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Program Contact Information
Website: https://history.utah.edu/graduate/phd-program.php
Phone: 801-581-6121
Program Description
The Doctor of Philosophy program provides general instruction in the historian’s craft and intensive training in one major field and two minor fields of history. Candidates for the PhD are expected to obtain a broad historical knowledge, demonstrate expertise in the special area of their dissertations, and master fundamental research techniques and methodologies. As prospective members of a time-honored profession, candidates should strive to make substantive contributions to historical scholarship in original research and writing, classroom teaching, or institutions of research and interpretation.
Program Admissions Requirements
Those who hold a M.A. degree from an accredited college or university and who have a cumulative GPA of 3.6 or above are eligible for admission to the Ph.D. program.
In addition to the graduate school application forms, all applicants must submit:
a Statement of Purpose,
a writing sample,
and three letters of recommendation.
The deadline for all application materials is January 15.
See the departmental Graduate Handbook for a detailed description of the program: https://history.utah.edu/graduate/index.php