Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in History

University of North Texas

Our program is designed to enable students to earn their PhD in History with five years of full-time study, although many students are able to complete the program in fewer years. Our PhD curriculum is structured in reference to four "concentrations" of study: United States history European history Military history and a thematic historical concentration called Body, Place, and Identity. Each concentration encompasses ten to twenty specific "fields" of study. All students pursuing the PhD in history will be examined in four of these fields of study, at least two of which must rest within their primary concentration, and at least from the three remaining concentrations (or from a selection of fields in non-Western history). All four examination fields must be chosen from a list maintained by the department.Students entering the program with a BA degree must complete a total of 54 classroom hours of graduate coursework, including 3 credits of HIST 5940 3 credits of HIST 6000 and 15 credits (5 courses) of research seminars. No more than 9 credit hours can come from independent study courses without approval of the Department's Graduate Studies committee, which can provide exceptions for individual students through a formal process when justified by appropriate circumstances.

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences