History Doctoral Programs in the United States and Canada

Calif. at Riverside, U. of

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Areas of Specialization:

Europe since 1400, America since 1607, Russia since 1801, Latin America, public

Program Description

We are a growing department that is deeply committed to graduate training. We seek to produce highly qualified professional historians with exceptionally strong research and teaching skills, a breadth of historical knowledge, and an understanding of the variety of methods and approaches that historians employ. No single approach to history prevails among the faculty. Research activity and interests cluster in ways that cross traditional fields defined by places and periods. Our faculty strengths include: agrarian and peasant studies; cultural history; economic history; ethnicity; family history, gender studies and sexuality; material culture; political discourse; and religious history.

Special Programs or Resources

Our program is exceptionally strong in gender history, early modern Atlantic World, and Native American history. In addition we have an extremely successful program in Public History, one of only two in the UC system. Students receive training in Museum Studies, Archival Management, and Historic Resources Management.

Financial Aid

The UCR History Department offers a number of two-year guaranteed financial aid packages that combine fellowship with teaching assistant support. The vast majority of our PhD students receive financial support for their entire time here often capped with dissertation fellowship money offered by the campus.

Degree Requirements

The PhD requirements include 2 two-quarter research seminars and two quarter long courses in theory and methods. The qualifying examinations consist of a take home exam written by the student's major professor, and an oral examination.

University Information:

University Type: Public

Carnegie Institution Ranking: Doctoral/Research Universities—Extensive

Department Demographics:

First PhD conferred: 1966

History PhDs conferred to Date: 131

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

Faculty Mix:
	Full Professor	10
	Associate Professor	10
	Assistant Professor	5
	Instructor/Lecturer
	Joint Appointment	1
	Emeritus Faculty	14
	Part-time faculty	1

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

Number of Graduate Students in Program (Fall 2005): 96
(Graduate student counts include those enrolled in terminal Master's degree program)

Proportion of Full-Time Graduate Students: 98%

New Graduate Students Entering Program, Fall 2004: 30

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

 

Other Information

     Current Dissertations in Progress

     PhDs Conferred by Department