Public History (PhD)
Degree Requirements
Students may choose from course tracks to complete coursework within a focus area.
Degrees earned will be distributed as: "Doctor of Philosophy in Public History" without focus area track specifications.
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public History Courses | 21 | ||
| Introduction To Public History | |||
| Internship In Public History | |||
| Historical Writing | |||
Select a minimum of four additional 500- to 700-level courses approved in conjunction with the academic committee 1 | |||
| History Courses | 21 | ||
| Historiography and Historical Method | |||
| Colloquium in History 2 | |||
Select a minimum of three additional 500- to 700-level HI courses approved in conjunction with the academic committee | |||
| Interdisciplinary Courses | 6 | ||
Select a minimum of two 500- to 800-level courses from an outside discipline approved in conjunction with the academic committee | |||
| Dissertation Research Courses | 24 | ||
| Doctoral Dissertation Seminar 3 | |||
| Doctoral Dissertation Research 4 | |||
| Total Hours | 72 | ||
| 1 | Students can select a focus area track for to meet this requirement. Focus Area tracks include: African American History, Digital History, Heritage Studies, Museum Studies and Public Memory. |
| 2 | HI 792 must be repeated three times to meet the minimum 9-credit requirement for the course. |
| 3 | Must be taken in two consecutive semesters |
| 4 | Minimum 22 credit hours |
Faculty
Full Professors
- David R. Ambaras
- Nishani Frazier
- Craig T. Friend
- Tammrah Gordon
- Holly Hurlburt
- Akram F. Khater
- Traci Brynne Marante
- Julia Rudolph
- David Aaron Zonderman
Associate Professors
- Katherine Mellen Charron
- Frederico Freitas
- Verena Kasper-Marienberg
- Susanna M. Lee
- Noah B. Strote
Assistant Professors
- Kristen Alff
- Ajamu Dillahunt
- Frederico Freitas
- Ebony Jones
- Alicia McGill
- Tate Sewell Paulette
Lecturer
- Gwyneth Anne Thayer