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University of California, Santa Barbara

Dept. of History
HSSB 4001
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9410

Phone 805.893.2992 (undergraduate), 805.893.3056 (graduate)
Fax 805.893.7671
E-mail: edepalma@history.ucsb.edu

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Areas of Specialization:

Africa, America, Ancient Mediterranean World, East Asia, Europe, History of Science, Latin America, Middle East, Public, and Public Policy

Program Description

The graduate program in History is designed to train professional historians, with the Doctor of Philosophy being the degree objective for students. There are several fields of study within the department including Ancient, Medieval, Early Modern Europe, Modern Europe, US, Public History, Middle East, Africa, Comparative Gender, World, History of Science and Latin America.

Special Programs or Resources

Doctoral students receive special training within our department by taking classes for professional development in writing and teaching as well as a course that provides students with the practical knowledge needed for obtaining an academic position.

Financial Aid

New doctoral students have an opportunity to receive fellowships that help with tuition along with departmental teaching assistantships.

Degree Requirements

Doctoral students must take a course on historiography, take three two-three quarter research seminars, pass a written translation of a foreign language and take a course from each member on their committee. A student will sit for three written exams, each three hours in length and sit for a two-hour oral. Students must present a prospectus at the time of oral examination.



University Information:

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Faculty Information (Fall 2011):

Full-time Faculty: 45

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

 

Student Demographics (Fall 2011):

Number of Doctoral Students in Program: 101

New Doctoral Students Entering Program: 6

Proportion of Doctoral Students Receiving Financial Aid: 66%

Number of Graduate Students Enrolled: 121

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

 

Degree Information:

First PhD conferred: 1963

History PhDs conferred to Date: 325

Number of PhDs Conferred (2011–12): 12

Relative Size Based on PhDs Conferred: Large [Explain]

Current Dissertations in Progress

PhDs Conferred by Department

 

 

Last Updated: October 19, 2012