History of the Americas (PhD)
This Program integrates research to history as a fundamental basis to promote learning and historical development. It uses technology to identify and strengthen the area. It will develop new strategies that facilitate analytical processes in order to foment and address reality and historical truth in today’s world, particularly in the Americas.
The Metropolitan Campus is authorized to offer this Program.
Admission Requirements
For admission to the doctoral program, students with a master’s degree must:
- Hold a Master in History or its equivalent from an accredited university with a minimum academic index of 3.00.
- Take the following courses if their master’s degree is in related areas:
- HIST 6005 Puerto Rican Historiography
- HIST 6010 Methodologies for Historical Research
- Have approved a course of a modern language different from English and Spanish and with a minimum grade of C.
- Demonstrate analytical and research capability by means of a historiography article of a topic previously announced by the academic director of the History Department. The article will be presented with the application for admission. Please consult the Department of History for topics and dates to turn in the article.
- Students who have a master’s degree in areas unrelated to History must approve courses HIST 6005 and 6010 and nine additional credits, recommended by the Admissions Committee, at the Master in History of America. Their admission is conditional until they take the courses.
- Be interviewed by the Admissions Committee and to be recommended favorably by it.
Graduation Requirements
- Complete all course requirements with a minimum grade of 3.00.
- Pass the doctoral comprehensive examination prior to the defense of the doctoral dissertation.
- Complete the doctoral dissertation satisfactorily.
Competencies Profile of Graduates
The program of the Doctorate of Philosophy and Letters in History is designed to develop the professional competencies that will enable students to:
Knowledge
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the philosophical, conceptual and theoretical frame that serves as the foundation of the historian’s profession.
- the concepts and the principles of epistemology related to history.
- the methods used in historical research.
Skills
- Analyze controversial topics that affect the area of history.
- Develop historical research.
- Make historical research available as part of their contribution to historiography.
Attitudes
- Develop their professional practice framed in ethical-moral principles in the field of history.
Requirements for the Doctorate in Philosophy and Letters in History of the Americas
| Core Course Requirements |
12 credits |
| Specialization Requirements |
9 credits |
| Prescribed Distributive Requirements |
6 credits |
| Elective Courses |
3 credits |
| Total |
30 credits |
Core Course Requirements - 12 credits
| HIST 7015 | The United States in Latin America: 20th Century | 3 |
| HIST 7020 | Topics in History of the Americas I | 3 |
| HIST 7030 | Topics in History of the Americas II | 3 |
| HIST 7040 | Topics in the History of Puerto Rico I | 3 |
Specialization Requirements - 9 credits
Prescribed Distributive Courses - 6 credits
Students must approve six credits from the following courses:
| HIST 7000 | Popular Culture and Nationalism in Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 7005 | Islamic Societies in the Americas During the 20th Century | 3 |
| HIST 7010 | Russia and the Americas | 3 |
| HIST 7021 | Topics in History of the Americas III | 3 |
| HIST 7022 | Topics in History of the Americas IV | 3 |
| HIST 7031 | Topics in History of the Americas V | 3 |
| HIST 7032 | Topics in History of the Americas VI | 3 |
| HIST 7041 | Topics in the History of Puerto Rico II | 3 |
| HIST 7042 | Topics in the History of Puerto Rico III | 3 |
| HIST 7050 | Historical Research in Puerto Rico | 3 |
| HIST 7060 | Paleography in America | 3 |
| HIST 7070 | Critical Historiography | 3 |
| HIST 7080 | Plastic Arts as a Manifestation in History | 3 |
| HIST 7090 | Oral History | 3 |
| HIST 7110 | History of Cuba and the Caribbean | 3 |
| HIST 7120 | Puerto Rican Historiography | 3 |
| HIST 7130 | History from India in the Time of the Conquest | 3 |
| HIST 7140 | Bioarchaeology as a Source for Historical Research | 3 |
| HIST 7150 | Historiography of the Conquest | 3 |
Elective Courses - 3 credits
Students must approve three credits at the doctoral level.
The student will have the option of completing the Doctoral Degree if admitted to the Combined Master’s and Doctoral Program. In the Combined Program students are exempt from taking the course HIST 6990 (Thesis) and six (6) elective credits at the master’s level.