Forms
Click here for links to useful forms, the Graduate Handbook, and MA/PhD checklists for students.
Tools of research
Tools of research/analysis are designed to help each graduate student with course work and with overall historical study. Students must completely fulfill their tool of research/analysis requirements before receiving their graduate degree.
Comprehensive exams
This exam is a four-hour test of the student's factual, interpretative, and bibliographical-historiographical knowledge in a standard or individually-designed field. Click here for more information.
Internships
Washington and the surrounding area offer numerous opportunities for gaining practical experience through internships. The Department of History urges students take advantage of this unparalleled opportunity. For details, visit the graduate internship page.
Zotero citation software
Zotero is free, web-based software that allows you to organize and use your research sources. It works with the Firefox web browser and can be integrate with Microsoft Word. The newest version of Zotero (2.0) allows users to access their resource library from any computer with an internet connection. Firefox can be downloaded for free at the American University technology page at my.american.edu. To download Zotero and to access video tutorials and other useful information, first download Firefox and then see the Zotero homepage. You can also download the history department's Power Point presentation to learn the basics of using Zotero.
History Department Awards, Prizes and Scholarships
Click here for a list of the awards, prizes and scholarships offered to AU students through the History Department.
Phi Alpha Theta
Phi Alpha Theta is the National Honor Society for history. It was founded in 1921, and today has more than 850 chapters all around the country. Its thousands of members include undergraduates, graduate students, professors and former history students in all walks of life.
