History Doctoral Programs in the United States and Canada

Princeton Univ.

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Areas of Specialization:

North and South America, Asia, Europe, Africa, science

Program Description

The History Department at Princeton University offers course work at the undergraduate and graduate level in a large number of fields. A traditional strength has been European and United States history, but the department for many years now has established a preeeminent reputation for its expertise in the history of East Asia, Latin America, Africa, South Asia, and the Near East. It offers undergraduate and graduate training in the history of all parts of the world from antiquity to the present. The presence of more than 60 members enables the department to offer general survey courses in world history, East Asia, Europe, and the Americas as well as advanced seminars in historical methodologies, comparative history, war and society, Gandhi, and the history of the book. Members of the department are also involved in interdisciplinary programs, such as women's history, regional history, American studies, and European cultural studies.

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University Information:

University Type: Private, not-for-profit

Carnegie Institution Ranking: Doctoral/Research Universities—Extensive

Department Demographics:

First PhD conferred: 1894

History PhDs conferred to Date: 627

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

Faculty Mix:
	Full Professor	27
	Associate Professor	3
	Assistant Professor	10
	Instructor/Lecturer
	Joint Appointment	5
	Emeritus Faculty
	Part-time faculty

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

Number of Graduate Students in Program (Fall 2005): 88
(Graduate student counts include those enrolled in terminal Master's degree program)

Proportion of Full-Time Graduate Students: 100%

New Graduate Students Entering Program, Fall 2004: 21

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

 

Other Information

     Current Dissertations in Progress

     PhDs Conferred by Department