Overview
The Department of History offers a comprehensive PhD program in almost every area and period of world history. Its range of intellectual opportunities enables a student to pursue studies in depth in a special field of interest and at the same time gain comparative knowledge in related areas.
Fields of study include Africa, Ancient, Atlantic World, Early Modern Europe (1350-1750), East Asia, Sociomedical Sciences, International and Global History, Jewish History, Latin America, Medieval Europe, Middle East, Modern Europe, South Asia, and United States.
Students who work in those fields involving the study of comparative politics or international relations may find it desirable to combine their work in the History Department with an area studies program in one of the associated regional institutes. The department also participates in the JD/PhD program in cooperation with Columbia's School of Law. The History program is offered by Columbia University.
Fellowships
Fellowships are awarded in recognition of academic achievement and in expectation of scholarly success. Teaching and research experience are considered an important aspect of the training of doctoral students. Thus, graduate fellowships include some teaching and research apprenticeship.
Programme Structure
The curriculum varies considerably from one field to another. Normally, however, requirements for the PhD consist of the following:
- Completing eight to ten courses for credit in the first two years, including at least four graduate colloquia and a full year of work in a research seminar or seminars
- Fulfilling a foreign language requirement
- Passing an oral examination in a major and minor field
- Presenting and defending a dissertation prospectus
- Completing and defending a doctoral dissertation
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 84 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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History Ancient History Modern History View 16 other PhDs in Modern History in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Students must submit one transcript showing courses and grades per school attended, a statement of academic purpose, and three letters of evaluation from academic sources.
- All international students whose native language is not English or whose undergraduate degree is from an institution in a country whose official language is not English must submit scores of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or IELTS.
Tuition Fee
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53576 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 26788 USD per semester during 84 months. -
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53576 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 26788 USD per semester during 84 months. -
In-State
53576 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 26788 USD per semester during 84 months.
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