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
Early American History to 1877
Spring 2010
Examining Professor: Kyle G. Volk
Early American History: The Atlantic World, Colonial America, and the United States, 1607–1877
Spring 2015
Examining Professor: Kyle G. Volk
Early American History to 1877
Fall 2021
Examining Professor: Kyle G. Volk
Modern America
Spring 2009
Examiner: Jeff Wiltse
Modern America (1877-present)
Spring 2009
Examiner: Jeff Wiltse
Modern America
Fall 2010
Examiner: Mike Mayer
Modern America
Winter 2012
Examiner: Mike Mayer
Political Economy and American Society, 1877 – Present
Spring 2015
Examiner: Jeff Wiltse
Modern American History
Fall 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 Flores
Environmental History and the American West
Fall 2010
Examining Professor: Dan Flores
Environmental & Western History
Fall 2010
Examining Professor: Dan Flores
American Environmental, Western, and Indian History
Winter 2012
Examining Professor: Dan Flores
American Western and Environmental History
Winter 2013
Examining Professor: Dan Flores
Latin American History
Spring 2008
Examining Professor: Jody Pavilack
Modern Latin America & Latin American Environmental History
Spring 2009
Examiner: Jody Pavilack
Latin American Indian History
Winter 2012
Examiner: Jody Pavilack
Latin American History
Fall 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 Greene
Modern Europe: The Making of Modern Europe, c. 1789 – 1991
Spring 2015
Examiner: Robert H. Greene
Native American Studies
Winter 2013
Examiner: David Beck
*Fields outside of the department