History Doctoral Programs in the United States and Canada

Southern Illinois Univ. Carbondale

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Areas of Specialization:

U.S., Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa

Program Description

Doctoral degrees in or connected with United States, Latin American, and European history. Small program emphasizing close supervision by faculty with individual students.

Special Programs or Resources

Extensive open-stack library with special collections in Latin America, Vietnam. Cooperative Ph.D. program with Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.

Financial Aid

Competitive fellowships and teaching assistantships available to new Ph.D. students. Competitive dissertation research assistantships for fourth year of study.

Degree Requirements

Twenty-four hours of course work and twenty-four hours of dissertation work required. Three written qualifying examinations and one oral qualifying examination.

University Information:

University Type: Public

Carnegie Institution Ranking: Doctoral/Research Universities—Extensive

Department Demographics:

First PhD conferred: 1972

History PhDs conferred to Date: 34

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

Faculty Mix:
	Full Professor	6
	Associate Professor	4
	Assistant Professor	5
	Instructor/Lecturer
	Joint Appointment	6
	Emeritus Faculty	15
	Part-time faculty	2

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

Number of Graduate Students in Program (Fall 2005): 56
(Graduate student counts include those enrolled in terminal Master's degree program)

Proportion of Full-Time Graduate Students: 89%

New Graduate Students Entering Program, Fall 2004: 26

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

 

Other Information

     Current Dissertations in Progress

     PhDs Conferred by Department