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Programme overview
Main Subject
History
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
Cultivate deep knowledge across historical periods and current methodologies to become a professional historian with the Doctor of Philosophy in History in Temple University’s College of Liberal Arts. This doctoral degree program is intended to provide students with the foundation for professional careers in academia or public history. It requires either 24 credits beyond the Master of Arts in History or 39 credits beyond the Bachelor of Arts in History.
Faculty members in the History PhD specialize and offer substantial expertise in
- anti-colonial movements,
- cultural history,
- diplomatic history,
- gender,
- imperialism,
- international history,
- military history,
- political history,
- race and ethnicity,
- religious history,
- sexuality, and
- social history.
Although training is offered in many different historical eras, most doctoral students produce dissertations that focus on the 18th, 19th or 20th century. Many choose to focus on the history of North America.
The History PhD curriculum emphasizes the following two thematic areas.
- Environments, cities and cultures
- War, empire and society
As a graduate, you will be prepared for college- and university-level tenured and tenure-track teaching positions, and as historians for the federal and state governments, as well as in museums, university presses and as university administrators.
Programme overview
Main Subject
History
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
Cultivate deep knowledge across historical periods and current methodologies to become a professional historian with the Doctor of Philosophy in History in Temple University’s College of Liberal Arts. This doctoral degree program is intended to provide students with the foundation for professional careers in academia or public history. It requires either 24 credits beyond the Master of Arts in History or 39 credits beyond the Bachelor of Arts in History.
Faculty members in the History PhD specialize and offer substantial expertise in
- anti-colonial movements,
- cultural history,
- diplomatic history,
- gender,
- imperialism,
- international history,
- military history,
- political history,
- race and ethnicity,
- religious history,
- sexuality, and
- social history.
Although training is offered in many different historical eras, most doctoral students produce dissertations that focus on the 18th, 19th or 20th century. Many choose to focus on the history of North America.
The History PhD curriculum emphasizes the following two thematic areas.
- Environments, cities and cultures
- War, empire and society
As a graduate, you will be prepared for college- and university-level tenured and tenure-track teaching positions, and as historians for the federal and state governments, as well as in museums, university presses and as university administrators.
Admission Requirements
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
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