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Overview
The History program at University of Nevada, Las Vegas is a more specialized course of study designed to train students to teach and write history at an advanced level. Seminars instruct students in the skills required for original scholarship.
The doctoral program has three areas of concentration: North American West; North American Culture and Society; and European Culture and Society. The concentration in the history of Culture and Society emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to European and North American history. The study of cultural forms, practices, and events offers the opportunity to explore issues in politics, economics and social life from a national and transnational perspective.
Career Possibilities
A degree in history provides students with the skills necessary for success in a wide range of careers and professions ranging from business to law, social services, and education. The department seeks to train majors in the specific skills and knowledge necessary for public school teaching and for graduate student in history or in professional schools.
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Courses include:
- The Professional Historian
- Colloquium in American Western History
- History of Japan since 1800
- Britain from 1750
- West Africa and the Making of the Atlantic World
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Language
English
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 80
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
History Ancient History Modern History View 15 other PhDs in Modern History in United StatesExplore more key information
Visit official programme websiteAcademic requirements
GPA 3.75
English requirements
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 80
Other requirements
General requirements
- All domestic and international applicants must review and follow the Graduate College Admission and Registration Requirements.
- Applicants must have completed significant course work at the upper division or graduate level in History.
- Competitive scores on verbal, quantitative and analytical measures of the Graduate Record Examination.
- Recommendations from three former instructors addressing the applicant's preparedness for doctoral level work in United States History or European History.
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23411 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 23411 USD per year -
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6869 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 6869 USD per year
Living costs for Las Vegas
880 - 1430 USD /month
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