History Doctoral Programs in the United States and Canada

Calif. at Davis, U. of

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Areas of Specialization:

U.S. social/cultural/environmental, early modern and modern Europe, Asia and Africa, Latin America, crosscultural women and gender

Program Description

The UC Davis Department of History offers a doctoral program with concentrations in African, East Asian, European (including Great Britain), Latin American, Middle Eastern, and North American (including the United States) history. We have special strengths in the comparative history of borders, borderlands, environmental, science, and gender history - as well as in the study of social theory.

Special Programs or Resources

We offer designated emphases in Social Theory and Comparative History; in Native American Studies; and in Cross Cultural Women's and Gender History.

Financial Aid

We provide multi-year (at least 5 years) packages of support to virtually all of our admitted students. These cover the majority of fees and tuition plus a stipend. The recipients serve as research assistants or as teaching assistants.

Degree Requirements

During their first two years in residence, most students complete their coursework: 44 units in graduate seminars. This includes one year-long graduate seminar meant to produce a chapter-length work that can serve as the basis for the dissertation. During the third year, most students advance to candidacy by completing a minor field, by passing a comprehensive exam in the major field, and by defending a prospectus for the dissertation. In addition, each student must fulfill a foreign language requirement which varies by field.

University Information:

University Type: Public

Carnegie Institution Ranking: Doctoral/Research Universities—Extensive

Department Demographics:

First PhD conferred: 1967

History PhDs conferred to Date: 165

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

Faculty Mix:
	Full Professor	17
	Associate Professor	9
	Assistant Professor	9
	Instructor/Lecturer
	Joint Appointment	2
	Emeritus Faculty	14
	Part-time faculty

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

Number of Graduate Students in Program (Fall 2005): 84
(Graduate student counts include those enrolled in terminal Master's degree program)

Proportion of Full-Time Graduate Students: 100%

New Graduate Students Entering Program, Fall 2004: 18

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

 

Other Information

     Current Dissertations in Progress

     PhDs Conferred by Department