History Doctoral Programs in the United States and Canada

Temple Univ.

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Areas of Specialization:

world, public, American and comparative military and diplomatic, American social and cultural

Program Description

The Ph.D. program emphasizes the intellectual and cultural breadth and expertise necessary for college and university teaching and for creative, effective scholarship.

Special Programs or Resources

Temple houses the Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy, the Feinstein Center for American Jewish History, the Journal of the Early Republic, the Biographical Dictionary Project of Early Pennsylvania Legislators, and the Urban Archives.

Financial Aid

Students admitted to the doctoral program will be considered for University Fellowships, teaching assistantships, research assistantships, academic internships or readerships, each of which carries a stipend plus waiver of tuition and most fees. Either partial or full tuition scholarships are also awarded, if a student applies for financial aid.

Degree Requirements

11 course minimum, 3 field written exam, 1 language exam, 1 oral and a final defense. All Ph.D. students have to enroll on a full-time basis. They are expected to complete course work within two years and advance to Ph.D. candidacy within three years of matriculation.

University Information:

University Type: Public

Carnegie Institution Ranking: Doctoral/Research Universities—Extensive

Department Demographics:

First PhD conferred: 1970

History PhDs conferred to Date: 218

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

Faculty Mix:
	Full Professor	20
	Associate Professor	14
	Assistant Professor	4
	Instructor/Lecturer
	Joint Appointment
	Emeritus Faculty	12
	Part-time faculty	3

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

Number of Graduate Students in Program (Fall 2005): 108
(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: 50

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

 

Other Information

     Current Dissertations in Progress

     PhDs Conferred by Department