Richard M. Golden, Chair
Graduate Faculty: Aaronson, Bowman, Brownell, Campbell, Chipman, Coomes, DeCarvalho, Detrick, Eaton, Golden, Hagler, Hilliard, Huddleston, Hurley, Kamman, Kelly, LaForte, Lewis, Lowe, Lowry, Marcello, Morris, Odom, Painter, Paz, Pickens, Seligmann, Smallwood, Stephens, Stern, Tanner, Wilson.
The Department of History offers graduate programs leading to the following degrees:
The library has a large collection of national newspapers, personal papers and other materials for American Colonial and early national periods and for the Civil War and Reconstruction era. Also available are microfilm copies of presidential papers and those of other prominent Americans, such as Henry L. Stimson. A large microfilm collection of State Department materials includes diplomatic dispatches to 1906, the decimal file for all major countries, 1910 to 1929, and some of the decimal file beyond 1929. Library holdings include Texas newspapers, county tax rolls and census reports. The library contains a large collection of Civil War soldiers' records. In addition, researchers have easy access to regional archival depositories, among them the Southwest Branch of the National Archives in Fort Worth.
Other important documents in the collection include German Foreign Ministry documents, British and Foreign State Papers, British Parliamentary Debates, proceedings of the German Bundestag and Bundesrat, debates of the French National Assembly, 17th-century British pamphlets and letters, and various source materials on medieval history.
Materials related to World War II include a large oral history collection on World War II prisoners of war, Pearl Harbor survivors and Texas political and business leaders.
The UNT library has been a U.S. government depository since 1948. It also has many back numbers of U.S. government documents.
The department houses the editorial offices of two journals: Locus: Regional and Local History of the Americas and Military History of the West.
2. The aptitude test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required of all applicants entering the department. Master's degree candidates must score at least 1000 on the GRE. Doctoral degree requirements are listed under that degree's requirements. Undergraduate students anticipating graduate work in history should take the examination in the final semester of their senior year. In the event the examination has not been taken before the application is made, the student should take it no later than the next administration. Students from other institutions applying for admission to the PhD program must submit GRE scores as a part of their application prior to being admitted for graduate course work.
3. A candidate for the master's degree may enroll in the graduate history program for the first time with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher for the last 60 hours of undergraduate course work.
4. To re-enroll for a third semester, a master's degree candidate must have earned a GPA in history in their program of 3.25, and the candidate must maintain that average, exclusive of I and PR grades, each semester until the degree is awarded.
5. To re-enroll for a third semester, a PhD degree candidate must have a GPA in history in their program of 3.5, and the candidate must maintain that average, exclusive of I and PR grades, each semester until the doctorate is awarded.
2. The student normally will have a minor of 6 hours in a related field approved by the chair. Under appropriate circumstances students may, with approval of their major professors and committees, substitute 6 hours of history for the minor.
3. A candidate for this degree must successfully complete an oral examination on the course work and the thesis.
2. A candidate for this degree must successfully complete an oral examination on the course work.
2. These courses, with the historical bibliography course, would amount to 19 hours. Each student will take 9 hours of electives from not less than two of the above areas.
3. Each student will take two research seminars, but not in the same area.
4. Each student, as a capstone to this master's program, will take History 5310, Studies in the History of World Civilizations.
5. A candidate for this degree must successfully complete an oral examination on the course work.
2. Requirements under this plan include 21 hours of applied history, 9 hours of traditional American history and 6 hours of library science. The 21 hours of applied history must come from the following three categories: (1) oral history, (2) archives and local history, and (3) museums, local history and site visitations. At least 9 hours must be taken in one of the three categories.
3. The basic courses in archives, museums and oral history also must be taken as part of the 21-hour requirement. The 6 hours of library science must include SLIS 5300, Management of Information Agencies, and one of the following: SLIS 5600, Information and Access Services; SLIS 5230, Records Management; and SLIS 5295, Preservation.
4. A candidate for this degree must successfully complete an oral examination on the course work.
The 12 hours of library science earned for the MS in history also are used for the MS in library science. The 6 hours of history earned for the MS in library science cannot be used for the MS in history with an emphasis in applied history and must be from the basic courses in applied history.
A summer site-visitations institute frequently offered by the Department of History is a 6-hour course, but only 3 hours earned in this way can be applied to any history or library science degree.
The first year beyond the bachelor's degree will consist of organized course work, with a minimum amount of research and independent study. The second year will consist of organized course work, research and independent study, and the third year will consist of research and dissertation.
To remain in good standing after admission, the student must be enrolled in and complete successfully at least six courses (18 semester credit hours) per year. All course work and language requirements must be completed and preliminary examinations passed within four years from first admission to the doctoral program. Existing university regulations concerning completion of the doctoral dissertation also apply.
The Doctor of Philosophy is offered in two fields of history: United States and modern European. A doctoral student will choose one of these fields as a major and one as a minor in the department. The major field will consist of four areas chosen from a list provided by the department. The student must have a minimum of 48 hours of graduate history courses (including dissertation) in the major field and a minimum of 12 hours of graduate courses in the minor. A minimum of four research seminar courses in history and a minimum of 3 hours in either American or European historiography, whichever is appropriate, are required. If a second minor field outside history would enhance the student's program or career plans, the student's committee may allow the outside minor with the permission of the department chair. If an outside minor is allowed, the student must have a minimum of 36 hours in the major. Completion of a specific number of graduate hours does not automatically make one eligible for a degree. The student must show proficiency by satisfactory performance on written and oral examinations, by completion of the language requirement and by completion of an acceptable dissertation.
The program and degree plan of each doctoral student will be planned by the student and his or her advisory committee during the first year of study on the doctorate. The student will initiate a request to establish an advisory committee through the office of the graduate adviser who, in consultation with the student and with the approval of the department chair, will select a major professor from the approved list. The person appointed will serve as chair of the student's committee. The major professor, in consultation with the student, will select other members of the committee. The student's degree plan and the composition of the advisory committee must be certified by the graduate adviser and approved by the chair of the department and the dean of the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies.
The committee will advise the student on program planning, arrange for all departmental examinations, approve in conjunction with the student the dissertation topic and judge the completed dissertation as a piece of original research justifying the awarding of the degree.
Doctoral committees in the Department of History must include a university graduate faculty member who is either Category I, II or III, and whose principal faculty appointment is in a department other than the history department. The student's major professor and the student will work together to select a university member whose expertise will contribute meaningfully to the dissertation.
With the approval of the advisory committee, the student may substitute computer science or statistics for one language. To fulfill this option the student must satisfactorily complete a specified group of courses in computer science or statistics. A listing of these courses is available in the history department office.
All language requirements or courses in lieu of a language must be taken prior to taking the qualifying examinations.
Admission to candidacy is granted by the dean of the School of Graduate Studies upon recommendation of the advisory committee and the department chair, based upon the academic record of the student, approval of a dissertation topic and successful completion of language requirements and qualifying examinations. Any student who fails to register for two consecutive semesters in classes at UNT will be required to reapply for admission to the history doctoral program.