History Doctoral Programs in the United States and Canada

Montana State Univ.–Bozeman

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Areas of Specialization:

environment, science and technology, American West, recent U.S., American Indian

Program Description

The doctoral program emphasizes the history of the American West, the history of science and technology, comparative environmental history, and public history.

Special Programs or Resources

The Department has several paid internships in Yellowstone National Park. The Department is extremely active in building new programs that link the history of science, the history of technology, environmental history, and the history of the American West.

Financial Aid

There are university-wide fellowships as well as a limited number of departmental fellowships for doctoral students. Students often have the opportunity to work with faculty as research assistants.

Degree Requirements

M.A. plus 25 credits of course work and 18 credits of supervised dissertation research and writing.

University Information:

University Type: Public

Carnegie Institution Ranking: Doctoral/Research Universities—Intensive

Department Demographics:

First PhD conferred: Not reported

Total History PhDs conferred to Date: Not reported

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

Faculty Mix:
	Full Professor	5
	Associate Professor	2
	Assistant Professor	5
	Instructor/Lecturer
	Joint Appointment
	Emeritus Faculty
	Part-time faculty	3

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

Number of Graduate Students in Program (Fall 2005): 25
(Graduate student counts include those enrolled in terminal Master's degree program)

Proportion of Full-Time Graduate Students: 80%

New Graduate Students Entering Program, Fall 2004: 20

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

 

Other Information

     Current Dissertations in Progress

     PhDs Conferred by Department