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The Graduate Program: General InformationThe Department of History offers graduate work leading to the degrees of master of arts and doctor of philosophy with concentrations in ancient history, Chinese studies, East Asian history, European history, history of science, Judaic studies, Latin American history, Middle Eastern history, Science Studies and United States history. A special M.A. in other specific areas may be offered by individual arrangement.
The Doctoral Program The Department of History offers graduate work leading to the degrees of master of arts and doctor of philosophy with concentrations in ancient history, Chinese Studies, East Asian history, European history, history of science, Judaic Studies, Latin American history, Middle Eastern history, Science Studies, and United States history. A special M.A. in other specific areas maybe offered by individual arrangement. Fields of Study During the first year of residence, each student, with the approval of a graduate adviser in the area of concentration, selects one major field of study and two minor fields. Within the major field the student should indicate a special interest from which the dissertation may develop. The first minor is ordinarily a supplementary field within the student's area of concentration, while the second minor is a complementary field outside the area of concentration. The basic Ph.D. programs are as follows: Students in ancient history will be expected to demonstrate a broad mastery of the entire field, with special concentration as follows: A. Major Fields 1. The ancient Near East, with emphasis on the civilization of the northwest Semitic peoples during the Bronze and early Iron Ages. 2. The history of Israel in the biblical period. 3. The history of the Jewish people in antiquity. Note: The department hopes to be able to add Greek and Roman history as a major field in the near future. B. First Minor 1. One of the fields listed above not chosen as the major field. 2. Greek and Roman history. 3. The Middle East before Islam (western Asia and northeastern Africa from the sixth century b.c.e. to the seventh century c.e.). C. Second Minor 1. A field of history outside ancient history. 2. A related discipline, offered through another department. D. Language Requirements 1. All students will be expected to demonstrate a reading knowledge of two modern foreign languages, usually French and German. This requirement may be satisfied by any of the means recognized by the department. 2. All students will be expected to demonstrate a reading knowledge of at least one and usually two of the three following ancient languages: Greek, Hebrew, and Latin. The languages will be chosen as appropriate to the student's particular interests and the requirement will be satisfied by departmental examination. 3. The second and sometimes third language not elected under (2) may be required if necessary for the student's research. Additional languages, such as Akkadian, Aramaic, Egyptian, Ugaritic, Phoenician, and middle and modern Hebrew, may be required as necessary for the student's research. The required level of competence will be set as appropriate to the student's needs and the requirement will be satisfied by departmental examination. Students in East Asian history will be expected to demonstrate a broad competence in the entire field, with special concentration as follows: A. Major Fields 1. Modern China. 2. Modern Japan. B. Minor Fields For students majoring in Chinese history, students will be expected to pass three minor fields in order to broaden each student's perspective on East Asian history: 1. Premodern Chinese history. 2. Modern Japanese history. 3. A history field outside of East Asia, or a discipline outside of history. For students majoring in Japanese history: 1. A field in history. 2. A related field offered through another department. Note: One of the minor fields must not focus exclusively on East Asia. C. Language Requirements For students majoring in Chinese history: students must demonstrate a reading knowledge of Chinese and a reading knowledge of a second foreign language related to the student's research interests. For students majoring in Japanese history: Students must demonstrate a reading and speaking knowledge of Japanese. Depending on specialization, reading knowledge of a second foreign language might be necessary. The graduate program in European history is designed to achieve a dual objective: to encourage a broad mastery of historical methods and literature in various fields, as well as to develop a special focus of research within a single area or epoch. The distribution of offerings is as follows: A. Major Fields 1. Modern Europe, with a specialty in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, diplomatic history, economic history, intellectual history, or social history. 2. Early modern Europe, with a specialty in the cultural, economic or social history of one region. B. First Minor Any of the following fields may be selected provided that study concentrates on a chronological period outside the major. 1. Classical Greece and Rome. 2. Medieval Europe. 3. Early modern Europe. 4. Modern Europe. 5. A national history. C. Second Minor 1. The history of a geographic area outside of Western Europe. 2. History of Science. 3. Women's history. 4. A related discipline, offered through another department. D. Language Requirements The department requires Ph.D. candidates in European history to demonstrate competency in two languages in addition to English before advancement to candidacy. Note: Students should indicate whether they are also applicants for admission to the interdepartmental program in Science Studies (history, philosophy, and sociology of science). A. Major Fields 1. Science in early modern Europe. 2. Science in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. 3. Science in the twentieth century. 4. Another field of comparable breadth, defined in consultation with the major field adviser. B. First and Second Minor Fields Major Field Adviser: 1. Science Studies (mandatory for students in the Science Studies program). 2. Any of the other fields offered by the department, provided that it offers general historical understanding of the same period as the major field. 3. A field of history of science not chosen as the major field. 4. A second field of history, provided that it concentrates on a period or region other than that chosen for the first minor field. 5. A related discipline, offered through another department. Note: This field may be in the physical or life sciences. C. Language Requirement Competency in one or two languages in addition to English before advancement to candidacy is required. The requirement will vary depending on the chosen major field. Doctoral candidates in Latin American history are expected to gain a broad chronological and geographical mastery of the field as a whole. The oral examination in the major field, while concentrating on the student's special area of interest, will be a comprehensive examination covering the whole field of Latin American history. A. Major Fields 1. The national period of Latin America, with a specialty in the Andean Republics, Brazil, the Caribbean, Mexico or the Southern Cone countries. 2. Colonial Latin America, with an emphasis on one major region. B. First Minor The student should select either the national period or the colonial period as a chronological supplement to the major. C. Second Minor 1. The history of another geographic area outside Latin America and the Caribbean. 2. An area of discipline, offered through another department, related to the student's dissertation or preparation for university teaching. D. Language Requirement Competency in two languages in addition to English before advancement to candidacy is required. Normally the first of these will be Spanish. The second may be Portuguese or another European or non-European language, including an indigenous language of the Americas. The objective of the doctoral program in Middle Eastern history is to achieve broad expertise in the modern history of the Middle East and to develop a special focus in the history of the late Ottoman Empire or its successor states. A. Major Fields
B. Minor Fields Any two of the following: C. Second Minor
C. Language Requirement Students must possess a sound foundation in reading Arabic or Turkish (Ottoman Turkish or modern Turkish) as a requirement for admission to the program. Reading competence in two languages in addition to English are required before advancement to candidacy: the regional language Arabic or Turkish above, and a modern European language (other than English) related to the major field of specialization. A. Major Fields 1. Colonial and National period to 1877. 2. Modern America, 1877 to the present. B. First Minor 1. One of the above fields not chosen as the major field. 2. One of the following topical fields: African-American history, history of the borderlands and Southwest, Chicano history, economic history, legal and constitutional history, political history, social and cultural history, history of the South, history of the West, or history of women and gender. C. Second Minor 1. A geographic area outside the United States in either the premodern or modern period. 2. A related discipline, offered through another department. D. Language Requirement Competency in one language in addition to English before advancement to candidacy is required. Students who wish to earn both the Ph.D. in history from UCSD and the Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law must apply to and be independently accepted into both programs under each of the campus' standards and procedures. Students pursuing the dual degree program will normally alternate years at each institution, in a manner agreed on by the students' advisers and appropriate committees. Thus, for example, a student may spend his or her first year at Cal Western, his or her second year at UCSD, and so on through the program. At least one year at each institution must be completed by the end of three years. Each institution will accept a small number of course credits from the other institution to satisfy its degree requirements. Cal Western remains on a semester system, while UCSD continues on a quarter system. With the exception of the historiography and research seminars and subject to approval by a faculty adviser and the graduate Committee, the Department of History will accept for credit up to two classes from Cal Western. Students may be admitted to graduate study leading to the Ph.D. in fields other than those listed above upon the recommendation of a faculty member. In such cases, a special program of study appropriate to the field will be devised by the major field adviser, subject to the approval of the department's Graduate Committee. Note: The department also offers graduate work in African history. When appropriate, students may select minor fields in this area. Ph.D. Course Work A normal full-time program consists of twelve units per quarter. Ph.D. students are expected to complete at least one of the following minimum formal courses of study prior to their qualifying examination: (1) two two-quarter research seminars, three one-quarter historiography courses in their major field and five other courses (which may be a combination of colloquia, conjoined courses, or directed readings); or (2) three two-quarter research seminars (not necessarily in the same field) three one-quarter historiography courses in their major field and three other courses (which may be a combination of colloquia, conjoined courses, or directed readings). Students are encouraged to take their first research seminar in their major field during the initial year of graduate study. A maximum of four units per quarter may be taken in teaching assistantships. Opportunities for Teaching Undergraduate teaching, for which graduate teaching assistants earn regular academic credit, is an integral part of the graduate program at UCSD. To prepare for an academic career, the Ph.D. candidate is encouraged to assist in courses offered by the department ordinarily as a course grader or teaching assistant. When such an opportunity is not available, a student may participate in some special research program or teach in instructional programs outside the department. The department considers experience in teaching an important part of a graduate studentŐs professional training. The Graduate Committee selects and recommends history teaching assistantships for the upcoming academic year based upon financial aid forms which graduate students usually complete during the previous Winter Quarter. Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in order to receive academic employment on campus. Ph.d. Examinations A. Minor Fields Ph.D. candidates are strongly encouraged to take at least one minor field examination by the end of Fall Quarter of their second year and to complete all examinations by the end of their third year. Generally, the department recognizes two types of minor fields. The most common minor field is a teaching field. That is, passing a minor field in an area certifies, on a studentsŐ record and resume, that the student has mastered the literature and the major issues in a field sufficient to qualify the student to teach in that area. (An example would be a minor field in modern Japanese history for an East Asian history student specializing in modern China; or medieval history for a Europeanist.) A second type of minor field is designed to familiarize a student with a range of theoretical and comparative issues which will be useful in the formulation of a dissertation topic and future research in the student's major field. (An example might be Latin American history for a student working in United States ethnic history; or sociology for a student in any field.) For a minor field taken outside the department, the minor field adviser (not the student or major field adviser) determines the level of expertise sufficient to warrant certification in that field. Reading lists are negotiated between students and their minor field adviser, but, as a guideline, they should include about 50 titles, with 40-70 titles representing a reasonable range. The reading list is agreed upon, at least three months in advance, by the student and faculty member administering the minor field examination. The list is intended to establish what will be expected of the student and to prevent confusion over the material to be covered. Most minor fields include a written examination; these may be in the form of a three-hour departmental exam or a twenty-four hour take-home exam at the administering professor's discretion. (Minor field examinations in East Asian history will be oral; those in history of science may be either written or oral.) The professor composes and grades the written examination. Students who fail a minor field examination may petition the Graduate Committee for permission to sit for the examination again at any time during the following two quarters, as long as pre-candidacy time limits are not exceeded. A second failure results automatically in dismissal from the program. B. Oral Qualifying Examination and Candidacy Students are normally expected to take their qualifying examination no later than the spring of their third year of study (except as otherwise specified by the individual fields), and are required to do so in four years. Students must fulfill all course work, minor field, and language requirements before taking their qualifying examination. The qualifying examination is an oral test in the student's major field of study, conducted by at least five examiners, three of whom must be members of the Department of History. Students are strongly encouraged to select one department examiner from outside their core field group. At least one examiner must be a tenured faculty member from a discipline outside the department. Students should consult with their adviser about the composition of the examining committee well before their examination. The examination committee also serves as the dissertation committee. The membership of the committee must be approved by the Department Chair and ultimately the Dean of Graduate Studies. The date of the examination is determined by consultation between the candidate and the examining committee. In addition to the major field book list, it is required that students also submit a dissertation prospectus to the committee before the oral examination. The examination, which will include a discussion of the student's prospectus, lasts approximately two to three hours. Should a candidate fail the examination, the examining committee will consult with the student to clarify weaknesses in preparation for taking the examination a second time. If a second oral examination is warranted, the department requires that it should be taken no later than one quarter after the first examination. If the candidate fails the oral examination a second time his or her candidacy will be terminated. An M.A. degree may also be awarded to Ph.D. students upon successfully passing the oral qualifying examination. The M.A. is not automatically awarded; students must apply in advance to receive the degree. Students who wish to receive an M.A. degree as part of the Ph.D. program must apply for Master's candidacy during the first two weeks of the quarter in which they expect to receive the degree. The various requirements noted above apply to students who have done no previous graduate work in history. If a candidate has completed some graduate work before entering UCSD, there may be appropriate adjustments in course work, as approved by general petition to the Graduate Committee. Nevertheless, all candidates are required to meet language requirements, pass field examinations, as well as complete and defend a dissertation. Dissertation After completing all relevant examinations and language requirements, the student is expected to write a dissertation under the supervision of the faculty adviser and the doctoral committee. The Department of History has established the following guidelines for dissertation work. The dissertation should:
I.
Chinese Studies
Chinese Studies is an interdisciplinary program that allows the graduate student interested in China to take advantage of the university's offerings in various departments to build a coordinated graduate program leading to an M.A. degree in history. Although the program is offered under the auspices of the Department of History, the student selects courses in Anthropology, Linguistics, Literature, Political Science, and Sociology, as well as History. II.
Modern European History
Candidates
for the M.A. degree in European history pursue a program concentrating
on the history The master's program in history of science provides a broad
background in preparation for a variety of careers related to science
and technology, business, journalism, education, government, or for more
advanced degree work. The nine courses (thirty-six units) required
are normally distributed as follows:
A. Two
courses in science in early modern Europe.
B.
Two courses in science since 1750.
C.
A two-quarter research seminar.
D.
The remaining courses are chosen in consultation with the faculty in
history of science. For students whose previous training has been
mainly scientific, these will include courses in historical fields other
than the history of science. For students who already have historical
training, they may include one or more courses related to the sciences.
Modern
Europe in perspective. Some training in a discipline other than
history is also recommended. The requirement of nine courses (thirty-six
units) is normally distributed as follows:
A.
A two-quarter research seminar, to be selected from HIGR 230, 231, or
232.
B.
Three one-quarter courses concerning the historical literature about central
problems in European history: HIGR 200, 220, 221, and 222 are the
preferred options. If any of them are not scheduled for the year,
other graduate-level colloquia may be substituted with approval of the
student's graduate adviser.
C.
Two courses in pre-industrial Europe, 1450-1750: HIGR 200, 220,
and 221 may be counted for this distribution requirement.
D.
Two courses in industrial Europe since 1750: HIGR 221 and 222 may
be counted for this requirement, as well as appropriate graduate level
colloquia.
Note:
HIGR 221 may NOT be used for both (C) and (D).
E.
One course in a discipline other than history, if relevant to the student's
program.
III.
History of Science
The
master's program in history of science provides a broad background in
preparation for a variety of careers related to science and technology,
business, journalism, education, government, or for more advanced degree
work. The nine courses (thirty-six units) required are normally
distributed as follows:
A.
Two courses in science in early modern Europe.
B.
Two courses in science since 1750.
C.
A two-quarter research seminar.
D.
The remaining courses are chosen in consultation with the faculty
in history of science. For students whose previous training
has been mainly scientific, these will include courses in historical
fields other than the history of science. For students who already
have historical training, they may include one or more courses related
to the sciences.
IV.
Judaic Studies
Judaic
Studies is an interdisciplinary program offered under the auspices
of the Department of History. Students take courses in Anthropology,
History, and Literature, with possible specialties in archaeology,
biblical studies, or the Judaism of the Greco-Roman period.
V.
Latin American History
This
program offers students a general preparation in the history of Latin
America. Students will have opportunities to specialize in the national
or colonial periods and can emphasize work in one country. Advanced
work in another discipline related to Latin America may also be included
in the program. The nine courses (thirty-six units) should normally
be distributed as follows:
A.
History 245A-B-C.
B.
Three other graduate courses in Latin American history.
C.
Three other courses related to Latin America in history or in other
disciplines.
VI.
United States History
This
area of concentration offers a broad grounding in the literature of American
history from the colonial period to the present. In addition to
a shared core of courses, students specialize in a topical field of their
own choosing. Training in a related discipline outside of history
is encouraged. The requirement of nine courses (thirty-six units)
is distributed as follows:
A.
HIGR 265A-B-C: first-year graduate colloquia devoted to the literature
of American history. These colloquia are required of all entering
graduate students in United States history.
B.
A two-quarter research seminar.
C.
Two courses (eight units) in a single topical field chosen from African-American
history, history of the borderlands and Southwest, Chicano history, economic
history, legal and constitutional history, political history, social and
cultural history, history of the South, history of the West, or
history of women and gender.
D.
Two additional courses (eight units) chosen in consultation with the student's
adviser. These courses may be in a related field outside the department.
E.
At least six of the nine courses must be colloquia or graduate-level
courses. Students may take conjoined courses, directed readings,
research seminars, or the 265 series to meet this requirement
VI.
Special M.A. Program
Students
who wish to work in specific areas, such as African history, medieval
European history, or other areas, may develop an M.A. program in consultation
with an appropriate faculty member specializing in that area and petition
the Graduate Committee for approval. In this program, the courses
normally will have a general pattern of distribution as follows:
A.
Four to eight units of conjoined courses, directed readings, or
graduate seminars in historical fields closely related to that of the
specialized program or in another discipline with similarly related subject
matter.
B.
Eight to twelve units of upper-division undergraduate lecture courses
in the specialized field.
C.
Eight to sixteen units of graduate reading courses with faculty in the
specialized area of history.
D.
Eight units of graduate or undergraduate work in a discipline outside
of, but related to, the specialized field.
In
addition to these course requirements each student must pass a comprehensive
oral examination and meet language requirements specified by the appropriate
faculty member and approved by the Graduate Committee.
Ph.D.
and M.A. Language Requirements
Ph.D.
candidates in Chinese, European, and Latin American history must demonstrate
competency in two foreign languages. Ph.D. candidates in history
of science, Japanese, and United States history, as well as M.A. candidates
in European and Latin American history must demonstrate competency in
one foreign language. Ph.D. candidates in ancient history require
two modern foreign languages, as well as the relevant ancient languages.
Additional languages appropriate to the special field of study as well
as language requirements for a candidate in a field other than those already
mentioned may be required by the Graduate Committee in consultation with
the student's major field adviser. Students may satisfy the foreign
language requirement in one of the following ways:
a)
By completing, with a grade of B- or better in each term, a two year language
sequence from the student's undergraduate institution. Such a sequence
must have been completed within two years of the time the request is made
to the Graduate Committee for certification of competency.
b)
By completing, with a satisfactory (S) grade in each term, a two-year,
lower-division sequence in the language approved by the Graduate Committee.
c)
By completing, with a satisfactory (S) grade in each term, a one-year,
upper-division sequence in the language approved by the Graduate Committee. d)
By passing a translation examination administered by a departmental faculty
member who is proficient in the language. (This is the only option
available for Chinese and Japanese.)
Students
are urged to complete at least one foreign language examination by
the end of the first year of study and must do so by the beginning
of the third year of study. Failure to do so is grounds for
denial of financial support. No student may take the oral qualifying
examination before completing all language requirements.
Part-time
Study
Students
who enroll in fewer than twelve graduate or upper-division units per quarter
are considered part-time students. Part-time study may be pursued
in several master's programs and a few Ph.D. programs at UCSD. Approval
for individual students to enroll on a part-time basis may be given for
reasons of employment, family responsibilities, or health. Individuals
who are interested in part-time study and meet the department's above
qualifications should see the Graduate Coordinator.
Part-time
students must satisfy the same admission requirements as full-time
students and are eligible, at the discretion of the department, for
25 percent time teaching or research assistantships. Students
who are approved by the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research for
enrollment in a program of half-time study or less (a maximum of six
units) may be eligible for a reduction of fees. All other students
pay the same fees as full-time students.
Financial
Support
Upon
recommendation of the department, several types of financial aid are available
to graduate students: full or partial remission of fees and tuition,
fellowships, research assistantships, teaching assistantships, readerships,
and travel grants. Graduate students are eligible for one or a combination
of the six forms of financial support.
Fellowships
and research assistantships are granted by the Office of Graduate Studies (OGS) upon the recommendation of the department. Teaching
assistants are appointed by the department upon the recommendation of
the Graduate Committee and by the college writing programs. Readers
are appointed by the department upon the recommendation of the professor
whose course requires such assistance. At the discretion of the
department, half-time graduate students are eligible for 25% TAships or
GSRships.
For
a small number of outstanding incoming students, the department will
award a four year package of guaranteed funding which would include
two years of a fellowship and two years of employment as a teaching
assistant.
Departmental
policy has been to seek seven years of support for students in the program.
In recent years all students needing support have received either fellowships,
or teaching assistant, research assistant positions. To the extent
that resources are insufficient to meet the need, the department, on the
advice of the Graduate Committee, will rank students using a combined
criterion of academic performance and financial need.
Graduate
students must maintain a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 to be
considered for any type of financial aid. Financial support
is not renewed automatically but is approved by the department on
a yearly basis.
Please
check with OGS's website for the tuition and fees chart, http://ogs.ucsd.edu/financialinfo/index.htm.
OGS grants partial remission of fees for nine quarters after advancement
to candidacy (for the duration of what is known as 'normative time') if
students have advanced by the end of the third year of study. (If
students delay advancement, the number of normative time quarters is reduced
accordingly.) After expiration of normative time, students must
complete the dissertation or resume full payment of fees.
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