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The
History Ph.D Program
To enter the doctoral program, students must either pass
the M.A. qualifying examination with a high pass or have
an M.A. in History or a closely related major (for example,
American Studies) from another institution.
Requirements for the Ph.D.:
- Every student in the doctoral program must demonstrate
a proficiency in at least one foreign language equivalent
to that required for the M.A. degree. Requirements
successfully passed in a particular language while
in the M.A. program may be counted towards meeting
some requirements in the doctoral program. Specific
additional language requirements for the doctoral
program will depend on the students' research fields;
students may need to show research proficiency in
a language for the Ph.D., even if they showed basic
proficiency in that language for the M.A. Consult
the Department of History for the language requirements
in each research field.
- Students in the Ph.D. program must prepare in three
fields: a research field, a complementary field, and
a teaching field. The research field must be chosen
from the list of research fields below. The complementary
field and teaching fields shall be chosen from either
the research fields or the additional fields below.
Students will be examined in the research and complementary
fields by both written and oral examinations. Students
will prepare for the teaching field by completing
at least 12 hours of relevant courses, with at least
8 hours at the graduate level, including at least
one relevant Materials course from the sequence HIST
201-209. HIST 290 may not be used towards this requirement.
Students must also complete HIST 301.
Research Fields
America:
- Native American History
- Early America
- Nineteenth-Century United States
- Twentieth-Century United States
Europe:
- Early Modern Europe
- Modern Europe
- Early Modern England
- Modern England
- Modern Russia
Latin America:
- Colonial Latin America
- Modern Latin America
Public History:
Additional Fields:
- Social Science History
- Greek and Roman History
- Early Modern World History
- Modern World History
- Gender History
In special cases, the student may petition to replace
a complementary field with a custom field designed by
the student in consultation with two faculty members.
Write a dissertation that demonstrates original and independent
scholarship. This is what doctoral study is all about.
Having completed a minimum of two research seminars and
passed all preliminary exams, the student should be ready
to undertake a major research project to demonstrate that
he or she is prepared to join the ranks of professional
historians.
For detailed requirements consult the UCR General
Catalog.
For more information:
E-mail the Graduate
Assistant:
or write to:
Graduate Advisor
Department of History
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521
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