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Application Deadlines
Fall:
January 15th for PhD applicants as well as MA applicants seeking
financial aid.
March 1st for MA applicants not seeking financial aid. Spring:
Not open for admissions Summer:
Not open for admissions
Application Requirements Test Scores: GRE
Special Instructions: This program only accepts
applications for the Fall term. New England Regional:
PHD only:
Rhode Island, Vermont |
History
Horton Hall
Durham, NH 03824
(603) 862 - 1764
Email:
Web Address:
http://www.unh.edu/history
Degree Offered (MA, PHD):
The Department of History offers the master of arts and doctor of philosophy
degrees. The master of arts is offered in many fields. A formal option in museum
studies is available. Doctoral dissertations may be written on the history of
the United States or on topics comparing the United States with other societies
or areas.
Admission Requirements
The department usually requires evidence of substantial preparation in history
at the undergraduate level, together with some preparation in other areas of
humanities and social sciences.
Applicants for admission to any graduate program in history should have a
minimum of a B average in history, allied humanities, and social sciences. In
addition, applicants must submit current scores (within five years) from the
general test of the GRE. The department assesses the student’s entire
application, including letters of recommendation, in making its decision on
admission. Deficiencies in an undergraduate program may be rectified by
coursework as a special student, but such coursework cannot be used to satisfy
requirements for an advanced degree. The department also recommends that a
beginning graduate student have some training in a foreign language. Students in
seminar or reading courses in other than American history may be required to
have a reading knowledge of at least one foreign language appropriate to the
particular course. Applicants should include with their applications a personal
statement indicating their reason for undertaking graduate study at the
University of New Hampshire. Normally, an entering student intending to be a
candidate for the doctorate will complete an M.A. program as a prerequisite.
However, students with the M.A. from another institution, or with exceptionally
strong preparation at the undergraduate level, can begin the doctoral program
immediately. In addition, a student in residence can, with the consent of the
department, omit the M.A. and proceed directly toward the Ph.D.
Degree Requirements
M.A. Degree Requirements
A master’s student designs a specific program to meet one of three plans. Plan A
allows substantial training and research in a single subfield of history but
within a foundation of broader coursework. Plan B allows substantial breadth
over at least two subfields. The subfields in history include the following: the
ancient world, medieval Europe, early modern Europe, modern Europe, European
intellectual history, medieval England, early modern England, modern England,
early modern France, modern France, early modern Germany, modern Germany,
Iberia, Russia, early U.S., modern U.S., colonial Latin America, modern Latin
America, the Far East, the Near East, sub-Saharan Africa, and the history of
science. Plan C allows students who enter the doctoral program without an M.A.
to pursue the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees simultaneously.
Plan A requires at least eight courses in history numbered 800 or above,
including at least one research seminar, and a thesis in a single subfield
(equivalent to two courses).
Plan B requires at least 10 courses in history numbered 800 or above, including
at least one research seminar, and an oral examination demonstrating competence
in two subfields of history.
Plan C requires at least 30 credits of coursework during preparation for the
Ph.D. qualifying examinations, as described below; submission of a seminar or
other research paper as a demonstration of competence in basic research
techniques; and passing Ph.D. qualifying examinations.
Museum Studies Option
Students who are seeking or considering careers in the museum world, rather than
in teaching and/or research, may pursue the option in museum studies. Students
basically follow Plan B. Of the 10 required courses, students must take History
871, Museum Studies; History 872, Studies in Regional Material Culture; one
research seminar; and two internships (taken for credit) in nearby museums or
other historical institutions. The final requirement is either a one-hour oral
exam or the completion of a major project related to the student’s work in
museum studies.
Ph.D. Degree Requirements
A doctoral student’s program, which must be approved by the graduate committee
of the department, shall include each of the following requirements: two
research seminars, one in early U.S. history and one in modern U.S. history; two
reading seminars, one in early U.S. history and one in modern U.S. history; a
course in historical methods; correction of any deficiencies in the student’s
previous program; proficiency in one foreign language; History 970, Graduate
Seminar in Teaching History (applies to all doctoral candidates awarded teaching
assistantships); preparation through reading and coursework in the entirety of
U.S. history, with accent upon either early or modern U.S.; preparation through
reading and coursework of two subfields outside of U.S. history, one of which
may be a cognate field outside of history entirely; qualifying exams; and
dissertation and successful defense.
Note: in the definition of fields above, United States and U.S. are understood
to mean the United States and its colonial antecedents.
Apprenticeship
The department considers that graduate work in history, and particularly
doctoral work, is professional training. The department recognizes the dual
concerns of the historian’s life: teaching and research. When feasible, all
doctoral students are expected to undertake teaching in the department during a
part of their residence. Participation in proseminar and in teaching constitutes
an apprenticeship in conjunction with formal study. Doctoral students may choose
to pursue the Cognate in College Teaching offered through the Graduate School.
All graduate students are reviewed annually by the faculty of the department. A
student accumulating two course failures is automatically barred from continuing
in any degree program in history, but the department reserves the right to
exclude others whose overall performance does not give reasonable assurance of a
successful program completion. Students are allowed no more than three attempts
to meet any language requirement.
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