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Morgan State University

Dept. of History and Geography
1700 E. Coldspring Ln.
Baltimore, MD 21251-0001

Phone 443.885.3190
Fax 443.885.8227
E-mail: annette.palmer@morgan.edu

Department Web Site

Areas of Specialization:

African American History, African Diaspora History, and 20th-Century U.S.

Program Description

The Ph.D. program in history trains students for professional careers as research scholars, as college and university professors, as public historians in archives, museums, and government and community organizations, and as curriculum specialists in secondary and elementary education.

Special Programs or Resources

Morgan State University and James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Virginia) have identified mutually beneficial objectives in establishing a co-operative Visiting Fellowship at James Madison University for an advanced Morgan State University Ph.D. candidate in History. The fellow teaches one or two courses during the first semester and is mentored by senior JMU faculty as he/she progresses on dissertation research and writing during the other semester.

Financial Aid

Graduate Assistantships; Teaching Assistantships; and Tuition Awards.

Degree Requirements

Thirty nime (39) credit hours.

Two written comprehensive examinations, one in the major area, and the second in the minor field of study.



University Information:

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(Includes information on the size, location, and general characteristics of faculty and student body)

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(Includes rating of the institution's rating of the graduate instructional program and size and setting)

 

Faculty Information (Fall 2011):

Full-time Faculty: 16

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

 

Student Demographics (Fall 2011):

Number of Doctoral Students in Program: 11

New Doctoral Students Entering Program: 2

Proportion of Doctoral Students Receiving Financial Aid: 64%

Number of Graduate Students Enrolled: 29

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

 

Degree Information:

First PhD conferred: 2000

History PhDs conferred to Date: 12

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