Dr. Harvey Goldman

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Biography

Harvey Goldman received his B.A. from Michigan State University in comparative literature and his Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, Berkeley. His degree in political science is centered around the specialty of political theory, where he has taught social and political theory. He is the author of significant works that explore the conceptions of self in the context of influential figures such as Max Weber and Thomas Mann. His principal research interests lie in contemporary social theory and its philosophical antecedents, as well as the intersections between sociology and literature. Goldman is currently engaged in examining the reception of Friedrich Nietzsche among contemporary French intellectuals. His notable publications include "Politics, Death, Devil: Self Power Max Weber Thomas Mann," published by the University of California Press in 1992, and "Max Weber Thomas Mann: Calling Shaping Self," also from the University of California Press in 1988.

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Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
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Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).