European History

Faculty: Frank Biess, Nancy Caciola, Robert Edelman, Tom Gallant, Deborah Hertz, Judith Hughes, David Luft, John Marino, Patrick Patterson, Pamela Radcliff, Cynthia Truant

The graduate program in European history aims to achieve a dual objective: to encourage a broad mastery of the major themes and scholarship in the field, as well as to develop a special focus of research within a single nation or region in either the modern, or early modern era.

1) Major Fields

Within the major field, national specialization is offered in modern Germany, Spain, Austria, Russia and Greece, and in early modern Italy and France. Regional specialization is offered in Central/Eastern Europe and in the Mediterranean.

(a)   Modern Europe.

(b)   Early Modern Europe.

2)  First Minor Field

The first minor field should be selected from within the parameters of European history, but in a chronological period outside that of the major field.

(a) Ancient Mediterranean

(b) Medieval Europe.        

(c) Early Modern Europe.

(d) Modern Europe

(e) A second National History

3)  Second Minor Field

The second minor field is designed either to develop a non-European teaching expertise or to pursue broader theoretical reading related to the research interests of the student.

(a)   A Geographic Area Outside Europe

(b)   History of Science.

(c)   A transnational thematic or theoretical concentration, such as gender history, citizenship, nationalism, etc.

(d)   A thematic or theoretical concentration rooted in another discipline, such as anthropology, sociology, art history, ethnic studies or literature.   

4. Language Requirements

All European Ph.D. students must show reading proficiency in two European languages other than English.