History Doctoral Programs in the United States and Canada

Florida State Univ.

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Areas of Specialization:

U.S., Atlantic world, Latin America, intellectual/cultural, Europe

Program Description

We have overall strengths in U.S., Europe, Latin America, Middle East, science, public history and the Atlantic World.

Special Programs or Resources

In addition, the department houses the Weider Institute on Napoleon and the French Revolution which interacts on campus with FSU's Winthrop-King Institute on French and Francophone Studies. The department also houses the Middle East Center, an interdisciplinary home that is growing very quickly. The master's program in Historical Administration and Public History prepares students to enter careers in historic preservation, museum management, and archival management. The department also houses the Wallace Ward Reichelt Program for Oral History. The library has a very deep collection on French history and culture of the 18th and 19th centuries. Students can also learn archival skills working in the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience in the department.

Financial Aid

Teaching assistantships and research assistantships are available for many qualified students. The department and the University also offer several competitive fellowships.

Degree Requirements

30 hours of course work are required at the master's level, plus a thesis, but there are no written or oral comprehensive exams. At the Ph.D. level, 30 hours of course work, and written and oral comprehensive exams are required.

University Information:

University Type: Public

Carnegie Institution Ranking: Doctoral/Research Universities—Extensive

Department Demographics:

First PhD conferred: 1962

History PhDs conferred to Date: 276

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

Faculty Mix:
	Full Professor	10
	Associate Professor	9
	Assistant Professor	8
	Instructor/Lecturer
	Joint Appointment
	Emeritus Faculty
	Part-time faculty

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

Number of Graduate Students in Program (Fall 2005): 121
(Graduate student counts include those enrolled in terminal Master's degree program)

Proportion of Full-Time Graduate Students: 53%

New Graduate Students Entering Program, Fall 2004: 26

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

 

Other Information

     Current Dissertations in Progress

     PhDs Conferred by Department