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Areas of Specialization:

America, Europe, medieval, Latin America, Middle East

Program Description

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Special Programs or Resources

Doctoral students receive special training within our department by taking classes for professional development in writing and teaching as well as a course that provides students with the practical knowledge needed for obtaining an academic position.

Financial Aid

New doctoral students have an opportunity to receive fellowships that help with tuition along with departmental teaching assistantships.

Degree Requirements

Doctoral students must take a course on historiography, take three two-three quarter research seminars, pass a written translation of a foreign language and take a course from each member on their committee. A student will sit for three written exams, each three hours in length and sit for a two-hour oral. Students must present a prospectus at the time of oral examination.



University Information:

    University Type: Public

    Carnegie Institution Ranking: Doctoral/Research Universities—Extensive

    Department Demographics:

    First PhD conferred: 1963

    History PhDs conferred to Date: 247

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

    Faculty Mix:

     
     

    Full Professor

    26

     

    Associate Professor

    19

     

    Assistant Professor

    4

     

    Instructor/Lecturer

     

    Joint Appointment

    16

     

    Emeritus Faculty

    19

     

    Part-time faculty

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

    Number of Graduate Students in Program (Fall 2005): 120
    (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): Large [Explain]

     

    Other Information

         Current Dissertations in Progress

         PhDs Conferred by Department

     

     

    Last Updated: December 7, 2009