Department of History

Overview

Portland State University / Department of History is located in Portland, OR, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	7

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test 1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Oral and written exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

18

Applied

10

Accepted

6

Enrolled

Applying

65

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 15th	February 15th	No
Winter deadline	September 1st	June 1st	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.5 in upper-division history courses, overall 3.25; 2 letters of recommendation; BA/BS in history; statement of intent; writing samples

International Students

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

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

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

Student Body

34

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	91%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	2.94%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.94%
Unknown	2.94%

Gender

Male (47%)

Female (52%)

Faculty

23

Total faculty

Full-time - 22

Part-time - 1

Male (16)

Female (7)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Germany and modern Europe, early modern France and England, Mexico in the 1920's, eighteenth-century France, Reformation, U.S. cultural history
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	107,061

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 751
Portland, OR  97207-0751
United States

Contact Dr. Tim Garrison
Chair
Email: timgarrison@pdx.edu
Phone: 503-725-3978
Fax: 503-725-3953

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