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North Dakota State Univ.

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Areas of Specialization:

U.S. agriculture, North Dakota, U.S. West, Great Plains

Program Description

The joint PhD between North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota combines their resources and faculty to offer a comprehensive degree in North American and Western European history with particular strengths in Great Plains history and rural history.

Special Programs or Resources

Important regional archives are located in the North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies and the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection at NDSU and in the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections at UND.

Financial Aid

The NDSU History Department has two doctoral assistantships of $12,000 plus tuition. The Germans from Russia Heritage Collection also funds a research assistantship.

Degree Requirements

Each student must complete 90 credits beyond the bachelor's degree.
Each student must write three comprehensive exams, one in the major field, and one in each of two minor fields.
Each student must complete an oral examination based on the written comprehensive exams.



University Information:

    University Type: Public

    Carnegie Institution Ranking: Doctoral/Research Universities—Intensive

    Department Demographics:

    First PhD conferred: Not reported

    Total History PhDs conferred to Date: Not reported

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

    Faculty Mix:

    		 
     

    Full Professor

    5
     

    Associate Professor

    3
     

    Assistant Professor

    1
     

    Instructor/Lecturer
     

    Joint Appointment
     

    Emeritus Faculty

     

    Part-time faculty

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

    Number of Graduate Students in Program (Fall 2005): 21
    (Graduate student counts include those enrolled in terminal Master's degree program    )

    Proportion of Full-Time Graduate Students: 57%

    New Graduate Students Entering Program, Fall 2004: 4

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

     

    Other Information

         Current Dissertations in Progress

         PhDs Conferred by Department

     

     

    Last Updated: December 7, 2009