Exam Field Lists
Below are sample reading lists for Ph.D. students to download and use in preparation for comprehensive examinations. Contact the Department of History to submit additional lists. Your contributions are appreciated!
NOTE: The content of each reading list is determined by the examining professor and the Ph.D. student at a particular moment in time. The following lists have been voluntarily provided by students to assist future students in shaping their exams. These reading lists should NOT be considered definitive field lists for future exams. Nor should you assume that this list represents all possibilities for formulations of exams. Students are encouraged to consult with their examiners to develop reading lists appropriate to their exams.
Sample Reading Lists for Ph.D. Comprehensive Field Exams
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Early American History to 1877
Spring 2010
Examining Professor: Kyle G. VolkEarly American History: The Atlantic World, Colonial America, and the United States, 1607–1877
Spring 2015
Examining Professor: Kyle G. VolkEarly American History to 1877
Fall 2021
Examining Professor: Kyle G. Volk -
Spring 2009
Examiner: Jeff WiltseSpring 2009
Examiner: Jeff WiltseFall 2010
Examiner: Mike MayerWinter 2012
Examiner: Mike MayerPolitical Economy and American Society, 1877 – Present
Spring 2015
Examiner: Jeff WiltseFall 2021
Examiner: Jeff Wiltse -
Capitalism, Democracy, and the State in U.S. History
Winter 2013
Examiner: Kyle G. Volk -
American Western Evironmental History
Spring 2009
Examining Professor: Dan FloresEnvironmental History and the American West
Fall 2010
Examining Professor: Dan FloresEnvironmental & Western History
Fall 2010
Examining Professor: Dan FloresAmerican Environmental, Western, and Indian History
Winter 2012
Examining Professor: Dan FloresAmerican Western and Environmental History
Winter 2013
Examining Professor: Dan Flores -
Spring 2008
Examining Professor: Jody PavilackModern Latin America & Latin American Environmental History
Spring 2009
Examiner: Jody PavilackWinter 2012
Examiner: Jody PavilackFall 2021
Examining Professor: Jody Pavilack -
Early Modern Europe/ Atlantic World
Spring 2010
Examiner: Professor John Eglin -
Modern European History, 1789-1945
Winter 2013
Examiner: Robert GreeneModern Europe: The Making of Modern Europe, c. 1789 – 1991
Spring 2015
Examiner: Robert H. Greene -
Winter 2013
Examiner: David Beck
*Fields outside of the department