Overview

Department of History / Department of History is located in Bethlehem, PA, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Industrial and modern America
Master of Arts (MA)	Transnational history
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	History

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	2
Doctoral Degrees	5

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some Comprehensive exam or thesis
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required
Other Advanced Degrees	Capstone, comprehensive exam or thesis

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

15

Applied

10

Accepted

3

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 15th	February 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Recommendations, writing sample
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Recommendations, writing samples

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

29

Total Graduate Students

6%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	6.9%
Black or African American	3.45%
White or Caucasian	48%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	3.45%
Unknown	31.03%

Gender

Male (72%)

Female (27%)

Faculty

6

Total faculty

Full-time - 6

Part-time - 0

Male (3)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Transnational History, 20th Century US History, Atlantic World, African-American and African Dispora, Gender, European Intellectual History
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address Maginnes Hall
9 West Packer Avenue
Bethlehem, PA  18015
United States

Contact Prof. Rick Matthews
Chairman
Email: rm02@lehigh.edu
Phone: 610-758-3360
Fax: 610-758-6554

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