History
Credits: 30
CIP Code: 24.0103
Student Learning Outcomes
Students pursuing the Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Humanities: History Concentration will:
- Assess the impact of historical and contemporary body of works and append the multiple facets of causation through humanistic inquiry.
- Interpret and communicate effectively in oral and written formats the value of historical data based on its context, credibility, authority, and bias.
- Discuss and critique the humanistic influence of major history scholars within historical schools.
- Apply integrated concepts and theories of humanities and historical principles and strategies to construct a research-based dissertation.
Degree Requirements
In addition to the General Degree Requirements as published in this Catalog, candidates pursuing the Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Humanities: History Concentration, are required to complete thirty (30) credits in the following coursework:
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Historical Methodology and Research Courses | ||
| CHIS 682 | Seminar in African History | 3 |
| CHIS 895 | Adv Gd Historiography & Method | 3 |
| Areas of Study in History | ||
| Select eight courses of the following areas of study in history in any combination: | 24 | |
| United States History: | ||
CHIS 550 | ||
| U.S. Con. His.&Law Since 1877 | ||
| Intell & Cultural Hist of US | ||
| Social & Eco History of the US | ||
| United History Post 1945 | ||
| African-American History: 1 | ||
| The Afr Amer in the US to 1877 | ||
| Afr Amer in the US since 1877 | ||
| Contemporary Afr Amer History | ||
CHIS 602 | ||
| Modern Civil Rights Movement | ||
| The Atlantic World | ||
| African History: | ||
| Community,Family&Oral History | ||
| History of Africa to 1800 | ||
| History of Africa Since 1800 | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
- 1
Students with no previous graduate level African American history courses are required to complete three (3) credits in this area.
History Concentration
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| CHUM 875 | Humanistic Inquiry I | 3 |
| CHUM 877 | Literature & Popular Culture | 3 |
| CHIS XXX | Area of Study in History Course I | 3 |
| CHIS XXX | Area of Study in History Course II | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CHUM 876 | The Person in History & Litera | 3 |
| CHUM 878 | Ideas and Exemplars | 3 |
| CHIS XXX | Area of Study in History Course III | 3 |
| CHIS XXX | Area of Study in History Course IV | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CHUM 879 | Interdis Seminar: Ethics & Soc | 3 |
| CHUM 891 | Research Methods | 3 |
| CHIS XXX | Area of Study in History Course V | 3 |
| CHIS 682 | Seminar in African History | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CHUM 883 | Science and the Humanities | 3 |
| CHUM 892 | Research Design | 3 |
| CHIS XXX | Area of Study in History Course VI | 3 |
| CHIS 895 | Adv Gd Historiography & Method | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CHUM 880 | Spec Top:Contemp Issues in Hum | 3 |
| CHUM 881 | Teaching and the Humanities | 3 |
| CHIS XXX | Area of Study in History Course VII | 3 |
| CHIS XXX | Area of Study in History Course VIII | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CHUM 882 | The Internship | 3 |
| CHUM XXX | Humanities Elective | 3 |
| CHUM XXX | Dissertation Research | 3 |
| CHIS XXX | Dissertation Research | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 72 | |