History Doctoral Programs in the United States and Canada

Georgia , Univ. of

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Areas of Specialization:

U.S. and U.S. South, Europe, military, diplomatic, Latin America

Program Description

Graduate Study in history at the University of Georgia offers many advantages: a top notch faculty; a small program allowing for a great deal of individual mentoring; the resources of a major research university; and an excellent record of placement. There are significant concentrations of strength in social and cultural history, early American, African American, American South, French and European, diplomatic/military, and Latin American history.

Special Programs or Resources

Graduate students in the history department are eligible to take courses and offer fields in a number of disciplinary programs. These include women's studies, African-American Studies, international studies, Latin American studies, and classical studies. Faculty from other departments join with history professors to direct student research in these programs. The University Libraries, ranked among the top quarter of research libraries in the United States, contain almost four million volumes. The libraries manage one of the best manuscript archives and historical repositories in the South.

Financial Aid

Financial aid in the form of a variety of merit-based assistantships (which include remission of all but nominal fees) and enhancement grants is readily available to the most qualified applicants. Most of our graduate students have teaching assistantships with moderate work loads. Fellowships are available to exceptionally qualified applicants and finishing doctoral students. Travel grants for research and conference papers are available on a limited basis.

Degree Requirements

The granting of this degree presupposes a minimum of three full years of study beyond the bachelor's degree. At least two consecutive semesters of full-time work (i.e., enrollment for a minimum of 30 hours of consecutive course work included on the program of study) must be spent in resident study on this campus. A student must pass formal, comprehensive written and oral examinations before being admitted to candidacy for the degree. These examinations are administered by the student's advisory committee. A student pursuing this degree must also present a dissertation on some subject connected with his or her major field of study.

University Information:

University Type: Public

Carnegie Institution Ranking: Doctoral/Research Universities—Extensive

Department Demographics:

First PhD conferred: 1939

History PhDs conferred to Date: 252

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

Faculty Mix:
	Full Professor	12
	Associate Professor	14
	Assistant Professor	7
	Instructor/Lecturer
	Joint Appointment	1
	Emeritus Faculty
	Part-time faculty	2

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

Number of Graduate Students in Program (Fall 2005): 50
(Graduate student counts include those enrolled in terminal Master's degree program)

Proportion of Full-Time Graduate Students: 75%

New Graduate Students Entering Program, Fall 2004: 13

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

 

Other Information

     Current Dissertations in Progress

     PhDs Conferred by Department