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Please see the UTEP Graduate School Student Handbook for important information to help you complete your Ph.D. 

The American Historical Association published a useful book about Ph.D. training, . 

The American Historical Association - Guide to Graduate Study in History.  (Downloadable PDF) 

Resources on the Internet

The website of the American Historical Association has a wealth of material related to conceptualizing, researching, writing, and completing a dissertation.

•In particular, see , by the AHA Graduate and Early Career Committee

"The Two-Year Dissertation" 

Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Writing Center. Advice for the Dissertation.

Berkeley Parents Association, “Writing a Dissertation with a Baby” (Website and Blog) 

Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é of Minnesota, “Dissertation Calculator” 

Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é UK Dissertation Writing Guru. 

Books and Articles

Joanne Bolker. Write Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day. Henry Holt and Co., 1995

Sonja K. Foss and William Waters. Destination Dissertation. A Traveler’s Guide to a Done Dissertation. Rowman and Littlefield, 2007.

Linda Dale Bloomberg. Completing Your Qualitative Dissertation: A Roadmap from Beginning to End. Sage, 2008.

Irene L. Clark. Writing the Successful Thesis and Dissertation: Entering the Conversation. Prentice Hall, 2006.

Kjell Erik Rudestam. Surviving Your Dissertation: A Comprehensive Guide to Content and Process. Sage, 2nd ed., 2001

David Joel Steinberg. How to Complete and Survive a Doctoral Dissertation. St. Martin's, 1981.

Doctoral students have access to a range of financial assistance for research, conference travel, and for the writing of their dissertations.  These funds are available from the History Department, College of Liberal Arts, and Graduate School.  Most awards are highly competative, and based on timely progression through the degree. 

Doctoral students seeking financial assistance to defray the costs of travel must first contact the Graduate College, and then the College of Liberal Arts.  The History Department will attempt to cover the remaining costs of travel, especially to conferences where students are presenting original research papers.     

For general information on scholarships available from the Office of Scholarships, contact Liz Justice (ljustice@utep.edu) 74708845; and for information about fellowships and awards from the Graduate School, please contact: Yvone Lopez (selopez@utep.edu)

Please contact Alma Acosta in the History Department Office, or Dr. Jeffrey P. Shepherd, Ph.D. Program Director, for additional questions. 

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As you complete your dissertation, please consult the array of materials provided by the UTEP Graduate School to help with this process. The Graduate School webpage has all of the information that you need to move through the graduation process. This includes deadlines for graduation, filing forms, fees, templates, formatting, etc.  

For your quick references, please see the dissertation and thesis guidelines, as well as the template for formatting:

The Thesis and Dissertation Guidelines (Click Here)
Dissertation Template for Formatting (Dissertation Template.docx)

Thomas Bender's cogent book, , offers one of the best statements on the past, present, and future of the field and profession. 

Melanie Gustafson's classic book, , has been recently updated to provide excellent advice for students seeking a Ph.D. in History.

The  is a national organization dedicated to advance "academic freedom and shared governance, to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education, and to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good."

The  has an extensive database for employment opportunities, as well as insightful advice for surviving the job search process.

 is a useful website covering a range of professional development issues. 

 is a website clearinghouse for PhDs interested in non-academic careers and professions.