History (PhD)

The Doctorate of Philosophy History program is a 54-credit-hour plus dissertation degree program.

The Ph.D. requirements include

• a minimum of 54 credit-hours of coursework, or 18 courses (up to 24 graduate-level credit-hours may be transferred from another university)
• of these courses one must be History 601 (Historical Analysis and Methodology), four must be research seminars (800-level courses or History 793, Directed Research), and the remainder are colloquia or readings courses
• proficiency in two foreign languages (except for students in medieval history, who must demonstrate proficiency in three foreign languages, of which one must be Latin)
• a comprehensive examination lasting four hours per day on three consecutive days, after or near completion of coursework
• completion of a dissertation, including developing a formal proposal, research and writing, and an oral defense of the completed dissertation

$1,250 / credit hour

More information about this degree is available on the School website or by request from our Admissions team.