Overview

Department of History / Department of History is located in Louisville, KY, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
(Certificate)	History	Public history
Master of Arts (MA)	History
(Graduate Certificate)	History	Public History

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	2
Doctoral Degrees	0
Other Advanced Degrees	2

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 V
Other Advanced Degrees	V

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

12

Applied

12

Accepted

9

Enrolled

Applying

65

Application Fee - Domestic

65

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 15th	February 15th	No
Spring deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Two letters of reference, official transcripts. Statement of purpose, not to exceed 500 words, which describes in reasonably specific terms, academic and career objectives and how they can be advanced through work in program

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 15
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

17

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	5.88%
White or Caucasian	94%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (58%)

Female (41%)

Faculty

24

Total faculty

Full-time - 17

Part-time - 7

Male (15)

Female (9)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Ancient and Medieval Europe, U.S. social and constitutional history, U.S. foreign relations and military, public history, Latin American and Borderlands
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 2301 S. 3rd St.
Louisville, KY  40292
United States

Contact Dr. Christine Ehrick
Associate Professor and Chair
Email: ehrick@louisville.edu
Phone: -852-6819
Fax: 502-852-0770

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