PhD History at University of California, Berkeley

The Department of History offers a PhD program in History. The program prepares the student in four selected fields of study: Three fields of history (called the first, second, and third field) and one field in another discipline (called the outside field). Students indicate their choice of the first field at the time of application to the program, and they decide upon the second, third, and outside fields by the end of the first year of study.

Faculty: Graduate Division  |  Department: History  |  Duration: 6 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Berkeley, CA, United States

What you will study

PhD Program Requirements at a Glance Students should make progress toward completing graduate coursework and language requirements as outlined in the History Graduate Program Guide. Students must pass a third-semester examination concentrating on their first field2 prior to the start of their fourth semester. Before taking the doctoral qualifying examination, students must satisfy all course and language requirements.

Career pathways

Graduates enter career areas including Academia & Education, Government, Law & Public Policy.

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