* Any 5XX or higher level course at least 3 credits.
** Any 5XX or higher level HIST course at least 3 credits.
Doctor of Philosophy in History
To enter the Ph.D. program a candidate is required to have completed an M.A. program in History, and passed the entrance
exam for his/her specific major area of the doctoral program. Applicants with M.A. degrees from other programs at Bilkent or
other universities are also subject to the same requirements for admission into the doctoral program. (Also refer to the
"Graduate Admissions" section in the introduction of this catalog for the general graduate admission requirements.)
Among the degree requirements is a minimum of 21 credit units of graduate level course work beyond the course work
completed at the Master's level, to be determined by the advisor and the departmental chair for each doctoral candidate.
To meet the course requirements, the candidates may take the graduate level history courses that they have not
previously taken and, if necessary, graduate level courses from other departments. For those who have taken graduate
courses elsewhere, the department may apply for permission from the director of the graduate school (the Institute)
to grant partial or full-credit for such courses. The candidate may also take language courses as recommended by
his/her advisor. The candidate is expected to have participated in seminars offered on source materials.
Within the program there are three tracks: Ottoman History, European History, and American History.
Courses appropriate to each track will be designated within the curriculum below.
Candidates in Ottoman history are required to undergo language
examinations in one of the Western languages (French, German, Latin, Ancient Greek, Italian) and in one of the Middle
Eastern languages (Arabic, Persian) in reading proficiency prior to the comprehensive exams.
After the completion of a minimum of 21 credits of course work, the candidate is eligible to take the written and oral comprehensive exams.
The first part of these examinations evaluates the candidate's expertise in the relevant
field/period. The second part is tailored to each particular students' research proposal for the dissertation.
The candidate must prepare a doctoral dissertation embodying original research and must successfully defend it
in a final exam before a committee of the faculty before the end of the fourth year of the doctoral program unless
an extension is granted. A paper based on the candidate's thesis must be accepted or
published in a reputable journal before the dissertation can be defended.
The dissertation has to represent a substantial contribution to the historical knowledge
in one of the particular fields of study.
CURRICULUM
Courses
Code
|
Course Name
|
Hours
|
Credit
|
ECTS Credit
|
Lec. |
Other |
GE 500
| Research Methods and Academic Publication Ethics |
|
|
- |
1 |
GE 690
| Academic Practices |
|
|
- |
24 |
HIST 693
| Pre-Thesis Seminar |
3 |
|
- |
1 |
HIST 699
| Ph.D. Dissertation |
|
|
- |
179 |
*
| Elective |
|
|
3 |
- |
**
| Restricted Electives (6) |
|
|
18 |
- |
|