The Department of History at Ohio State University offers a Ph.D. field in world history. Our graduate students prepare three fields for their Ph.D. candidacy exams (general exams). Of the three, the major field is a double field with two examiners; the two complementary fields have one examiner each. A complementary field, world history can account for about one quarter of a graduate student's course work. The world history field offers our graduate students a valuable and career-enhancing opportunity to study themes that do not fit into the space-time blocks or thematic units of the conventional curriculum.

For students who prepare a Ph.D. field in world history, the department offers History 700, "Readings in World History," and History 810, a two-quarter "Research Seminar in World History." Themes on which these courses have been, or are expected to be, offered include world system studies, subaltern studies, and international movements. Our graduate students gain practical experience as teaching associates in our undergraduate courses, which include both a two-quarter comprehensive survey and a capstone course on the world in the twentieth century. In addition, our graduate students complement their work in world history by preparing other fiel

Faculty members who regularly teach in our world history program include the following:

Professor Kenneth Andrien (Latin America)
Professor James Bartholomew (Japan)
Professor Philip Brown (Japan)
Professor Carter Findley (Islamic civilization)
Professor Jane Hathaway (Islamic civilization)
Professor John Rothney (modern Europe)
Professor Leila Rupp (women's history)
Professor Marilyn Waldman (Islamic civilization)

Department of History, Ohio State University, 230 West 17th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1367

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