History Doctoral Programs in the United States and Canada

Calif. at Santa Cruz, U. of

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Areas of Specialization:

Europe, Asia, world, Americas

Program Description

The Ph.D. program in history at the University of California, Santa Cruz, emphasizes an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural approach to historical studies, encouraging innovative thinking about global historical processes. We offer a rigorous program of instruction and independent work that trains students in the techniques of original historical research and equips them to teach history at the college and university levels and work in public history contexts. We admit highly motivated students qualified to pursue advanced studies in history whose interests match the specific strengths of our faculty. We offer students intensive, one-on-one advising that allows them to craft a specialized program drawing on resources throughout the campus.

Special Programs or Resources

In addition to cluster activities, faculty and graduate students participate in interdisciplinary forums outside the department. These include programs sponsored by the Chicano/Latino Research Center, the Pre- and Early Modern Studies Group, the Center for Cultural Studies, the Institute for Humanities Research, and the Center For World History. Advanced graduate students may also have the opportunity to work in programs sponsored by the University of California Humanities Research Institute at UC Irvine. Finally, multi-campus groups in which students and faculty are involved include the Bay Area Seminar in Early American Studies, the Bay Area Pre- and Early Modern Studies Group at Berkeley, and the French Studies Group at Stanford.

Financial Aid

The History Department counts support of Ph.D. students who are in good standing as a high priority. Students normally are supported through teaching assistantships. Students who are advanced to candidacy are eligible to teach summer session courses and/or a one-quarter teaching fellowship (pending funding). Some fellowships are available to first-year and advanced students through university-wide competition. Additionally, the department offers a limited number of small fellowships for research and travel.

Degree Requirements

Until you pass the qualifying examination and are formally advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree, you are expected to complete a minimum of 12 units each quarter (i.e., two five-unit upper-division or graduate level courses, one two-unit course) to maintain normal academic progress. Completion of a minimum of 12 five-unit courses (in addition to the HIS 290 series) is required for advancement to candidacy. Courses taken are graduate seminars, most upper-division undergraduate courses, and independent study courses. During your career, you may enroll in courses at other UC campuses through the Intercampus Exchange Program.

University Information:

University Type: Public

Carnegie Institution Ranking: Doctoral/Research Universities—Extensive

Department Demographics:

First PhD conferred: 1986

History PhDs conferred to Date: 28

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

Faculty Mix:
	Full Professor	11
	Associate Professor	8
	Assistant Professor	3
	Instructor/Lecturer
	Joint Appointment
	Emeritus Faculty	5
	Part-time faculty	1

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

Number of Graduate Students in Program (Fall 2005): 40
(Graduate student counts include those enrolled in terminal Master's degree program)

Proportion of Full-Time Graduate Students: 92%

New Graduate Students Entering Program, Fall 2004: 7

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

 

Other Information

     Current Dissertations in Progress

     PhDs Conferred by Department