History Doctoral Programs in the United States and Canada

Clark Univ.

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Areas of Specialization:

America, Europe, Asia, Holocaust and genocide studies, Atlantic world

Program Description

The Clark University History Department is a small one, though of unusually high quality, activity, and visibility in the field. Because the department is small and active, and because we consider it vital to give proper mentoring and attention to each of our graduate students, we admit only a few graduate students each year. The department offers two tracks for the Ph.D: one in U.S. history and one in Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Each of these areas of study is augmented by instruction in non-Western areas. The recent addition of an Atlantic World historian also provides an innovative complementary field to those specializing in American or Holocaust and Genocide Studies. The department has particular depth in women's history (European, American, and Chinese), American diplomatic history, and Holocaust and Genocide history.

Special Programs or Resources

Our close ties with the American Antiquarian Society and the Worcester Historical Museum in Worcester are wonderful assets for graduate students studying in American History. In addition, Ph. D students in U.S History may do an internship at Old Sturbridge Village for credit.

Financial Aid

Tuition remission; teaching assistantships; stipends

Degree Requirements

Students must take 12 courses at the graduate level to qualify for the Ph.D. At least nine of these must be taken in the History Department. At least two must be from departments outside of History at the graduate level and approved by the Graduate Director. Qualifying exams are oral, covering three fields.

University Information:

University Type: Private, not-for-profit

Carnegie Institution Ranking: Doctoral/Research Universities—Intensive

Department Demographics:

First PhD conferred: 1916

History PhDs conferred to Date: 125

Relative Size Based on PhDs Conferred (2000–04): Small [Explain]

Faculty Mix:
	Full Professor	4
	Associate Professor	2
	Assistant Professor	4
	Instructor/Lecturer
	Joint Appointment
	Emeritus Faculty	3
	Part-time faculty

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

Number of Graduate Students in Program (Fall 2005): 10
(Graduate student counts include those enrolled in terminal Master's degree program)

Proportion of Full-Time Graduate Students: 83%

New Graduate Students Entering Program, Fall 2004: 10

Relative Size Based on Graduate Student Enrollment (2002–04): Small [Explain]

 

Other Information

     Current Dissertations in Progress

     PhDs Conferred by Department