Ph.D. Requirements:

Foreign Language Proficiency

The US field requires proficiency in only one foreign language. All other fields require at least two; some require more, as determined by student’s advisor.

HIST 702: Historiography (3 credits)

Readings courses (6 credits):

Choose from among HIST 730, 740, 760, and 780.
Any of them may be repeated for credit, provided the topics are different.

HIST 710: Research Seminar (6 credits)

May be repeated for credit, provided the topics are different.

Courses at 600-level or higher (15 credits)

At least 3 and no more than 6 of these credits must come from non-HIST courses

HIST 705: Dissertation Prospectus (1 credit)

Written Comprehensive Examinations

Oral Defense of both the Written Comprehensive Examinations and the Dissertation Prospectus

HIST 899: Doctoral Dissertation (29 credits)