Recommended Progress
Please Note: This timelines notes typical progress through the program. Your schedule may be slightly different depending on when certain courses are offered. View and print a copy of the current Joint PhD Student Handbook.
First Year
Fall
- WGS 501—Proseminar in Women’s Studies
- WGS 601—Approaches to Feminist Scholarship
- HIST 615—Introduction to the Comparative Study of History
- History 807- Grad School and Beyond I
- 1 Elective in HIST or WGS
Winter
- WGS 502- Femisist Exposures
- WGS 530—Feminist Theory
- HIST 600-level studies course (HIST 611 for US history students)
- HIST 715 research seminar
- HIST 808 pedagogy seminar I
- Fulfill one language requirement
- Fulfill Responsible Conduct of Research and Scholarship (RCRS) requirement
Second Year
Fall
- Graduate Student Instructor (GSI)
- 2-3 electives in HIST or WGS
- HIST 809 pedagogy seminar II
Winter
- Graduate Student Instructor (GSI)
- 1 or 2 electives in HIST or WGS
- WGS 891
- HIST 810 pedagogy seminar III
- Fulfill second language requirement
- History Fourth-Semester Review
Third Year
Fall
- GSI (register for at least 6 credits)
- 1 or 2 electives in HIST or WGS (e.g. 3 credits of HIST 990 prelim prep + one more elective)
Winter
- GSI (register for at least 6 credits)
- Take any remaining electives
- If no more courses to take, register for 6 credits of HIST 900 prelim prep
- Prelim exams
Spring/Summer
- Candidacy achieved
- Present prospectus
Fourth and Fifth Years
- Fall & Winter: HIST or WGS 995 (8 credits)
- Dissertation research
Sixth Year
- Fall & Winter: HIST or WGS 995 (8 credits)
- Attend Rackham Pre-Defense Meeting
- Defend Dissertation
- Attend Rackham Post-Defense Meeting and file completed dissertation
