Graduate Studies
UC Graduate Professional Development Activities PDF
Comprehensive listing of career and professional development activities across UC's ten campuses.
Pathways Through Graduate School and Into Careers Link
April 2012Collaborative report from ETS and CGS examining the critical link between graduate education and preparation for careers.
Supporting bioscience startups Link
October 25, 2012Researchers at the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3) assessed the impact of the institute’s efforts over the past eight years in supporting entrepreneurs on the three UC campuses in which it operates: Berkeley, San Francisco and Santa Cruz.
Nature Magazine International Student Survey Link
July 28, 2011Nature Magazine received survey responses from nearly 5,000 graduate students, from dozens of countries, examining academic program satisfaction and thoughts on career placement.
In Search of Hard Data on Nonacademic Careers Link
September 3, 2012Chronicle of Higher Education article looking at data and reports on non-academic careers for doctoral students.
alt-academy Link
Website examining alternative academic careers for humanities scholars.
Versatile PhD Link
Website offering help to universities to prepare their students for non-academic careers and advice to students considering non-academic careers. Several UC campuses are subscribers.
What Doors Does a Ph.D. in History Open? Link
October 30, 2012Chronicle of Higher Education article studying career outcomes for history PhDs at 4 universities, including UC Santa Barbara. The author discovered that, “…graduate programs in the humanities are worth saving because students do end up in excellent careers.”
Some Ph.D.'s Choose to Work Off the Grid Link
January 21, 2013Chronicle of Higher Education article examining alternative career paths for PhD graduates.