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Location

SocialSciences Building, Room 656

Faculty Number

(403) 220-3839

Fax

(403) 289-8566

E-mail address

histgrad@ucalgary.ca

Web page URL

http://hist.ucalgary.ca

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Master of Arts (MA), course-based and thesis-based

Candidates should apply to the program of their choice, indicating the area of specialization (see section 5 below).

In addition to the requirements of the Faculty, the Department requires:

Master of Arts

(a)Normally, a four-year undergraduate program with honours or a major in History. Usually this entails at least seven full-year History courses (or fourteen half-courses). Credit may be given for up to two half-courses in other disciplines, if appropriate for the proposed area of study.

(b)A minimum admission grade point average of 3.40 (B+) on a four-point scale over the final two years of the undergraduate degree

(c)A copy of a historical research paper, normally at the senior undergraduate level

(d)A 250-word (minimum) statement of research interest including research topic in the major field and the reasons for pursuing a post-graduate degree in history

Doctor of Philosophy

(a)Normally, a four-year undergraduate program with honours or a major in History and a completed Master's degree or the equivalent in history or in a related discipline

(b)A grade point average of 3.70 (A-) on a four point scale in history at the graduate level

(c)A detailed statement of research interests, career goals, and ideas for the thesis topic

(d)A sample of written work, normally a Master's thesis chapter or a major research paper completed at the Master's level

Deadlines for the submission of complete applications:

15 January for September admission and funding

15 April for September admission only

The applicant must make advanced credit requests as part of the admission process. Credit will not be given for course work taken as part of another completed degree/diploma or for courses taken to bring the grade point average to a required level for admission.

In addition to the Faculty requirements, the Department requires:

Master of Arts (Thesis)

(a)A minimum of one year of full-time study at the University of Calgary

(b)Three full-course equivalents (including History 690) in two semesters of course work. Areas of specialization are Canada, Europe, Latin America, United States, Britain, Imperial India, China, Atlantic History, History of Science, Intellectual History, Military-Diplomatic History, Political History, Popular Culture, Religious History, History of Gender and Sexuality, Social History, and Western Canada/Borderlands/Frontier. Students must take one half-course seminar in a field unrelated to the student's main research interest. In instances where there are no seminars being offered in the student's research field, students may, with permission of the chair of graduate studies, take one 500-level undergraduate seminar but on the understanding that extra course work will be required. Only in exceptional circumstances will students be allowed to take more than one reading course.

(c)A thesis of 80 to 150 pages, including notes, charts, tables and appendices, but excluding bibliography. Students begin thesis preparation as they undertake their course work and may fulfill the requirements for their Master of Arts degree in twelve months.

(d)A demonstration of reading knowledge of a second language related to the major field of study prior to the oral thesis defence

Master of Arts (Course-based)

There is no full-time requirement for this program.

(a)A minimum of six full-course equivalents; two may be senior undergraduate courses at the 500-level, two must be graduate seminars and at least two are to be graduate seminars in a secondary field

(b)Completion of History690 in the first year and History 651 and History 653 in the final year of program

(c)A 50-60 page research paper prepared in the final year and defended in an oral examination

(d)A demonstration of reading knowledge of a second language related to the major field of study before the oral

(e)Completion of at least one-half course a semester

Doctor of Philosophy

(a)A minimum of two years of full-time study at the University of Calgary

(b) Three full-course equivalents at the 700-level - reading courses in the major, minor and external cognate fields. The course work will help the student to prepare a major field, a minor field and a cognate/thematic field. The fields will be defined in detail by the supervisor and the student in consultation with the Supervisory Committee and must be approved by the Graduate Studies Committee. During the candidacy examination, the student will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of each field as well as their particular area of research.

The minor field will be selected from an area of history outside of the major field. The cognate/thematic field will consist of either a non-history discipline or a thematic history field such as the ones listed below. The reading list for the minor and cognate/thematic fields will each be roughly half the size of the major field reading list. The reading list for a thematic history field will span three geographical areas. The availability of cognate/thematic fields will depend on faculty members' expertise. Each of a student's three fields must be taught by a different faculty member or as defined by the committee.

Major fields are: Canada; Europe (Medieval/Early Modern); Europe (; Early Modern/Modern); Britain; Latin America; United States; World; Military/Diplomatic; History of Science.

Minor Fields (to be chosen from outside of Major Field) are: Canada: Beginnings to 1896; 1841 to the Present; Europe: Medieval, 500-1500; Early Modern, 1350-1789; Modern, 1750 to the Present; Britain: Early Modern, 1450-1832; Modern, 1688 to the Present; Imperial; Latin America: Colonial, 1482-1810; National, 1810 to the Present; United States: Beginnings to 1877; 1865 to the Present; World: China, 960 to the Present; India, 1700 to the Present; Military/Diplomatic: Military Diplomatic; History of Science: Scientific Revolution; Social Sciences, 1700 to the Present; Science and Religion, 1200-1759; or a field designed by the student and supervisor in conjunction with the supervisory committee and approved by the Graduate Studies Committee.

Cognate/Thematic Fields: The department prefers that students prepare a cognate field in a non-history discipline but, with the approval of the supervisory committee and the Graduate Studies Committee, students may prepare a thematic field in history appropriate to their work, such as Borderlands, Gender and Sexuality, Legal and Constitutional, Popular Culture, Intellectual, Environmental, Religious, or Atlantic.

(c) A thesis normally of 400 pages, including notes, charts and tables, but excluding bibliography and appendices

(d) A reading knowledge of one language other than English

(e) Written and oral candidacy examinations in major, minor, and cognate fields. The History Department urges candidates to take candidacy examinations within 20 months of first registration. Examinations must be completed within 28 months of first registration.

The doctoral program consists of two terms of coursework relevant to the major, minor, and cognate fields. The second term comprises reading courses in each of the three candidacy fields. During the third and fourth terms, students read for the candidacy examinations. Four to five terms of thesis preparation will normally follow. Students who have not taken History 690 or its equivalent will be required to take it as part of their program in the first year and in addition to the requirements above.

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Students enrolled in the part-time course-based Master of Arts program may take two of the required six full-course equivalents at the 500-level.

Students enrolled in the Master of Arts thesis program may apply for no more than one 500-level course for graduate credit, subject to the approval of the Department. Graduate students taking a 500-level course for graduate credit will be required to complete additional assignments.

Expected completion time is 12 to 20 months for the Master of Arts thesis program, and four years for the doctoral program. Maximum completion time is four years for the Master of Arts thesis program and six years for the course-based Master of Arts and doctoral programs.

Upon acceptance into the program, students are assigned an interim supervisor. Each student should select a permanent supervisor, subject to the consent of the faculty member, within three months of entering program. Admission to the Master's and the doctoral programs is dependent upon the agreement of a faculty member to supervise.

The supervisor establishes a doctoral supervisory committee in consultation with the student. The supervisory committee must be selected within three months of the supervisor's appointment (no later than March of the first year of a program).

Doctoral candidacy examinations have a written and an oral component and are taken upon completion of all course and language requirements. Each doctoral student takes one three-hour written candidacy examination within a period of ten calendar days in each of the three fields of study. The supervisory committee, in consultation with the student, sets the subjects. A level of general knowledge consistent with teaching an introductory survey course is expected for each field. The oral candidacy examination is taken no later than twenty calendar days after the last written examination. The department strongly urges candidates to complete their candidacy examinations within 20 months of their first date of registration; candidacy examinations must be taken within 28 months of first registration.

Final thesis oral examinations are closed, except by special permission of the Graduate Chair.

In consultation with the supervisory committee, each doctoral student is required to submit a brief thesis proposal which will be discussed and if necessary revised at a meeting of the supervisory committee no later than four weeks before the candidacy exam. The thesis proposal may serve as an additional basis for questioning during the candidacy exam.

Students should plan their courses in consultation with their supervisors, complete the CourseRegistration Form supplied by the department, obtain the supervisor's signature, and bring their course program to the Graduate Coordinator for approval before registration.

Financial assistance may be available to qualified students. For information on awards, see the Awards and Financial Assistance section of this calendar.

Students applying for scholarships must submit their online applications to the Department by 15 January.

Since resources are limited, the Department may, in any year, admit fewer applicants than those who are qualified to undertake graduate studies.

The research interests of current faculty can be found at http:// hist.ucalgary.ca/faculty/default.htm