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The History Department's Ph.D. program, begun
in 1991, embodies the ultimate expression of the Department's mission
to generate and disseminate new knowledge through research, reflection,
and publication. The major field of specialization is in the American
West. The program seeks to provide graduates with the capacity for
original research and thought, and the qualifications for employment
in secondary schools, community colleges and universities. Our first
graduate received her degree in 1996.
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The History Department's Master's program, one of the oldest graduate
programs at UNLV, aims to broaden and to deepen critical understanding
of the whole heritage of human experience. It is also designed to sharpen
scholarly skills and develop a degree of specialized expertise in fields
drawn from the histories of Asia, Europe, Latin America and the United
States as well as public history. The program strikes a balance between
teaching and research, familiarizing students with research methods,
traditional and contemporary interpretations of history, and a variety
of approaches to historical problems.
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The UNLV Public History Program integrates public history training
and experience into a dynamic academic graduate program with an emphasis
on cultural-western-environmental history.
Our program balances academic research with national caliber real-world
experience in public history. Students at UNLV can build a
study program based on their research interests and then take this
interest to the field. The UNLV Public History program specializes
in partnerships with interesting & dynamic agencies and organizations.
During the first five years of our program UNLV received over Two
Million dollars in external funding for public history partnerships. Some
notable projects include the five-year Nevada Test Site Oral History
Project funded by the DOE. This multidisciplinary project has
garnered national attention because of the subject and method. Other
programs include Preserve Nevada (the only student-run statewide
preservation organization in America), the Yosemite Seminar (an 8
year partnership with the National Park Service to create a new method
for cultural resource research partnerships), The Autry National
Center Fellowship (a year long $30,000 graduate fellowship in public
history and museum studies), and the Walking Box Ranch Public Lands
Initiative. |
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The Department of History at UNLV has offered an M.A. degree since
1968, and in 1991 inaugurated a Ph.D. program. Our graduates have gone
on to careers in teaching, business, law, administration, professional
writing, museum work and government service. Graduate degrees from
UNLV have been especially helpful to those pursuing teaching careers
in secondary schools and community colleges. The history faculty, which
includes nationally and internationally recognized scholars, offers
a wide range of topical and geographical courses. At the same time,
the faculty is dedicated to providing each student with the individual
attention necessary for a rewarding graduate experience. |
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