History Doctoral Programs in the United States and Canada

Wisconsin at Madison, U. of

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Areas of Specialization:

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, U.S.

Program Description

The Graduate Program in History offers the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in history as well as minor work for doctoral students in fields outside of history. The program is designed to meet the needs of the Ph.D. candidate; we only occasionally accept a student for terminal masters work. Although most of our students enter as M.A. candidates in history, some enter through joint degree programs such as the Bridge Program with Afro-American Studies, the Joint Degree Program in History and the History of Science, and the Joint Degree in Educational Policy Studies.
The department anticipates that most of its students will accept positions as academic historians at the college and university level. To that end, the department seeks to train productive researchers, committed teachers, and engaged public intellectuals who recognize a responsibility to participate actively in the world beyond the university. Seminars are rigorous, combining independent and collaborative work and emphasizing scholarly production and intellectual connectedness.
Areas of Specialization: African, Central Asian, Comparative World, East Asian, European, Gender and Women, Latin American and Caribbean, Middle Eastern, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and United States.

Special Programs or Resources

No information provided

Financial Aid

Graduate student support comes from a variety of sourcesUW-Madison fellowships, Department of History fellowships, graduate assistantships, and external fellowships.

Degree Requirements

Doctoral candidates must complete 32 graduate level credits at UW-Madison before attaining dissertator status, the majority of which must be at the 700-level or above. In addition to taking seminars in the major field, students must complete a minor field (12 credits). The composition of the minor is made in consultation with the advisor and is designed to expose the student to subjects and methodologies that provide a strong counterpoint to his or her historical studies. The Department of History requires proficiency in at least two foreign languages for the Ph.D. degree. Students prepare for preliminary examinations in their selected field of study. The process varies among the 11 areas of study in the program, but all require written and oral examinations.

University Information:

University Type: Public

Carnegie Institution Ranking: Doctoral/Research Universities—Extensive

Department Demographics:

First PhD conferred: 1893

History PhDs conferred to Date: 1643

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

Faculty Mix:
	Full Professor	28
	Associate Professor	12
	Assistant Professor	7
	Instructor/Lecturer
	Joint Appointment	7
	Emeritus Faculty	35
	Part-time faculty

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

Number of Graduate Students in Program (Fall 2005): 210
(Graduate student counts include those enrolled in terminal Master's degree program)

Proportion of Full-Time Graduate Students: 100%

New Graduate Students Entering Program, Fall 2004: 27

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

 

Other Information

     Current Dissertations in Progress

     PhDs Conferred by Department