The History Department prepares Ph.D. candidates for placement in the history profession. Working with their advisory committee and the graduate studies coordinator, job candidates develop techniques for crafting letters of application, writing an effective C.V., and compiling a dossier of writing samples and letters of recommendation. In the teacher training course, HIST 8001, PhD students learn to write effective statements of teaching philosophy and sample course syllabuses.

Our Ph.D.s have an excellent placement record, despite the tightness of the job market. UGA history Ph.D.s hold faculty positions in many major universities; a partial list of recent placements appears below. Graduates of the UGA program have also developed successful careers in related professional fields, including law, business, government and education. Of our eighteen graduates from 1990-1997, eleven have obtained tenure-track jobs. Of our twenty-two Ph.D.s from 1998-2004, two-thirds already have tenure track jobs.

UGA Graduates have been hired at institutions including:

Appalachian State University
Clemson University
Cornell University
East Carolina University
Emporia State University
Georgia Southern University
Jackson State University
Kennesaw State University
LeMoyne College
Loyola University
Mississippi State University
Murray State University
Radford University
St. Bonaventure University
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
University of Akron
University of Baltimore
University of Georgia
University of South Carolina
University of Virginia at Wise
Wake Forest University
Western Carolina University