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Temple University

Dept. of History
908 Gladfelter Hall (025-24)
1115 W. Berks St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122-6089

Phone 215.204.7461
Fax 215.204.5891
E-mail: history@temple.edu

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Areas of Specialization:

Anti-Colonial Movements, Cultural, Diplomatic, Gender, Historical Methods, Imperialism, International, Military, Political, Public, Race and Ethnicity, Religious, Sexuality, and Social

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:

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Faculty Information (Fall 2011):

Full-time Faculty: 41

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

 

Student Demographics (Fall 2011):

Number of Doctoral Students in Program: 86

New Doctoral Students Entering Program: 12

Proportion of Doctoral Students Receiving Financial Aid: -1%

Number of Graduate Students Enrolled: 107

Relative Size Based on Graduate Student Enrollment: Large [Explain]

 

Degree Information:

First PhD conferred: 1970

History PhDs conferred to Date: 248

Number of PhDs Conferred (2011–12): 6

Relative Size Based on PhDs Conferred: Medium [Explain]

Current Dissertations in Progress

PhDs Conferred by Department

 

 

Last Updated: October 19, 2012