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- It is expected that students entering with an undergraduate degree complete the Ph.D. program within 7 years. A minimum of 48 course credits (12 course credits maybe outside the department) for the Ph.D. degree. The coursework develops basic analytical and research skills and grounds students in their areas of specialization. In addition, 24 dissertation credits must be devoted to research and writing of the dissertation. Altogether, students must have a total of 72 credits to receive the Ph.D.
- Language
- Each student fulfills requirements in at least one foreign language prior to taking the Comprehensive Examinations.
- Each student fulfills requirements in at least one foreign language prior to taking the Comprehensive Examinations.
- Comprehensive Examinations
- Candidates for the Ph.D. who entered with an undergraduate degree are required to take oral comprehensive examinations at the end of their third year of graduate study. (After 2 years of graduate study for candidates who entered with approved and transferred credits from a Masters degree.) Comprehensive examinations are approximately two hours in length and are taken in the major field and both minor fields.
- Candidates for the Ph.D. who entered with an undergraduate degree are required to take oral comprehensive examinations at the end of their third year of graduate study. (After 2 years of graduate study for candidates who entered with approved and transferred credits from a Masters degree.) Comprehensive examinations are approximately two hours in length and are taken in the major field and both minor fields.
- Dissertation
- The doctoral proposal must be approved by the student’s advisor and two other faculty members.
- The oral dissertation defense is conducted by a six member examining committee, including an outside chair from another department/school. The chair must be a tenured faculty member of the University (ESF and Law faculty members cannot be chosen). The advisor and student jointly choose the remaining two members.
- The student is eligible to take the oral examination after the advisor and all dissertation committee members have approved the dissertation for defense. The examination, which is open to all faculty members, graduate students and the general public, consists of a defense of the dissertation and examination in the field of specialization in which it falls.
- To request information on the History Graduate Program, please email: history@maxwell.syrhistory@syr.edu
- To reach the Graduate School at Syracuse University, please check here.