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.
