Degree Requirements

Degree requirements for the Ph.D. in History include the completion of 72 units of coursework, two substantive research papers, two foreign languages/or one foreign language and an approved research tool, qualifying exams, and a dissertation.

Students admitted to any degree program in the History Department must read carefully the History Department Student Handbook for the year in which they began the program and the Registration and Degree Information  section in this Bulletin for a complete, detailed listing of requirements.

Links to Specific Degrees or Further Information

Information for History 

History, MA 

History and Archival Studies, MA 

Africana Studies Certificate 

Women’s and Gender Studies Certificate