Doctoral ProgramField: European History
Subfield: Medieval Europe
Core Curriculum:
- Approaches to Historical Research and Writing
- Literature of the Field, or colloquium in Medieval History (1 course)
- Research Seminars (2 courses)
- Electives (4 courses)
- Second Field (1 research seminar, 2 electives)
Suggested first fields are Early Middle Ages (300-1100 CE) or Central Middle Ages (900-1400 CE). It is strongly encouraged that the second field be outside of medieval history.
Total number of courses: 11
Language Requirement
- Latin: pass language exam
- French: pass language exam, or 4 courses, or the equivalent, if language of specialization
- German: pass language exam, or 4 courses, or the equivalent, if language of specialization
- other languages as needed for area of specialization
Subfield: Early Modern Europe
Core Curriculum:
- Approaches to Historical Research and Writing
- Literature of the Field, Early Modern Europe (1 course)
- Literature of the Field in another field related to the early modern period, for example, Atlantic History, Colonial Latin America, Early America, African Diaspora, World History (1 course)
- Research Seminars (2 courses), one of which must be in Early Modern Europe. It is recommended that students undertake their second research paper in their second field.
- Electives in second field (3 courses)
Total number of courses: 8
Language Requirement
Subfield: Modern Europe
Note: Applicants interested in Russian and Soviet history should also be aware of the Interdisciplinary Specialization in Russia. For details contact the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Russian and Slavic Studies, Prof. Anne Lounsbery (anne.lounsbery@nyu.edu).
Core Curriculum:
- Approaches to Historical Research and Writing
- Literature of the Field (2 courses), Modern Europe and Early Modern Europe
**Note for the Fall 2008 semester: G57.1144.001 “State Theory and the Historical State” may fulfill Literature of the Field in Modern Europe
- Research Seminars (2 courses), one of which must be in Modern Europe, and one of which may be in the second field.
- Second Field (3 courses)
Total number of courses: 8
Language Requirement
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