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University of California, Davis

Dept. of History
1 Shields Ave.
Davis, CA 95616

Phone 530.752.9825
Fax 530.752.5301
E-mail: dllyon@ucdavis.edu

Department Web Site

Areas of Specialization:

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East and South Asia, U.S., and World

Program Description

The UC Davis Department of History offers a doctoral program with concentrations in African, East Asian, European (including Great Britain), Latin American, Middle Eastern, and North American (including the United States) history. We have special strengths in the comparative history of borders, borderlands, environmental, science, and gender history, as well as in the study of social theory.

Special Programs or Resources

We offer designated emphases in Social Theory and Comparative History; in Native American Studies; and in Cross Cultural Women's and Gender History.

Financial Aid

We provide multi-year (at least 5 years) packages of support to virtually all of our admitted students. These cover the majority of fees and tuition plus a stipend. The recipients serve as research assistants or as teaching assistants.

Degree Requirements

During their first two years in residence, most students complete their coursework: 44 units in graduate seminars. This includes one year-long graduate seminar meant to produce a chapter-length work that can serve as the basis for the dissertation. During the third year, most students advance to candidacy by completing a minor field, by passing a comprehensive exam in the major field, and by defending a prospectus for the dissertation. In addition, each student must fulfill a foreign language requirement which varies by field.



University Information:

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Faculty Information (Fall 2011):

Full-time Faculty: 38

Relative Size based on Number of Full-time Faculty: Large [Explain]

 

Student Demographics (Fall 2011):

Number of Doctoral Students in Program: 56

New Doctoral Students Entering Program: 7

Proportion of Doctoral Students Receiving Financial Aid: 93%

Number of Graduate Students Enrolled: 78

Relative Size Based on Graduate Student Enrollment: Medium [Explain]

 

Degree Information:

First PhD conferred: 1967

History PhDs conferred to Date: 165

Number of PhDs Conferred (2011–12): 8

Relative Size Based on PhDs Conferred: Large [Explain]

Current Dissertations in Progress

PhDs Conferred by Department

 

 

Last Updated: October 19, 2012