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2021-2022 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
History Major, PhD
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The doctoral program study in 1) European History with specialization in a) Pre-Modern Europe, with particular strengths in Muslim-Christian relations, the Crusades, and religious culture in Mediterranean-facing Europe; b) Modern Europe, with an emphasis on German history; and 2) American history, with special emphasis on Atlantic and transnational history, 19th century history, religious history, southern history, and African-American history.
Concentrations (Required)
American History
European History
Campus Code
Knoxville campus
Admissions Standards/Procedures
- Successful completion of the BA or MA degree from an accredited institution.
- Competitive scores on the Graduate Record Examination (general).
Academic Standards
- Maintain a 3.00 overall graduate grade-point average in coursework attempted.
American History Concentration
Credit Hours Required
72 graduate credit hours
Required Courses
- Complete HIST 510 at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, (may be waived for comparable experience elsewhere).
- Minimum course requirements outlined by the Graduate School (48 graduate credit hours beyond the BA, or 24 graduate credit hours beyond the MA)
- For students who enter without an MA, a minimum of 39 of the 48 credit hours of coursework must be graded A-F.
- Students who enter without an MA must complete 18 graduate credit hours in their major doctoral field.
- Nine credit hours of coursework may be taken outside the department.
- Students who enter without an MA must complete two 600-level research seminars.
- For students who enter with an MA from another institution, a minimum of 27 of 36 graduate credit hours must be graded A-F.
- Students with an MA from another institution should take not only the 24 post-MA graduate credit hours required by the Graduate School, but also an additional 12 graduate credit hours, for a total of 36 graduate credit hours at UT; if approved by the adviser, these additional 12 credit hours may include non-graduate-level language instruction.
- Students who enter with an MA must complete 9 graduate credit hours in their major doctoral field.
- Students who enter with a non-thesis MA must complete two 600-level research seminars.
- Students who enter with a thesis MA need complete only one 600-level research seminar and HIST 621 .
- Up to six graduate credit hours may be taken outside the department.
- All students must complete 9 graduate credit hours in a teaching field, which will either be World History or an approved alternate field.
- Alternate teaching field: This entails three graduate courses in a major field other than the student’s own and requires approval from the Director of Graduate Studies, the student’s adviser, and a faculty member in charge of supervising that alternate field, and culminates in a two-hour oral exam conducted by the adviser and two course instructors. No more than one of these courses can be an independent study.
- All 600-level coursework must be completed at the University of Tennessee.
- Except by prior approval of the Director of Graduate Studies in History, a student’s coursework must be at the 500-level or above.
- Complete 24 credit hours of dissertation credit, HIST 600
- Original research forms the basis for the dissertation.
- After passing the Comprehensive Examinations, Doctoral candidates must register for a minimum of 3 credit hours per semester of HIST 600 . Candidates must be engaged in some phase of active research to receive credit for HIST 600 .
- A final oral defense is given on the dissertation in its historical context.
Non-Course Requirements
See information below
European History Concentration
Credit Hours Required
72 graduate credit hours
Required Courses
- Complete HIST 510 at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, (may be waived for comparable experience elsewhere).
- Minimum course requirements outlined by the Graduate School (48 graduate credit hours beyond the BA, or 24 graduate credit hours beyond the MA)
- For students who enter without an MA, a minimum of 39 of the 48 graduate credit hours of coursework must be graded A-F.
- Students who enter without an MA must complete 18 graduate credit hours in their major doctoral field.
- Nine credit hours of graduate coursework may be taken outside the department.
- Students who enter without an MA must complete two 600-level research seminars.
- For students who enter with an MA from another institution, a minimum of 27 of 36 graduate credit hours must be graded A-F.
- Students with an MA from another institution should take not only the 24 post-MA graduate credit hours required by the Graduate School, but also an additional 12 graduate credit hours, for a total of 36 credit hours at UT; if approved by the adviser, these additional 12 credit hours may include non-graduate-level language instruction.
- Students who enter with an MA must complete 9 graduate credit hours in their major doctoral field.
- Students who enter with a non-thesis MA must complete two 600-level research seminars.
- Students who enter with a thesis MA need complete only one 600-level research seminar and HIST 621 .
- Up to six graduate credit hours may be taken outside the department.
- All students must complete 9 graduate credit hours in a teaching field, which will either be World History or an approved alternate field.
- Alternate teaching field: This entails three courses in a major field other than the student’s own and requires approval from the Director of Graduate Studies, the student’s adviser, and a faculty member in charge of supervising that alternate field, and culminates in a two-hour oral exam conducted by the adviser and two course instructors. No more than one of these courses can be an independent study.
- All 600-level coursework must be completed at the University of Tennessee.
- Except by prior approval of the Director of Graduate Studies in History, a student’s coursework must be at the 500-level or above.
- Complete 24 credit hours of dissertation credit, HIST 600
- Original research forms the basis for the dissertation.
- After passing the Comprehensive Examinations, Doctoral candidates must register for a minimum of 3 credit hours per semester of HIST 600 . Candidates must be engaged in some phase of active research to receive credit for HIST 600 .
- A final oral defense is given on the dissertation in its historical context.
Non-Course Requirements
This information is for both concentrations listed above.
- Fulfill the foreign language requirement.
- Students must demonstrate competency in a foreign language or languages through coursework or examination.
- Students in pre-Modern Europe will be required to pass three language exams, including Latin. The other two languages will be determined in consultation with the adviser.
- Students in Modern Europe will be required to pass two language exams, as determined by the adviser.
- Students in US history will be required to pass one language exam.
- The foreign language requirement must be fulfilled before taking the comprehensive examination.
- Comprehensive Examination
- The comprehensive examination consists of an eight-hour written exam and a two-hour oral exam and must be taken no later than the semester following the semester in which the student completes the residence, coursework, and language requirement (summer excluded).
- Failure to take the comprehensive examination within the required time will be counted as a failure on the examination.
- Only students with an overall graduate grade point average of at least 3.0 will be allowed to take the comprehensive examination.
- A student who fails the exam must repeat it the following semester (summer excluded).
- A second failure on either exam will cause the student to be dropped from the history graduate program.
- A student who does not repeat a failed exam within the required time will likewise be dismissed from the program.
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