Overview

Department of History / Department of History is located in Miami, FL, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	History
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Atlantic history

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	8
Doctoral Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	1 Foreign Language Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test (minimum score of 1120) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

51

Applied

27

Accepted

20

Enrolled

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	12 credits of history courses (non-history majors), 2 letters of recommendation, writing sample, minimum GPA of 3.25
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test (minimum score of 1120)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Two letters of recommendation, statement of purpose, curriculum vitae, writing sample, minimum GPA of 3.25

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 575 TOEFL IBT score: 90

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

59

Total Graduate Students

10%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	49.15%
Black or African American	11.86%
White or Caucasian	27%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.69%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (54%)

Female (45%)

Faculty

40

Total faculty

Full-time - 25

Part-time - 15

Male (16)

Female (24)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	European social history, American culture, social and labor history, Latin American culture and social history, military history, Diaspora studies
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 11200 Southwest 8th Street
Miami, FL  33199
United States

Contact Dr. Victor Uribe
Chair
Email: victor.uribe@fiu.edu
Phone: -348-2961
Fax: 305-348-3561

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