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University of New Orleans

Dept. of History
Liberal Arts Bdg., Rm. 135
New Orleans, LA 70148

Phone 504.280.6611
Fax 504.280.6883
E-mail: agoss@uno.edu

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Program Description

The department offers urban history as either a major or a minor field of specialization for a doctorate in Urban Studies, an inter-disciplinary program administered by the College of Urban and Public Affairs.

Special Programs or Resources

The opportunity to study in New Orleans, one of the nations most historic cities, has attracted students from across the country as well as abroad. Often considered the northern tip of the Caribbean, New Orleans has been a center of commerce and cultural exchange between Europeans, Africans, Native Americans, and Anglo-Americans for nearly three hundred years. Despite the destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the cultural and historical life of the city remains vibrant. Both professors and students recognize their important role in promoting the history of this unique city and supporting its distinctive culture.

Financial Aid

A limited number of graduate assistantships are available each year on a competitive basis. Applicants should indicate on their departmental application whether or not they wish to be considered for an assistantship.

Graduate assistantships provide a stipend of approximately $5500 per academic year, plus tuition. Graduate assistants must be enrolled full-time (9 credit hours) and may not hold other full-time employment. Assistantships are awarded on a competitive basis with primary consideration being academic achievement.

Graduate assistants are required to work up to twenty hours a week. Work assignments usually entail assisting faculty members in their research projects or working as a teaching assistant. The latter may include grading exams in lower-level undergraduate courses, preparing teaching materials, leading weekly undergraduate discussion sections, and delivering occasional lectures. Clerical duties for faculty, from time to time, may also be required.

Both new and continuing students are eligible for assistantships.

Degree Requirements

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Faculty Information (Fall 2011):

Full-time Faculty: 0

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

 

Student Demographics (Fall 2011):

Number of Doctoral Students in Program: 0

New Doctoral Students Entering Program: 0

Proportion of Doctoral Students Receiving Financial Aid: 0%

Number of Graduate Students Enrolled: 0

Relative Size Based on Graduate Student Enrollment: Small [Explain]

 

Degree Information:

First PhD conferred: Not reported

Total History PhDs conferred to Date: Not reported

Number of PhDs Conferred (2011–12): 0

Relative Size Based on PhDs Conferred: Small [Explain]

Current Dissertations in Progress

PhDs Conferred by Department

 

 

Last Updated: October 19, 2012