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Georgia Institute of Technology

School of History, Technology, and Society
221 Bobby Dodd Way
Atlanta, GA 30332-0225

Phone 404.894.3196
Fax 404.894.0535
E-mail: steve.usselman@hts.gatech.edu

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Areas of Specialization:

comparative global culture in the modern era; comparative urban societies; gender, race, ethnicity, and class; nation, empire, comparative, and political traditions; and science, technology, and medicine

Program Description

This is a multidisciplinary course which embeds science and technology in their broader social and historical contexts. This is reflected in the course structure which obliges students to attend courses in the history of science and technology as well as in American, European or non-Western history, and global history. The qualifying fields are similarly structured.

Special Programs or Resources

The Center for Education in Teaching and Learning has multiple programs for professionalizing graduate students.

Financial Aid

For outstanding students the standard TA stipend is supplemented by foundation money, and resources are available for attendance at conferences. There are very few GRA opportunities, though many of our students gain teaching experience at Georgia Tech itself, or in the many colleges in the Atlanta area.

Degree Requirements

66 hours are required for the PhD. There are three qualifying examinations: history (national, regional or global), history of science and technology, one free elective. The emphasis is on the 19thC and 20thC. Fields are examined by an open-book written examination followed by an oral.



University Information:

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(Includes information on the size, location, and general characteristics of faculty and student body)

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(Includes rating of the institution's rating of the graduate instructional program and size and setting)

 

Faculty Information (Fall 2011):

Full-time Faculty: 20

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

 

Student Demographics (Fall 2011):

Number of Doctoral Students in Program: 22

New Doctoral Students Entering Program: 1

Proportion of Doctoral Students Receiving Financial Aid: 28%

Number of Graduate Students Enrolled: 21

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

 

Degree Information:

First PhD conferred: 1996

History PhDs conferred to Date: 23

Number of PhDs Conferred (2011–12): 2

Relative Size Based on PhDs Conferred: Small [Explain]

Current Dissertations in Progress

PhDs Conferred by Department

 

 

Last Updated: October 19, 2012