A. Program Description. The Department of History at Fordham offers doctoral specializations in medieval European, modern European, American, and Latin American history. Students specializing in Medieval Europe have the option of participating in the interdisciplinary Medieval Studies program. Whether they are working toward the MA or the PhD, are studying full-time or part-time, are fresh out of college or returning to study after a hiatus, graduate students at Fordham have the opportunity to work with an outstanding History faculty committed to excellence in both research and teaching. Beyond the classroom, students can expect personal attention from their professors and early help in their professional development. The primary function of the graduate program is to develop skills in critical analysis and historical research, but the department also attends to other aspects of professional training. For example, the course on college teaching trains graduate students in pedagogical methods and classroom teaching; a faculty member then mentors those students, who are awarded teaching fellowships after this class. Because of their wide experience in teaching, research and such historical activities as documentary editing, oral history, and archival description, Fordham professors can assist students in developing their skills _ whether they aspire to college teaching positions, high school posts, careers as documentary editors, jobs as journalists, or other history-related professions.

B. Special Programs. The Department attends to training PhD students in pedagogical methods and to mentoring them in their initial exposure to classroom teaching.

The Department is a member of the New York City Doctoral Consortium, in association with Columbia University, New York University, the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and the New School University. Students are eligible to take courses in any of these institutions.

Fordham’s Rose Hill campus is well connected to the New York Public Library and its important collections, as well as to other research libraries and archives.

C. Financial Aid. First-year graduate students are eligible for tuition remission, research and graduate assistantships, and fellowships. In subsequent years, students become eligible also for teaching assistantships and teaching-fellow positions. Dissertation research grants are also available. All funding is merit based.

D. Degree Requirements. Doctoral students are required to take eight courses (or a minimum of 30 credits) beyond the MA degree, and comprehensive oral examination in four fields. Requirements vary slightly for each of the four areas of specialization (Medieval Europe, Modern Europe, US, and Latin America).

For more information please visit the website at www.fordham.edu/history.