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Ph.D. in History - United States History and the History of the Atlantic World

Main Subject Area

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Program overview

Main Subject

History

Study Level

PHD

This United States and Atlantic History, with tracks in the history of the United States and in the history of the Atlantic World. Both of these areas of study are augmented by instruction in non-Western areas. The department has particular depth in women's history (European, American, and Chinese), American diplomatic history, and Holocaust and Genocide history. Our close ties with the American Antiquarian Society and Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge are wonderful assets for graduate students studying in United States history. The department offers a graduate internship for credit at Old Sturbridge Village. Graduate course work includes reading seminars (colloquia), research seminars, and individual tutorials for both reading and research purposes. Graduate students may also register in upper-division undergraduate courses at a graduate level that requires more intensive work. First- and second-year students in the doctoral program take three courses each semester, one of which must be expressly devoted to the production of a research paper. Faculty advisors help incoming students design their programs, which may include courses in other departments or colleges in the Worcester Consortium. In addition to meeting the 12-course requirement, a student who enters without an M.A. degree usually spends at least two full-time years at Clark, must satisfy the language requirement, teach at the college level, pass the preliminary examination, and write a doctoral dissertation within seven years of matriculation. (Residency for part-time Ph.D. students is defined in terms of courses taken.)

Program overview

Main Subject

History

Study Level

PHD

This United States and Atlantic History, with tracks in the history of the United States and in the history of the Atlantic World. Both of these areas of study are augmented by instruction in non-Western areas. The department has particular depth in women's history (European, American, and Chinese), American diplomatic history, and Holocaust and Genocide history. Our close ties with the American Antiquarian Society and Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge are wonderful assets for graduate students studying in United States history. The department offers a graduate internship for credit at Old Sturbridge Village. Graduate course work includes reading seminars (colloquia), research seminars, and individual tutorials for both reading and research purposes. Graduate students may also register in upper-division undergraduate courses at a graduate level that requires more intensive work. First- and second-year students in the doctoral program take three courses each semester, one of which must be expressly devoted to the production of a research paper. Faculty advisors help incoming students design their programs, which may include courses in other departments or colleges in the Worcester Consortium. In addition to meeting the 12-course requirement, a student who enters without an M.A. degree usually spends at least two full-time years at Clark, must satisfy the language requirement, teach at the college level, pass the preliminary examination, and write a doctoral dissertation within seven years of matriculation. (Residency for part-time Ph.D. students is defined in terms of courses taken.)

Admission requirements

6+
Admission to Clark's graduate programs is open to holders of the bachelor's degree or its equivalent and is determined on a competitive basis. Other English language requirements: The minimum required TOEFL score is 577 on the paper-based test.
Jan-2000

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