Campuses:
Twin Cities campus
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Twin Cities Campus
History Ph.D.History Department
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of History, 1110 Heller Hall, 271 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-5840; fax: 612-624-7096)
Email:
histdgs@umn.edu
Website: http://www.grad.hist.umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
Areas of concentration in the history Ph.D. program include Africa; ancient history; East and South Asia; comparative women's history; medieval, early modern, and modern Europe; the early modern world; Middle East; Latin America; and the United States and its colonial background. Scholarly resources include Center for Austrian Studies, Center for German and European Studies, Center for Medieval Studies, Immigration History Research Center, Minnesota Population Center, Modern Greek Studies, Center for Early Modern History, and Institute for Advanced Study.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
About half of incoming students have master's degrees.
Special Application Requirements:
The average GPA of incoming students is approximately A-/B+, with more weight placed on history classes, where students are expected to have earned mostly A or A- grades. The program accepted approximately 9 percent of applicants in the past year, although in better economic times, 20-25 percent might be accepted.
Applicants must submit their test score(s) from the following:
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
The preferred English language test is Test of English as Foreign Language.
Key to test
abbreviations
(GRE, TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
30
credits are required in the major.
12 credits are required outside the major. 24 thesis credits are required.
This program may not be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
Language Requirement: Reading proficiency in two non-English languages
A minimum GPA of 3.50
is required for students to remain in good standing.
Ph.D. candidates are required to complete 10 history courses (30 cr); HIST 8015 - Scope and Methods of Historical Studies; 9 additional courses in history, which must include 2 courses in a comparative area; 4 supporting program courses (12 cr); and 24 thesis credits. The language requirement of reading knowledge in 2 foreign languages is required before admission to the preliminary oral examination. Some concentration areas may require additional foreign languages. In some cases, competence in quantitative methods may replace one of the foreign languages.
Courses used to satisfy M.A. requirements can be counted in these totals. After completion of the preliminary oral examinations, the student focuses on writing the Ph.D. thesis. Upon completion of the thesis, a final oral defense is scheduled.
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