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University of Missouri–Kansas City

History Dept.
203 Cockefair Hall
5121 Rockhill Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64110-2499

Phone 816.235.1631
Fax 816.235.5723
E-mail: history@umkc.edu

Department Web Site

Areas of Specialization:

Europe, Gender and Women Studies, Religious Studies, and U.S

Program Description

This is an interdisciplinary doctoral program.

Special Programs or Resources

Harry S Truman Presidential Library; Dwight D. Eisehhower Presidential Library in vicinity; National Archives center; Western Missouri Historical MSS Collection.

Financial Aid

There are a limited number of GTA positions available, as well as fellowships granted by the School of Graduate Studies on a competitive basis.

Degree Requirements

The minimum number of hours, exclusive of dissertation credits, required for a student whose Coordinating degree is History is 18 hours. For a Co-discipline student in History, the minimum number of courses is the five core courses of the History M.A. program.



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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: 18

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

 

Student Demographics (Fall 2011):

Number of Doctoral Students in Program: 7

New Doctoral Students Entering Program: 4

Proportion of Doctoral Students Receiving Financial Aid: -1%

Number of Graduate Students Enrolled: 29

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

 

Degree Information:

First PhD conferred: 1997

History PhDs conferred to Date: 16

Number of PhDs Conferred (2011–12): 1

Relative Size Based on PhDs Conferred: Small [Explain]

Current Dissertations in Progress

PhDs Conferred by Department

 

 

Last Updated: October 19, 2012