历史哲学博士-现代欧洲

范德比尔特（Vanderbilt）在现代欧洲的博士课程致力于培养对欧洲历史及其与世界的关系有广泛了解的学者和教师。研究生在其地区和语言专业的国家史学以及相关的跨国和主题领域（例如环境史，民族主义和国家建设，法律和帝国，音乐史，少数民族政治，宗教史，大规模暴力史以及科学技术史。
Vanderbilt's doctoral program in Modern Europe focuses on developing scholars and teachers with a broad knowledge of European history and its relationship to the world. Graduate students are rigorously trained in both the national historiographies of their regional and linguistic specializations, as well as in related transnational and thematic fields, such as environmental history, nationalism and nation-building, law and empire, the history of music, minority politics, history of religion, mass violence, and the history of science and technology.<br><br>Doctoral students in Modern Europe typically take four semesters of classes, followed by general exams at the end of their fourth semester. The third year is devoted to developing the dissertation research prospectus and preparing for field work. Students spend their fourth year pursuing dissertation research, followed by one to two years of writing. Students are encouraged to complete the thesis by the end of the sixth year.<br><br>With a small, competitive cohort accepted each year, doctoral students in Modern Europe at Vanderbilt benefit from close mentor relationship with their advisors and other senior faculty, both through small seminar-style coursework and close individual supervision during the dissertation process. Mentorship extends beyond the classroom to include support in grant-writing, preparation for the job market, and opportunities for teaching assistantships in related fields. Collectively, the department's European faculty has supervised more than 40 theses in modern Europe and helped to place students in prestigious fellowships and tenure-track jobs in the United States and Europe.