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Ohio University

Dept. of History
4th Fl., Bentley Annex
Athens, OH 45701-2979

Phone 740.593.4334
Fax 740.593.0259
E-mail: history.department@ohiou.edu

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Areas of Specialization:

Africa, East and Southeast Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East and Mediterrenean World, Russia/Soviet Union, and United States

Program Description

In conformity with policy established by the Ohio Board of Regents, the Department of History offers doctoral dissertation fields only in "contemporary history," defined as the period since the end of World War I and in no case to encompass a topic set primarily before 1918.

Special Programs or Resources

Closely associated with the Department of History is the Contemporary History Institute (CHI), which offers a unique multidisciplinary curriculum that complements the Department of History's programs. The CHI's focus is post-1945 history and includes among its associates more than a dozen history faculty who have written numerous books and journal articles on various aspects of contemporary history as well as faculty associates from the Departments of Economics and Political Science and the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism.

Financial Aid

The department offers doctoral students teaching assistantships which pay a yearly stipend of $15,500 plus a waiver of tuition. Doctoral students may also qualify for a CHI fellowship of $14,200 plus a tuition waiver. Doctoral students can usually expect financial aid for four academic years (12 quarters.)

Degree Requirements

Twenty-one quarter courses, four field qualifying examinations, an oral qualifying examination, and a dissertation.



University Information:

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Faculty Information (Fall 2011):

Full-time Faculty: 29

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

 

Student Demographics (Fall 2011):

Number of Doctoral Students in Program: 23

New Doctoral Students Entering Program: 3

Proportion of Doctoral Students Receiving Financial Aid: 96%

Number of Graduate Students Enrolled: 49

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

 

Degree Information:

First PhD conferred: 1976

History PhDs conferred to Date: 82

Number of PhDs Conferred (2011–12): 4

Relative Size Based on PhDs Conferred: Medium [Explain]

Current Dissertations in Progress

PhDs Conferred by Department

 

 

Last Updated: October 19, 2012