History Doctoral Programs in the United States and Canada

Fordham Univ.

Department Web Site

Areas of Specialization:

medieval Europe, early modern and modern Europe, America, Latin America

Program Description

The Department of History at Fordham offers doctoral specializations in medieval European, modern European, American, and Latin American history. Students specializing in Medieval Europe have the option of participating in the interdisciplinary Medieval Studies program.

Special Programs or Resources

The Department attends to training Ph.D. students in pedagogical methods and to mentoring them in their initial exposure to classroom teaching.
The Department is a member of the New York City Doctoral Consortium, in association with Columbia University, New York University, the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and the New School University. Students are eligible to take courses in any of these institutions.
Fordham’s Rose Hill campus is well connected to the New York Public Library and its important collections.

Financial Aid

First-year graduate students are eligible for tuition remission, research and graduate assistantships, and fellowships. In subsequent years, students become eligible also for teaching assistantships and teaching-fellow positions. Dissertation research grants are also available. All funding is merit based.

Degree Requirements

Doctoral students are required to take eight courses (or a minimum of 30 credits) beyond the M.A. degree, and comprehensive oral examination in four fields. Requirements vary slightly for each of the four areas of specialization (Medieval Europe, Modern Europe, US, and Latin America).
For more information please visit the website at www.fordham.edu/history.

University Information:

University Type: Private, not-for-profit

Carnegie Institution Ranking: Doctoral/Research Universities—Extensive

Department Demographics:

First PhD conferred: 1925

History PhDs conferred to Date: 240

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

Faculty Mix:
	Full Professor	10
	Associate Professor	12
	Assistant Professor	7
	Instructor/Lecturer
	Joint Appointment
	Emeritus Faculty	10
	Part-time faculty	9

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

Number of Graduate Students in Program (Fall 2005): 63
(Graduate student counts include those enrolled in terminal Master's degree program)

Proportion of Full-Time Graduate Students: 38%

New Graduate Students Entering Program, Fall 2004: 25

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

 

Other Information

     Current Dissertations in Progress

     PhDs Conferred by Department