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Purdue University

Dept. of History
University Hall, 672 Oval Dr.
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2087

Phone 765.494.4132
Fax 765.496.1755
E-mail: history@purdue.edu

Department Web Site

Areas of Specialization:

Africa, Asia, the Americas (colonial and modern), Europe from the Middle Ages, and Middle East

Program Description

The Department of History at Purdue offers a wide range of course and seminar work leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. Our current faculty support graduate study in all periods of United States and European history, and aspects of the history of Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, East Asia, and South Asia. Faculty interests include political, economic, social, and cultural history with considerable attention matters of race, indigenous people, and women's history. The department and Purdue offer fellowships and teaching assistantships for incoming and continuing graduate students who demonstrate potential for high academic and professional achievement.

Special Programs or Resources

No information provided

Financial Aid

Teaching Assistantship, Ross Fellowship, Andrews Fellowship, Purdue Doctoral Fellowship, departmental and university travel and research grants

Degree Requirements

90 Credit hours required for doctoral degree; 30 credit hours may be applied from Master's degree; preliminary exams administered during 4th or 5th semester of study, consisting of major and minor field written and oral exams.



University Information:

Information from Department of Education
(Includes information on the size, location, and general characteristics of faculty and student body)

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(Includes rating of the institution's rating of the graduate instructional program and size and setting)

 

Faculty Information (Fall 2011):

Full-time Faculty: 35

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

 

Student Demographics (Fall 2011):

Number of Doctoral Students in Program: 58

New Doctoral Students Entering Program: 1

Proportion of Doctoral Students Receiving Financial Aid: 70%

Number of Graduate Students Enrolled: 78

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

 

Degree Information:

First PhD conferred: 1972

History PhDs conferred to Date: 143

Number of PhDs Conferred (2011–12): 5

Relative Size Based on PhDs Conferred: Medium [Explain]

Current Dissertations in Progress

PhDs Conferred by Department

 

 

Last Updated: October 19, 2012