The Ph.D. program, jointly conducted by the History Departments of the University of North Dakota and North Dakota State University will begin accepting applications for admission during the Fall of 2002.

Qualified students will be admitted for classes beginning in the Fall of 2003.

Contact the Graduate School on the campus of your choice for application materials.

UND:
Dr. Ty Reese, Associate Professor and Graduate Director
(701) 777-2593 or (800) 225-5863
ty.reese@und.edu

NDSU:
Dr. John K. Cox, Professor and Chair
(701) 231-7709 or (800) 488-NDSU
john.cox.1@ndsu.edu

Dr. Mark Harvey, Professor and Graduate Director
mark.harvey@ndsu.edu

The Graduate School is now accepting applications online at http://apply.embark.com/grad/northdakota.The online application can also be accessed from the graduate School's home page. The benefits of the online application inclue faster response time, faster processing and secure payment via credit crd or electronic check. Another feature will also be added that will allow applicants to check the status of their applications online.

Admission Requirements

1. Preference for admission into the Ph.D. program with full graduate standing will be given to applicants who have a GPA of at least 3.5 in history courses in an earned bachelor's or master's degree.

2. Applicants will submit a statement of intent clearly outlining the applicant's research interests, career goals, and purpose for seeking a Ph.D. in History.

3. Applicants will submit a substantial paper previously submitted for a class in History to provide evidence of ability to research thoroughly, to interpret and analyze primary and secondary sources, to synthesize information, to organize thoughts logically, and to communicate clearly and effectively.

4. Applicants will submit three letters of recommendation from individuals qualified to report on the applicant's ability to successfully complete the Ph.D. program.

5. Preference for admission into the Ph.D. program with full graduate standing will be given to applicants who score a combined total of 1000 points on the verbal and analytical sections of the GRE aptitude test.

6. The program requires students for whom English is a second language to have a minimum TOEFL score of 600.

7. Students seeking admission for the fall semester must submit a complete application by February 10. Students will be notified of their admission status by March 15 and must respond by April 1. Students seeking admission for the spring semester must submit their complete application by September 15. They will be notified by October 20 of their admission status and must respond by November 10.

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Faculty

University of North Dakota

Albert I. Berger, Ph.D., University of Northern Illinois, 1978
U.S. Since 1945; Military; U.S. Economic and Business History

Hans Broedel, Ph.D., University of Washington, 1998
Early Modern Euorpean; History of Science, Witchcraft, and Popular Culture/Folklore

Eric Burin, Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1998
African-American; U.S. South; Early National Period; Civil War and Reconstruction

Caroline Campbell, Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2009
Modern France, 20th-century European Women and Gender, Nationalisms

William Caraher, Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2003
Ancient History, Medieval History, Byzantine History, History of Ancient Christianity

Gordon L. Iseminger, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1965
Modern Europe; Victorian England

Anne Kelsch, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1993
European Women's History; Social; Modern Britain

James D. Mochoruk, Ph.D., University of Manitoba, 1992
Modern Canada;Canadian Social and Labor History; British Empire and Commonwealth; Historiography

Kimberly K. Porter, Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1995
U.S. since 1877; North Dakota; Agriculture; Public History; Oral History

Cynthia Culver Prescott, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2004
American Women; U.S. West; Material Culture

Ty M. Reese, Ph.D., University of Toledo, 1999
Atlantic World; Colonial America; Slave Trade; Comparative History

North Dakota State University Faculty

John K. Cox , Ph.D., Indiana University, 1995
20th-century Balkans, Ottoman Empire, Modern Russia

David Danbom, Ph.D., Stanford University, 1974
Agriculture and Rural Life, Recent U.S., Progressive Era, North Dakota

Mark Harvey, Ph.D., University of Wyoming, 1986
American West, Environmental History, Public History

John Helgeland, Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1973
The Early Christian Church in Roman Empire, History of Christianity, History of Culture, Philosophy of History

Tom Isern, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 1977
History and Folklore of the North American Plains, History of Agriculture

Ineke Justitz, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 1996
Early Modern Germany, Social and Cultural History of the Reformation

Jim Norris, Ph.D., Tulane University, 1992
Colonial Mexico, Spanish Frontier in North America, Catholicism in Latin America

Larry R Peterson, (Chair) Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1978
US Intellectual History, Women's and Family History

David Silkenat , Ph.D., University of North Carolina--Chapel, 2008
19th-century US, Social History

Adjunct Faculty
John E. Bye, M.A. Wisconsin, 1973
Archivist, Institute for Regional Studies and University Archives

Michael J. Robinson, MSLS, Long Island University, 1994
Archivist, Institute for Regional Studies and University Archives

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Major Fields

Students will be required to write three comprehensive exams in their major and minor (or outside) fields. The exams will be read and graded by the student's supervisory committee. Students will complete an oral examination based on the written exams. The oral examination is to be conducted by the supervisory committee.

Major Fields:
Great Plains History
Rural History
North American History
Western European History

Minor Fields:
Public History
World History

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Degree Requirements

1. Students must satisfactorily complete 90 credits beyond the bachelor's degree. Students entering with an M.A. degree must complete at least 60 additional semester graduate credits. Core course requirements must be met which include Methods of Historical Research, Historiography, Seminar in the Teaching of History, at least 2 research seminars, and at least 2 readings courses. Students must complete 36 course credits with at least 27 credits in History courses. Students will earn 12 credits in one major field. Students will earn at least 9 credits in each of two minor fields.

2. Students must have a proficiency in two languages other than their native language, or one foreign language and one special research skill such as statistics or computer science.

3. The program will require at least one academic year in residence at either campus. Students will register at one of the universities that will be the student's academic "home." The student's adviser must be employed in the home university. At least one member of the student's committee must be employed at the other (not home) university. Students will have to take courses at both universities.

4. The student will write three comprehensive examinations in their major and minor fields. The exams will be read and graded by the supervisory commitee. Students will complete an oral examination based on the written exams. The oral examination is to be conducted by the supervisory committee.

5. Students will write a dissertation (up to 24 credits) on an approved topic in consultation with the faculty adviser and the supervisory committee of five faculty. The dissertation must be based on extensive research in primary and secondary sources, must argue an original thesis, and must be defended before the supervisory committee.

6. The committee will be composed of the faculty adviser who represents the student's field of study and will direct the research and writing of the dissertation. A second member of the committee (second reader) represents the student's major field of study. A third member of the committee will represent the student's minor field of study. The fourth member of the committee represents either the student's major field or minor field. At least one of the four History faculty must be from the cooperating (non-home) university. The Graduate School will appoint the fifth member of the committee.

7. Students who take courses in this program via videoconferencing may be required to pay an extra fee.

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Residency Requirements

Students enrolled in the Ph.D. program are required to complete at least one academic year (18 credits minimum) in residence at one campus.

Resident students may qualify for teaching assistantships. Students who have completed a M.A. degree may be assigned full responsibility for undergraduate courses or may be assigned to assist a faculty member in teaching courses.

Students will be required to take some courses from faculty at both campuses, but will register at only one university. Some courses will be offered by interactive video network, some will be offered through internet on-line systems, some courses will require students to travel to the other campus.

Students not residing on one of the cooperating campuses, will have to have access to a satisfactory research library for various courses and for dissertation research.

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Assistantships

Students may apply for assistantships (based on availability) at the campus of their residency during their period of residency. Students will be limited to three years (6 semesters of assistantships).

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Libraries

The combined UND/NDSU libraries contain over 2 million volumes. In addition, each university library houses an archive of historic materials which have supported the research of many members of these faculties as well as visiting scholars.

The catalogs of the Chester Fritz Library and the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections at the University of North Dakota are available on-line.

The catalog of the Libraries at North Dakota State University are available on line along with the catalog of the Institute for Regional Studies.

The North Dakota State University Library also houses the Germans From Russia Heritage Collection.

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Locations

The University of North Dakota is in Grand Forks and North Dakota State University is in Fargo. Both cities are situated along Interstate 29 about 75 miles apart.

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