 3 terms. Department course count falling about 3% per year. Department faculty is about 13% below its recent average. 2027 Spring: not enough history to forecast. 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2026 2 sections Not offered Not offered No data for this term
2025 2 sections 2 sections Not offered Not offered
2024 1 section Not offered Not offered Not offered
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term

Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.

Meeting times

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Credit-bearing sections of HGS394
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2026Frances TanzerTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.25 0 of 10 enrolled23484
Fall 2026Elyse E. SemerdjianTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.25 0 of 10 enrolled23802
Fall 2025Frances TanzerTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.25 0 of 10 enrolled23484
Fall 2025Elyse E. SemerdjianTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.25 0 of 10 enrolled23802
Spring 2025Frances TanzerTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.25 2 of 10 enrolled33881
Spring 2025Elyse E. SemerdjianTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.25 1 of 10 enrolled34335
Fall 2024Frances TanzerTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.25 1 of 10 enrolled23484