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Texas at El Paso, Univ. of
Areas of Specialization:
U.S.-Mexico border, Latin America, U.S., Europe, Africa
Program Description
The PhD program in history at the University of Texas, El Paso capitalizes on El Paso's unique location directly on the international boundary to offer a course of study that approaches the histories of Mexico and the United States from a borderlands perspective. Students have two other fields aside from the Borderlands field, and the program offers ample opportunities for the comparative study of borderlands and for the study of borders that are more metaphorical. We have particular thematic strengths in the histories of imperialism and race, of gender and sexuality, and public history.
Special Programs or Resources
Students are able to take advantage of the impressive scholarly resources available at UTEP, and in the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez metropolitan area. No other history doctoral program in the United States provides comparable access to a major Mexican city and its resources.
Financial Aid
We offer competitive teaching assistantships to all students we accept into the doctoral program. We offer a small number of non-teaching fellowships to advanced students every year.
Degree Requirements
Students complete 63 hours (including dissertation hours) for the PhD. We have recently adopted a portfolio system for the qualifying process, which is capped by an oral exam.
University Information:
University Type: Public
Carnegie Institution Ranking: Doctoral/Research UniversitiesIntensive
Department Demographics:
First PhD conferred: Not reported
History PhDs conferred to Date: 3
Relative Size Based on PhDs Conferred (2000–04): Medium [Explain]
Faculty Mix: |
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Full Professor |
5 |
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Associate Professor |
7 |
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Assistant Professor |
6 |
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Instructor/Lecturer |
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Joint Appointment |
2 |
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Emeritus Faculty |
6 |
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Part-time faculty |
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Relative Size based on Number of Full-time Faculty: Small [Explain]
Number of Graduate Students in Program (Fall
2005):
98
(Graduate student counts include those enrolled in terminal
Master's degree program)
Proportion of Full-Time Graduate Students: 51%
New Graduate Students Entering Program, Fall 2004: 11
Relative Size Based on Graduate Student Enrollment (2002–04): Medium [Explain]
Other Information
Current Dissertations in Progress
Last Updated: December 7, 2009