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1 Graduate Program Guide Department of History and Geography Texas Christian University Effective Fall 2014

2 This program applies to master s degree students who commence work at TCU in the fall of 2014 and doctoral students who commence study at TCU in the fall of Doctoral students who commenced study at TCU in the fall of 2013 or 2014 may elect to follow this program or the comprehensive exam program found in An Introduction to Graduate Study in History. Admission to the Graduate Program in History A bachelor of arts with 24 semester hours of history is a prerequisite for admission to the history graduate program. Applicants lacking this qualification may be admitted conditionally, but must take such preparatory work as may be prescribed by the History Graduate Committee. To apply, please follow this link to our online application. Here you will be asked to create an account; you may save and exit at any time, and return later to complete your application. Through the online application, you will be asked to submit the following materials: A Completed Application Form and Financial Aid Application Three Letters of Recommendation: Please submit three letters from people who are familiar with your academic work. Your recommenders may submit their letters online or by mail; you will be able to choose from these options in the course of the online application. Current resume/cv (you will be able to upload this online) $60 Application Fee (electronic payment due at the time the application is submitted) Statement of Purpose: Applicants must submit a word statement of their academic and professional goals. It should describe your academic background and preparation, indicate what area or areas of history you want to study and outline your career goals. Writing Sample: Please include in your application package a 1-15 page sample of academic or scholarly writing. A chapter of a Master s thesis or a research paper you have done for a previous course is recommended. Separately, you will be asked to submit the following materials directly to the Director of Graduate Studies, History Department, TCU Box , Fort Worth TX Graduate Record Examination Scores: TCU requires official score reports for the GRE (Graduate Record Examination) general test. Please have your scores sent directly to the History Department at TCU. For more information on the GRE visit Official Transcripts of Academic Work: Applicants must supply official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended, sent directly to the History Department by the registrar of the institution. Applicants who are finishing a degree 1

3 program should submit current transcripts but will be expected to submit final transcripts showing records of all work done and confirming the awarding of the degree. Registration Before enrolling, new graduate students must consult with the Director of Graduate Studies concerning their graduate program. This can be done during the summer or upon arrival on campus for the fall semester. The Director of Graduate Studies oversees registration for History graduate students, acts as advisor to all new students until they secure Major Professors, generally advises all students regarding procedural matters, maintains departmental records of students' progress, and has on hand most of the forms required by the Department and the Graduate School. The student is responsible for the actual process of registering for class. New graduate students must consult the Director of Graduate Studies prior to registering for classes each semester. Returning graduate students should consult with their major professor at the beginning of each semester. Semester Course Load The usual full-time graduate course load is 9 graduate credit hours per semester to be chosen in consultation with your major advisor. Audits do not count in determining load. Your advisor may also require you to audit some undergraduate courses. Students should take courses in their major and minor fields simultaneously. Generally, students should not enroll in more than two classes per semester in which a major research paper is required; students should consult with professors about the content and expectations in courses. The majority of coursework should be in and level seminars. A list of seminars offered each semester will be posted on the Department website. The History Graduate Committee must approve nonresident graduate courses, and will normally do so only if the student has spent one year as a full-time student in residence in the History Department. Students receiving financial assistance must be in residence and enrolled full time, which is defined as a course load of 9 graduate hours per semester OR registration for thesis or dissertation credit. Students receiving financial aid MUST perform duties as described by the assigned professor or Department Chair and must conform to university rules concerning financial aid. Audits Graduate students may register to audit courses for no credit (for which they must pay). Or they may, with instructor permission, attend lectures without fee. Since there is no fee for attending classes informally, the latter is recommended, and most professors are delighted to have interested visitors. But remember to ask first! Also, discuss an attendance schedule with the professor of the course. 2

4 Events At the beginning of each academic year the Director of Graduate Studies meets with all new graduate students for an introduction and orientation to the program. The department will also post notices of this and other events (meetings, presentations, announcements, changes in regulations) in the departmental area and on the departmental website. Students should pay attention to such public announcements as these events are important to the intellectual livelihood of the department and should be attended by all students. Phi Alpha Theta The local chapter (Eta Kappa) of Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honorary society, sponsors functions to which all graduate students are invited. The department urges students who are not yet members of Phi Alpha Theta to affiliate with the TCU chapter. Phi Alpha Theta sponsors colloquia that provide students and faculty an opportunity to present scholarly papers each semester and also serves the department and its graduate students in many other ways. The TCU chapter has a proud tradition and has won recognition for its outstanding work. For more information on Phi Alpha Theta see Dr. Peter Szok. Financial Aid and Teaching Assistantships The Graduate Committee makes financial awards for new and continuing graduate students each spring. To be considered for financial aid, new applicants must submit a financial aid application by February 1. Financial aid comes in the form of tuition hours and/or a monetary stipend. Current recipients of financial aid must express their desire to be reconsidered annually and are evaluated in conjunction with new applicants; continuation must NOT be taken for granted. The History Graduate Committee makes awards on a competitive basis. For incoming students primary consideration is given to grade point averages, Graduate Record Examination scores, and letters of recommendation. For returning students primary consideration is given to record as a graduate student (incomplete grades are detrimental) and performance as a Graduate or Teaching Assistant. Each year one incoming graduate student is awarded the Ida M. Green Fellowship, which carries a stipend and credit for nine tuition hours each semester. The Green Fellow has no work obligations in the initial year of the program. With this exception, graduate students who receive financial assistance from TCU are assigned duties either aiding professors with their courses or teaching their own courses. The number of teaching positions available varies each year and these positions are typically reserved for doctoral students well advanced in their program. The following limits are observed, depending on one s degree program: Students pursuing the M.A. are limited to two years of financial aid. Ph.D. students who come to TCU with the M.A. in hand are limited to four years of financial aid. Students who acquire a MA en route to a PhD, both at TCU, are limited to five years of financial aid. 3

5 Faculty Review of Graduate Students' Work Before making decisions on financial aid and teaching assistantships in the spring semester, the History Graduate Committee will conduct oral interviews to review the progress of all graduate students. This meeting will help the Committee determine each student's progress and suitability for financial aid. Any student who receives a grade of C in two courses, or the equivalent thereof, may be dismissed from the program. Moreover, any incompletes must be removed no later than 60 days from the start of the next "long" (fall/spring) semester; students are reminded that incompletes have a detrimental effect on their application for aid and their continuation in the graduate program. Major Professor Each student must have an advisory committee, which is headed by a major professor. After deciding on an area of study or thesis or dissertation topic, the student should secure an agreement with a professor in that field to serve as the major advisor. Full-time students must decide on an area of specialization by the beginning of their third semester. As soon as the major professor is designated, students should consult with their major professor regarding their specific program, language needs, and research plans. Students must inform the Graduate History Advisor when selecting or changing their major advisor. Obviously, many considerations should guide your decision regarding a major professor and thesis or dissertation topic. Some of these considerations relate to what brought you to graduate school. Other considerations should include the resources available to the TCU History Graduate Program: library resources and interests of our faculty as revealed in their academic training, publications, and research. Since matching professor to student could well be the most important aspect of your graduate career, you should consider all these factors before asking a professor to serve as a mentor. Keep in mind that no professor is obligated to undertake the direction of a student. A student should not be insulted if a professor declines to accept this responsibility. After the major professor has agreed to direct your work, you and that professor should decide on the faculty members most appropriate to participate in your program. MA students must form a Thesis Committee, consisting of at least three faculty members. PhD students must decide which faculty members will participate in the qualifying exams and then form a Dissertation Committee, consisting of at least four for faculty members. A majority of the members of the Dissertation Committee must be in the student's major field, and the student must ask the professors to serve. The Graduate History Committee must approve the composition of the student's Dissertation Committee. The major professor and student prepare a plan of study and agree upon an advisory committee; henceforth, the major professor acts as the student's advisor on academic and professional matters. The Director of Graduate Studies remains responsible for general matters and maintaining official records. 4

6 Graduate Classes Graduate classes are numbered from through Each type of class fulfills a particular function for graduate study. The and level courses are Graduate Seminars, a number indicating a readings seminar and an number indicating a research seminar. Students in research seminars should strive to produce a paper suitable for an academic meeting or for publication. The department believes that Graduate Seminars are the most important part of a graduate education. Students pursuing the M.A. degree must take courses HIST and (Master's Thesis). Each course (70980 or 70990) MUST be taken in 3-hour blocks. A student intending to defend a thesis must be registered for at least 1 hour of during the semester in which the thesis defense takes place. Students will receive incompletes in thesis hours until all work is completed. Students pursuing the Ph.D. degree must take courses HIST and (Dissertation). Each course (90980 or 90990) MUST be taken in 6-hour blocks. Once having completed twelve hours of dissertation, a student should register for 1 hour of for the semester in which the dissertation will be completed. Students will receive incompletes in dissertation hours until completion and approval by his/her dissertation committee. The MA Program The requirements for the M.A. degree are a total of 30 hours of course work, including at least three seminars (70000 or level) and HIST Historiography and Bibliography. Students should take Historiography and Bibliography in the first year. Students must take at least one level research seminar in the first year of their program, unless exempted by the major professor. Students must complete all work for the M.A., including the thesis within five years from the date of first enrollment. Students pursuing the M.A. degree must select one of the following plans of course work: [Note: all thesis hours (70980 and 70990) count as part of the major field and Historiography and Bibliography (50963) counts as part of the outside field] Thirty hours of history, 9 of which must be selected from outside the student's major field. For example, 21 hours of American history, including the thesis, and 9 hours of European history. Twenty-one hours of history and 9 hours from an approved discipline outside the history department. For example, 21 hours of American history, including the thesis, and 9 hours of graduate coursework in American literature. Twenty-one hours of history and 9 hours from approved courses in a related field or fields outside the history department. For example, 21 hours of American history, including the thesis, and 9 hours of graduate coursework that might include 3 hours in American literature, 3 hours in American religion, and 3 hours in American art. 5

7 A graduate student cannot take more than 33 hours of coursework unless that student has completed the M.A. thesis and been accepted to the PhD program in history at TCU or has written permission from the graduate committee. At the end of the first year, all students will be formally evaluated by the graduate committee and the major professor. Students directed to the thesis-track degree will complete 24 hours of coursework and six thesis hours. Students wishing to pursue the Ph.D. degree may then apply to that program. Students directed to the MA/PhD-track will be awarded the MA upon completion of 30 hours of coursework and a non-thesis master s defense (see below) and proceed into the PhD program. The MA Thesis The student and the Major Professor must agree on the thesis subject. The student should report the thesis topic to the Graduate Committee. The Major Professor will determine procedure, such as whether the advisor wishes to receive the student's work one chapter at a time or as a complete draft. The student is responsible for insuring that the thesis meets all the requirements of the History Department and the AddRan College of Humanities and Social Sciences. DO NOT follow the style of any previous thesis. Theses should also follow the form specified in the AddRan College Manual for the Preparation of Theses and Dissertation, available from the Director of Graduate Studies or online at the History Department website ( Other useful reference works include The Chicago Manual of Style or Kate Turabian's A Manual for the Writing of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. Graduate students must write theses in English. The final requirement for the thesis option is defense of the MA thesis in an oral examination conducted by the student's MA committee. This exam tests the student's ability to defend the contents and conclusions of the thesis. Only under exceptional circumstances will the exam be scheduled during the summer, and then only if all members of the thesis committee can be present. Following the examination the Graduate Committee members review the student's entire graduate record. If, in their opinion, the student should not attempt advanced graduate work, they shall recommend in writing that the MA be a terminal degree. Students planning to finish a thesis and complete their MA program must file an Intent to Graduate form with the AddRan Dean s office. The Dean s office posts the deadlines for filing each semester. Students must register for HIST and HIST (3 hours each) in the course of the MA program. If the Thesis is not completed and defended in the semester in which the student is registered for 3 hours of HIST 70990, the student must register for at least one credit hour of thesis (HIST 70990) in the semester in which they defend the thesis. The MA degree must be completed within five years from initial matriculation. Students pursuing a terminal MA degree are limited to two years of financial aid from the History Department. The student has the responsibility for meeting thesis defense deadlines issued each semester by AddRan College. 6

8 MA/PhD Track To receive the master s degree students must complete a non-thesis master s defense of two completed article-length research papers with their advisor and one other faculty member. Students must successfully complete the master s defense prior to the graduation deadline at the end of their second year of the program. The PhD Program Doctoral students may enter the program via TCU s MA/PhD track or as PhD-only students arriving with an MA in hand. For admission to the doctoral program, students must present a strong record at the MA level. Even though a student has earned the MA degree at TCU, she or he must apply in order to be admitted to the doctoral program. New students must submit all materials required by the application. The PhD program requires master of history in fields listed below by completing at least 30 credit hours of course work beyond the MA (not including thesis or dissertation hours) and meeting requirements explained below. A PhD student must take the following courses at TCU if not already completed in previous graduate work: HIST Historiography and Bibliography and HIST History as an Academic Profession. Students who have taken similar courses at other institutions may petition the graduate committee for a waiver. PhD students must take at least one level research seminar in the first year of their program, unless exempted by the major advisor. Doctoral students must complete at least one year of full-time study in residence, which is defined as a course load of 9 graduate hours per semester during a regular fall-spring semester sequence. All students receiving financial aid must be in residence. Full-time students receiving full financial aid (tuition waiver and stipend) may hold outside employment only with the written consent of AddRan's Associate Dean for Graduate Studies. Language requirement A PhD student must fulfill the language requirement before the portfolio oral examination may be scheduled. The language requirement may be fulfilled by demonstrating reading knowledge of a modern foreign language, usually French, German, or Spanish. The Graduate Committee may approve another language. The student and her/his major professor should choose the language most appropriate to the student s research and areas of concentration. The student may meet the language requirement by earning at least a B average in the undergraduate sophomore year of the language, by earning a B in a graduate-level course in the language, or by achieving an appropriate score on a language exam such as the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), or by a satisfactory completion of an exam administered within the department. Exams administered by the department must be graded by two faculty members with appropriate language skills. Students may use a dictionary in exams administered by the department. 7

9 As the language requirement is frequently time-consuming, initial steps toward meeting it should be taken at once. The portfolio MAY NOT BE DEFENDED until the foreign language requirement has been satisfied. Many graduate students find it beneficial to begin work on the foreign language requirement during their M.A. program. Fields, Field Agreements, and Field Examiners Students will begin identifying fields and committee members and producing written work early in the PhD program and should identify an area of specialization by the beginning of their third semester. By the beginning of the third semester students should also secure the approval of a faculty member who will serve as their major professor. Each student will choose one major field (United States to 1877, United States since 1877, Latin America to 1821, Latin America since 1821), two minor fields (see list below), and one non-portfolio minor field consisting of three courses. Students with a major field in one area of U.S. history MUST have a minor field in the other area of U.S. history. Likewise, students with a major field in one area of Latin American history MUST have a minor field in the other area of Latin American history. For example, a student with a major field of U.S. since 1877 will minor in U.S. before 1877, one Latin American field, and a non-portfolio minor. The Department recommends that students take a minimum of 9 hours of coursework in each of the minor fields, at either the MA or PhD level, in order to prepare adequately for the portfolio. The non-portfolio minor field must be fulfilled by taking 9 hours of graduate courses in that field. Minor fields must come from the following list unless the graduate committee gives special permission for a field outside of history. Remember that two minor fields will appear in the portfolio and the other is a non-portfolio field. Minor fields United States to 1877 United States since 1877 Latin America to 1821 Latin America since 1821 European History Atlantic World History Military History (non-portfolio only) Women s History (non-portfolio only) World History (non-portfolio only) Other fields by approval of the Graduate Committee Each student s advisor will serve as the examiner of his/her major field. Together, the student and advisor will identify the appropriate faculty who will serve as examiners and committee members for the portfolio minor fields. The full committee will consist of an examiner from each major and minor field plus an additional major field examiner who is projected as a dissertation reader. For each field, the student and the examiner will complete a Field Agreement, which outlines the requirement for that particular field. To begin this process, the student submits to the examiner 8

10 all of his/her existing written work that he/she wishes to include in the field. The examiner will review these materials and determine whether each item should be included in the portfolio. The examiner may choose to include an item as-is, may request revisions, or may suggest alternate assignments. Additionally, each examiner may require additional assignments, such as annotated bibliographies, syllabi, or synthetic questions that mirror the questions posed in conventional comprehensive exams. The student and examiner will also prepare a reading list for that field. Students cannot be required to annotate more than 50 entries on a major field list and 20 entries on a minor field list. After consultation, the student and examiner will create a document outlining exactly what new and revised work is required for that field. The document will be signed by both parties and submitted to the major advisor for approval. Once the Field Agreement has been signed, examiners may request additional revisions but may not add wholly new assignments. Once students have completed all three Field Agreements and declared a non-portfolio minor, the major advisor will double-check to ensure that the portfolio as a whole has sufficient breadth and depth within and across fields. Each student contributes to the portfolio from the beginning of the program. By the third semester of the PhD program each student in consultation with the major professor will select a portfolio committee, define all of his major and minor fields, sign Field Agreements with each testing committee member, and begin working on new materials and/or revision of the contents of the portfolio. Students will submit their finished portfolios to their examination committee no later than the end of their fifth semester in the PhD program. Students who fail to meet this deadline can apply to the Graduate Committee for an extension. If the extension is granted, they must complete the portfolio exam in the sixth semester or lose funding. Coursework Core Course 1: Graduate Historiography (HIST 50963) The major historians of the past, changes in the interpretation and philosophies of history and the major bibliographic sources utilized in the writing of history. Learning Objectives achieved: be familiar with the major theoretical approaches to studying history (graduate historiography) (Objective: Historical Practice #1 [HP1]) be able to read a research monograph and write a critical book review and/or brief annotation HP2 be able to read an edited collection and evaluate the contributions of individual essays as well as review the book as a whole HP3 be able to read several research monographs or collections, put the authors into conversation with one another, and identify major trends and divergences among the authors arguments (to be able to split and lump the contributions and deficiencies of several works, rather than merely reciting a litany of reviews) HP4 9

11 Core Course 2: History as a Profession (HIST 80083) Covers all aspects of the teaching profession, including selection of readings, designing courses, preparation and delivery of class lectures, leading class discussions, preparing and grading exams, and professional expectations during and after graduate school. Learning Objectives achieved: learn to be part of an academic community beyond his/her own immediate research interests (Service #1 S1) learn the basic functioning of an academic department S2 participate in departmental events such as the faculty/grad student research workshop, Phi Alpha Theta, the Boller Symposium, senior thesis presentations, and other guest speakers and workshops sponsored by the department and college S3 participate in the annual recruitment of new graduate students S4 serve on committees as deemed appropriate by the department, college, and university S7 identify and apply for the applicable external travel grants, research prizes, or fellowships appropriate to his/her area of research OR8 be an expert user of the humanities (foot- or end-note) conventions of the Chicago Manual of Style or other field-appropriate style guide HP8 be able to create and manage an extensive bibliography using CMS HP9 Teaching objectives T2-T5, including all of the lettered items in T2 Seminars TCU offers readings seminars and research seminars. Students are urged to take at least one research seminar each year. Students should avoid taking more than one research seminar in a semester. Readings Seminars All courses in this category would strive to meet as many of the following Learning Objectives as possible: be able to read a research monograph and write a critical book review and/or brief annotation HP2 be able to read an edited collection and evaluate the contributions of individual essays as well as review the book as a whole HP3 be able to read several research monographs or collections, put the authors into conversation with one another, and identify major trends and divergences among the authors arguments (to be able to split and lump the contributions and deficiencies of several works, rather than merely reciting a litany of reviews) HP4 be familiar with the broad historiographies surrounding his/her dissertation topic across all relevant chronological, geographic, and thematic sub-fields HP5 10

12 be able to write an article-length historiographic essay drawing upon a dozen or more secondary sources, identifying overall themes, trends, disagreements, strengths, weaknesses, etc. HP6 master the historiography of his/her major and minor fields to a degree sufficient to teach introductory-level courses in each field (and contribute original scholarship in his/her major area) HP7 Research Seminars All courses in this category would strive to meet as many of the following Learning Objectives as possible: master the historiography of his/her major and minor fields to a degree sufficient to teach introductory-level courses in each field (and contribute original scholarship in his/her major area) HP7 be able to locate appropriate archives, read and understand subject guides and finding aides, and communicate with archivists OR1 be aware of relevant archival resources for his/her dissertation and main archival repositories or collections in his/her sub-field OR2 be able to appropriately use a variety of types of primary sources (and/or sources from several different archives/origins) and to interpret a pile of individual sources in order to draw larger conclusions OR4 be able to combine several evidentiary conclusions into a larger argument OR5 be able to write a journal-length article using primary sources that proves a sophisticated historical argument OR6 The Portfolio The portfolio demonstrates the student s competency in major and minor fields and indicates the student s readiness to enter candidacy for the doctorate. Portfolio Contents (distributed across the various fields): A personal statement describing the student s overall intellectual agenda. [The intellectual agenda is a statement of no more than three thousand words explaining how the student s fields and proposed dissertation cohere.] Graduate transcript M.A. thesis, if applicable 11

13 A minimum of six papers of which at least two should be research papers and at least two should be historiographical papers. The major field should be represented by at least two papers and each minor field should be represented by at least one paper. At least four book reviews of words each One conference paper proposal and conference paper One grant proposal Dissertation prospectus ( words excluding bibliography) Teaching materials (a written teaching philosophy, at least two syllabi, sample examinations and handouts or printed versions of PowerPoint presentations, samples of graded papers or examinations, course evaluations), and one observation report from a faculty member who attended a classroom lecture. Thematically organized reading lists displaying the chronological, geographical, and topical contours of each of the student s fields. Record of ongoing professional service (see below for examples). Evaluation Each field within the portfolio will be evaluated by the corresponding faculty examiner, who will then inform the student s major professor that the student has passed the field. If the student has failed to pass one or more parts, he or she will be notified and will be required to resubmit that part or parts at a later date for re-evaluation. It is recommended that students complete each field well before the final end-of-semester deadline in order to allow sufficient time for revisions. Once the student has passed all three or four fields, the major professor will inform the Director of Graduate Studies and schedule the oral examination. The intellectual agenda and prospectus will be completed last and submitted in draft form to all members of the preliminary certification committee well in advance of the oral defense. The oral exam will focus mainly on the dissertation prospectus, although all parts of the portfolio may be included in the questioning. It is expected, though not automatic, that students will pass the oral exam. Those who pass the oral exam will then be admitted to PhD candidacy and will proceed to the dissertation stage. The candidate must complete the PhD within six years of admission to candidacy. For students entering the PhD program with a completed MA from another institution: All of the above requirements (30 hours coursework, positive first-year review, successful completion of portfolio and oral exam) will be required. Work from these students MA degrees, including a thesis, may be included in their portfolios. 12

14 The Dissertation The dissertation should provide conclusive evidence the student has become a professional scholar in the discipline of history. No aspect of the student s program holds greater significance than completion of a thoroughly researched and readable dissertation. Dissertations must be written in English and must concentrate on either the United States or Latin America. Students must complete a six-hour block of HIST and a six-hour block of HIST After completing those blocks, students must register for one hour of HIST each semester until graduation. A student MUST register for one hour of HIST in the semester the degree is to be awarded. The major professor and the student must agree on the dissertation subject, which the History Graduate Committee must approve. The major advisor will determine procedure, such as receiving the student's work a chapter at a time or as a complete draft. Members of the advisory committee will also read and approve the work. The dissertator and advisor should consult with committee members about their involvement in preparing the dissertation. The dissertator must allow committee members adequate time to review the dissertation. The student has the responsibility for meeting dissertation deadlines issued each semester by AddRan College. The AddRan dean s office must approve the committee copy at least two days before the oral defense. The student has the responsibility to ensure that the dissertation meets all the requirements of the History Department and the AddRan College of Humanities and Social Sciences. DO NOT follow the style of any previous dissertation. Students should obtain a copy of the Graduate School instruction sheet for dissertation. Dissertations should follow the form specified in the AddRan College Manual for the Preparation of Theses and Dissertation, available from the Director of Graduate Studies or online at the History Department website ( Other useful reference works include The Chicago Manual of Style or Kate Turabian's A Manual for Writing of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. The student's advisory committee administers the examination (or defense) of the dissertation, which is open to the TCU community. Only under exceptional circumstances will the exam be scheduled during the summer, and then only if all members of the dissertation committee agree and can be present. This exam tests the student's ability to defend the dissertation's content and conclusions. Students planning to finish a dissertation and complete their doctoral program must file an Intent to Graduate form with the AddRan dean s office. The dean s office posts the deadlines for filing each semester. Please note the dean s office must approve the committee copy at least two days before the defense. If the Dissertation is not completed and defended in the semester in which the student is registered for 6 hours of HIST 90990, the student must register for at least one credit hour of Dissertation (HIST 90990) in the semester in which they defend the Dissertation. 13

15 Once a student has successfully defended the dissertation, submitted the appropriate number of copies of the dissertation to the Dean's Office, and met all other University requirements, the student has essentially completed the Ph.D. degree. 14

16 Model timeline for students entering thesis-track MA Fall Semester Spring Semester Year 1 9 hours coursework, including: ~Core Course: Historiography & Bibliography ~Two Readings Courses 9 hours coursework, including ~Two Readings Courses ~One Research Seminar (18 hours MA coursework completed) Year 2 6 hours coursework, including: ~at least one Research Seminar 3 hours HIST Thesis ~thesis research commences 3 hours HIST Thesis ~thesis completed, defended Apply to PhD program by Feb. 1, if desired. Terminal MA students exit program. Year 3 9 hours coursework. (9 hours PhD coursework completed). 9 hours coursework: ~Core Course: History as a Profession (18 hours PhD coursework completed.) Year 4 Year 5 9 hours coursework. (27 hours PhD coursework completed). Dissertation research/writing. Teaching, if appropriate 3 hours coursework. ~30 hours PhD coursework completed Student completes portfolio, successfully passes oral exam, and is admitted to PhD candidacy. Dissertation research. Teaching, if appropriate Teaching, if appropriate Dissertation research/writing. Dissertation completed and successfully defended. PhD awarded. 15

17 Model timeline for students entering MA/PhD program with BA-in-hand Fall Semester Spring Semester Year 1 9 hours coursework, including: ~Core Course: Historiography & Bibliography ~Two Readings Courses 9 hours coursework, including ~Two Readings Courses ~One Research Seminar (18 hours MA coursework completed) Excellent first-year evaluation (evaluations conducted after end of semester) Year 2 9 hours coursework, including: ~at least one Research Seminar Student may complete non-thesis Master s Defense 3 hours coursework to complete MA 6 hours coursework (toward the PhD) Student must complete non-thesis Master s Defense before graduation deadline Year 3 9 hours coursework. (15 hours PhD coursework completed). 9 hours coursework: ~Core Course: History as a Profession (24 hours PhD coursework completed.) Year 4 Year hours coursework. (30 hours PhD coursework completed). Student completes portfolio, successfully passes oral exam, and is admitted to PhD candidacy. Dissertation research/writing. Teaching, if appropriate Dissertation research. Teaching, if appropriate Teaching, if appropriate Dissertation research/writing. Dissertation completed and successfully defended. PhD awarded. 16

18 Model Timeline for Students Entering PhD Program with MA from another institution Fall Semester Spring Semester Year 1 9 hours coursework, including: ~Core Course: Historiography and Bibliography 9 hours coursework. (18 hours PhD coursework completed.) Year 2 9 hours coursework. (27 hours PhD coursework completed). 3 hours coursework, including: ~Core Course: History as a Profession (30 hours PhD coursework completed). Year 3 Dissertation research. Student completes portfolio, successfully passes oral exam, and is admitted to PhD candidacy. Dissertation research/writing. Teaching, if appropriate Year 4 Teaching, if appropriate Dissertation research/writing. Teaching, if appropriate Dissertation research/writing. Dissertation completed and successfully defended. PhD awarded. 17

19 Preliminary Certification: The Portfolio Learning Objectives of the Portfolio / PhD Program (essential competencies each student must possess at the time of admission to PhD candidacy) Original Research (OR) - each student will: 1. be able to locate appropriate archives, read and understand subject guides and finding aides, and communicate with archivists 2. be aware of relevant archival resources for his/her dissertation and main archival repositories or collections in his/her sub-field 3. have developed an individual system of collecting and managing primary source data 4. be able to appropriately use a variety of types of primary sources (and/or sources from several different archives/origins) and to interpret a pile of individual sources in order to draw larger conclusions 5. be able to combine several evidentiary conclusions into a larger argument 6. be able to write a journal-length article using primary sources that proves a sophisticated historical argument 7. be able to outline a book-length project making several historical arguments 8. identify and apply for the applicable external travel grants, research prizes, or fellowships appropriate to his/her area of research Historical Practice (HP) - each student will: 1. be familiar with the major theoretical approaches to studying history (graduate historiography) 2. be able to read a research monograph and write a critical book review and/or brief annotation 3. be able to read an edited collection and evaluate the contributions of individual essays as well as review the book as a whole 4. be able to read several research monographs or collections, put the authors into conversation with one another, and identify major trends and divergences among the authors arguments (to be able to split and lump the contributions and deficiencies of several works, rather than merely reciting a litany of reviews) 5. be familiar with the broad historiographies surrounding his/her dissertation topic across all relevant chronological, geographic, and thematic sub-fields 6. be able to write an article-length historiographic essay drawing upon a dozen or more secondary sources, identifying overall themes, trends, disagreements, strengths, weaknesses, etc. 7. master the historiography of his/her major and minor fields to a degree sufficient to teach introductory-level courses in each field (and contribute original scholarship in his/her major area) 8. be an expert user of the humanities (foot- or end-note) conventions of the Chicago Manual of Style or other field-appropriate style 9. be able to create and manage an extensive bibliography using CMS 18

20 Teaching (T) - each student will: 1. master the historiography of his/her major and minor fields to a degree sufficient to teach introductory-level courses in each field (see #7 in historical practice above) 2. have a basic knowledge of best teaching practices, including: a. backwards design of courses / writing and using learning objectives b. sensitivity to multiple learning styles c. selecting appropriate readings d. design of written assignments e. creation of rubrics f. assessment g. classroom management h. managing plagiarism and other academic dishonesty i. lecturing j. leading class discussions k. grading l. providing written feedback to students m. self-assessment n. teaching with technology o. teaching using primary sources p. sensitivity to diversity among students q. sexual harassment training 3. be able to create course syllabi incorporating consideration of all of the above elements for both introductory and upper division courses 4. have taught at least one lesson for an introductory course and received feedback based on direct observation 5. have written a statement of teaching philosophy Service (S) - each student will: 1. learn to be part of an academic community beyond his/her own immediate research interests 2. learn the basic functioning of an academic department 3. participate in departmental events such as the faculty/grad student research workshop, Phi Alpha Theta, the Boller Symposium, senior thesis presentations, and other guest speakers and workshops sponsored by the department and college 4. participate in the annual recruitment of new graduate students 5. serve during his/her later years in the program as mentors to newer students in the program 6. serve on committees as deemed appropriate by the department, college, and university 7. participate in faculty searches 19