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Transatlantic
History Ph.D. – Department of History, University of Texas at Arlington
In 1998, the UTA implemented a Ph.D. program in
Transatlantic History. Unlike other doctoral programs, the Ph.D. Program in
Transatlantic focuses on the interactions of people and regions across the
Job
Opportunities in Transatlantic History
Developed in response to recent trends away from strict
national histories, Transatlantic History is an exciting, imaginative new field
among the global history and comparative history subject areas that are now in
demand. Whether the student's future employment is in the area of education and
teaching, research, government, or business, doctoral work in Transatlantic
studies will make the job candidate attractive to future employers.
Department of
History – University of Texas at Arlington
The History department offers a number of courses and
specializations for students wishing to pursue a B.A., M.A., or Ph.D. degree at
UTA.
Phi
Alpha Theta – Omicron Kappa Chapter
The purpose of UTA’s Phi
Alpha Theta chapter is to promote the study of history through the
encouragement of research, good teaching, publication, and the exchange of
learning and ideas among historians. THSO often co-hosts many events with Phi Alpha Theta.
The newsletter of the UTA History Department offers
news and information on THSO and UTA history graduate students.
The University of
Texas at Arlington Library
The library and its website offer many useful starting
points for research.
Center
for Greater Southwestern Studies and the History of Cartography
UTA’s Center
for Greater Southwestern Studies and the History of Cartography fosters
interdisciplinary study of the Southwest and publicizes the University's
Special Collections pertaining to the region and its cartographic history.
On the sixth floor of UTA’s
Central Library, Special Collections specializes in historical materials
relating to Texas, the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), the cartographic history of
Texas and the Gulf of Mexico, and Mexico from 1810-1920. The collections include more than 30,000
volumes, 7,000 linear feet of manuscript and archival collections, 5,000
historical maps, 3,600,000 photographic prints and negatives, and thousands of
items in other formats.
UTA hosts a project called Cartographic Connections: Improving Teaching through the Use of
Historic Maps, which is a three-year, interactive electronic pilot
project. Its goal is to connect
secondary school students and teachers to a primary source—historic maps of
Walter
Prescott Webb Lecture Series
Renowned historian Walter Prescott Webb (1888-1963)
was intimately associated with the
The Texas Map Society was organized in 1996 to foster
the study, understanding, and collecting of historical maps and the history of
cartography. Membership only requires an
interest in maps of any nature and any focus.
Members support the activities of the society and participate in special
events and programs. The Texas Map
Society is one of only a few such societies in the United States and the only
one in Texas.
Society
for the History of Discoveries
The Society for the History of Discoveries was formed
to stimulate interest in teaching, research, and publishing the history of
geographical exploration. Founded in 1960, the Society includes members from
several academic disciplines as well as archivists, non-affiliated scholars,
and laypersons with an interest in history.
The scope of the Society's activities encompasses the discovery,
exploration, and mapping of the earth's land and sea surface from earliest
times to the present—the explorers and the explored. The Society’s publications includes Terrae Incognitae, a
journal of research papers and book reviews published annually since 1969, and
five volumes in the series Studies in the
History of Discoveries published jointly with the Newberry Library.
International
Seminar on the History of the Atlantic World, 1500-1825
The Atlantic History Seminar was established at
The Graduate Student Senate is the branch of Student
Government representing our interests to the administration.
Transatlantic History Doctoral Program
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