Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland
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Areas of Specialization:
Canada, maritime, Newfoundland
Program Description
Doctoral candidates are required to spend a minimum of one year in residence. During their first year they complete a minimum of two courses, develop reading lists in three thematic fields and undertake directed readings in those fields. During their second year they complete a second language requirement, finalize their reading lists and complete their three thematic fields. Candidates then make a formal presentation of a thesis proposal to the History Department and sit a comprehensive examination. During their third and final years they write a dissertation based on original research.
Special Programs or Resources
Memorial's Queen Elizabeth II Library contains over three million titles, including microforms; a comprehensive collection of journals totalling almost 11,000 current subscriptions excluding government documents serials; and the considerable archival resources of the Centre for Newfoundland Studies.
Newfoundland and Labrador History
Much of the department's post-graduate work focuses on the history of Newfoundland and Labrador. The sources are all close at hand in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies (in the Queen Elizabeth II Library), the Maritime History Archive, the Folklore and Language Archive, the Provincial Archives, the Newfoundland Public Library System, and in other private and public collections throughout the province. With support services in other departments such as anthropology, folklore, English, geography, political science, religious studies, sociology, women's studies, and law and society, Memorial University is the logical place to do graduate work at all levels in the history of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The fishing and sealing industries of Newfoundland and Labrador have been closely intertwined with the history of exploration and settlement by people of European descent. The interior of Labrador has been the site of many different types of economic and social developments, ranging from Aboriginal hunting and fur trades, through military base developments during the Second World War, to recent forms of large-scale industrial staple developments. Memorial University is an excellent place in which to study aspects of the history of northern exploration and development, and th relationships between First Nations and newcomers.
Maritime History
The department and the Maritime Studies Research Unit are internationally esteemed in the area of maritime history including the history of seafaring labour, shipping and fisheries. The department has considerable experience in the application of statistical analysis to massive data sets. The Maritime History Archive comprises one of the best repositories of information on maritime history anywhere in the world, and members of the department act in an advisory and consultative capacity for students and scholars all over the world. Since 1989, the International Journal of Maritime History has been published at Memorial.
Canadian History
The department has a strong program in Canadian history. Faculty strengths include social history, environmental history, Atlantic Provinces history, and political economy.
Financial Aid
Doctoral fellowships $10,000/yr for a maximum of four years contingent upon of a satisfactory academic standing. To be eligible students must be full-time and, while they may work outside the academic programme, the total number of hours worked must not exceed 24 hours per week. Students who have entered the programme without fellowships may be considered for funding later if they show exceptional progress.
Graduate assistantships are also available and are offered at the beginning of a semester in units of $975 ($17.41 per hour). It is expected that one unit will require an approximate average of 4 hours per week over a 14 week term (and if finances permit, students could be assigned more than one unit). Teaching and editorial assistantships are occasionally available within the department.
Travel funds for conferences and research are possible through various competitions (such as the Smallwood Centre for Newfoundland Studies and the Institute for Social and Economic Research) or from the Graduate Students' Union. The School of Graduate Studies disburses such funds once per graduate programme. The Dean of Arts also provides travel assistance which is allocated through the School of Graduate Studies. No funds are available in the departmental allocation for travel and/or other discretionary expenditures.
Degree Requirements
Doctoral candidates will complete a minimum of two courses (6 credit hours), a language examination (usually French) and directed readings in three thematic fields before writing a comprehensive examination. A dissertation based on original research will follow the formal presentation of a thesis proposal.
University Information:
Department Demographics:
Faculty Mix: |
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Full Professor |
9 |
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Associate Professor |
7 |
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Assistant Professor |
4 |
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Instructor/Lecturer |
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Joint Appointment |
1 |
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Emeritus Faculty |
2 |
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Part-time faculty |
7 |
Relative Size based on Number of Full-time Faculty: [Explain]
Number of Graduate Students in Program (Fall
2005):
27
(Graduate student counts include those enrolled in terminal
Master's degree program)
Proportion of Full-Time Graduate Students:
New Graduate Students Entering Program, Fall
2004: 14
Relative Size Based on Graduate Student Enrollment (2002–04): [Explain]
Other Information
Current Dissertations in Progress
PhDs Conferred by Department
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