Dual Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree in the field of History, with Instituto Mora, in Mexico

Dual PhD Degree in the field of History, with Instituto Mora, in Mexico

Upon completing the Dual PhD program in the field of History with Instituto Mora, students will be able to: 

1. Write and present orally at the level expected for PhD students at Instituto Mora and Rice.  
2. Be widely read in historical literature relevant to their research topic in English and Spanish.  
3. Work in archives and libraries in the United States and Mexico.   
4. Do original research in relevant primary sources in both languages.   
5. Understand two distinct academic traditions and learn from both.   

Dual PhD Degree in field of History, with Instituto Mora, in Mexico

For general university requirements, please see Doctoral Degrees. For additional requirements, regulations, and procedures for all graduate programs, please see All Graduate Students. 

Rice will award PhD Degree in field of History to Instituto Mora students who have successfully completed following requirements: 

1. Passed their comprehensive examinations and been admitted to candidacy at Instituto Mora. 
2. Completed 6 graduate level courses at Rice, of which one must be HIST 575, one must be a History Graduate Research seminar, and one must be a History Graduate Reading seminar. 
3. Written a thesis in language of their home institution and a summary in English that is equivalent in style, scholarship, and length to an academic journal article. 
4. Successfully presented thesis, and summary, in English, to a faculty panel at Rice. 
5. Successfully defended thesis at Instituto Mora. 

Instituto Mora will award Doctorado en Historia Moderna y Contemporánea to Rice students who have successfully completed following requirements: 

1. Passed their comprehensive examinations and been admitted to candidacy at Rice. 
2. Completed 8 graduate-level courses at Mora, of which must include Teoría de la Historia; Seminarios de tesis I and II; 2 courses chosen from any of these categories: Teoría Antropológica, Teoría Social, Teoría del Derecho, or Teoría Económica, and 3 additional graduate seminars. 
3. Written a thesis in language of their home institution and a summary in Spanish that is equivalent in style, scholarship and length to an academic journal article. 
4. Successfully defended doctoral thesis at Rice. 

The English Language Proficiency Requirement may be waived for an international student who received a degree from an institution in which English is the official language of communication. Contact the admitting program for more information.

The following language proficiency tests are accepted by Rice graduate programs and will be used to assess English language proficiency. Please note the below scores are the minimum requirement, though some program requirements will be higher.

• The TOEFL IBT Home. A minimum score of 90 is required
• IELTS Indicator. A minimum score of 7 is required.
• Duolingo. A minimum score of 115 is required.

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