Department of History
Graduate Handbook
2008 - 2009
The
Table
of Contents
I. Introduction: The
II. The Master of Arts in History
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III. Admission Requirements
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A. Qualifications
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B. Documents to be submitted
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C. Application Procedure
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IV. Program Description and Degree Requirements
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A. Total Hours ...........................
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B. Grades ................................
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C. Transfer Credits .......................
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D. Other Requirements .....................
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1. Residence ........................
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2. Foreign Language .................
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3. Comprehensive Field Examination ..
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4. Thesis/Internship .................
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5. Degree Time Limits ................
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6. Continuous Enrollment
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V. Graduate Courses ...............................................
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VI. Academic Procedures ............................................
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A. Graduate Advising ..........................................
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B. Thesis .....................................................
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C. Grievance Procedures .......................................
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D. Admission to candidacy and application for
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E. Graduation .................................................
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VII. Teaching Assistants ............................................
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A. University appointment
procedures
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B. Departmental selection
procedures
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C. Job
description
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VIII. Graduate Faculty
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I. INTRODUCTION: The
The
The city of
HISTORY
The
Graduate studies were authorized at
ACADEMIC
STANDING
The
II. THE MASTER OF ARTS IN HISTORY
The Department of History offers a program of study leading
to the Master of Arts degree in History.
The goals of the program are: (1) to provide guidance in research, using
historical documents and archives,
and (2) to
familiarize students with the methods, techniques, historical background, and
current research
and debates concerning the study of
history.
From these goals, the following objectives are derived:
(1) to develop research competence in
European, U. S.,
Global, and Public
history;
(2) to develop professional competence in
the application of
historical
skills in a non-academic setting;
(3) to develop a level of research
competence in history adequate
for
continuing toward the doctoral degree, and
(4) to add to the body of historical
scholarship with meaningful
scholarship
in European,
Public
history.
III. ADMISSION
REQUIREMENTS
A. Qualifications:
Students
seeking admission to the graduate program in history will normally be expected
to meet
the
following qualifications:
1. hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or
university or its equivalent from a foreign institution
based
on a four-year program;
2.
have a
strong overall academic record with a 3.0 grade point
average in the last 60 hours of undergraduate instruction;
3. earn a minimum
score of 950 on the combined verbal and quantitative
sections of the GRE, and a suitable
score on the essay.
Scores will be accepted from the five
years prior to application.
Students
will be accepted into the program who have majored in
history or other humanities, social sciences, and related
fields.
Admission
decisions will be based on careful examination of several
factors; where other indications of success warrant,
individuals
who fall below the specific criteria in one of the areas may
be
considered for admission.
Individuals may also be accepted with
certain deficiencies provided these are remedied. This may include
taking additional courses beyond the 30 hours normally
required for
the degree.
B. Documents to be submitted:
1. An application for graduate admission
2. Official transcript(s) of all previous
undergraduate and
graduate study
3. Official scores on the GRE (subject test
not required)
4. An appropriate writing sample, preferably
a college history
paper
5 Three letters of recommendation by
individuals in
professionally relevant fields. For recent graduates
(five years) holding a bachelor's degree, two of the
recommendations must come from members of the academic
community
6 A 250-word essay describing the reasons
for studying history at
UNC Wilmington and the specific area
within the main field of
history in which the applicant intends to concentrate. The
Graduate
Committee is charged with paying special attention to
an applicant's reason for wishing to pursue graduate study at
UNC
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Deadline
for Fall admission is May 1 (March 1 for full consideration
for financial aid);
deadline for Spring admission is November l.
C. Application Procedure
All
requests for information and all completed applications should
be submitted to the office of the Dean of the
the
Committee
of the History Department will screen all applications
and recommend the appropriate action to the offices of the
Dean of
the
Notification
will be sent to candidates by the
IV. PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION AND DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:
A. Total hours
1. For
The
program will require a minimum total of 30
semester hours of graduate study, which will include the
following specified minimum course work:
3
hours in HST 500: Historiography and
Methodology Seminar.
This
required course, which is offered each Fall Semester,
must be completed by the end of the second semester of
graduate study.
12
hours of course work in the student's area of concentration
(U. S., European, Global, or Public).
9
hours of electives, which includes the option of taking two
graduate level courses (or 6 credit hours) outside the
Department
of History in consultation with the Graduate
Director and Thesis advisor.
6
hours of thesis.
Stipulations:
At
least 2 courses must be graduate-only seminars, and 1 of
these 2 must be in the student's area of concentration.
Of
the 24 hours of course work (excluding thesis credit), 18
hours must be taken in courses open only to graduate
students.
Graduate
courses that are cross-listed with the undergraduate
courses will have additional requirements and different
standards for graduate students.
Students
may take up to 6 hours of Directed Independent Study
(HST 591). No more
than 3 hours may be undertaken with one
instructor.
Students
are expected to complete the foreign language translation
examination. It is
strongly recommended that students take the
language exam within the first 2 semesters.
Comprehensive
written exam must be taken during the last
Semester of course or the semester immediately following.
Courses
whose topic transcends our four tracks, either
topically or geographically, will carry credits appropriate
to
field of expertise of the course instructor.
2. For
Public History concentration.
3
hours in HST 500: as in A.1 above.
3
hours in HST 570.
12
hours in Public History. (including 570,
573)
9
hours of electives, which includes the option of taking two
graduate level courses (or 6 credit hours) outside the
Department
of History in consultation with the Director
of Public History and Graduate Director.
3
hours of Internship in Public History (HST 598) and 3 hours
of Thesis (HST 599).
Students may begin their internship
only after completing all other coursework. Internships
must be arranged in consultation with the student's
adviser.
Stipulations:
At
least 2 courses must be graduate-only seminars, one of which
must be in Public History.
Of
the 24 hours of course work (excluding Internship) 15 must
be in courses open only to graduate students. Graduate
courses that are cross-listed with undergraduate courses
will have additional requirements and standards for
graduate students.
Students
may take up to 6 hours of Directed Independent Study
(HST 591). No more
than 3 hours may be taken with one
instructor.
Courses
whose topic transcends our four tracks will carry
credits appropriate to the field of expertise of the
course instructor.
Students
are expected to complete the foreign language translation
examination. It is
strongly recommended that students take the
language exam within the first 2 semesters.
Graduate
Program in History
Sample
Four-Semester Schedule
Semester 1
HST 500
colloquium
cross-listed
** take language exam
Semester 2
Seminar
6 additional hours
Semester 3
Seminar
3 additional hours
prepare for comps
**take comps
Semester 4
6 hours of thesis or internship
**defend thesis/present internship.
B. Grades
Course
performance evaluations are reported by means of
the following grade system:
A
(4 gp) - excellent
B
(3 gp) - completely satisfactory
C
(2 gp) - minimally acceptable
F
(0 gp) - failure
I - incomplete
S - satisfactory progress on thesis
WP
- withdraw passing
Instructors
may opt to employ a -/+ grading system.
They will
will inform students of their intention at the beginning of
term.
Three
grades of C or one grade of F results in dismissal from
the graduate program.
Further, if a student falls below a
3.0
gpa at any time, he or she goes on academic probation
and has
three subsequent courses to bring the gpa up to at least
3.0.
In addition, a student must have at
least 3.0 gpa in order to begin
any program-specific comprehensive examination or thesis
work.
Students
who have been dismissed from the graduate program and
readmitted by special action of the graduate dean shall have
their
subsequent retention policy determined individually by the
Dean.
An
incomplete grade may be given if the course instructor
determines that exceptional circumstances warrant extending
the
time for the student to complete the course work. The instructor
may set the maximum allowable period for completion of the
course
work, but in no case will the extension exceed one
year. If the
time allowed is to be less than one year, this information
should
be transmitted in writing to the student, with a copy to the
dean
of the
has not been submitted by the instructor, the incomplete
automatically becomes a F.
A graduate
student who is required to take undergraduate courses,
whether to make up a deficiency or as part of his or her
graduate
program, must make grades of at least a "B+." Those voluntarily
electing to register for undergraduate courses may make any
grade
above "F" without jeopardizing his/her graduate
standing.
C. Transfer credits
Graduate
courses taken at this institution before formal admission
to graduate studies will meet course requirements for a
graduate
degree only if offered and approved as transfer credit by
the
History Graduate Committee.
(No more than six credit hours of such
courses are eligible for transfer.) A maximum of six semester
hours of credit may be transferred from another accredited
institution.
Correspondence courses will not be accepted for
transfer credit. Each
request must be accompanied by an official
transcript showing satisfactory completion of courses
offered for
transfer credit. The
courses must have been taken within
allowable time limits for the degree.
A
student in the graduate program who wishes to take one or more
courses elsewhere for graduate degree credit must obtain
prior
approval from the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
and
the Dean of the
D. Other requirements
1. Residence
A
minimum of 24 hours of graduate study must be completed in
residence.
2. Foreign Language
Graduate
students in pursuit of an MA degree in History must
demonstrate satisfactory reading knowledge of a foreign
language.
Students
will satisfy this requirement by passing a translation
examination in one of the following
languages: French, German,
Spanish, Latin, Russian, Portuguese, Arabic, or Italian. (Students
wishing to be examined in a language other than those listed
are
requested to see the Graduate coordinator.) All incoming
students
to the History Graduate Program MUST
sign up and take the
language exam
within their first two semesters in the program.
The examination will last 90 minutes, during which time students
must translate a passage of approximately 500
words. Use of a
dictionary approved by the department is
permitted. Translation
examinations will be offered twice each
academic year (once each semester).
Examinations
will be scheduled by the Graduate Coordinator, who
will announce the date at least one month in advance. The date
will be posted on the Graduate History bulletin board,
located
near Morton Hall 212 (students are urged to check this board
frequently for information).
Students are expected to submit,
in writing to the Graduate Coordinator, their intent to sit
for
an examination. This
notification of intent must be received
at least two weeks prior to the examination date. There is no
penalty if a student changes his/her mind and decides not to
attend the examination.
Once the student enters the
examination room, however, he/she must take the examination.
Each
examination will be graded on a pass/no pass basis.
Students
will have as many opportunities as needed to demonstrate
their proficiency. If a student does not succeed on his/her
first
attempt, he/she is encouraged to continue taking the exam
each
semester until they pass it. However, this
requirement must be
fulfilled prior to the scheduling of a thesis defense.
3. Comprehensive Field Examination
All
graduate students in the Department of History must
successfully pass a written comprehensive examination in the
student's area of concentration. This exam must be taken
either in the semester in which the student completes 24
hours
of course work or in the semester immediately following the
completion of 24 hours of course work.
The
comprehensive exam is offered twice a year, once each
semester, but not during the summer sessions. The Graduate
Coordinator
will schedule the exam and announce the date at
least one month in advance of the test. The exam date will be
posted on the Graduate History Bulletin Board (located
outside
Morton
Hall 212) and students are urged to check this board
frequently for information.
Students are expected to submit,
in writing to the Graduate Coordinator, their intent to sit
for
the exam.
Notification is expected at least two weeks prior to
the exam date. Once
the student enters the exam room, he/she
must take the exam.
Each
field exam (
will be prepared by three faculty members (appointed by the
Graduate
Coordinator) representing their respective fields.
Each
field exam committee will be constituted for one year, and
will have the responsibility of preparing, administering,
and
grading the exam.
Students
sitting for the same field exam will be given the
same test in a given semester, but questions will vary each
semester the exam is given.
Students are instructed to bring
two or more blue exam booklets or laptop and pens to the
exam.
The
exam will be closed book and must be completed within four
hours. Students in
American and European history must choose
two questions from a field of three. Students in Global and
Public
history must choose one of two questions from two
fields. Global fields
will be global history
generally and
the students chosen field (Latin America,
Public
fields will be public history generally and American
history either before or after 1865.
The
History Department recommends that graduate students
familiarize themselves with the basic information provided
in
the undergraduate history survey courses (HST 101, 102, 103,
201, and 202). While it
is expected that the answers to the
comprehensive field exam questions will be interpretative
and
will include historiographic references, it is also expected
that a student's essay will provide enough (correct) factual
information to support the student's argument. Please consult
the "General Guidelines for Evaluating History M.A. and
M.A.T.
Comprehensive
Exams" for further information about the
department's criteria.
These handouts are available from the
Graduate Coordinator.
The
comprehensive exam will be graded by all members of the
field exam committee, each member of the exam committee
independently rendering a pass or fail decision. In the case
of a failing grade, the grader will provide a written analysis
of the exam's deficiencies.
A STUDENT MUST PASS BOTH QUESTIONS
WITH
AT LEAST A TWO TO ONE (PASS/FAIL) RATION TO EARN A PASS ON
THE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM.
No credit is given for passing one
question. If a
student fails the comprehensive exam on the
first attempt, he/she must retake it in its entirety the
following semester.
The same procedures will apply for the
second attempt as for the first. A second failure will
result in the student's dismissal from the graduate program.
This requirement must be fulfilled prior to the scheduling of
a thesis defense.
4. Thesis/Internship
Each
student will present a thesis or approved Public History
project with accompanying report, acceptable to
3
members of the student's thesis committee, prior to
graduation.
Prior
to the completion of the first year of graduate study,
and in consultation with the Graduate Coordinator, each
student
will select a thesis advisor and thesis committee consisting
of
three to four faculty members. Three members of the thesis
committee must be members of the History Department. Two
members of the thesis committee must be History faculty
whose
research and teaching interests are in the student's major
field of study. A
fourth member of the student's thesis
committee may be an especially qualified person who is not a
member of the History Department.
In
cooperation with the thesis advisor, the student will
develop a research design for the thesis, not to exceed
1000
words in length, and will submit it for approval to the
thesis committee and the Graduate Coordinator before the
student completes 15 hours of course work.
A
student may not enroll for thesis hours until he/she
has completed 18 hours of course work and has had his/her
research design submitted to and approved by the student's
thesis committee and the Graduate Coordinator.
The
principal functions of the thesis committee will be to
read and evaluate the thesis, to conduct a thesis defense
and
to certify the successful completion and defense of the
thesis.
5. Degree Time Limits
A
graduate student has five calendar years to complete his or
her degree program.
The five-year period begins with the
student's first term of work after formal admission to a
degree-granting program.
Work completed as a non-degree
student does not initiate the five-year period for completing
a
degree program.
Courses taken more than five calendar years
prior to the admission of a student into a degree program at
UNCW
normally are not accepted for credit toward fulfilling the
requirements of the student's degree program. In some cases,
however, with approval of the student's advisory committee
and
department/unit chair, a student may petition the Graduate
School
to accept for credit work that is more than five years
old.
When
extenuating circumstances warrant, an extension of the
time limit for completing a graduate program may be granted
to
a student upon his or her petition to the dean of the
Graduate
School. Such
petitions must include an explanation and the
endorsement of the student's advisory committee and academic
unit's chair or dean.
6. Continuous Enrollment
All
students using university resources (faculty, library,
etc.) must be registered during
Fall and Spring Semesters.
Students
must be registered during the semester in which they
plan to graduate (for summer graduation students must
register
for one summer session).
Only
6 hours of thesis or internship may count toward
graduation. Students needing
to continue enrollment past 6 hours
must contact the
V. GRADUATE
COURSES
All
graduate courses are numbered at the 500 level.
Cross-listed
courses, which are indicated by a parenthetical 400-level
listing,
carry additional requirements and different grading
expectations
for graduate students.
Students may take two cross-listed courses and
one Directed Independent Study (HST 591) course or one
cross-listed
course and two Directed Independent Study courses. Students choosing
the second option are limited to one DIS per instructor.
HST 500 is
a pre-requisite or co-requisite for all courses. For
students admitted spring semester, this requirement will be
waived for
the first semester.
Course
Descriptions
HST 500 Historiography and Methodology (3)
Introduction to problems of
historical research through examination of major historical
works
and current techniques of research, evaluation of sources,
development of bibliography, and quantitative historical
methods
including the role of the computer in historical
research. This
course is open only to graduate students.
HST 518 (440)
Seminar:
U.S. Social History (3) Intensive study of
selected topics in
African-Americans,
immigrants, social movements, education, work
and leisure, sexuality.
May be repeated under a different sub-
title. May not be
applied toward fulfillment of graduate seminar
requirement.
HST 520 U. S. Colloquium (3)
interpretations, and research trends on a theme offered in
American
history. This course
is open only to graduate students. May
be
repeated one time for credit.
HST 522 U. S. Seminar (3) Research in the bibliography of
specialized
topics and use of primary sources to write an original
research
paper on an aspect of American history. This course is open only
to graduate students.
May be repeated one time for credit.
HST 524 Major Interpretations in American History
(3)
An
application of the historiographic concepts of conflict and
consensus in American society to the examination of specific
periods or topics in American history. This course is open only
to graduate students.
HST 525 (442)
Seminar:
U.S. Economic History (3) Intensive study of
significant themes or events in
colonial period to the present. Examples of topics: economy of
Colonial
Antebellum South, agricultural history. May be repeated under a
different subtitle.
May not be applied toward fulfillment of
graduate seminar requirement.
HST 526 (444)
Seminar:
U.S. Political History (3) Intensive study of
selected facets of political theory, behavior, movements,
and
institutions, and how political power has been able to
influence
the development of society.
Examples of topics: New Deal
politics, third-party movements, U.S. Constitution. May not be
applied toward fulfillment of graduate seminar requirement.
HST 527 (446)
Seminar:
examination of fundamental principles, assumptions, and
objectives
in the conduct of
viewed their place in the international order at various
moments in
their history.
Examples of topics: the diplomacy
of World War II,
the Cold War, arms control and disarmament. May be repeated under
a different subtitle.
May not be applied toward fulfillment of
graduate seminar requirement.
HST 528 (448)
Seminar:
examination of major themes and events in the evolution of
national security and defense policy, the uses of national
power,
and the role of military affairs from the colonial period to
the
present. Examples of
topics: the Vietnam War, the use of air
power,
subtitle. May not be
applied toward fulfillment of graduate
seminar requirement.
HST 529 (450)
Seminar:
examination of the role of ideas in American history. Examples of
topics: radicalism, the
Enlightenment, myth in American history,
and ideas about democracy, ethnicity, equality, religion,
gender.
May be repeated under a different subtitle. May not be applied
toward fulfillment of graduate seminar requirement.
HST 531 (454)
Seminar:
examination of the economic, social, and political history
of a
specific region of the
different subtitle.
May not be applied toward fulfillment of
graduate seminar requirement.
HST 533 (456)
Seminar:
Study of selected topics in
of topics: nature and
culture, the cult of the wilderness,
Conservation
and Preservation, resources and regions, gender and
nature, the environmental movement. May be repeated under a
different subtitle.
May not be applied toward fulfillment of
graduate seminar requirement.
HST 540 European Colloquium (3)
research trends and schools of interpretation in selected
themes in
European history.
This course is open only to graduate students.
May be repeated one time for credit.
HST 542 European Seminar (3) Research in the
bibliography of
specialized topics and use of primary sources to write an
original
research paper on an aspect of European history. This course is
open only to graduate students. May be repeated one time for
credit.
HST 548 (408)
Seminar:
Medieval Europe (3) Research-oriented
exploration of major themes and issues in history of
Medieval
graduate seminar requirement.
HST 552 (412)
Seminar:
Renaissance and Reformation
Research-oriented exploration of major
themes and issues in the
history of Renaissance and Reformation Europe
(1350-1618). May
not be applied toward fulfillment of graduate seminar
requirement.
HST 554 (414)
Seminar:
Early Modern Europe (3) Research-oriented
exploration of major themes and issues in the history of
Early
Modern
of graduate seminar requirement.
HST 556 (416)
Seminar:
Nineteenth-Century
oriented exploration of major themes and issues in the
history of
be applied toward fulfillment of the graduate seminar
requirement.
HST 558 (418)
Seminar:
Twentieth-Century Europe (3) Research-oriented
exploration of major themes and issues in the history of
since 1914. May not
be applied toward fulfillment of graduate
seminar requirement.
HST 560 Global Colloquium (3)
bibliographies, interpretations, and research trends on a
theme or
period in non-Western history. This course is open only to
graduate students. May be repeated one time for credit.
HST 562 Global Seminar (3) Research in the
bibliography of
specialized topics and use of primary sources to write an
original
research paper on an aspect of non-Western history. May be
repeated one time for credit. This course is open only to graduate
students.
HST 564 Modernization and Revolution in the Non-Western
World (3)
Examination
of industrialization, imperialism, nationalism, and
other forces that have revolutionized traditional society in
the
non-Western world.
This course is open only to graduate students.
HST 570 (470)
Introduction to Public History (3) A
research seminar
that acquaints students with the various sectors of Public
history
(government and
public policy, archives and information management,
cultural resources management, media and research
organizations)
and with the research methodologies unique to the
field. Field
trips, guest speakers, and a sponsored research project
provide
practical experiences for participants.
HST 573 Public History Seminar (3) Research in
the bibliography of
specialized topics and use of primary sources to write an
original
research paper or complete an original interpretative
project on an
aspect of public history.
This course is open only to graduate
students. May be repeated one time with different subtitle.
HST 577 (477)
Historic Preservation in the
provides an overview of the history, theory and practices of
historic
preservation. It
addresses the history of the built American enviroment
and how scholars analyze buildings and landscapes as
historical evidence.
Students
visit historic structures and conduct both fieldwork and archival research.
HST 580 (480) Topics in Public History (3) Intensive study of
selected
themes in Public History.
Examples of topics:
interpretation of
landscape, interpretation of material culture, and Business
History.
HST 581 (481) Topics in African History (3)
Intensive study of a
selected theme in African history. Examples of topics: slavery,
the slave trade and its abolition, pre-colonial
and post-colonial Africa, oral history in
under a different subtitle.
HST 583 (483)
Topics in Middle Eastern History (3)
Intensive study of
a selected theme in Middle Eastern history. Examples of topics:
early Islamic conquests, the
conflict. May be repeated under a different subtitle.
HST 585 (485)
Topics in Latin American History (3)
Intensive study of
a selected theme in Latin American history. Examples of topics:
pre-Columbian civilizations, colonial rule under
under a different subtitle.
HST 586 (496) Topics in the History of Science and
Technology (3)
Intensive
study of a selected theme in the History of Science and
Technology. Examples
of topics include:
"Positivism," "Occult
Studies and the Renaissance," "The Second Industrial
Revolution."
May be repeated under a different subtitle.
HST 587 (487)
Topics in Global History (3)
Intensive study of a
selected theme in global history. Examples of topics:
colonialism, imperialism, industrialization, slavery,
revolutionary
movements. May be repeated under a different subtitle.
HST 590 Comparative Historical Studies (3) Comparison of
developments in different eras or places in order to
determine
unique or common historical themes. This course is open only to
graduate students.
May be repeated one time under a different
subtitle.
HST 591 Directed Independent Study (limited to
two per student) (1-3)
This
course is open only to graduate students.
HST 593 Problems in History (3) Investigation
of selected problems in
European,
American, and non-Western history through discussions,
development of bibliographies, or a research paper. May be
repeated one time for credit. This course is open only to
graduate students.
HST 595 (495)
Special Topics in History (3) Research-oriented
exploration of a special topic not regularly covered in
other
courses. May not be
applied toward fulfillment of graduate seminar
requirements.
HST 596 Seminar:
Topics in History (3) Advanced research on
specialized topics using primary sources. This course is open only
to graduate students.
May be repeated one time for credit.
HST 597 (497)
Topics in Asian History (3)
Intensive study of selected
themes and events in Asian history not regularly covered in
other
courses. Examples of
topics include: the Chinese Revolution,
Meiji
May be repeated under a different subtitle.
HST 598 Internship in Public History (3)
Prerequisite: HST 570 and
permission of the instructor. Supervised practical experience with
a historical agency or other client, resulting in a finished
product of historical research and interpretation acceptable
to
client and thesis committee.
Product must meet standards
of professional historical scholarship as defined by faculty
and
supervising professional.
HST 599 Thesis (1-6) This
course is open only to graduate students.
I. ACADEMIC
PROCEDURES
A. Graduate Advising:
The
Graduate Coordinator is responsible for developing a plan of
study for each graduate student and for advising each
graduate
student throughout his/her tenure as a student in the
program.
B. Thesis
1.
See
guide appended to this handbook; consult same on graduate
web page.
2. Thesis Approval and Defense
A
student must submit a completed thesis to his/her thesis
committee at least 45 days prior to the end of classes in
the
semester in which the student intends to graduate. The entire
committee must agree that the defense can go forward, by one
week before the date scheduled for the defense. An oral
defense can take place no later than three weeks prior to
the
end of the semester in which the student intends to graduate.
The
format of the thesis defense will involve a public
presentation of research results followed by a period of
questioning by the thesis committee and the audience. All 3
members of the committee must approve the defense and sign
the
title page. After
final approval of the thesis, the student
must produce three final copies in a format consistent with
the
requirements of the
deposited in the university library and one copy will be
available in the History department.
3. Presentation of Internship
Public
history students will present their work by arrangement
with their internship committee.
C. Grievance Procedures
1. Procedure for protest of grade
Any
student who protests a course grade shall first attempt to
resolve the matter with the instructor involved. Failing to
reach a satisfactory resolution, the student may appeal the
grade in accordance with the procedures outlined below. Such
appeals must be made no later than the last day of the next
regular semester.
The
student shall present the appeal in writing to the dean of
the college or school within which the protested grade was
awarded. By conferring
with the student and the instructor,
the dean will seek resolution by mutual agreement. Failing
such resolution, the dean will transmit the written appeal
to
the Dean of the
School
will convene the Grade Appeals Committee.
The Grade Appeals Committee will consist
of the Graduate Dean
as chairman and five members of the graduate faculty
appointed
by the Graduate Dean.
If the committee affirms the
instructor's decision, the Graduate Dean will notify in
writing
the faculty member, the student, and the appropriate
dean. If
the committee supports the student's appeal, it shall
prescribe
the method by which the student will be reevaluated. If the
reevaluation results in a grade change, the established
Course
Grade
Change procedure will be followed. The
grade resulting
from the reevaluation is final and may not be appealed
further.
D. Admission to Candidacy and Application for
Graduation
A
student in a master's degree program applies for admission to
candidacy at the time of application for the degree. To be eligible
for graduation each student must apply for a specific
graduation on
or before the deadline shown in the Calendar of Events.
If
a student has already applied for candidacy and for the degree,
but fails to meet a deadline for a particular graduation, he
or she
must contact the
Instructions
for filing application for graduation
1. Fill in the first four (4) lines of the
application. Be sure your
name
appears exactly as it should be printed on the diploma:
I.e., Jr., Sr., III, etc.
List transfer credit hours if applicable and
the courses currently in progress.
2. In consultation with your advisor/graduate
coordinator, list courses
and all other requirements needed to complete the degree
indicated.
3. Your advisor/graduate coordinator should
forward the application
through the appropriate channels to the
your
responsibility to see that the graduation application is
in
the
semester
before you intend to graduate.
ANY DEVIATION FROM THE COURSES
LISTED ON THE APPLICATION
FOR GRADUATION MUST BE APPROVED BY
THE
A
copy of the application will be returned to you (via your address listed
on your application for graduation), your advisor, and the
graduate
coordinator upon approval by the
changes between the time you apply for graduation and the
time you
graduate, please contact the
If
graduation requirements are not complete at the end of the semester
indicated on the application, you should contact the
change the date of graduation.
E. Graduation
Students
may graduate in July, December, or May.
A student
graduating in July or December has the option of
participating in
the December Commencement exercise (diplomas will be awarded
at the
Department ceremony).
May graduates have the option of
participating in the May Commencement exercise (diplomas
will be
awarded at the Department ceremony).
VII. Teaching
Assistants
A. The university has developed the following
set of procedures for
awarding teaching assistantships (EPA status):
1.
Vice
Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the number of positions
available for the
2.
of assistantships available for the academic year and
requests
information regarding students to be awarded an internship.
3. Dean/department chair completes and
forwards HR1.35 form to
(employment eligibility form) and W-4.
4. The Graduate School administrative assistant
verifies
information from the dean/department chair, enters
information
in SIS and signs.
Dean of the
HR1.35 form.
5. Recommendation is forwarded to the BD-119
coordinator who
verifies availability of funds, position, FTE, etc. and
forwards the HR 1.35 to the provost for final approval.
Upon
approval by the provost the HR 1.35 forms are sent to
Human Resources for processing.
6. The Graduate School prepares contracts for
the provost's
signature and mails the contracts to the student.
7. The Graduate School notifies Financial Aid
of all awards.
8. If signed contracts are not returned to
the
by the beginning pay date indicated on the contract the
check
is withheld until contract is returned.
9.
the student file.
10. Confirming copies of the HR 1.35 are sent
to the Graduate
School via the BD-119 coordinator.
B. The History department has established the
following procedure
for allocating the teaching assistantships made available to
the
department by the
1. Application for an assistantship may be
made as part of the
admission process. This process pertains to prospective
graduate students applying for admission to the program for
the fall semester.
Graduate students enrolled in the program
may indicate their interest in applying for a teaching
assistantship by writing a letter to the Graduate
Coordinator,
who will post a notice on the History Bulletin Board or via
e-mail
distribution list prior to the end of each semester.
2. Selection is made by the Graduate
Committee based on academic
records, recommendations, experience, and other relevant
criteria. The amount
of the stipend for teaching assistantships is
set by the
must pay tuition and fees at the established rates. The
History
Department may offer a limited number of tuition
remission to selected students. This allows out-of-state
students, who must be teaching assistants, to pay
tuition at in-state rates.
3. Students supported by an assistantship must
have full-time
enrollment status.
While full-time status requires a minimum
of nine credit hours, a student considered full-time when
enrolled for fewer than nine hours if the student holds a
teaching or research assistantship, or is enrolled for zero
to
three hours of thesis work.
A student may not be considered
enrolled beyond two terms of zero thesis hours. Summer counts
as one regular term.
PLEASE NOTE THAT MOST FEDERAL LOAN
PROGRAMS
CONSIDER 9 HOURS THE MINIMUM FULL-TIME LOAD.
Students
carrying fewer than 9 hours will probably receive lower loan
amounts. Failure to
notify Financial Aid Office of changes
hours and status will result in delayed checks.
4. Teaching assistantships are awarded for
one academic year, and
may be continued for a second year if the student's
performance
is satisfactory. Each
semester, the faculty member to whom the
teaching assistant is assigned will provide the teaching
assistant and the Graduate Coordinator with a written
evaluation of the teaching assistant's performance. The
teaching assistant and the professor will sign the
evaluation,
and a copy will be placed in the teaching assistant's
departmental file.
Students who fail to perform assigned
duties in a satisfactory manner may have their
assistantships
revoked at any time.
C. Job Description for Teaching Assistants in
the History Department
The
specific duties of the teaching assistant are designated by
the faculty member to whom the teaching assistant is
assigned. In
general, however, a teaching assistant's duties are limited
to the
following: holding a
minimum of five (posted) office hours per
week, assisting in the maintenance of student records
(absences and
grades), holding discussions, review or study sessions,
participating in staff meetings, obtaining equipment
necessary for
classroom instruction (maps, T.V./VCR, slide projector),
attending
classroom lectures, assisting in the preparation and grading
of
quizzes, tests, exams, and papers, and providing no more
than 15%
of classroom instruction over the course of a semester. This
figure is equivalent to 4 instructional days for courses
meeting
twice a week and 6 instructional days for courses meeting
three
times a week.
Teaching assistants are expected to work between
15-17
hours per week, inclusive of preparation time spent outside
the classroom and office.
They must attend meetings and training
sessions held by the
IX. GRADUATE FACULTY
CANDICE BREDBENNER, Associate Professor
Ph.D.
YIXIN CHEN, Associate Professor
WALTER H. CONSER, JR., Professor
American Religion
ANDREW F. CLARK, Professor
Ph.D.
VENKAT DHULIPALA, Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
University of Minnesota, 2008
WILLIAM TAYLOR FAIN, Assistant Professor
CHRIS E. FONVIELLE, JR., Assistant Professor
PAUL
Modern
MONICA GISOLFI, Assistant Professor
New South, Public History
TAMMY GORDON, Assistant Professor
Public History, Museum Exhibition
ANTHONY GLENN HARRIS, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2002,
African-American, American
DAVID L. La VERE, Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Native American, American West, Borderlands
SUSAN P. MCCAFFRAY,
Professor and Chair
WILLIAM J. MCCARTHY,
Associate Professor
LYNN MOLLENAUER, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Northwestern University, 1999
Early Modern
WILLIAM D. MOORE, Assistant Professor
LISA L. POLLARD, Associate Professor
Ph.D.
MICHAEL M. SEIDMAN, Professor
Modern
DAVID SEPKOSKI, Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
University of Minnesota, 2002
History of Science
ROBERT M. SPAULDING, JR., Associate Professor
Modern
ROBERT B. TOPLIN, Professor
Film, Recent
PAUL A. TOWNEND, Assistant Professor and Undergraduate
Coordinator
British, Irish
LARRY W. USILTON, Professor
Medieval
ALAN D. WATSON, Professor