Overview

Department of History / Department of History is located in Salt Lake City, UT, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	History
Master of Arts/Certificate (MA/Certificate)	Public history
Master of Science (MS)	History
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	History

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	9
Doctoral Degrees	5
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	1 Foreign Language Thesis Required for some 30 graduate credits in History, portfolio for some degrees instead of Thesis
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required
Other Advanced Degrees	2 internships

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

46

Applied

15

Accepted

13

Enrolled

Applying

55

Application Fee - Domestic

65

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	BA or BS from an accredited college or university and a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or above.
Doctoral Degree Requirements	MA degree from an accredited college or university and who have a cumulative GPA of 3.6 or above.

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships

Student Body

30

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	13.33%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	73%
American Indian or Alaska Native	3.33%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	3.33%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	6.67%

Gender

Male (56%)

Female (43%)

Faculty

10

Total faculty

Full-time - 10

Part-time - 0

Male (7)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	US History, Comparative Gender and Sexuality, Asian History, Colonialism and Imperialism, World History.
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	48,908

Location & Contact

Address 310 Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities Building
215 South Central Campus Drive
Salt Lake City, UT  84112
United States

Contact Paul Reeve
Department Chair
Email: paul.reeve@utah.edu
Phone: 801-581-6121
Fax: 801-585-0580

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