History Doctoral Programs in the United States and Canada

Arizona , Univ. of

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Areas of Specialization:

U.S., Latin America, comparative women, medieval and Reformation, Asia

Program Description

The Doctorate of Philosophy is a research degree. Preparation for the Comprehensive Examination is largely a process of self-education requiring a maximum of course work in residence beyond the M.A. degree. Doctoral students in History must demonstrate scholarly ability, competence in research, reading knowledge in at least one foreign language, and effective use of the English language.

Special Programs or Resources

Strengths of the Department are: US West, Latin America, Late Medieval and Reformation Studies, Gender, Comparative and World history. Library resources include: The University of Arizona Special Collections Department, the Arizona Historical Society, the Bloom Archive of Jewish history, and the support studies on the American West. The Department of History awards a number of internal fellowships to qualified students, meant to help support costs of research projects, such as travel to archives or purchase of copies of specialized material. These fellowships are:
The Richard Cosgrove Research Scholarship awarded to graduate students for research
Sybil Ellingwood Pierce Fellowship for doctoral candidates in the history of the Southwest
Richard A. Cosgrove Award for Excellence in Teaching for a graduate TA and graduate instructor
William H. Hesketh Fellowship. The recipient must have passed comprehensive exams and use the money to support research or deliver a paper at a conference
The Elizabeth Lantin Ramenofsky Graduate Fellowship in Southwest History
The Barbara Payne Robinson Scholarship awarded to graduate students in need of funding for travel and research
The John P. Rockfellow scholarship for an outstanding doctoral candidate in history with preference for candidates in Western U.S. History
The Michael Sweetow fellowship. The recipient must have passed comprehensive exams and use the money to support dissertation research or deliver a paper at a conference
The Edwin S. Turville Fellowship. The recipient must be a doctoral candidate in history, who will use the funds to support completion of the dissertation.

Financial Aid

Applications for Graduate Teaching Assistantships, Tuition Scholarships, and Registration Scholarships are due in February. (Specific deadlines will be announced on the listserv). Awards are on an annual basis, so you must reapply each year. The application form is available from the Graduate Program Coordinator and is circulated as an attachment to the listserv announcement. The department has a limited amount of funds available for tuition and registration fee waivers. The GAT award carries with it a waiver of tuition, a reduction in registration, student health insurance and a stipend. Every year the department is typically able to award 1 Graduate College fellowship, which is a grant of $10,000 plus a waiver of tuition. The Graduate College also has competitive fellowships for minorities and Arizona residents.

Degree Requirements

695K Historiography in the first year
6 semesters of full-time study beyond B.A.
36 units of course work in major field
9 to 12 units of course work in minor field
One 695 or 696 course each semester
Qualifying review and Plan of Study
Written/Oral Comprehensive examination
Reading knowledge of 2 second languages
Prospectus Approval
Final examination and dissertation defense
Complete and approved dissertation

University Information:

University Type: Public

Carnegie Institution Ranking: Doctoral/Research Universities—Extensive

Department Demographics:

First PhD conferred: 1963

History PhDs conferred to Date: 164

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

Faculty Mix:
	Full Professor	12
	Associate Professor	15
	Assistant Professor	4
	Instructor/Lecturer
	Joint Appointment
	Emeritus Faculty	10
	Part-time faculty

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

Number of Graduate Students in Program (Fall 2005): 74
(Graduate student counts include those enrolled in terminal Master's degree program)

Proportion of Full-Time Graduate Students: 95%

New Graduate Students Entering Program, Fall 2004: 17

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

 

Other Information

     Current Dissertations in Progress

     PhDs Conferred by Department