History Doctoral Programs in the United States and Canada

Washington State Univ.

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Areas of Specialization:

U.S., public, early and modern Europe, modern East Asia, world

Program Description

The Department of History at Washington State University offers graduate study leading to the Master of Arts (thesis and non-thesis options) and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Specialized areas of study within the History Department include United States, early and modern European, modern East Asian, Latin American, World, Women’s, Public, and Environmental history. The Department also cooperates with the Department of English to offer a research field in American Studies. In recent years the Department has succeeded in placing almost all of its graduate students in academic or Public history positions.

Special Programs or Resources

No information provided

Financial Aid

The only type of financial assistance regularly offered by the Department of History is the teaching assistantship. Appointments of teaching assistants are announced each year near the end of the spring semester. Two general factors determine appointments as teaching assistants: availability of funds and the academic quality of the applicants as judged by the faculty of the Department of History. Normally appointments are for one year and are renewable competitively, if funds are available, on the basis of academic quality and satisfactory performance of assigned duties as judged by the faculty of the Department of History. Students may hold teaching assistantships for a maximum of two years while enrolled in the M.A. program and four years if enrolled in the Ph.D. program. To be considered for a teaching assistantship in the fall, incoming new student files must be complete by January 10.

Degree Requirements

Degree requirements can be found at http://libarts.wsu.edu/history/graduatepage/Index.htm.

University Information:

University Type: Public

Carnegie Institution Ranking: Doctoral/Research Universities—Extensive

Department Demographics:

First PhD conferred: 1971

History PhDs conferred to Date: 108

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

Faculty Mix:
	Full Professor	9
	Associate Professor	10
	Assistant Professor	5
	Instructor/Lecturer
	Joint Appointment
	Emeritus Faculty	8
	Part-time faculty	7

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

Number of Graduate Students in Program (Fall 2005): 51
(Graduate student counts include those enrolled in terminal Master's degree program)

Proportion of Full-Time Graduate Students: 70%

New Graduate Students Entering Program, Fall 2004: 15

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

 

Other Information

     Current Dissertations in Progress

     PhDs Conferred by Department