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2023-2024 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.
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Campus Code
Knoxville campus
Admissions Standards/Procedures
- Successful completion of the BA or MA degree from an accredited institution.
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 the following course at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
European History Concentration
Credit Hours Required
72 graduate credit hours
Required Courses
Complete the following course at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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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